1. An apparatus for setting mist reduction conditions for reducing ink mist caused by ink ejection from a print head, comprising:
means for acquiring printing conditions related to an amount of generated ink mist that scatters in a printer mounted with the print head; and
means for setting a quantization threshold corresponding to the acquired printing conditions,
wherein the quantization threshold is set to control a degree of reducing the ink mist, and
wherein the quantization threshold is a threshold for execution of quantization processing of image data for printing an image.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the apparatus is comprised of the printer for printing on a print medium on the basis of the quantization threshold set by the setting means.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the apparatus is comprised of an external device connected to the printer for printing on a print medium on the basis of the quantization threshold set by the setting means.
4. An ink jet printing method for printing an image on a print medium by use of a print head which ejects ink, comprising:
an acquiring step for acquiring printing conditions related to an amount of generated ink mist that scatters in a printer mounted with the print head; and
a setting step for setting a quantization threshold corresponding to the acquired printing conditions,
wherein the quantization threshold is set to control a degree of reducing the ink mist, and
wherein the quantization threshold is a threshold for execution of quantization processing of image data for printing an image.
5. A system including an ink jet printer which prints an image on a print medium by use of a print head which ejects ink, and an external device connected to the printer, wherein the external device comprises:
means for acquiring printing conditions related to an amount of generated ink mist that scatters in the printer mounted with the print head; and
means for setting a quantization threshold corresponding to the acquired printing conditions, wherein the quantization threshold is set to control a degree of reducing the ink mist, and wherein the quantization threshold is a threshold for execution of quantization processing of image data for printing an image.
6. A computer-readable storage medium retrievably storing a computer program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute a method for setting a mist reduction condition for reducing ink mist caused by ink ejection from a print head, the method comprising the steps of:
an acquiring step for acquiring printing conditions related to an amount of generated ink mist that scatters in a printer mounted with the print head; and
a setting step for setting a quantization threshold corresponding to the acquired printing conditions,
wherein the quantization threshold is set to control a degree of reducing the ink mist, and
wherein the quantization threshold is a threshold for execution of quantization processing of image data for printing an image.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A single box gabion comprising a plurality of interconnected side walls, each side wall comprising at least one substantially closed side wall element panel, wherein each substantially closed side wall element panel is manufactured of a rigid sheet material,
wherein the substantially closed side wall element panel is provided with means for connecting the substantially closed side wall element panel pivotally to a neighbouring side wall element panel, thus allowing the gabion to fold for storage or transport from the fully erected and connected condition without detaching any panels from one another; and
wherein said substantially closed side wall element panel is effective in preventing a gabion fill material from falling through the side wall without the aid of a gabion lining material.
2. (canceled)
3. The gabion according to claim 1, wherein the rigid sheet material has a rigidity that is sufficient to prevent excessive bulging of the side wall element panel when the gabion is filled with a fill material.
4. The gabion according to claim 1, wherein the hinge receiving means are provided on a region of the closed panel of greater thickness than an adjacent region of the panel.
5. The gabion according to claim 4, wherein the relatively greater thickness of the hinge receiving means section of the panel helps to prevent tearing of the panel by the hinge member in use of the gabion when the side walls of the gabion act to restrain the gabion fill material.
6. The gabion according to claim 4, wherein the region of the closed panel of relatively greater thickness is provided at or in the region of an interconnection edge of the closed panel.
7. The gabion according to claim 6, wherein the region of relatively greater thickness is an elongate panel region alongside or at the interconnection edge.
8. The gabion according to claim 7, wherein the elongate panel section of relatively greater thickness is provided by a folded over edge section of the substantially closed panel.
9. The gabion according to claim 8, wherein the corners of the panel at either or both ends of the edge being folded are removable so that they can be removed prior to folding in order to facilitate the folding over of the panel.
10. The gabion according to claim 1, further comprising a top panel that functions as a lid of the single box gabion.
11. The gabion according to claim 10, wherein the top panel is a substantially closed panel.
12. The gabion according to claim 1, wherein the hinge receiving means comprises one or more apertures in the panel and means for covering or blocking the one or more apertures to prevent or hinder a gabion fill material from escaping through said one or more apertures.
13. The gabion according to claim 1, further comprising coupling means to couple to another single box gabion.
14. The gabion according to claim 1, wherein the pivotal connection between neighbouring side wall element panels is achieved by providing a coil member helically threaded through a plurality of apertures along the interconnecting edges of the neighbouring side wall element panels.
15. The gabion according to claim 1, wherein each substantially closed panel having releasable interconnections which when released allow the side wall element panels to open with respect to the gabion to allow access from the side of the gabion to any contents of the gabion compartments.
16. A modular gabion structure, comprising a plurality of single box gabions of claim 1.
17. A method for deploying the foldable single box gabion according to claim 1, comprising transporting a folded gabion to a deployment site, unfolding the gabion and filling the gabion with a fill material.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the fill material is selected from the group consisting of sand, earth, soil, stones, rocks, rubble, concrete, debris, snow, ice and combinations of two or more thereof.
19. The method of claim 17, further comprising coupling the unfolded single box gabion to another unfolded single box gabion.