Patent ID: 6151038
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
An ink-jet image recording apparatus employing a plurality of scannable ink-jet heads, each of which ejects a different color of ink onto a recording medium to thereby record a color image, in accordance with record data, comprising:scanning means for performing scanning by said ink-jet heads with respect to the recording medium;setting means for setting a recording mode in which an image is recorded by performing scanning a plurality of times with respect to a same area of the recording medium by said scanning means; andcontrol means for determining an ink-jet head to be used in each of the plurality of times of scanning in accordance with the record data corresponding to the color image to be recorded, and for controlling said scanning means in performing recording operation using the determined ink-jet head, when said recording mode is set by said setting means,wherein said control means determines an amount of each color of ink to be elected onto a same area of the recording medium in accordance with recording data for recording the color image, and determines the ink-jet head to be used in each of the plurality of times of scanning in accordance with the amount of each color of ink so that at least one of the ink-jet heads performs recording.