Global Patent Index - EP 1582362 A1

EP 1582362 A1 20051005 - Thermal printing method

Title (en)

Thermal printing method

Title (de)

Thermisches Druckverfahren

Title (fr)

Procédé d'impression thermique

Publication

EP 1582362 A1 20051005 (EN)

Application

EP 04101372 A 20040402

Priority

EP 04101372 A 20040402

Abstract (en)

Method of generating a sharpened image in a thermal printer having an internal thermal model module that converts input values into power values for each element of a thermal head and for each printing cycle. Input values to be fed into the internal thermal model are obtained by mathematically simulating the behaviour of the printer.

IPC 1-7

B41J 2/365; B41J 2/36

IPC 8 full level

B41J 29/46 (2006.01); B41J 2/36 (2006.01); B41J 2/365 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/365 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1582362 A1 20051005; EP 1582362 B1 20071114; DE 602004010062 D1 20071227; DE 602004010062 T2 20081030; JP 2005289060 A 20051020

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04101372 A 20040402; DE 602004010062 T 20040402; JP 2005086405 A 20050324