Image recording apparatus and method of detecting defective recording element

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10046582
APP PUB NO 20170066268A1
SERIAL NO

15354203

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Provided are an image recording apparatus that efficiently detects defective recording elements causing image defects in a plurality of recording heads and a method of detecting the defective recording elements. An image recording apparatus including: a plurality of recording heads; an indicator acquisition unit for acquiring an indicator which relatively indicates how easily image defects are visually perceived for each color, an appearance ratio setting unit for setting an appearance ratio of a test pattern as a higher value as the indicator of each color becomes higher; a recording unit for recording the test pattern of each color on a recording medium at the appearance ratio; an imaging unit for capturing an image of the test pattern which is recorded on the recording medium; and an analysis unit for analyzing the captured test pattern and detecting a defect of a recording element in the recording head.

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  • FUJIFILM CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kyoso, Tadashi Kanagawa, JP 32 253
Sumi, Katsuto Kanagawa, JP 55 399
Yamanobe, Jun Kanagawa, JP 55 605

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