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Recording apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a boundary between images and recording an image in accordance therewith
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-01-29
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Granted: 2000-12-26
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Expires: 2017-01-29
Abstract
Abstract When recording a color image on a recording medium according to record data using black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors having a different characteristic of permeation into the recording medium from the black ink, detecting the boundary between a black image and a color image is executed. For an area where the boundary has not been detected, normal printing which can record the image at a relatively high speed is set. For an area where the boundary has been detected, multi-pass printing which can record the image at a relatively low speed is set. Thus, a drop of recording speed and bleeding at the boundary are prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiichiro Takahashi
- 👤 Naoji Otsuka
- 👤 Jiro Moriyama
- 👤 Kentaro Yano
- 👤 Osamu Iwasaki
- 👤 Daigoro Kanematsu
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2026-11-09 17:21
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J2/00; B41J2/005; B41J2/01; B41J2/21; B41J2/2132; G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/10; G06K15/102; G06K15/105; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/46; H04N1/56; H04N1/58; G06K2215/00; G06K2215/0082; G06K2215/0094
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 84
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors. having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: determining whether a degree of closeness between a black image and a color image is high or not; and recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of closeness, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low degree of closeness.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors. having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: determining whether a degree of closeness between a black image and a color image is high or not; and recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of closeness, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low degree of closeness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 1, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: determining whether or not an area is high in a degree of bleeding between a black image and a color image; and recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of bleeding, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low degree of bleeding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: determining whether or not an area is high in a degree of bleeding between a black image and a color image; and recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of bleeding, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low degree of bleeding.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 3, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a boundary between a black image and a color image; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of the boundary, wherein in said recording step the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a boundary has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a boundary has not been detected.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a boundary between a black image and a color image; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of the boundary, wherein in said recording step the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a boundary has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a boundary has not been detected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 5, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a black character portion; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of a black character portion, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a black character portion has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a black character portion has not been detected.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a black character portion; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of a black character portion, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a black character portion has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a black character portion has not been detected.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 7, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 4, wherein in said detecting step, a black character portion is detected by detecting a null raster.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 4, wherein in said detecting step, a black character portion is detected over an area wider than an area recordable by one scan of a recording head.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 4, wherein in said detecting step, a black character portion is detected over an area wider than a multiple of an area recordable by one scan of a recording head.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a duty of record data; and recording an image at a speed according to a detected duty, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low detected duty, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed Nor an area having a high detected duty.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a duty of record data; and recording an image at a speed according to a detected duty, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low detected duty, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed Nor an area having a high detected duty.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 12, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 8, wherein in said duty detecting step, duty of record data corresponding to each of black ink and color ink is detected.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a number of colors coexisting with a black image; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected number of colors, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a small number of detected colors, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a large number of detected colors.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a number of colors coexisting with a black image; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected number of colors, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a small number of detected colors, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a large number of detected colors.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 15, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting whether a black image and a secondary color image coexist; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of coexistence, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where coexistence has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where coexistence has not been detected.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting whether a black image and a secondary color image coexist; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of coexistence, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where coexistence has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where coexistence has not been detected.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 17, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting multivalued data of a record image; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of multivalued data, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where multivalued data has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where multivalued data has not been detected.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting multivalued data of a record image; and recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of multivalued data, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where multivalued data has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where multivalued data has not been detected.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 19, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a transfer time of record data; and recording an image at a speed according to a detected transfer time, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where the detected transfer time is long, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where the detected transfer time is short.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising the steps of: detecting a transfer time of record data; and recording an image at a speed according to a detected transfer time, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where the detected transfer time is long, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where the detected transfer time is short.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 21, wherein the image is recorded by scanning a recording head a number of times, and wherein during said recording step a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively low speed is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head to record the image at the relatively high speed.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to claim 21, wherein in said detecting step, the transfer time of record data is detected by a CPU timer of a recording apparatus body.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, 15, 17, 19, and 21, wherein in said recording step, the image is recorded at a speed according to a surface coating of the recording medium.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to any of claims 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, 15, 17, 19, and 21, wherein in said recording step, relatively high speed recording is executed--using 1-pass recording which completes recording using a first area of a recording head in a predetermined area by making the recording head scan one time, and relatively low speed recording is executed using a second area of the recording head using multi-pass recording which completes recording in a predetermined area by making the recording head scan a plurality of times.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording method according to any one of claims 1, 3, 5, 7, 12, 15, 17, 19, and 21, wherein at said recording step, thermal energy is used to eject ink for recording.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: determining means for determining whether a degree of closeness between a black image and a color image is high or not; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of closeness, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low decree of closeness.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: determining means for determining whether a degree of closeness between a black image and a color image is high or not; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of closeness, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low decree of closeness.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: determining means for determining whether or not an area is high in a degree of bleeding between a black image and a color image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of bleeding, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low degree of bleeding.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: determining means for determining whether or not an area is high in a degree of bleeding between a black image and a color image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the degree determined, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high degree of bleeding, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low degree of bleeding.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a boundary between a black image and a color image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of a boundary, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a boundary has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a boundary has not been detected.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a boundary between a black image and a color image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of a boundary, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a boundary has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a boundary has not been detected.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a black character portion; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of a black character portion, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a black character portion has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a black character portion has not been detected.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a black character portion; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of a black character portion, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where a black character portion has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where a black character portion has not been detected.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a duty of record data; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to a detected duty, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low detected duty, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high detected duty.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a duty of record data; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to a detected duty, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a low detected duty, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a high detected duty.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a number of colors coexisting with a black image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected number of colors, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a small number of detected colors, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a large number of detected colors.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a number of colors coexisting with a black image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected number of colors, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area having a small number of detected colors, and the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area having a large number of detected colors.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a black image and a secondary color image coexist; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of coexistence, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where coexistence has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where coexistence has not been detected.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting whether a black image and a secondary color image coexist; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of coexistence, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where coexistence has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where coexistence has not been detected.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting multivalued data of a record image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of multivalued data, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where multivalued data has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where multivalued data has not been detected.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting multivalued data of a record image; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to the detected presence/absence of multivalued data, wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where multivalued data has been detected, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where multivalued data has not been detected.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a transfer time of record data; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to a detected transfer times wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where the detected transfer time is long, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where the detected transfer time is short.
