Patent ID: 8444246
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a printing unit having an inkjet head configured to print an image on a surface of a printing medium; a drying unit configured to dry the printing medium after the image is printed on the surface of the printing medium using the inkjet head; a humidification unit configured to humidify the printing medium after the printing medium is dried by the drying unit, wherein the humidification unit includes a mechanism to separate a carrying component for carrying the printing medium from the surface of the printing medium on which the image is printed; a colorimetric unit configured to perform colorimetry of the image on the surface of the printing medium after the printing medium is humidified by the humidification unit; a calibration unit configured to calibrate printing properties for performing printing with the inkjet head, on the basis of the result of colorimetry by the colorimetric unit; and a control unit configured to control the humidification unit such that (i) the mechanism separates the carrying component from the surface of the printing medium, (ii) the printing medium is humidified for a predetermined time while the carrying component is separated from the surface of the printing medium, and (iii) the mechanism causes the carrying component to contact the surface of the printing medium after the printing medium is humidified.