Adjustment method of dot printing positions and a printing apparatus

A printing registration method for performing a processing for performing a printing registration in a first printing and a second printing with respect to a printing apparatus for performing printing an image by said first printing and said second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming position on a printing medium by using a printing head, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming patterns used for said processing by said first printing and said second printing;
• acquiring adjustment value of dot forming position conditions on the basis of said patterns;
• and
• performing said first and second printing with every different dot position registration accuracy and acquiring an adjustment value used for performing said printing.

A printing registration method for performing a processing for performing a printing registration in a first printing and a second printing with respect to a printing apparatus for performing printing an image by said first printing and said second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming position on a printing medium by using a printing head, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming patterns used for said processing by said first printing and said second printing;
• acquiring adjustment value of dot forming position conditions on the basis of said patterns;
• and
• performing said first and second printing with every different dot position registration accuracy and acquiring an adjustment value used for performing said printing,
• wherein at least one among said plural kinds of patterns is a pattern for measuring optical characteristics of said patterns, and at least the other one is a pattern for measuring formation positions of printing dots with the eye.

A printing registration method for performing a processing for performing a printing registration in a first printing and a second printing with respect to a printing apparatus for performing printing image by said first printing and said second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming on a printing medium by using a printing head, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming a plurality of patterns respectively having optical characteristics corresponding to a plurality of shifting amounts, the plurality of patterns being patterns formed by said first printing and said second printing by using said print head, and said plurality of patterns being formed respectively corresponding to the plurality of shifting amounts of relative printing positions of said first printing and said second printing;
• measuring a plurality of data by measuring plural times optical characteristics with positions made different with respect to each of said plurality of patterns formed by said pattern forming step;
• deriving optical characteristics of respective patterns from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and acquiring adjustment value of dots forming position conditions between said first printing and said second printing on the basis of said optical characteristics;
• and
• making judgment per each of said plurality of patterns that said patterns are formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and eliminating patterns formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from a processing of said value adjustment step.

A printing apparatus for performing printing an image by a first printing and a second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming position on a printing medium by using a printing head, comprising:

• means for forming a plurality of patterns respectively having optical characteristics corresponding to a plurality of shifting amounts, the plurality of patterns being patterns formed by said first printing and second printing by using said print head, and said plurality of patterns being formed respectively corresponding to the plurality of shifting amounts of relative printing positions of said first printing and said second printing;
• means for measuring the optical characteristics for each of the plurality of patterns formed by said pattern forming means;
• means for acquiring adjustment value of dot forming position conditions between said first printing and said second printing on the basis of the optical characteristics of respective of the plurality of patterns measured by said measuring means;
• and
• means for acquiring the adjustment value used for performing printing by executing plural times of operations of said pattern forming means, said measuring means and said adjustment value acquiring means for every different dot position registration accuracy.

A printing apparatus for performing printing image by said first printing and a second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming on a printing medium by using a printing head, comprising:

• means for forming a plurality of patterns respectively having optical characteristics corresponding to a plurality of shifting amounts, the plurality of patterns being patterns formed by said first printing and said second printing by using said print head, and said plurality of patterns being formed respectively corresponding to the plurality of shifting amounts of relative printing positions of said first printing and said second printing;
• means for measuring a plurality of data by measuring plural times the optical characteristics with positions made different with respect to each of said plurality of patterns formed by said pattern forming means;
• means for deriving the optical characteristics of respective patterns from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and acquiring adjustment value of dots forming position conditions between said first printing and said second printing on the basis of said optical characteristics;
• and
• means for making judgment per each of said plurality of patterns that said patterns are formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and eliminating patterns formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from a processing of said value adjustment means.

