Patent ID: 8581947
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A printer comprising: a thermal head configured to heat a ribbon and to thermally transfer color ink and transparent laminate material from the ribbon onto a recording medium; a first storage section configured to store first energization data for thermally transferring the color ink onto the recording medium; a second storage section configured to store second energization data for thermally transferring the laminate material onto the recording medium; an energization controlling section configured to energize the thermal head to thermally transfer the color ink onto the recording medium in accordance with the first energization data; and a correction section configured to acquire correction data for correcting the second energization data in accordance with a residual heat of the thermal head, which remains after the color ink is thermally transferred in accordance with the first energization data, to correct the second energization data stored in the second storage section with the correction data, and to produce corrected energization data, wherein the energization controlling section energizes the thermal head to thermally transfer the transparent laminate material onto the recording medium in accordance with the corrected energization data.