Patent ID: 9403379
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: B41J

Claim Text:
1. A printing control method for performing control of printing so as to feed a sheet to a printing unit, print an image on a first surface of the sheet, reverse the sheet for (i) a first surface and a second surface which is a back surface to the first surface of the sheet and (ii) a leading side of the sheet in a feed direction and a trailing side of the sheet in the feed direction, and print an image on the second surface in sequence, the printing control method comprising steps of: acquiring information regarding ink application amounts to each of a plurality of different areas on a sheet trailing edge of the first surface, including at least a first area which covers a center portion of the sheet in a width direction crossing to the feed direction and a second area which covers one edge of the sheet in the width direction; assessing a plurality of candidate times including a time T determining a waiting time, for the control of the printing, until a start of printing on the second surface from an end of printing on the sheet trailing edge on the first surface based on the plurality of candidate times.