JP2009292011A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (12)

Ink ribbon winding means for winding the ink ribbon supplied from the supply-side bobbin on the winding-side bobbin, and a thermal head, and the ink carried on the ink ribbon supplied from the supply-side bobbin, A printing device that prints an image by transferring the paper onto the paper by driving the heating elements arranged in the main scanning direction of the thermal head while transporting the paper in the sub-scanning direction,
Acquisition means for acquiring image data and print setting information of an image to be printed;
The image data and is generated based on the print setting information, the on printing data of the print area where the image is transferred to the sheet, the correction data definitive in the region outside the printing region a both end portions of the ink ribbon Adding, generating print data, and having a control means for driving the thermal head based on the generated print data,
The control device adds correction data according to at least one of an environmental temperature, a head temperature, a remaining amount of ink ribbon, and a paper size.   The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit adds correction data to a range corresponding to the paper size. The control means prints correction data generated using a filter according to at least one of environmental temperature, head temperature, remaining amount of ink ribbon, and paper size at both ends of the ink ribbon. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing apparatus is added to an area outside the area. The control unit adds data based on image data at both ends of the print area, and the added data corresponds to at least one of environmental temperature, head temperature, ink ribbon remaining amount, and paper size. The printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein correction data is generated by applying a filter.   When the width of the thermal head in the main scanning direction is A, the width of the ink ribbon is B, the width of the paper is C, and the width of the printing area is D, the relationship of A> B> C ≧ D is established. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing apparatus is a printer. Ink ribbon take-up means for winding the ink ribbon supplied from the supply-side bobbin around the take-up-side bobbin, and a thermal head, and the ink carried on the ink ribbon supplied from the supply-side bobbin to the paper A method of controlling a printing apparatus that prints an image by driving the heating elements arranged in the main scanning direction of the thermal head while transferring them in the sub-scanning direction, and transferring them to the paper.
An acquisition step of acquiring image data and print setting information of an image to be printed;
The image data and is generated based on the print setting information, the on printing data of the print area where the image is transferred to the sheet, the correction data definitive in the region outside the printing region a both end portions of the ink ribbon Adding, generating print data, and driving the thermal head based on the generated print data,
In the control step, correction data is added according to at least one of an environmental temperature, a head temperature, a remaining amount of ink ribbon, and a paper size.   The method according to claim 6, wherein in the control step, correction data is added to a range corresponding to the paper size. In the control step, correction data generated using a filter corresponding to at least one of environmental temperature, head temperature, remaining amount of ink ribbon, and paper size is printed at both ends of the ink ribbon and printed 8. The method of controlling a printing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the printing apparatus is added to an area outside the area. In the control step, data based on image data at both ends of the print area is added, and the added data corresponds to at least one of environmental temperature, head temperature, remaining amount of ink ribbon, and paper size. The method according to claim 8, wherein the correction data is generated by applying a filter.   When the width of the thermal head in the main scanning direction is A, the width of the ink ribbon is B, the width of the paper is C, and the width of the printing area is D, the relationship of A> B> C ≧ D is established. The method for controlling a printing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the printing apparatus has a control method.   A program for causing a computer of a printing apparatus to execute the control method according to any one of claims 6 to 10.   A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer of a printing apparatus to execute the control method according to claim 6.