Patent ID: 9079425
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A print control method for printing a plurality of images on a continuous sheet, the method comprising: obtaining information about the continuous sheet to be used, the information representing a location of a unique portion unsuitable for image printing that exists on the continuous sheet and a degree of influence of the unique portion in printing, the degree of influence of the unique portion which the obtained information represents being one of a plurality of degrees; determining, if the unique portion exists on an opposite sheet surface to a first sheet surface in which the plurality of images is printed, whether the degree of influence of the unique portion which the obtained information represents is a degree to which performing of printing is affected in the first sheet surface of the continuous sheet; causing a print unit not to perform printing in an area of the first sheet surface corresponding to the unique portion in the opposite sheet surface in a case where it is determined that the degree of influence of the unique portion which the obtained information represents is the degree to which performing printing is affected in the first sheet surface of the continuous sheet; and causing the print unit to perform printing in the area of the first sheet surface corresponding to the unique portion in the opposite sheet surface in a case where it is determined that the degree of influence of the unique portion which the obtained information represents is a degree to which performing of printing is not affected in the first sheet surface of the continuous sheet.