Printing device, printing device control, program and method, and printing data generation device, program and method

A printing device control program for controlling a printing device that prints a predetermined image onto a printing medium using a printing head that includes a plurality of nozzles each capable of dot formation to the printing medium, the control program comprising, for process execution by a computer:

• acquiring image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the image;
• generating, based on the acquired image data, printing data including information about whether a dot is to be formed for each of the pixels;
• and
• printing, based on the printing data, the image onto the printing medium using the printing head,
• wherein by referring to a nozzle information storage unit for storage details of information about any of the nozzles having dot formation details that are different from predetermined dot formation details, the generating unit generates the printing data providing a lower resolution for the image to be printed by at least one of:
• the nozzle of different dot formation details;
• and
• any neighboring nozzles;
• as compared with a resolution of the image data acquired by an image data acquisition unit corresponding to the nozzle used for printing.

A printing device control method for use of controlling a printing device that prints a predetermined image onto a printing medium using a printing head that includes a plurality of nozzles each capable of dot formation to the printing medium, the control method comprising:

• acquiring image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the image;
• generating, based on the acquired image data, printing data including information about whether a dot is to be formed for each of the pixels;
• and
• printing, based on the printing data, the image onto the printing medium using the printing head,
• wherein by referring to a nozzle information storage unit for storage details of information about any of the nozzles having dot formation details that are different from predetermined dot formation details, the generating generates the printing data providing a lower resolution for the image to be printed by at least one of:
• the nozzle of different dot formation details;
• and
• any neighboring nozzles;
• as compared with a resolution of the image data acquired by an image data acquisition unit corresponding to the nozzle used for printing.

A printing data generation device that generates printing data for use in a printing device that prints a predetermined image onto a printing medium using a printing head that includes a plurality of nozzles each capable of forming a dot of a predetermined size to the printing medium, the generation device comprising:

• an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the image;
• a printing data generation unit that generates, based on the acquired image data, printing data including information about whether the dot is to be formed for each of the pixels;
• and
• a nozzle information storage unit that stores information about any of the nozzles having dot formation details that are different from predetermined dot formation details,
• wherein by referring to the nozzle information storage unit for storage details therein, the printing data generation unit generates the printing data providing a lower resolution for the image to be printed by at least one of:
• the nozzle of different dot formation details;
• and
• any neighboring nozzles;
• as compared with a resolution of the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit corresponding to the nozzle used for printing.

A printing data generation program that generates printing data for use in a printing device that prints a predetermined image onto a printing medium using a printing head that includes a plurality of nozzles each capable of forming a dot of a predetermined size to the printing medium, the generation program comprising, for process execution by a computer:

• acquiring image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the image;
• and
• generating, based on the acquired image data, printing data including information about whether the dot is to be formed for each of the pixels,
• wherein by referring to a nozzle information storage unit for storage details of information about any of the nozzles having dot formation details that are different from predetermined dot formation details, the generating generates the printing data providig a lower resolution for the image to be printed by at least one of:
• the nozzle of different dot formation details;
• and
• any neighboring nozzles;
• as compared with a resolution of the image data acquired by an image data acquisition unit corresponding to the nozzle used for printing.

A printing data generation method that generates printing data for use in a printing device that prints a predetermined image onto a printing medium using a printing head that includes a plurality of nozzles each capable of forming a dot of a predetermined size to the printing medium, the generation method comprising, for execution by a computer device:

• acquiring image data corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the image;
• and
• generating, based on the acquired image data, printing data including information about whether the dot is to be formed for each of the pixels,
• wherein by referring to a nozzle information storage unit for storage details of information about any of the nozzles having dot formation details that are different from predetermined dot formation details, the generating generates the printing data providing a lower resolution for the image to be printed by at least one of:
• the nozzle of different dot formation details;
• and
• any neighboring nozzles;
• as compared with a resolution of the image data acquired by an image data acquisition unit corresponding to the nozzle used for printing.