Patent ID: 9007653
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B41J,G06K

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for printing an image on a unit area of print medium by using a colored ink and clear liquid according to image data of the image corresponding to the unit area, the image processing apparatus comprising: a generation unit configured to, on a basis of the image data corresponding to the unit area, generate multivalued color data corresponding to the colored ink, and first multivalued data and second multivalued data that correspond to the clear liquid; a binarization unit configured to binarize the multivalued color data to generate binary color data, binarize the first multivalued data to generate first binary data, and binarize the second multivalued data to generate second binary data; and a determination unit configured to determine timings to print the colored ink and the clear liquid on the print medium, respectively, according to the binary color data, the first binary data, and the second binary data, wherein the determination unit is further configured to determine the timings to print the colored ink and the clear liquid on the print medium such that: (i) printing of the clear liquid according to the first binary data is performed at a timing before printing of the colored ink according to the binary color data is performed, and (ii) after the printing of the colored ink according to the binary color data and the printing of the clear liquid according to the first binary data on the print medium have been performed, printing of the clear liquid according to the second binary data is performed.