Image forming method, image forming apparatus, and printer mater

An image forming method of forming an image on a recording medium by using a printing mechanism, comprising:

• discriminating a region where an image is formed in a specific region on a recording medium from a region where an image is formed in a region other than the specific region;
• controlling the printing mechanism based on a first control pattern when forming an image in the region other than the specific region;
• and
• controlling the printing mechanism based on a second control pattern different from the first control pattern when forming an image in the specific region.

An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium by using a printing mechanism, comprising:

• a discriminating section that discriminates a region where second image data is superimposed from a region where the second image data is not superimposed in relation to a superimposed image obtained by superimposing the second image data on first image data in which respective pixels are arranged in a staggered pattern;
• a first control section that controls the printing mechanism based on a first control pattern when forming an image in a region determined as the region where the second image data is not superimposed in the superimposed image;
• and
• a second control section that controls the printing mechanism based on a second control pattern different from the first control pattern when forming an image in a region determined as the region where the second image data is superimposed in the superimposed image.

An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium by using a printing mechanism, comprising:

• a discriminating section that discriminates a region where an image is formed in a specific region on the recording medium from a region where an image is formed in a region other than the specific region;
• a first control section that controls the printing mechanism based on a first control pattern when forming an image in the region other than the specific region;
• and
• a second control section that controls the printing mechanism based on a second control pattern different form the first control pattern when forming an image in the specific region.