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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Hozumi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Yoshinobu Shiraiwa, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a printing apparatus which prints a protective coat, on the basis of input image data, onto a recording sheet on which an image is printed with a dye ink, the printing apparatus comprising: an area dividing unit configured to divide the input image data into a plurality of areas; a conversion unit configured to convert the input image data into print control data by using conversion information provided to convert the input image data into the print control data; and a printing unit configured to print the protective coat on the basis of the print control data acquired by the conversion unit, wherein the conversion unit is configured to include a plurality of pieces of the conversion information and convert the input image data into the print control data by using a piece of the conversion information different for each area divided by the area dividing unit.