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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshio Okumura, Matsumoto, JP;
Takashi Kobayashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/188 (2013.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); H04N 1/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
When a skewness of brightness of a print target image is a first skewness, print data is generated such that an ink amount of a metallic ink is a first amount. When the skewness of brightness is a second skewness that is larger than the first skewness, a print data is generated such that the ink amount is a second amount that is larger than the first amount.