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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keita Takahashi, Abiko, JP;
Shinnosuke Iwadate, Toride, JP;
Teruhito Kai, Kashiwa, JP;
Hiroto Nishihara, Tsukuba, JP;
Hiromi Shimura, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus performs a first preparation operation in a full color mode when power is supplied. The apparatus performs, when an image formation request is inputted after the first preparation operation completes, a second preparation operation in a designated color mode in accordance with the image formation request. When an image formation request is inputted during the first preparation operation, the apparatus skips the second preparation operation and performs image formation after the first preparation operation completes.