Abstract: PURPOSE: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid with good reproducibility, wherein crystallization is enhanced, it is unnecessary to add seed crystals which may affect the number of grains and a size of the crystals, and graining conditions are stable. CONSTITUTION: The present invention is a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid, wherein the method comprises steps of preparing a liquid supersaturated with sugar; and applying a shearing force to the liquid, characterized in that the step of applying the shearing force comprises exerting a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure on the liquid to make the liquid pass through a narrow space.

Abstract: PURPOSE: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid with good reproducibility, wherein crystallization is enhanced, it is unnecessary to add seed crystals which may affect the number of grains and a size of the crystals, and graining conditions are stable. CONSTITUTION: The present invention is a method for producing a sugar crystal-containing liquid, wherein the method comprises steps of preparing a liquid supersaturated with sugar; and applying a shearing force to the liquid, characterized in that the step of applying the shearing force comprises exerting a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure on the liquid to make the liquid pass through a narrow space.

Abstract: A printing control device that specifies to a printing apparatus a coloring material volume set which is a combination of usage amounts of coloring materials when the printing apparatus executes printing by depositing a plurality of coloring materials onto a recording medium, including: a print data acquisition unit that acquires print data of pixels having an information area for storing an index associated with the coloring material volume set; a color conversion unit that acquires the coloring material volume set corresponding to the index stored in the pixel; and a printing control unit that executes printing by specifying to the printing apparatus the coloring material volume set acquired by the color conversion unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an obtaining unit, a printing unit and a consideration request unit. The obtaining unit is configured and arranged to obtain image data of an object and target spectral characteristics information relating to the object. The printing unit is configured and arranged to print an image of the object according to the image data, and to print at least one color patch using the target spectral characteristics information while the color patch is associated with the image.

Abstract: A printing control device that specifies to a printing apparatus a coloring material volume set which is a combination of usage amounts of coloring materials when the printing apparatus executes printing by depositing a plurality of coloring materials onto a recording medium, including: a print data acquisition unit that acquires print data of pixels having an information area for storing an index associated with the coloring material volume set; a color conversion unit that acquires the coloring material volume set corresponding to the index stored in the pixel; and a printing control unit that executes printing by specifying to the printing apparatus the coloring material volume set acquired by the color conversion unit.

Abstract: A print control device that controls execution of a printing operation for a printing medium, includes an instruction information acquiring unit that acquires an image of a printing instruction medium and acquires image modification instruction information and printing medium instruction information according to the image; an image modification unit that modifies an image data to be printed based on at least the image modification instruction information; and a printing instruction unit that is operable of issuing a printing instruction so that a printing of the image data is carried out on the printing medium specified based on the printing medium instruction information.

Abstract: A data converter 14 converts a spooled print control code into a display data of a predetermined structure. The converted data is displayed on a displaying device. The user checks the displayed data. When the data is to be edited, the user designates the region to be edited and inputs contents of the change. In accordance with the change contents, a data edit controller 15 changes the display data. A data inverse converter 16 converts the changed display data into the structure of the original print control code, and restores the converted data into a spool file 13. The print control code which is restored is read out by a despooler 17, and then transferred to a printing device through transfer controlling means.

Abstract: An ink jet printer with a double-side printing function enables to print page images at a proper position on both surfaces of a cut paper, is provided. When feeding the cut paper A having an image printed on the front surface, the feeding roller 407 is rotated in the direction C1 to feed the cut paper A and simultaneously the registering rollers 410a, 410b are rotated in the direction D1 to push back the cut paper. In addition, the double-side printing is easily realized in both of the cases where the ink jet printer with the double-side printing function is connected to the host, and where the ink jet printer without double-side printing function is connected to the host by having the host make an inquiry of the printer whether or not double-side printing is available (step 6). Based on the results of the inquiry, printing commands are generated and sent to the printer.

Abstract: According to the present invention, document data containing both draw data and image data can properly and efficiently be converted into image data. There is provided a CMYK conversion unit 113 comprising an area unit converting section 1134 and a pixel unit converting section 1135. The area unit converting section switches color conversion tables between LUT 134 and LUT 135 at every area, depending upon sort of draw object contained in the area, for an area except area containing both draw data and image data of RGB image data, thereby converting RGB image data into CMYK image data. The pixel unit converting section switches color conversion tables between LUT 134 and LUT 135 at every pixel, depending upon sort of draw object indicated by the pixel, for an area containing both draw data and image data of RGB image data, thereby converting RGB image data into CMYK image data.

Abstract: A method of the present invention first stores color image data for an area corresponding to a height of entire nozzles in the sub scanning direction that are used during color printing into a line selection process buffer BF12. Then, the method selects color image data for printing-subject lines subject to recording of ink dots during a single main scan from the buffer BF12. In addition, the method performs on the color image data the color conversion process and the dither process in the printing resolution to create dot data representing recording states of ink dots in print pixels on the printing-subject lines, and then stores the dot data into a buffer BF14.

Abstract: A specific image is first recorded according to a plurality of dot recording schemes which have an identical resolution and which are different at least in sub-scan feed operations. Then a desired dot recording scheme is selected corresponding to a desired recorded image which has been selected out of a plurality of recorded images recorded according to the plurality of dot recording schemes, and scheme selection information for specifying the desired dot recording scheme is stored into a rewritable non-volatile memory. In actual image recording, the scheme selection information stored in the non-volatile memory is read out, and a desired image is recorded on a recording medium according to the desired dot recording scheme specified by the scheme selection information.

Abstract: A specific image is first recorded according to a plurality of dot recording schemes which have an identical resolution and which are different at least in sub-scan feed operations. Then a desired dot recording scheme is selected corresponding to a desired recorded image which has been selected out of a plurality of recorded images recorded according to the plurality of dot recording schemes, and scheme selection information for specifying the desired dot recording scheme is stored into a rewritable non-volatile memory. In actual image recording, the scheme selection information stored in the non-volatile memory is read out, and a desired image is recorded on a recording medium according to the desired dot recording scheme specified by the scheme selection information.

Abstract: A specific image is first recorded according to a plurality of dot recording schemes which have an identical resolution and which are different at least in sub-scan feed operations. Then a desired dot recording scheme is selected corresponding to a desired recorded image which has been selected out of a plurality of recorded images recorded according to the plurality of dot recording schemes, and scheme selection information for specifying the desired dot recording scheme is stored into a rewritable non-volatile memory. In actual image recording, the scheme selection information stored in the non-volatile memory is read out, and a desired image is recorded on a recording medium according to the desired dot recording scheme specified by the scheme selection information.