Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge method

1. A liquid discharge apparatus to discharge liquid onto a recording medium while being moved by a user, the liquid discharge apparatus comprising:

a head configured to discharge liquid to print an image on the recording medium according to image data;

a sensor configured to detect movement of the liquid discharge apparatus in a predetermined period and output movement information of the liquid discharge apparatus, the movement information including at least one of a movement amount and an angular velocity;

a heater configured to heat the head;

a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the head; and

circuitry configured to:

instruct liquid discharge from the head based on the image data and the movement information from the sensor;

detect floating of the liquid discharge apparatus based on a detection result generated by the sensor; and

control heating of the head based on a result of detection of the floating.

2. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is configured to detect a user operation and an occurrence of standby time based on the movement information from the sensor, the standby time in which the user operation is not performed, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to control the heating of the head based on a detection of the user operation and the occurrence of standby time.

3. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the circuitry is configured to start the heating of the head in response to a detection of the user operation.

4. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is configured to stop the heating of the head in response to a detection of the floating.

5. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry is configured to control the heating of the head in a first control stage with a first target temperature and a second control stage with a second target temperature different from the first target temperature.

6. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first target temperature is lower than the second target temperature, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to execute the first control stage prior to the second control stage.

7. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising a notification device configured to issue a notification to notify a user of an operable state of the liquid discharge apparatus in response to a detection that the temperature of the head has reached the first target temperature during the first control stage of the circuitry.

8. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the notification includes at least one of light emitting diode lighting, light emitting diode blinking, buzzer sound, and an indication on a display of a device from which the image data is transmitted.

9. A liquid discharge apparatus to discharge liquid onto a recording medium while being moved by a user, the liquid discharge apparatus comprising:

a head configured to discharge liquid to print an image on the recording medium according to image data;

a sensor configured to detect movement of the liquid discharge apparatus in a predetermined period and output movement information of the liquid discharge apparatus, the movement information including at least one of a movement amount and an angular velocity of the liquid discharge apparatus;

a heater configured to heat the head;

a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the head; and

circuitry configured to:

instruct liquid discharge from the head based on the image data and the movement information from the sensor;

detect a user operation and an occurrence of standby time based on the movement information from the sensor, the standby time in which the user operation is not performed; and

control heating of the head based on a detection of the user operation and the occurrence of standby time.

10. The liquid discharge apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the circuitry is configured to start the heating of the head in response to a detection of the user operation.

11. A liquid discharge method executed by a liquid discharge apparatus to discharge liquid onto a recording medium while being moved by a user, the method comprising:

discharging liquid, with a head, to form an image on the recording medium according to image data

detecting, with a sensor, movement of the liquid discharge apparatus in a predetermined period to output movement information of the liquid discharge apparatus, the movement information including at least one of a movement amount and an angular velocity;

heating the head;

detecting a temperature of the head;

instructing liquid discharge based on the image data and the movement information;

detecting floating of the liquid discharge apparatus based on a detection result generated by the sensor; and

controlling the heating of the head based on a result of the detecting the floating.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting a user operation and determining an occurrence of standby time in which the user operation is not performed; and

controlling the heating of the head based on a result of the detecting the user operation and the occurrence of standby time.