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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Mikimasa Honma, Tokyo, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus used for an image forming system that outputs a job in a plurality of image forming apparatuses in a distributed manner, the image forming apparatus including: a communication unit that communicates with other image forming apparatuses; and a control unit that controls the communication and a distributed output of the job and includes state information on the plurality of the image forming apparatuses. The control unit determines, according to the states of each of the image forming apparatuses, the image forming apparatus for printing of a reference test chart on a transfer medium, the test chart being used as a reference for an image formation adjustment in each of the image forming apparatuses.