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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Naoki Kayahara, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 3/4078 (2013.01); B41J 11/008 (2013.01); H04N 1/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a pattern extracting unit for, based on a comparison between first image data representing a pattern and second image data generated by imaging a fabric transported, extracting a pattern region from the second image data, a printing image generation unit for arranging third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the pattern so that the third image data matches the pattern region to generate printing image data, and a printing control unit for causing a printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric transported.