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US 2010/0073451 A1Published application
Method, system, and apparatus for converting surface properties and recorded material
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTsuyoshi Sano
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Abstract
A method for converting surface properties includes recording a concealing image on a recording medium using an ink composition containing hollow resin particles; and converting the concealing image into an image with decreased concealing capability by breaking the hollow resin particles contained in the concealing image.
Claims11
A method for converting surface properties, comprising:
- recording a concealing image on a recording medium using an ink composition containing hollow resin particles;
- and
- converting the concealing image into an image with decreased concealing capability by breaking the hollow resin particles contained in the concealing image.
A system for converting surface properties, comprising:
- a concealing-image forming unit that forms a concealing image on a recording medium using an ink composition containing hollow resin particles;
- and
- a hollow-resin-particle breaking unit that breaks the hollow resin particles contained in the concealing image.
An apparatus for converting surface properties, integrally comprising:
- a concealing-image forming unit that forms a concealing image on a recording medium using an ink composition containing hollow resin particles;
- and
- a hollow-resin-particle breaking unit that breaks the hollow resin particles contained in the concealing image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.