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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2003
Toru Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Souhei Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Wataya, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyuki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kuronuma, Kuronuma, JP;
Takuji Katsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Nakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Souhei Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Wataya, Kanagawa, JP;
Noriyuki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kuronuma, Kuronuma, JP;
Takuji Katsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording apparatus for recording with use of a recording head having two nozzle arrays arranged side-by-side includes first, second, and third direct memory access (DMA) units, a data converter unit for converting first image data stored in a work buffer into second image data, a record buffer unit for storing the second image data, a latch unit for storing the second image data in a transfer buffer, a buffer reading control table unit, and a DMA control unit for causing transfer processing to be executed by the first, second, and third DMA units based on a flag in the buffer reading control table unit when the image data stored in the work buffer is transferred to the transfer buffer.