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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Nobuo Matsumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiichi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The head position detecting method is applicable to recording with a line head including a plurality of short heads which are arranged in a direction of arrangement of recording elements. The method makes relative movements of the line head and a recording medium in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction as at least one pair of first and second short heads adjacent to each other which constitute the line head are operated to perform first recording with at least one recording element on an adjacent side of the first short head and second recording with at least one recording element on an adjacent side of the second short head, thereby obtaining a first and/or second recording patterns and detects, from the first and/or second recording patterns obtained, relative first and/or second positions of the first and second short heads adjacent to each other in the arrangement direction and/or the perpendicular direction. The recording head includes a memory for storing data representing a relationship between the second positions. The image recording apparatus implements the method and/or includes the recording head. The storage medium is loaded with a program executing the above method.