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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Okutsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Nishimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Mizuki Sugino, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires rendering information including one or both of a text and an illustration; a first image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet material based on the rendering information that has been acquired; and a second image forming unit that forms an electrostatic attraction toner image on the sheet material, the electrostatic attraction toner image being for imparting an electrostatic attraction function to the sheet material, the electrostatic attraction function allowing the sheet material to be attracted to an object surface by using static electricity.