(19)
(11) EP 1 308 281 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/19

(21) Application number: 02024687.2

(22) Date of filing: 05.11.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 2/05, B41J 2/165, B41J 11/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 06.11.2001 JP 2001340912

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Koitabashi, Noribumi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Yashima, Masataka, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)
  • Shibata, Tsuyoshi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing. 
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Recording apparatus and recording method and program


(57) A recording system comprising a recording apparatus, a recording method and a program to control the recording apparatus for recording a color image on a recording medium by utilizing a recording head on which a plurality of recording elements are arranged, is provided. The recording system further comprising, a plurality of compensation means having respective own compensation methods to compensate a position to be recorded by a recording element which does not execute a recording operation among said plurality of recording elements; a selection means to select an appropriate compensation means. Such recording system can dissolve nonuniformity in the recorded image such as white streaks and the like generated by non-eject dots and can make the nonuniformity be unrecognized by human eyes. In addition the recording system by the invention can suppress raising costs of the recording head and can raise recording rates much faster.






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