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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Hiroyuki Ataka, Nara, JP;
Hiroyuki Ataka, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
When sample printing is executed, whether the printing is executed putting higher priority on the printing speed than the image quality based on printing data of each page or the printing is executed putting higher priority on the image quality than the printing speed is automatically judged and the sample printing is executed based on the judgment result. When the sample printing is executed, for each page, an image quality priority degree judging portionjudges whether the printing is executed in a speed priority printing scheme that puts higher priority on the printing speed than the image quality in printing or the printing is executed in an image quality priority printing scheme that puts higher priority on the image quality than the printing speed in printing, a printing scheme switching portionautomatically switches the printing scheme according to the judgment result, and the sample printing is executed.