Patent ID: 8052241
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: a feeding device for feeding a recording medium in a feeding direction; a plurality of recording heads, each recording head arranged along the feeding direction and extending in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the recording medium, the recording heads configured to oppose the recording medium being fed, and a control unit for controlling the recording heads, the control unit including a storage unit for storing printing cycle data for a plurality of printing cycles, for each of the printing cycles the printing cycle data includes head identifying data and head drive data, the head identifying data identifying each recording head in a corresponding predetermined positional relationship with the recording medium in the feeding direction, a drive unit for reading the printing cycle data associated with a corresponding one of the printing cycles stored in the storage unit and driving each recording head identified by the head identifying data based on the head drive data corresponding to the printing cycle data associated with the corresponding one of the printing cycles.