Patent ID: 8702187

Claim:
A droplet discharge device comprising: a base member that supports a holding platform that holds a medium at a predetermined medium holding position; a droplet discharge unit that discharges droplets; a relative movement unit that moves the droplet discharge unit relative to the medium, while the medium is held against the holding platform that is supported by the base member; a holding-platform information acquiring unit that acquires holding platform information for identifying the holding platform and support position information relating to a support position of the holding platform mounted on the base member; and a discharge control unit that controls movement of the droplet discharge unit by the relative movement unit and discharge of the droplets from the droplet discharge unit, based on information relating to the holding platform identified in the holding platform information acquired from the holding-platform information acquiring unit, the support position information acquired by the holding-platform information acquiring unit, and information relating to an intended pattern, to cause the droplets to adhere to a surface of the medium held at the predetermined medium holding position to form the intended pattern.