A printing system provided with a printing apparatus for performing printing an image by a first printing and a second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming position on a printing medium by using a printing head, and a host apparatus for supplying an image data to said printing apparatus, comprising:

• means for forming a plurality of patterns respectively having optical characteristics corresponding to a plurality of shifting amounts, the plurality of patterns being patterns formed by said first printing and second printing by using said print head, and said plurality of patterns being formed respectively corresponding to the plurality of shifting amounts of relative printing positions of said first printing and said second printing;
• means for measuring the optical characteristics for each of the plurality of patterns formed by said pattern forming means;
• means for acquiring adjustment value of dot forming position conditions between said first printing and said second printing on the basis of the optical characteristics of respective of the plurality of patterns measured by said measuring means;
• and
• means for acquiring the adjustment value used for performing printing by executing plural times of operations of said pattern forming means, said measuring means and said adjustment value acquiring means for every different dot position registration accuracy.

A printing system provided with a printing apparatus for performing printing image by a first printing and a second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming on a printing medium by using a printing head, and a host apparatus for supplying an image data to said printing apparatus, comprising:

• means for forming a plurality of patterns respectively having optical characteristics corresponding to a plurality of shifting amounts, the plurality of patterns being patterns formed by said first printing and said second printing by using said print head, and said plurality of patterns being formed respectively corresponding to the plurality of shifting amounts of relative printing positions of said first printing and said second printing;
• means for measuring a plurality of data by measuring plural times the optical characteristics with positions made different with respect to each of said plurality of patterns formed by said pattern forming means;
• means for deriving the optical characteristics of respective patterns from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and acquiring adjustment value of dots forming position conditions between said first printing and said second printing on the basis of said optical characteristics;
• and
• means for making judgment per each of said plurality of patterns that said patterns are formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and eliminating patterns formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from a processing of said value adjustment means.

A storage medium which is connected to an information processing apparatus and a program stored in which is readable by the information processing apparatus, said program being for making a printing system to perform a printing registration method for performing a processing for performing a printing registration in a first printing and a second printing with respect to a printing apparatus for performing printing an image by said first printing and said second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming position on a printing medium by using a printing head, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming a plurality of patterns respectively having optical characteristics corresponding to a plurality of shifting amounts, the plurality of patterns being patterns formed by said first printing and second printing by using said print head, and said plurality of patterns being formed respectively corresponding to the plurality of shifting amounts of relative printing positions of said first printing and said second printing;
• measuring the optical characteristics for each of the plurality of patterns formed by said pattern forming step;
• acquiring adjustment value of dot forming position conditions between said first printing and said second printing on the basis of the optical characteristics of respective of the plurality of patterns measured by said measuring step;
• and
• acquiring the adjustment value used for performing printing by executing plural times said pattern forming step, said measuring step and said adjustment value acquiring step for every different dot position registration accuracy.

A storage medium which is connected to an information processing apparatus and a program stored in which is readable by the information processing apparatus, said program being for making a printing system to perform a printing registration method for performing a processing for performing a printing registration in a first printing and a second printing with respect to a printing apparatus for performing printing an image by said first printing and said second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming position on a printing medium by using a printing head, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming patterns used for said processing by said first printing and said second printing;
• acquiring adjustment value of dot forming position conditions on the basis of said patterns;
• and
• performing said first and second printing with every different dot position registration accuracy and acquiring an adjustment value used for performing said printing.

A storage medium which is connected to an information processing apparatus and a program stored in which is readable by the information processing apparatus, said program being for making a printing system to perform a printing registration method for performing a processing for performing a printing registration in a first printing and a second printing with respect to a printing apparatus for performing printing image by said first printing and said second printing with predetermined conditions of a dot forming on a printing medium by using a printing head, said method comprising the steps of:

• forming a plurality of patterns respectively having optical characteristics corresponding to a plurality of shifting amounts, the plurality of patterns being patterns formed by said first printing and said second printing by using said print head, and said plurality of patterns being formed respectively corresponding to the plurality of shifting amounts of relative printing positions of said first printing and said second printing;
• measuring a plurality of data by measuring plural times the optical characteristics with positions made different with respect to each of said plurality of patterns formed by said pattern forming step;
• deriving the optical characteristics of respective patterns from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and acquiring adjustment value of dots forming position conditions between said first printing and said second printing on the basis of said optical characteristics;
• and
• making judgment per each of said plurality of patterns that said patterns are formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from said plurality of data obtained per each of said plurality of patterns and eliminating patterns formed in a state not suitable for acquiring said adjustment value from a processing of said value adjustment step.