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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Miyuki Matsubara, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Yokohama, JP;
Akio Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyohisa Sugishima, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Tajika, Yokohama, JP;
Noribumi Koitabashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takayuki Matsuo, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 ;
Abstract
When a reduction recording is made by using a portion of a plurality of recording elements and a test pattern is recorded, a recording element of one end of a recording element array is positioned next to a recording element of the other end. As a result, in a recording apparatus by using a recording head provided with a plurality of the recording elements, a suitable correction of shading is made in a reduction recording mode.