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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1996
Shinichi Omo, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Fukui, Yokosuka, JP;
Akira Kuronuma, Kawasaki, JP;
Takayuki Murata, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Umezawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that includes a recording head capable of performing dot recording, a main scanner for scanning the recording head, and a data storage for storing data sent from a host computer. The apparatus can make a record according to stored data by performing a plurality of main scans, and further comprises a restorer for restoring data, which has been subjected to given processing by the host computer, to another data in line with the given processing. The present invention further relates to a record data processing method. According to the present invention, an amount of sent data to be held can be reduced by reducing an amount of data to be transferred from the host computer. Moreover, a record with irregular concentration suppressed can be made in substantially the same recording area by performing a plurality of rounds of main scan as conventionally, while a reduction in cost can be achieved.