18890010. PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
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TAKAHIRO Fujimura of Saitama JP
KENICHI Yoshida of Kanagawa JP
PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18890010 titled 'PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided is a technique which, if external supply of electric power to a printing apparatus that can be driven with electric power stored therein stops, can reduce the effect of the stoppage on printing at the next activation. The printing apparatus includes: a connection unit configured to connect to an external power source; an electric power storage unit configured to store electric power supplied from the external power source through the connection unit; a printing unit configured to perform printing by ejecting an ink onto a print medium conveyed by a conveyance unit; a recovery unit configured to perform a recovery operation of maintaining or restoring an ink ejection characteristic of the printing unit; and a control unit configured to execute the recovery operation according to an amount of electric power stored in the electric power storage unit after the supply of electric power from the external power source stops.