Claim 53
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A color ink jet recording apparatus which uses black ink and color ink of a plurality of colors, having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from the black ink, and which records a color image on the recording medium according to record data, comprising: detecting means for detecting a transfer time of record data; and recording control means for recording an image at a speed according to a detected transfer times wherein the image is recorded at a relatively low speed for an area where the detected transfer time is long, and the image is recorded at a relatively high speed for an area where the detected transfer time is short.
Claim 54
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A color ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claims 27 to 35, wherein said recording control means executes relatively high speed recording using 1-pass recording which completes recording using a first area of a recording head in a predetermined area by making the recording head scan one time, and relatively low speed recording using multi-pass recording which completes recording using a second area of the recording head in a predetermined area by making the recording head scan a plurality of times.
Claim 55
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A color ink jet recording apparatus according to any one of claim 27 to 35, wherein said recording control means uses thermal energy to eject ink for recording.
Claim 56
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An ink jet recording apparatus for forming images by scanning a recording head and ejecting plural kinds of ink from the recording head onto a recording medium in accordance with record data, said recording apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a boundary between an image formed by a first ink and an image formed by a second ink; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the detection of the boundary by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the boundary is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the boundary is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 57
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An ink jet recording apparatus for forming images by scanning a recording head and ejecting plural kinds of ink from the recording head onto a recording medium in accordance with record data, said recording apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a boundary between an image formed by a first ink and an image formed by a second ink; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the detection of the boundary by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the boundary is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the boundary is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 58
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: determining means for determining whether a degree of closeness between an image formed by the first ink and an image formed by the second ink is high or not; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the degree of closeness determined by said determining means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of closeness is high is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of closeness is low.
Claim 59
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: determining means for determining whether a degree of closeness between an image formed by the first ink and an image formed by the second ink is high or not; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the degree of closeness determined by said determining means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of closeness is high is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of closeness is low.
Claim 60
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An apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 61
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: determining means for determining whether a degree of bleeding between an image formed by the first ink and an image formed by the second ink is high or not; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the degree of bleeding determined by said determining means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of bleeding is high is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of bleeding is low.
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: determining means for determining whether a degree of bleeding between an image formed by the first ink and an image formed by the second ink is high or not; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the degree of bleeding determined by said determining means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of bleeding is high is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the degree of bleeding is low.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 41, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a boundary between an image formed by the first ink and an image formed by the second ink; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to detection of the boundary by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the boundary is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head corresponding to an area where the boundary is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a boundary between an image formed by the first ink and an image formed by the second ink; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to detection of the boundary by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the boundary is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head corresponding to an area where the boundary is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 43, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink for recording a character portion of an image, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording the image on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a character portion of an image; and recording control means for recording the image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to detection of the character portion of the image by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the character portion is not detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the character portion is detected by said detecting means.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink for recording a character portion of an image, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording the image on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a character portion of an image; and recording control means for recording the image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to detection of the character portion of the image by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the character portion is not detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the character portion is detected by said detecting means.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 45, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a print duty of the record data; and recording control means for controlling recording of an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the print duty detected by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected duty is high is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected duty is low.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a print duty of the record data; and recording control means for controlling recording of an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the print duty detected by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected duty is high is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected duty is low.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 47, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and second ink, the second ink being color ink comprising a plurality of colors and having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording an image on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a number of colors of an image to be printed by the second ink; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the number of colors detected by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected number of colors is large is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected number of colors is small.
Claim 74
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and second ink, the second ink being color ink comprising a plurality of colors and having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording an image on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a number of colors of an image to be printed by the second ink; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the number of colors detected by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected number of colors is large is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected number of colors is small.
Claim 75
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An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and second ink, the second ink being color ink of a plurality of colors and having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting whether an image recorded by the first ink, and a secondary color image recorded by the second ink, coexist; and recording control means for controlling recording of an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to a detection result of said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where coexistence is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the coexistence is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and second ink, the second ink being color ink of a plurality of colors and having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting whether an image recorded by the first ink, and a secondary color image recorded by the second ink, coexist; and recording control means for controlling recording of an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to a detection result of said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where coexistence is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the coexistence is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 78
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An apparatus according to claim 51, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 79
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head to record images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting multivalued data of a record image; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to a detection result of the multivalued data by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the multivalued data is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the multivalued data is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
144 words
An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head to record images on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting multivalued data of a record image; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to a detection result of the multivalued data by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the multivalued data is detected by said detecting means is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the multivalued data is not detected by said detecting means.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 53, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
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An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording an image on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a transfer time of record data; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the transfer time detected by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected transfer time is long is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected transfer time is short.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
135 words
An ink jet recording apparatus which uses a first ink and a second ink having a different characteristic of permeation into a recording medium from that of the first ink, said apparatus scanning a recording head and recording an image on the recording medium in accordance with record data, said apparatus comprising: detecting means for detecting a transfer time of record data; and recording control means for recording an image by scanning the recording head a number of times corresponding to the transfer time detected by said detecting means, wherein a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected transfer time is long is greater than a number of times of scanning the recording head in accordance with an area where the detected transfer time is short.
Claim 84
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An apparatus according to claim 55, wherein the recording head records an image by ejecting ink using thermal energy.
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