Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium for controlling a concavo-convex layer forming apparatus that forms a concavo-convex layer on a printing medium

A control apparatus for controlling a concavo-convex layer forming apparatus having a concavo-convex layer forming unit configured to form at least one concavo-convex layer on a printing medium based on concavo-convex data, the control apparatus comprising:

• (A) at least one memory that stores instructions;
• and
• (B) at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, and configured to execute the instructions to cause the control apparatus to function as:
• (a) a dividing unit configured to divide the concavo-convex data into a plurality of pieces of slice data that specify an amount of color material for each scan, of a plurality of scans to be performed by the concavo-convex layer forming unit;
• and
• (b) a correcting unit configured to correct each piece of slice data based on a formation condition that affects frequency response characteristics of the concavo-convex layer forming unit,
• wherein the concavo-convex layer forming unit forms the at least one concavo-convex layer on the printing medium by performing the plurality of scans based on the plurality of corrected pieces of slice data.

A control method for controlling a concavo-convex layer forming apparatus, which is configured to form at least one concavo-convex layer on a printing medium based on concavo-convex data, using a control apparatus, the control method comprising:

• inputting the concavo-convex data representing a three-dimensional object;
• performing correction on the input concavo-convex data in accordance with at least one frequency band of the input concavo-convex data and a filter having an intensity that is made higher for the input concavo-convex data having a greater amplitude;
• and
• forming, using the concavo-convex layer forming apparatus, the at least one concavo-convex layer on a printing medium based on the corrected concavo-convex data.

A control method for controlling a concavo-convex layer forming apparatus having a concavo-convex layer forming unit configured to form at least one concavo-convex layer on a printing medium based on concavo-convex data, the control method comprising:

• dividing the concavo-convex data into a plurality of pieces of slice data that specify an amount of color material for each scan, of a plurality of scans to be performed by the concavo-convex layer forming unit, the concavo-convex data representing a three-dimensional object;
• correcting each piece of slice data based on a formation condition that affects frequency response characteristics of the concavo-convex layer forming unit;
• and
• forming the at least one concavo-convex layer on the printing medium by performing the plurality of scans based on the plurality of corrected pieces of slice data.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a control method for controlling a concavo-convex layer forming apparatus having a concavo-convex layer forming unit configured to form at least one concavo-convex layer on a printing medium based on concavo-convex data, the control method comprising:

• dividing the concavo-convex data into a plurality of pieces of slice data that specify an amount of color material for each scan, of a plurality of scans to be performed by the concavo-convex layer forming unit, the concavo-convex data representing a three-dimensional object;
• correcting each piece of slice data based on a formation condition that affects frequency response characteristics of the concavo-convex layer forming unit;
• and
• forming the at least one concavo-convex layer on the printing medium by performing the plurality of scans based on the plurality of corrected pieces of slice data.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a control method for controlling a concavo-convex layer forming apparatus by a control apparatus connected to the concavo-convex layer forming apparatus, the control method comprising:

• inputting concavo-convex data representing a three-dimensional object into the control apparatus;
• performing correction on the input concavo-convex data in accordance with at least one frequency band of the input concavo-convex data and a filter having an intensity that is made higher for a greater amplitude of the input concavo-convex data;
• and
• forming, using the concavo-convex layer forming apparatus, at least one concavo-convex layer on a printing medium based on the corrected concavo-convex data.