Back to results
US 7,480,081 B2Granted
Recording apparatus, recording method, recording medium, computer-readable storage medium, and computer system
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorKoichi Otsuki
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A recording method comprises correcting a target carry amount for carrying a recording medium based on information read out from a storage element provided in/on the recording medium or according to a correction amount that is set in accordance with a remaining amount of the recording medium, carrying the recording medium by the corrected target carry amount, and performing recording on the recording medium by ejecting liquid thereon.
Claims13
A recording method comprising:
- reading out a correction amount from a storage element, said correction amount being for correcting a target carry amount and being set in a step-by-step fashion in accordance with a remaining amount of a recording medium, said storage element being provided in or on said recording medium, said correction amount corresponding to a range of said remaining amount of said recording medium, said remaining amount of said recording medium being obtained based on detection of a rotation amount of a paper-feed roller by an encoder;
- correcting said target carry amount for carrying said recording medium according to said correction amount that corresponds to the remaining amount of said recording medium;
- carrying said recording medium by said corrected target carry amount;
- and
- performing recording on said recording medium by ejecting liquid thereon.
2 more elements
A recording method comprising:
- reading out a correction amount from a storage element, said correction amount being for correcting a target carry amount and being set in a step-by-step fashion in accordance with a remaining amount of a recording medium, said storage element being provided in or on said recording medium, said correction amount corresponding to a range of said remaining amount of said recording medium, said remaining amount of said recording medium being obtained based on detection of a rotation amount of a paper-feed roller by an encoder;
- correcting said target carry amount for carrying said recording medium according to said correction amount that corresponds to the remaining amount of said recording medium;
- carrying said recording medium by said corrected target carry amount;
- and
- performing recording on said recording medium by ejecting liquid thereon, wherein:
- said remaining amount is read out from said storage element provided in/on said recording medium;
- said remaining amount is read out by a noncontact-type reading section;
- said recording medium is roll paper;
- and
- said method further comprises writing said remaining amount using a writing section.
7 more elements
A recording medium comprising:
- a storage element provided in or on said recording medium for storing a correction amount used for correcting a target carry amount and that is set in a step-by-step fashion in accordance with a remaining amount of said recording medium, said correction amount corresponding to a range of said remaining amount of said recording medium said remaining amount of said recording medium being obtained based on detection of a rotation amount of a paper-feed roller by an encoder, wherein
- said recording medium is carried by said corrected target carry amount, and recording is performed on said recording medium by ejecting liquid thereon.
A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon, said computer program making a recording apparatus that
- includes a carry mechanism for carrying a recording medium, and
- is capable of repeating
- controlling said carry mechanism to carry said recording medium by a target carry amount, and
- performing recording on said recording medium by ejecting liquid thereon
- realize a function of correcting said target carry amount based on a correction amount read out from a storage element provided in/on said recording medium, said correction amount being for correcting said target carry amount and being set in a step-by-step fashion in accordance with a remaining amount of said recording medium, said correction amount corresponding to a range of said remaining amount of said recording medium, said remaining amount of said recording medium being obtained based on detection of a rotation amount of a paper-feed roller by an encoder.
2 more elements
A computer system comprising:
- a computer unit;
- a display device connected to said computer unit;
- and
- a recording apparatus
- including a carry mechanism for carrying a recording medium, and being capable of:
- reading out a correction amount from a storage element, said correction amount being for correcting a target carry amount and being set in a step-by-step fashion in accordance with a remaining amount of a recording medium, said storage element being provided in or on said recording medium, said correction amount corresponding to a range of said remaining amount of said recording medium, said remaining amount of said recording medium being obtained based on detection of a rotation amount of a paper-feed roller by an encoder;
- correcting said target carry amount for carrying said recording medium according to said correction amount that corresponds to the remaining amount of said recording medium;
- making said carry mechanism carry said recording medium by said corrected target carry amount;
- and
- performing recording on said recording medium by ejecting liquid thereon.
7 more elements
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a carry mechanism for carrying a recording medium, said recording apparatus being capable of:
- reading out a correction amount from a storage element, said correction amount being for correcting a target carry amount and being set in a step-by-step fashion in accordance with a remaining amount of a recording medium, said storage element being provided in or on said recording medium, said remaining amount of said recording medium being obtained based on detection of a rotation amount of a paper-feed roller by an encoder;
- correcting said target carry amount for carrying said recording medium according to said correction amount that corresponds to the remaining amount of said recording medium;
- making said carry mechanism carry said recording medium by said corrected target carry amount;
- and
- performing recording on said recording medium by ejecting liquid thereon.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.