Ink-jet printer and control method and apparatus for the same

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6572212
APP PUB NO 20020018091A1
SERIAL NO

09902596

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

This invention relates to an ink-jet printer equipped with an ink-jet printhead and a control method and apparatus for the ink-jet printer. The printhead incorporates an EEPROM storing head information including the ink discharge amount characteristics of the printhead. The head information stored in this EEPROM is transmitted from the ink-jet printer having the printhead to the printer driver of a host computer. The printer driver then selects a gamma correction table in accordance with the head information. In this case, a gamma correction table is selected from a plurality of gamma correction tables in which pieces of correction information which make print densities uniform are stored in correspondence with ink discharge amounts. This table also includes correction data for correcting an increase in ink discharge amount to prevent beading due to an increase in ink discharge amount with a rise in the temperature of the printhead.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Edamura, Tetsuya Kanagawa, JP 99 1170
Fujita, Miyuki Tokyo, JP 58 1309
Kawatoko, Norihiro Kanagawa, JP 109 1580
Konno, Yuji Kanagawa, JP 106 1630
Maeda, Tetsuhiro Kanagawa, JP 43 718
Mizutani, Michinari Kanagawa, JP 50 389
Murakami, Shuichi Kanagawa, JP 160 2372
Ogasahara, Takayuki Kanagawa, JP 63 974

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation