Patent ID: 8256866

Claim:
An ink jet recording apparatus for two-sided recording by discharging ink from a recording head to first and second surfaces of a recording medium, the ink jet recording apparatus comprising: a conveyance unit configured to convey the recording medium to reverse front and rear surfaces of the recording medium to allow the two-sided recording; a determination unit configured to determine, for each of a plurality of unit areas formed by dividing the first surface, whether an amount of ink to be discharged to each unit area is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount; and a control unit configured to control the conveyance unit and the recording head, wherein the control unit controls the conveyance unit and the recording head to discharge to a unit area, determined to be subjected to an ink discharge amount equal to or greater the predetermined amount by the determination unit, an amount of ink below the predetermined amount corresponding to a part of the amount of ink to be discharged to the unit area, thereafter to move the recording medium reversely so that the second surface faces the recording head, then to move the recording medium reversely, and to discharge a remaining part of the amount of ink to the unit area that has been subjected to an ink discharge amount below the predetermined amount.