Patent ID: 8465115
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B41J,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus configured to record an image on a recording medium using a recording head having a plurality of recording chips that are equipped with recording element arrays, wherein the recording chips are arranged in a direction parallel to the recording element arrays, wherein a part of the image on the recording medium is formed by overlapping images recorded by connected portions that are parts of the different recording tips, the image recording apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from image data, gradation information in a region corresponding to a connected portion; a setting unit configured to set, based on the gradation information, control information for controlling recording rates of respective recording elements of the plurality of recording chips; and a generation unit configured to, according to the set control information, generate, from the image data, dot data for respective recording elements of the plurality of recording chips.