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Printing apparatus for controlling print according to printing media
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 2002-06-27
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Granted: 2004-12-07
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Expires: 2022-06-27
Abstract
Abstract A printing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a printing medium, print-control information, identifying means, determining means, and controlling means. Here, a printing medium has a storage element storing print-control information adapted to the type of the printing medium. The print-control information is provided in advance in the printing apparatus. The identifying means identifies the type of the printing medium being set. The determining means determines whether or not print-control information adapted to the type of the printing medium identified by the identifying means is included in the print-control information provided in advance. The controlling means controls printing using either the print-control information provided in advance or the print-control information stored in the storage element according to the result of determination by the determining means. The printing apparatus can carry out appropriate printing according to the printing medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Otokita
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:45
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J11/00; B41J11/009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 52
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: a printing medium having a storage element to which print-control information adapted to a type of said printing medium is stored; print-control information provided in advance; identifying means for identifying said type of said printing medium being set; determining means for determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying means is included in said print-control information provided in advance; and controlling means for controlling printing according to a result of determination by said determining means using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or said print-control information stored in said storage element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: a printing medium having a storage element to which print-control information adapted to a type of said printing medium is stored; print-control information provided in advance; identifying means for identifying said type of said printing medium being set; determining means for determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying means is included in said print-control information provided in advance; and controlling means for controlling printing according to a result of determination by said determining means using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or said print-control information stored in said storage element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising holding means for reading in and holding said print-control information stored in said storage element provided on said printing medium being set.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, said determining means also determines whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified is already included in said print-control information held in said holding means; and according to said result of determination by said determining means, said controlling means controls printing using any one of: said print-control information provided in advance; said print-control information held in said holding means; or said print-control information stored in said storage element provided on said printing medium being currently set.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
117 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein printing is controlled using a plurality of kinds of print-control information respectively used at different stages of printing control; wherein some kinds among said plurality of kinds of said print-control information are stored in said storage element and other kinds of said print-control information are not stored; and wherein when said controlling means uses said print-control information stored in said storage element according to said result of determination by said determining means, said controlling means uses said print-control information stored in said storage element for said some kinds; and said print-control information provided in advance, or said print-control information held in said holding means for said other kinds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said print-control information stored in said storage element includes at least one kind of information among: (1) image-conversion information for converting image data; (2) ink-adhesion-controlling information for controlling an amount of ink adhering to said printing medium; (3) medium-feed-controlling information for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; (4) ink-drying-period information for controlling a period of time for drying said ink adhering to said printing medium, or includes information necessary for obtaining at least one kind of said information of said (1) to (4).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: identifying means for identifying a type of said printing medium being used; read-in means for reading in medium-feed-controlling information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying means from a location to which said medium-feed-controlling information is stored, said medium-feed-controlling information being information adapted to said type of said printing medium and for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and controlling means for controlling said amount of said printing medium to be fed based on said medium-feed-controlling information read in by said read-in means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
102 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: identifying means for identifying a type of said printing medium being used; read-in means for reading in medium-feed-controlling information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying means from a location to which said medium-feed-controlling information is stored, said medium-feed-controlling information being information adapted to said type of said printing medium and for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and controlling means for controlling said amount of said printing medium to be fed based on said medium-feed-controlling information read in by said read-in means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
A printing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein, said printing apparatus can exchangeably be set with a rolled printing medium which is a continuous printing medium being rolled up; said rolled printing medium includes a storage element; said medium-feed-controlling information adapted to a type of said rolled printing medium is stored in said storage element; and said read-in means reads in said medium-feed-controlling information from said storage element of said rolled printing medium being set to said printing apparatus.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
111 words
A storage element which can be provided on a printing medium, said storage element storing information, wherein, said information is print-control information adapted to a type of said printing medium, and includes at least one kind of information among: (1) image-conversion information for convening image data; (2) ink-adhesion-controlling information for controlling an amount of ink adhering to said printing medium; (3) medium-feed-controlling information for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and (4) ink-drying-period information for controlling a period of time for drying said ink adhering to said printing medium, or includes information necessary for obtaining at least one kind of said information of said (1) to (4).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
111 words
A storage element which can be provided on a printing medium, said storage element storing information, wherein, said information is print-control information adapted to a type of said printing medium, and includes at least one kind of information among: (1) image-conversion information for convening image data; (2) ink-adhesion-controlling information for controlling an amount of ink adhering to said printing medium; (3) medium-feed-controlling information for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and (4) ink-drying-period information for controlling a period of time for drying said ink adhering to said printing medium, or includes information necessary for obtaining at least one kind of said information of said (1) to (4).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
99 words
A printing method for printing on a printing medium comprising a storage element, said method comprising the steps of: identifying a type of said printing medium being set to a printing apparatus; determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified is included in print-control information provided in advance in said printing apparatus; and controlling printing according to a result of said determination using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or print-control information stored in said storage element and adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
99 words
