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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroki Horikoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/938 ; B41J 2/9393 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/938 ; B41J 2/9393 ;
Abstract
A table generator generates a mask table for outputting print data corresponding to each of a plurality of scanning operations. A mask processing unit changes the contents of the generated mask table on the basis of a non-discharge orifice among a plurality of orifices. Print data corresponding to the plurality of orifices in each of a plurality of scanning operations is output based on image information about an image to be printed using the generated or changed mask table.