Patent ID: 9308739
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A print control device that controls a recording device that discharges a plurality of inks and records print data including a symbol code on a recording medium, the print control device comprising: a total correction ratio input unit that receives input of a total correction ratio that uniformly reduces a rated discharge volume of each ink to a corrected discharge volume of each ink; a specific correction ratio input unit that receives input of a specific correction ratio that reduces the rated discharge volume of one specific ink of the plurality of inks; and a discharge volume correction unit that reduces the rated discharge volume of each ink based on the total correction ratio and the specific correction ratio; wherein the discharge volume correction unit reduces the rated discharge volume of the specific ink to the actual discharge volume of the specific ink based on the product of the total correction ratio and the specific correction ratio; wherein the discharge volume correction unit reduces the rated discharge volume of each of the other inks to the corrected discharge volume of each of the other inks based on the total correction ratio, and increases the corrected discharge volume of each of the other inks to the actual discharge volume of each of the other inks based on a difference between the rated discharge volume of the specific ink and the actual discharge volume of the specific ink; and wherein the specific ink is discharged in recording the symbol code on the recording medium and contains more color material than the other inks.