Patent ID: 7699460
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus for performing a printing operation without leaving a margin at an end of a print medium by ejecting ink from printing means; comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive first print data of a larger size than that of the print medium; a transport unit configured to transport the print medium in a transport direction; a front end detection unit configured to detect a front end of the print medium, the front end detection unit being located upstream of the printing means in the transport direction; a lateral end detection unit configured to detect a lateral end of the print medium, the lateral end detection unit being movable in a direction crossing the transport direction; a generating unit configured to generate second print data of a smaller size than that of the first print data by selecting a part of the first print data received by the receiving unit based on a detection result of the front end of detection unit and a detection result of the lateral end detection unit; and a driving unit configured to drive the printing means to execute the printing operation based on the second print data generated by the generating unit.