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Granted Patent B2
US 12,591,398 · App. 18/520,134 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Ink jet system

Inventors: Akira Miyagishi (Shiojiri, JP); Nobuaki Ito (Suwa, JP); Toshiro Murayama (Fujimi-Machi, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 12,591,398
App. No.
18/520,134
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ink jet system includes a recording device on which a head unit that ejects ink is mounted, the recording device performing recording on a recording medium, a processing device connected to the recording device and performing a data process for causing the recording device to perform recording, and a server connectable to either the recording device or the processing device, wherein either the recording device or the processing device includes a receiver that receives a control parameter from the server, a controller that controls an ejection operation for ejecting ink from the head unit based on the control parameter, and a reception unit that receives evaluation information indicating an evaluation result obtained by causing a user to perform evaluation on one or a plurality of evaluation items of the control parameter in N levels of three or more after the ejection operation.

Claims (66)

1 . An ink jet system comprising:

a recording device on which a head unit that ejects ink is mounted, the recording device performing recording on a recording medium;

a processing device connected to the recording device and performing a data process for causing the recording device to perform recording; and

a server connectable to either the recording device or the processing device, wherein

either the recording device or the processing device includes

a receiver that receives a control parameter from the server,

a controller that controls an ejection operation for ejecting ink from the head unit based on the control parameter,

a display unit that displays an evaluation input window having a function that a user can perform evaluation on a first evaluation item in N (N is three or more) levels, the first evaluation item being to evaluate the control parameter, and

a reception unit that receives an evaluation result by the user via the evaluation input window after the ejecting operation.

2 . The ink jet system according to claim 1 , wherein

either the recording device or the processing device further includes

a first transmitter that transmits use condition information related to a use condition of the head unit to the server, and wherein

the server determines the control parameter according to the use condition information transmitted from the first transmitter to transmit the control parameter to the receiver.

3 . The ink jet system according to claim 2 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a type of the head unit.

4 . The ink jet system according to claim 2 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a type of ink ejected by the head unit.

5 . The ink jet system according to claim 2 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a type of the recording medium.

6 . The ink jet system according to claim 2 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a temperature in a use environment of the head unit.

7 . The ink jet system according to claim 1 , wherein

the head unit includes a drive element, and wherein

the control parameter is a parameter related to a drive signal applied to the drive element.

8 . The ink jet system of claim 1 , wherein

the processing device generates recording data used for recording by executing an image process on image data as the data process, and wherein

the control parameter is a parameter related to the image process.

9 . The ink jet system according to claim 1 , wherein

either the recording device or the processing device further includes

a second transmitter that transmits the evaluation result received by the reception unit to the server.

10 . The ink jet system according to claim 1 , wherein

the evaluation input window further has a function that the user can perform evaluation on a second evaluation item in N (N is three or more) levels, the second evaluation item being to evaluate the control parameter and to differ from the first evaluation item.

11 . The ink jet system according to claim 1 , wherein comprising:

the display unit further displays a selection image for causing the user to select whether to evaluate the control parameter after the ejection operation, wherein

the reception unit further receives the evaluation result when receiving information indicating that the user evaluates the control parameter as a result of an operation by the user according to the selection image, and

the reception unit does not receive the evaluation result when receiving information indicating that the user does not evaluate the control parameter as a result of an operation by the user according to the selection image.

12 . An ink jet system comprising:

a recording device on which a head unit that ejects ink is mounted, the recording device performing recording on a recording medium;

a processing device connected to the recording device and performing a data process for causing the recording device to perform recording; and

a server connectable to either the recording device or the processing device, wherein

either the recording device or the processing device includes

a receiver that receives a control parameter from the server,

a controller that controls an ejection operation for ejecting ink from the head unit based on the control parameter,

a display unit that displays an evaluation input window having a function that user can perform evaluation on a first evaluation item and second evaluation item individually, the first evaluation item being to evaluate the control parameter, and the second evaluation item being to evaluate the control parameter and to differ from the first evaluation item, and

a reception unit that receives an evaluation result by the user via the evaluation input window after the ejection operation.

13 . The ink jet system according to claim 12 , wherein

either the recording device or the processing device further includes

a first transmitter that transmits use condition information related to a use condition of the head unit to the server, wherein

the server determines the control parameter according to the use condition information transmitted from the first transmitter to transmit the control parameter to the receiver.

14 . The ink jet system according to claim 13 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a type of the head unit.

15 . The ink jet system according to claim 13 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a type of ink ejected by the head unit.

16 . The ink jet system according to claim 13 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a type of the recording medium.

17 . The ink jet system according to claim 13 , wherein

the use condition information includes information about a temperature in a use environment of the head unit.

18 . The ink jet system according to claim 12 , wherein

the head unit includes a drive element, and wherein

the control parameter is a parameter related to a drive signal applied to the drive element.

19 . The ink jet system of claim 12 , wherein

the processing device generates recording data used for recording by executing an image process on image data as the data process, and wherein

the control parameter is a parameter related to the image process.

20 . The ink jet system according to claim 12 , wherein

either the recording device or the processing device further includes

a second transmitter that transmits the evaluation result received by the reception unit to the server.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2023
From: MIYAGISHI, AKIRA; ITO, NOBUAKI; MURAYAMA, TOSHIRO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-190459 · Nov 29, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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