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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Masakazu Nomoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Natori, Hino, JP;
Hideki Honda, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Masakazu Nomoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Kai, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Natori, Hino, JP;
Hideki Honda, Kawasaki, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Even if the user selects a print mode for executing borderless printing, when the borderless printing is improper for a discriminated sheet type, in order to prevent the occurrence of various faults in a printing unit due to the execution of whole surface printing onto the sheet on which borderless printing is improper by outputting image information with margins on the sheet, a sense result of a media is obtained and whether or not the media type indicates the media which can be borderless-printed is discriminated on the basis of the sensed result. If it is determined that the media is not the media which can be borderless-printed, the print mode is changed to bordered printing.