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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Yuichi Aihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Mochizuki, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Toshiro Fujimoto, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Kota Hihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yuichi Aihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Mochizuki, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Toshiro Fujimoto, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Kota Hihara, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
NISCA CORPORATION, Minamikoma-Gun, Yamanashi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
To provide a printing apparatus without waste of a ribbon panel in using a two-side dedicated ribbon, a printing apparatuscapable of printing on both surfaces of a printing medium performs two-side printing using an ink ribbonwith a color ribbon paneland monochrome ribbon panelconfigured in a face sequential manner. At this point, the apparatus detects a position of each ribbon panel, judges a type (color or monochrome) of a next usable nearest ribbon panel of the ink ribbon, judges which type of the ribbon panel (color or monochrome) is used for printing data sent from a higher apparatus, and compares the type of the next usable nearest ribbon panel with the ribbon panel judged with the printing data to determine the printing order on the printing medium.