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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Tatsuta, Taito Tokyo, JP;
Junya Tanaka, Ota Tokyo, JP;
Misato Ishikawa, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Shunsuke Hattori, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Omori, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Kugimiya, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Sugimoto, Numazu Shizuoka, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermal printer includes: a plurality of heat elements that are to be heated by applying an electrical power; a printing controller that applies a first electrical power to heat elements not to be used for printing, the first electrical power depending on the number of heat elements not to be used for printing among the plurality of heat elements; and a thermal head that prints using the plurality of heat elements.