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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 09, 2017
Keita Maejima, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Nishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuho Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Maejima, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Nishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Murata, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuho Satoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided that forms an image on a sheet material based on a sheet material setting relating to the sheet material. The image forming apparatus includes an accepting unit configured to accept a selection of a sheet material type, a thickness measurement unit configured to measure a thickness of the sheet material, and a setting determination unit configured to determine the sheet material setting that relates to the thickness of the sheet material based on the sheet material type accepted by the accepting unit and the thickness of the sheet material measured by the thickness measurement unit.