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Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2014
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tomoyuki Nakano, Shiojiri, JP;

Hiroshi Shirotori, Azumino, JP;

Yoshiyuki Ozawa, Shiojiri, JP;

Kanako Ide, Shiojiri, JP;

Katsumi Yamada, Shiojiri, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/38 (2006.01); H04N 1/405 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/4057 (2013.01); B41J 2/2128 (2013.01);
Abstract

A printer includes a liquid ejection section and a drive control section. The liquid ejection section is configured to eject a plurality of types of liquids and form dots having different sizes. The drive control section is configured to control a dot size of the liquids to be ejected by the liquid ejection section based on image data. When an image including a three-dimensional image in which a plurality of linear images are arrayed is printed on a medium, the liquid ejection section is configured to eject the liquids, at least in an end section area in an array direction of the linear images in a print area of the image, under a setting in which an ejection ratio of relatively small dots is set lower than in an inner area that is positioned more inward than the end section area.


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