Patent ID: 6612678
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink jet printing system comprising an ink jet head from which ink is discharged to print an image on a recording medium, an ink jet apparatus provided with conveying means for conveying the recording medium and holding means for holding and scanning the ink jet head in a main or horizontal scanning direction intersecting a conveying direction of the recording medium, and a printer driver for creating image information to be output to the ink jet apparatus on the basis of density information, said ink jet printing system comprising:image information detecting means for receiving first image information to detect whether the first image information represents an image prone to significant degradation due to detrimental effects of satellite dots; and image information changing means for changing image information to be used, if said image information detection means detects that the first image information represents an image prone to significant degradation due to detrimental effects of satellite dots, from the first image information to second image information representing an image less influenced by the satellite dots than that represented by the first image information.