Patent ID: 8629891
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A thermal printer for printing an image by transferring an ink onto a printing medium, comprising: a print unit configured to print an image by transferring the ink onto the printing medium, and to form a protection coat layer on the printed image; a designation unit configured to designate a glossy print mode or a matte print mode as a print mode required to form the protection coat layer; and a control unit configured to control said print unit according to the print mode designated by said designation unit, wherein when said designation unit designates the glossy print mode, said control unit controls said print unit to execute printing of the protection coat layer without performing any preheating process, and when said designation unit designates the matte print mode, said control unit controls said print unit to perform the preheating process, and to then execute printing of the protection coat layer.