Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and method for discriminating whether a document is in full color or monochromatic color
- Patent Title (中): 用于鉴别文档是全色还是单色的图像形成装置和方法
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Application No.: US12041003Application Date: 2008-03-03
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Publication No.: US07903992B2Publication Date: 2011-03-08
- Inventor: Tomokazu Sakabe
- Applicant: Tomokazu Sakabe
- 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: Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Priority: JP2007-67326 20070315
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus for judging, on the basis of image information, whether an image to be printed is a monochromatic image or a full color image, deciding, at the beginning of a job, a separation mode for the monochromatic image and a contact mode for the full color image, deciding, after a predetermined condition is satisfied on the basis of previous result information of the concerned job, the contact mode for both monochromatic images and full color images, and printing the images in the decided mode.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080226328A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD Public/Granted day:2008-09-18
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