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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2010
Yutaka Kano, Yokohama, JP;
Susumu Hirosawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kentarou Muro, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In the case of printing a test pattern with an inkjet print apparatus, two printing modes are prepared. In one printing mode, a preliminary ejection on the printing medium is performed during printing of a test pattern, and in the other printing mode, the preliminary ejection on the printing medium is not performed during printing of a test pattern. For a test pattern that is, if the test pattern is printed under the same condition as that for an actual image, convenient for a subsequent correction, the preliminary ejection on the printing medium is performed during printing of the test pattern. On the other hand, for a test pattern in which, if an irrelevant dot is printed within the pattern, inconvenience is taken into consideration in a subsequent correction, the preliminary ejection on the printing medium is not performed during printing of the test pattern.