Patent ID: 7497540
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus for recording an image on a recording medium using colored ink and clear ink, comprising: an ink dot arrangement data generator for generating colored ink dot arrangement data concerning arrangement of dots of the colored ink on the recording medium; a colored ink amount calculator for calculating an amount of the colored ink in a predetermined print area composed of X×Y pixels from the colored ink dot arrangement data, where X and Y are positive integers satisfying X×Y≧2; a clear ink amount calculator for calculating an amount of the clear ink in the predetermined print area from the amount of the colored ink in the predetermined print area calculated by the colored ink amount calculator; and a clear ink arranger for arranging dots of the clear ink in the predetermined print area, wherein the clear ink arranger comprises a plurality of clear ink arrangement order patterns, and when a preset condition is realized, the clear ink arranger selects one of the clear ink arrangement order patterns according to the preset condition and arranges the dots of the clear ink in the predetermined print area.