Patent ID: 8632146
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus for printing using a plurality of inks, the printing apparatus comprising: a printing head configured to apply the inks including at least a light-blocking ink, a specialty gloss ink, and a color ink as the inks; and a control unit configured to control the printing head in at least one of a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being for applying the inks onto a printing medium having light-diffusing properties in the order of the light-blocking ink, the specialty gloss ink over the light-blocking ink, and the color ink over the specialty gloss ink, the second mode being for applying the inks onto a printing medium having light-transmissive properties in the order of the color ink, the specialty gloss ink over the color ink, and the light-blocking ink over the specialty gloss ink.