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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keiji Kuriyama, Saitama, JP;
Hidehiko Kanda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiro Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Nishioka, Kanagawa, JP;
Shin Genta, Kanagawa, JP;
Serena Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To print high-definition images, an embodiment of the present invention provides a printing apparatus including: a printing unit configured to print an image on a printing medium by applying a first liquid containing a colorant and a second liquid containing a component that causes the colorant to aggregate; a control unit configured to control the printing unit so as to print a first pattern and a second pattern differing from the first pattern in a manner of application of the first liquid and the second liquid; and an identification unit configured to identify a characteristic of the printing medium based on a first density of the first pattern and a second density of the second pattern.