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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Hirofumi Sakai, Shiojiri, JP;
Mitsuhiro Yamashita, Matsumoto, JP;
Seishin Yoshida, Azumino, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a technique when printing using a light-shielding ink and a special glossy ink, the printing device includes an affixing part for affixing ink to a printing medium, and a controller for controlling ink volumes of a colored ink, a light-shielding ink having light-shielding properties, and a special glossy ink having special gloss. The controller has a field discriminating part for discriminating an overlap field of a light-shielding ink field and a special glossy ink field; and a part for allowing, in the overlap field, the ink volume of light-shielding ink to be brought lower than the ink volume of the light-shielding ink determined in accordance with the image data, irrespective of the overlap field.