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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2009
Hiroyuki Horii, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Ishikawa, Urayasu, JP;
Hiroyuki Horii, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Ishikawa, Urayasu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a color converting unitfor subjecting the input image data to a color conversion in accordance with ink color and generating a print image; a print data generator-for generating print data of each scan corresponding to multiple scans of the print image generated by the color converting unit; print controller-for controlling at least one of the color converting unitor print data generator-based upon the input image dataor a position on a scanning line of each dot to be printed in the print imagegenerated by the color converting unit; and a printer enginefor printing on the print medium based upon the print data generated by the print data generator-