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- Patent Title: Image processing apparatus and image forming apparatus that forms an image using an electrophotographic process
- Patent Title (中): 使用电子照相方法形成图像的图像处理装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13478386Application Date: 2012-05-23
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Publication No.: US08824007B2Publication Date: 2014-09-02
- Inventor: Toshiyuki Yamada
- Applicant: Toshiyuki Yamada
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2011-128641 20110608
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00

Abstract:
A texture processing unit obtains smoothness information from a paper type specifying unit or a smoothness measuring device, and a lookup table is selected corresponding to the smoothness. An image area division unit divides off image signals of a predetermined hue area from among converted image signals. Predetermined hue area refers to a hue area in which, among multiple areas of different hues, a toner transfer failure tends to occur at concave portions that exist on a printing surface of a printing medium. The image signal processing unit applies the lookup table selected by the texture processing unit on the image signals that have been divided off, thereby increasing the toner amounts at concave portions.
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