Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus using decolorable and non-decolorable toner for printing acquired images
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Application No.: US15832260Application Date: 2017-12-05
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Publication No.: US10250769B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Makoto Hibino
- Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA , TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Kim & Stewart LLP
- Priority: JP2015-232934 20151130
- Main IPC: G03G15/01
- IPC: G03G15/01 ; G03G15/00 ; H04N1/00 ; H04N1/23 ; H04N1/60 ; G06K9/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a reading unit, an image forming unit, and a controller. The reading unit is configured to acquire image data by reading an image on a first sheet. The image forming unit is configure to form an image from the image data on a second sheet using a first color material and a second color material. The controller is configured to perform text recognition on the image data, cause the image forming unit to form text from the image data on the second sheet using the second color material, and cause the image forming unit to form portions of the image data other than the text on the second sheet using the first color material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180097955A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING DECOLORABLE AND NON-DECOLORABLE TONER FOR PRINTING ACQUIRED IMAGES Public/Granted day:2018-04-05
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