A printing method for printing on a printing medium comprising a storage element, said method comprising the steps of: identifying a type of said printing medium being set to a printing apparatus; determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified is included in print-control information provided in advance in said printing apparatus; and controlling printing according to a result of said determination using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or print-control information stored in said storage element and adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
96 words
A printing method for printing on a printing medium comprising the steps of: identifying a type of said printing medium being used in a printing apparatus; reading in medium-feed-controlling information adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified from a location to which said medium-feed-controlling information is stored, said medium-feed-controlling information being information adapted to said type of said printing medium and for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and controlling said amount of said printing medium to be fed based on said medium-feed-controlling information having been read in.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
96 words
A printing method for printing on a printing medium comprising the steps of: identifying a type of said printing medium being used in a printing apparatus; reading in medium-feed-controlling information adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified from a location to which said medium-feed-controlling information is stored, said medium-feed-controlling information being information adapted to said type of said printing medium and for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and controlling said amount of said printing medium to be fed based on said medium-feed-controlling information having been read in.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
99 words
A storing medium on which a computer program is recorded readable to a computer, said computer program making said computer execute the following steps of: identifying a type of a printing medium being set to a printing apparatus, said printing medium comprising a storage element; determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified is included in print-control information provided in advance in said printing apparatus; and controlling printing according to a result of said determination using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or print-control information in said storage element.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
99 words
A storing medium on which a computer program is recorded readable to a computer, said computer program making said computer execute the following steps of: identifying a type of a printing medium being set to a printing apparatus, said printing medium comprising a storage element; determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified is included in print-control information provided in advance in said printing apparatus; and controlling printing according to a result of said determination using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or print-control information in said storage element.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A memory provided on a recording medium comprising: information relating to a thickness of said recording medium; and information relating to a type of said recording medium.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A memory provided on a recording medium comprising: information relating to a thickness of said recording medium; and information relating to a type of said recording medium.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A memory according to claim 12 , wherein said memory further comprises information relating to a width of said recording medium.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
A memory according to claim 12 , wherein said information relating to said thickness is read out for adjusting an actuating timing of a print head so as to adapt to said thickness upon bidirectional printing.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A memory according to claim 13 , wherein said information relating to said width is read out for adjusting a driving range of said print head in a main-scanning direction.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
81 words
A memory according to claim 12 , wherein, said information relating to said type is read out for deciding whether or not an adjustment of a gap between a print head and said recording medium is necessary; and if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary based on said type, said information relating to said thickness is read out for adjusting said gap or for adjusting a timing to actuate said print head so as to adapt to said thickness.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
A recording medium comprising: a rolled medium; and a memory storing information relating to a thickness of said medium and information relating to a type of said medium.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
A recording medium comprising: a rolled medium; and a memory storing information relating to a thickness of said medium and information relating to a type of said medium.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
69 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said medium; reading-out means for reading out information relating to a thickness of said medium from said medium-information storing means; and adjusting means for adjusting an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
69 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said medium; reading-out means for reading out information relating to a thickness of said medium from said medium-information storing means; and adjusting means for adjusting an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printing system according to claim 18 , wherein, said reading-out means and said adjusting means are a program set in a host device; and said program is appropriately downloaded from a server to said host device via a communication network.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
71 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said recording medium; reading-out means for reading out information relating to a width of said medium from said medium-information storing means; and adjusting means for adjusting a driving range of a print head in a main-scanning direction based on said information relating to said width having been read out.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
71 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said recording medium; reading-out means for reading out information relating to a width of said medium from said medium-information storing means; and adjusting means for adjusting a driving range of a print head in a main-scanning direction based on said information relating to said width having been read out.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
41 words
A printing system according to claim 20 , wherein, said reading-out means and said adjusting means are a program set in a host device; and said program is appropriately downloaded from a server to said host device via a communication network.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
135 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said recording medium; medium-type-information reading-out means for reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from said medium-information storing means; medium-thickness-information reading-out means for reading out information relating to a thickness of said recording medium from said medium-information storing means; deciding means for deciding whether or not adjustment of an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing is necessary based on said information relating to said type having been read out; and adjusting means for adjusting said actuating timing of said print head upon said bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out, if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
135 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said recording medium; medium-type-information reading-out means for reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from said medium-information storing means; medium-thickness-information reading-out means for reading out information relating to a thickness of said recording medium from said medium-information storing means; deciding means for deciding whether or not adjustment of an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing is necessary based on said information relating to said type having been read out; and adjusting means for adjusting said actuating timing of said print head upon said bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out, if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
105 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said recording medium; medium-type-information reading-out means for reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from said medium-information storing means; deciding means for deciding whether or not adjustment of a gap between a print head and said medium is necessary based on said information relating to said type having been read out; and adjusting means for adjusting said gap based on said information relating to said type having been read out, if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
105 words
