Patent ID: 6752481
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink jet recording apparatus for performing recording by discharging ink from a recording head onto a recording medium based on recording data by using either of a single-side mode for effecting recording on only one side of the recording medium and a both-sides mode for effecting recording on both sides of the recording medium, said ink jet recording apparatus comprising:conversion means for converting at least a part of the recording data when the both-sides mode is selected; detection means for detecting recording data to be converted by said conversion means based on recording information including the recording data and an attribute of the recording data, wherein the detection by said detection means is performed when the both-sides mode is selected; and control means for controlling performing of recording based on at least the recording data converted by said conversion means according to the result of detection by said detection means when the both-sides mode is selected, and controlling performing of recording based on the recording data when the single-side mode is selected.