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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Saori Kobayashi, Shiojiri, JP;
So Yokota, Okaya, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2013.01); H04N 1/00005 (2013.01); H04N 1/00045 (2013.01); H04N 1/00087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus provided with a detection circuit executes: printing a first undercoat color on a printing medium; performing a calibration with respect to the printed first undercoat color; printing an adjustment pattern using a first pattern color that has a complementary-color relationship with the first undercoat color; detecting the adjustment pattern using the detection circuit; and making an adjustment based on the detected adjustment pattern.