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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2005
Hideyuki Kuwano, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Hisatomi, Osaka, JP;
Hideyuki Kuwano, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Hisatomi, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a printing apparatus which can prevent surrounding borders from becoming uneven and unnecessary borders from appearing, and which can optimally print object data even when the aspect ratio of the object data is maintained. The printing apparatusincludes: a print data analysis unithaving a layout area information obtainment unitwhich obtains layout area information indicating a layout area, and an effective drawing area information obtainment unitwhich obtains effective drawing area information indicating a printing area which is dependent on the printing apparatus; and a layout unitwhich lays out, based on the size of the object data which is the object to be printed and the size of a layout area on layout area, and in addition lays out, based on the size of the layout area and an effective drawing area, the layout area onto the effective drawing area.