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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Emoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Tokuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Koki Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideyasu Ishihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a conveyance roller configured to convey a print medium, a print unit configured to execute printing on the print medium, a platen arranged to face the print unit and configured to support the print medium, a sensor configured to emit light to the platen and detect light from the platen, and a control unit configured to execute first control of acquiring, as a first value, a detected value before the print medium reaches a light irradiation region of the sensor, and acquiring, as a second value, a detected value after the print medium is conveyed to include the light irradiation region, wherein the control unit further execute second control of correcting a conveyance amount of the print medium by the conveyance roller based on the first value and the second value.