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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2007
Toshiyuki Mizutani, Hino, JP;
Kenichirou Hiramoto, Hachioji, JP;
Toshiyuki Mizutani, Hino, JP;
Kenichirou Hiramoto, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta Holdings Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatusfor recording an image on a recording medium using colored ink and clear ink, including: an ink dot arrangement data generatorB for generating colored ink dot arrangement data concerning arrangement of dots of the colored ink on the recording medium; a colored ink amount calculatorC for calculating the amount of colored ink in a predetermined print area composed of pixels from the colored ink dot arrangement data; a clear ink amount calculatorD for calculating the amount of clear ink in the predetermined print area from the amount of colored ink in the predetermined print area calculated by the colored ink amount calculatorC; and a clear ink arrangerE for arranging dots of clear ink in the predetermined print area, wherein, the clear ink arranger has two or more clear ink arrangement order patterns and when a preset condition is realized, selects the clear ink arrangement order pattern according to the condition and arranges dots of clear ink in the predetermined print area.