Patent ID: 6873348
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printing method comprising: a first image printing mode that transports a first recording medium to an image forming position and forms an image to the entire surface of one side of said first recording medium at said image forming position; a second image printing mode that transports an intermediate transfer medium that temporarily holds an image to said image forming position and transports a second recording medium or said first recording medium to an image transfer position while transporting said intermediate transfer medium to said image transfer portion after forming said image on said intermediate transfer medium at said image forming position, and that transfers said image formed on said intermediate transfer medium to the entire surface of one side of a second recording medium or the other side of said first recording medium at said image transfer position; wherein image data size is varied according to said first image printing mode or said second image printing mode to form an image, and prints an image to the entire surface of at least one side of said first recording medium or said second recording medium.