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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yukihiro Shindo, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus analyzes image data and detects a first area and a second area in the image data. The first area is an area in which a toner application amount per unit area is greater than a first threshold value and less than a second threshold value, and the second area is an area in which a toner application amount per unit area is greater than a third threshold value that is greater than the second threshold value. The image forming apparatus sets a target fixing temperature for fixing toner to a sheet based on the analyzing of the image data such that the target fixing temperature is set to be higher in a case in which one of the first area and the second area is detected than in a case in which none of the first area and the second area is detected.