Patent ID: 7086710
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus having a recording head and which performs recording on a recording medium based on information transmitted by an external apparatus, the recording apparatus comprising: a recording data transforming unit adapted to transform the information transmitted by the external apparatus into recording data adapted to a configuration of the recording head; a cycle control unit adapted to variably control a cycle of a clock signal, when transmitting the recording data transmitted by said recording data transforming unit to the recording head; and a head control unit adapted to control the recording head based on the cycle of the clock signal controlled by said cycle control unit and the recording data transformed by said recording data transforming unit, wherein recording elements configured on the recording head are divided into a plurality of blocks, wherein said cycle control unit generates a signal of a different cycle as the clock signal to control each block based on a signal of a predetermined cycle, and wherein said head control unit controls a transmission of the recording data to each block according to the signal of the different cycle.