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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Junhua Zhang, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04541 (2013.01); B41J 2/04586 (2013.01);
Abstract
The degree of thickening of ink for each of nozzles based on dot pattern data is calculated based on a thickening value Z(n+1)=Z(n)×a×bs×bm×bl, and information the dot pattern data corresponding to the nozzle, which indicates that small dots are formed in when the thickening value is equal to or greater than a threshold is replaced with information indicating that middle dots which are larger than the small dots are formed.