A printing system for printing on a recording medium comprising: said recording medium having medium-information storing means for storing information relating to said recording medium; medium-type-information reading-out means for reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from said medium-information storing means; deciding means for deciding whether or not adjustment of a gap between a print head and said medium is necessary based on said information relating to said type having been read out; and adjusting means for adjusting said gap based on said information relating to said type having been read out, if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
39 words
A printing system according to claim 23 , wherein said adjusting means adjusts said gap according to a plurality of stages including: a stage performing adjustment with relatively low precision; and a stage performing adjustment with relatively high precision.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
56 words
A printing method for printing on a recording medium comprising the steps of: reading out information relating to a thickness of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; and adjusting an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
56 words
A printing method for printing on a recording medium comprising the steps of: reading out information relating to a thickness of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; and adjusting an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
109 words
A printing method for printing on a recording medium comprising the steps of: reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; reading out information relating to a thickness of said medium from said storage means; deciding whether or not an adjustment of a gap between a print head and said medium is necessary based on said information relating to said type having been read out; and if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary, adjusting an actuating timing of said print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
109 words
A printing method for printing on a recording medium comprising the steps of: reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; reading out information relating to a thickness of said medium from said storage means; deciding whether or not an adjustment of a gap between a print head and said medium is necessary based on said information relating to said type having been read out; and if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary, adjusting an actuating timing of said print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
99 words
A printing method for printing on a recording medium comprising the steps of: reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; based on said information relating to said type having been read out, deciding whether or not an adjustment of a gap between a print head and said medium, or an adjustment of an actuating timing of said print head upon bidirectional printing is necessary; and if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary, notifying a message indicative of a result of said decision to a user.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
99 words
A printing method for printing on a recording medium comprising the steps of: reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; based on said information relating to said type having been read out, deciding whether or not an adjustment of a gap between a print head and said medium, or an adjustment of an actuating timing of said print head upon bidirectional printing is necessary; and if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary, notifying a message indicative of a result of said decision to a user.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
55 words
A printing method according to claim 27 further comprising the step of: if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary, adjusting said actuating timing of said print head upon bidirectional printing, or adjusting said gap between said print head and said medium, based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
49 words
A printing method according to claim 27 , wherein said step of notifying said user of said message indicative of said result of decision Is a step of making a window including said message indicative of said result of decision pop-up on a display portion of a host device.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
65 words
A storing medium storing a program for performing printing on a recording medium, said program making a computer execute the steps of: reading out information relating to a thickness of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; and adjusting an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
65 words
A storing medium storing a program for performing printing on a recording medium, said program making a computer execute the steps of: reading out information relating to a thickness of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; and adjusting an actuating timing of a print head upon bidirectional printing based on said information relating to said thickness having been read out.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
109 words
A storing medium storing a program for performing printing on a recording medium, said program making a computer execute the steps of: reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; based on said information relating to said type having been read out, deciding whether or not an adjustment of a gap between a print head and said recording medium, or an adjustment of an actuating timing of said print head upon bidirectional printing is necessary; and if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary, notifying a message indicative of a result of said decision to a user.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
109 words
A storing medium storing a program for performing printing on a recording medium, said program making a computer execute the steps of: reading out information relating to a type of said recording medium from storage means provided on said recording medium; based on said information relating to said type having been read out, deciding whether or not an adjustment of a gap between a print head and said recording medium, or an adjustment of an actuating timing of said print head upon bidirectional printing is necessary; and if it is decided that said adjustment is necessary, notifying a message indicative of a result of said decision to a user.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
118 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: a printing medium having a storage element to which print-control information adapted to a type of said printing medium is stored; print-control information provided in advance; an identifying unit for identifying said type of printing medium being set; a controller for determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying unit is included in said print-control information provided in advance, and controlling printing according to a result of said determination using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or said print-control information stored in said storage element and adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
118 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: a printing medium having a storage element to which print-control information adapted to a type of said printing medium is stored; print-control information provided in advance; an identifying unit for identifying said type of printing medium being set; a controller for determining whether or not print-control information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying unit is included in said print-control information provided in advance, and controlling printing according to a result of said determination using either: said print-control information provided in advance, or said print-control information stored in said storage element and adapted to said type of said printing medium having been identified.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
102 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: an identifying unit for identifying a type of said printing medium being used; a reader for reading in medium-feed-controlling information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying unit from a location to which said medium-feed-controlling information is stored, said medium-feed-controlling information being information adapted to said type of said printing medium and for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and a controller for controlling said amount of said printing medium to be fed based on said medium-feed-controlling information read in by said reader.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
102 words
A printing apparatus for printing on a printing medium comprising: an identifying unit for identifying a type of said printing medium being used; a reader for reading in medium-feed-controlling information adapted to said type of said printing medium identified by said identifying unit from a location to which said medium-feed-controlling information is stored, said medium-feed-controlling information being information adapted to said type of said printing medium and for controlling an amount of said printing medium to be fed; and a controller for controlling said amount of said printing medium to be fed based on said medium-feed-controlling information read in by said reader.
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