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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image printing system configured such that two-dimensional image quality non-uniformity in a printed document is minimally suppressed. SOLUTION: This system includes: a marking engine (112) configured such that a toner image is printed on an image support face (10) moving in a processing direction, having a toner developing system; a linear array sensor (212) close to the image support face, extending in a crossing processing direction, and configured such that the toner image on the image support face is scanned; an image analyzer (164) configured such that the two-dimensional image quality non-uniformity in the toner image is detected; and a controller (214) configured such that at least one control parameter of the toner developing system is controlled based on the two-dimensional image quality non-uniformity in the toner image detected by the image analyzer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect a transparent overcoat composition to be used for protecting an image.SOLUTION: The transparent overcoat composition containing ultraviolet absorption additives is given, the transparent overcoat composition is applied to an ink-based image or a toner-based image on a base material containing optical brighteners, and the overcoated image is exposed to an ultraviolet source. Thus, the optical brighteners in the base material is activated to create a contrast image, activation is evaluated with respect to the overcoated image by using an image sensor, and the presence of ultraviolet absorption additives is detected.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for determining a position of an adjustable paper feed tray lateral guide in an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: The method includes: a step of detecting a size of an indicator body 350 with a continuously varying inclined shape; a step of determining the position of the adjustable paper feed tray lateral guide 340 of one of paper feed trays 170 based on the detected size of the indicator body with the continuously varying inclined shape; and a step of outputting the determined position of the adjustable paper feed tray lateral guide of the one of paper feed trays to a user interface of the image forming apparatus.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small spectrophotometer of low cost for performing color measurements of an output printed matter in-line. SOLUTION: In a system 300, a collimating lens is not arranged between a refractive index distribution type lens 304 and a linear and adjustable filter 306, and the linear and adjustable filter 306 is separated from a linear sensor 308 by a clearance G. An irradiation device 301 has a light beam irradiated toward a toner image 302A on an image support surface 302. The linear sensor 308 receives the light beam reflected from the toner image 302A on the image support surface 302. The light beam reflected from the toner image 302A on the image support surface 302 is turned to the linear sensor 308 by the refractive index distribution type lens 304. The refractive index distribution type lens 304 is arranged between the image support surface 302 and the linear and adjustable filter 306. The linear and adjustable filter 306 is arranged between the linear sensor 308 and the refractive index distribution type lens 304. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT