Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and non-transitory recording medium
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorAtsushi HADA
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus, an image formation method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The image forming apparatus acquires print data, converts the print data into ejection data to be used by the recording head to eject ink, applies to the ejection data, a correction mask pattern to change a manner of ink ejection for each nozzle of a nozzle row, the nozzle row including a plurality of nozzles arranged in a sub scanning direction of the recording head, and causes each nozzle of the recording head to eject ink onto the recording medium based on the ejection data to which the correction mask pattern is applied.
Claims9
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a recording head to eject ink onto a recording medium to form an image thereon;
- and
- circuitry configured to:
- acquire print data;
- convert the print data into ejection data to be used by the recording head to eject ink;
- apply, to the ejection data, a correction mask pattern to change a manner of ink ejection for each nozzle of a nozzle row, the nozzle row including a plurality of nozzles arranged in a sub scanning direction of the recording head;
- and
- cause each nozzle of the recording head to eject ink onto the recording medium based on the ejection data to which the correction mask pattern is applied.
An image forming method, performed by an image forming apparatus, comprising:
- acquiring print data;
- converting the print data into ejection data to be used by a recording head of the image forming apparatus to eject ink;
- applying, to the ejection data, a correction mask pattern to change a manner of ink ejection for each nozzle of a nozzle row, the nozzle row including a plurality of nozzles arranged in sub scanning direction of the recording head;
- and
- causing each nozzle of the recording head to eject ink onto a recording medium based on the ejection data to which the correction mask pattern is applied, to form an image on the recording medium.
A non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors on an image forming apparatus, causes the processors to perform an image forming method, the method comprising:
- acquiring print data;
- converting the print data into ejection data to be used by a recording head of the image forming apparatus to eject ink;
- applying, to the ejection data, a correction mask pattern to change a manner of ink ejection for each nozzle of a nozzle row, the nozzle row including a plurality of nozzles arranged in sub scanning direction of the recording head;
- and
- causing each nozzle of the recording head to eject ink onto a recording medium based on the ejection data to which the correction mask pattern is applied, to form an image on the recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.