Patent ID: 7950763

Claim:
A method for recording an image based on image data in a recording region of a recording medium being transported in a predetermined transportation direction, the method comprising: forming a first reference mark in a recordable region, including the recording region of the recording medium, using a first colored liquid containing a water-soluble colorant and water; supplying an uncolored liquid containing no colorant uniformly over the entire recordable region of the recording medium after the first reference mark is formed; forming a second reference mark in the recordable region of the recording medium using a second colored liquid containing a water-soluble colorant and water; detecting the amount of misalignment between the first reference mark and the second reference mark; calculating the total amount of water to be used to record the image based on the image data on the recording medium for each unit area of the recording region of the recording medium; calculating a difference between a predetermined amount of liquid and the calculated amount of water for each unit area as the amount of uncolored liquid to be supplied for each unit area; supplying the calculated amount of uncolored liquid and the first colored liquid including the calculated amount of water onto the recording region of the recording medium; and supplying the second colored liquid to positions where at least one of the first colored liquid and the uncolored liquid has been supplied in the recording region of the recording medium such that the detected amount of misalignment is corrected.