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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1997
Makoto Takemura, Irvine, CA (US);
Shinji Kanemitsu, Irvine, CA (US);
Hiromitsu Hirabayashi, Irvine, CA (US);
Yuji Akiyama, Yokohama, JP;
Miyuki Fujita, Tokyo, JP;
Akitoshi Yamada, Irvine, CA (US);
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a recording apparatus for recording on a recording medium by using a plurality of recording heads arranged at a predetermined interval in a scan direction, the recording heads are caused to scan corresponding divided recording areas. When the recording heads are caused to scan the corresponding divided recording areas, at least one of the recording heads is caused to record in a plurality of different recording areas. Positions of a recording medium are defined at a plurality of reference positions provided for the recording areas in which the recording is made.