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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Colorimetric device, image forming device, image forming system, and image forming management device
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Hino, JP;
Hiroyuki Futami, Hachioji, JP;
Katsunori Takahashi, Hachioji, JP;
Takashi Nara, Kawagoe, JP;
Tatsuhiro Noutomi, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A colorimetric device includes: a feeding unit configured to feed a transfer medium; a colorimeter configured to perform colorimetry of an image that is formed on the transfer medium and that has a color boundary in a feeding direction; and a colorimetry control unit configured to control the feeding unit and the colorimeter, wherein the colorimetry control unit acquires color information related to the color boundary of the image and determines the color boundary of the image based on the color information and a result of the colorimetry performed by the colorimeter.