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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromi Shimura, Toride, JP;
Hiroto Nishihara, Tsukuba, JP;
Keita Takahashi, Abiko, JP;
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Toride, JP;
Shinnosuke Iwadate, Toride, JP;
Ryou Sakaguchi, Toride, JP;
Teruhito Kai, Kashiwa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an adjustment unit configured to select a type of adjustment processing and execute the selected type of adjustment processing for the image forming unit, and a determination unit to determine an adjustment time based on the selected type of adjustment processing. The determination unit determines, in a case where the adjustment unit causes the image forming unit to stop the image forming operation for executing the selected type of adjustment processing in a downtime, a first adjustment time, and wherein the determination unit determines, in a case where the image forming unit has finished the image forming operation, a second adjustment time longer than the first adjustment time.