Title:
PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING PAPER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/068236
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A printing apparatus having almost the same scale and function as printing apparatuses the usable maximum paper size of which is equivalent to A-4 size can print an image on a paper the size of which is larger than A-4 as necessary. A printing mechanism section (101) and a paper feed mechanism section(180) print an image according to printing data on one side of a paper which can be an expansion printing paper folded once or more times and developable after printing. The paper feed mechanism section (180) reverses a paper and feeds the reversed paper to the printing mechanism section (101). By using a printing mode selecting function of a printer driver (410), a predetermined printing mode is selected from printing modes in which the image is printed in different printing forms on the paper. A printing controller (150) for printing the image on the paper controls the operation of the printing mechanism section (101) and the paper feed mechanism section (180) according to the instruction of the selected printing mode, divides the image in a paper expansion printing mode in which the image is printed on both sides of the expansion printing paper, and prints the divided images on both sides of the expansion printing paper.
Inventors:
TERADA HIROSHI
TAJIMA NORIYUKI
HAYASHI KAZUMASA
OKAMOTO TERUTAKA
MIYASOH HIROAKI
TAJIMA NORIYUKI
HAYASHI KAZUMASA
OKAMOTO TERUTAKA
MIYASOH HIROAKI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2005/023630
Publication Date:
June 29, 2006
Filing Date:
December 22, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
TERADA HIROSHI
TAJIMA NORIYUKI
HAYASHI KAZUMASA
OKAMOTO TERUTAKA
MIYASOH HIROAKI
TERADA HIROSHI
TAJIMA NORIYUKI
HAYASHI KAZUMASA
OKAMOTO TERUTAKA
MIYASOH HIROAKI
International Classes:
B41J3/60; B41J13/00; B41J21/00; B41J29/38; G06F3/12
Foreign References:
| JP2004175014A | 2004-06-24 | |||
| JP2001211309A | 2001-08-03 | |||
| JPH10226188A | 1998-08-25 | |||
| JPH1191191A | 1999-04-06 | |||
| JPH09156180A | 1997-06-17 | |||
| JP2003098774A | 2003-04-04 | |||
| JPH0232877A | 1990-02-02 | |||
| JPH11239266A | 1999-08-31 | |||
| JP2000218887A | 2000-08-08 | |||
| JPH1044482A | 1998-02-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Washida, Kimihito (Shintoshicenter Bldg. 24-1, Tsurumaki 1-chom, Tama-shi Tokyo 34, JP)
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