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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2010
Applicant:
Akihiro Yamada, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Akihiro Yamada, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01); H04N 1/52 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5058 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00059 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00063 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0161 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printing device including a printing unit that prints an image with print agent, a calibration unit that executes a calibration process, a specifying unit that specifies a usage amount of the print agent, and a control unit that controls the calibration unit to execute the calibration process at a lower frequency when the specifying unit specifies a lower amount as the usage amount. The calibration process is for printing a mark with the print unit, detecting the mark, and calculating a calculation value based on a detection result.