Patent ID: 6322197
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B41J,G06K

Abstract:
A printing method of performing printing on a printing medium by using a first printhead having a plurality of printing elements and a second printhead having a plurality of printing elements for performing printing of the same color as that performed by said first printhead, comprising:a first print step of scanning said first printhead;a second print step of scanning said first printhead in a direction opposite to the scanning direction in the first print step;a third print step of scanning said second printhead;a fourth print step of scanning said second printhead in a direction opposite to the scanning direction in the third print step; anda convey step of conveying the printing medium by a half width of a band between the first and the second print steps, and between the third and the fourth print steps;wherein an image on each line of all image data to be printed on the printing medium is formed through the first to fourth print steps.