(19)
(11) EP 1 591 262 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/44

(21) Application number: 05252683.7

(22) Date of filing: 28.04.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 29/393(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 28.04.2004 JP 2004133193

(71) Applicant: Ricoh Company
Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kudoh, Taku
    Sagamihara-shi Kanagawa (JP)

(74) Representative: Leeming, John Gerard 
J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Ink jet recording apparatus, controlling method for computer program and a computer readable storage medium


(57) An ink jet recording apparatus (1) including an ink jet printer engine as an image forming part is characterized in that a printing preparation operation at a starting time of image forming by the ink jet engine and another preparation operation are processed in parallel.







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