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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Enomoto, Saitama, JP;
Kouichi Hirasawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/35 ; B41J 2/355 ; B41J 2/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/35 ; B41J 2/355 ; B41J 2/36 ;
Abstract
A lateral edge of a color thermosensitive recording paper in the main scan direction is detected. An edge heating element closest to the lateral edge is specified. The distance W between the edge heating element and the lateral edge of the color thermosensitive recording paper is detected. The proportion of the distance W to the width Wt of the heating element is calculated. Recording density of the edge heating element is lowered according to the proportion. The boundary between the edge of the recording paper and the print image is blurred.