Patent ID: 11926165
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. The image forming method according to claim 1, further comprising:
calculating a second area of the second layer to be formed based on image information, and a first area of the first layer, as a white background, based on the second area, to determine an estimated discharge width (1) of the white ink;
acquiring a correction value for reducing the estimated discharge width (1) of the white ink; and
determining a discharge width of the white ink discharged in the discharging, from the estimated discharge width (1) of the white ink, a lower-limit width for the white background that is equal to the threshold, and the correction value,
wherein the lower-limit width for the white background and the estimated discharge width (1) of the white ink represent lengths in the same direction,
wherein, in the determining, the discharge width of the white ink is determined by judging whether or not the estimated discharge width (1) of the white ink is larger than the lower-limit width for the white background, and
wherein, in the discharging, the white ink is discharged based on the discharge width of the white ink determined in the determining.