Patent ID: 9085188
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus comprising: a printing unit configured to form an image based on image data on a surface of a recording medium by ejecting ink from a print head; a reading unit configured to read the surface where the image is formed; a control unit configured to determine a type of stain based on the read data obtained by the reading unit; and a recovery unit configured to perform a recovery process for the print head, wherein the control unit is further configured to cause a notification that a recovery operation by a user is required in a case where it is determined that the type of stain is a first type for which the recovery operation by the user is required, and to cause the recovery unit to perform the recovery process for the print head in a case where it is determined that the type of stain is a second type for which the recovery operation by the user is not required.