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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2017
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kikuo Mizutani, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); B41M 7/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/205 (2013.01); B41M 7/0009 (2013.01); G03G 15/6582 (2013.01); G03G 21/00 (2013.01); G03G 21/20 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00383 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00666 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00759 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a detector, a heater, and a controller. The detector detects an image formed on a sheet. The heater applies a predetermined heat amount onto the sheet to carry out erasing processing on the sheet. The controller controls, based on a detection result of the detector, the number of times the erasing processing is to be carried out on the sheet and a heat amount to be applied onto the sheet in the erasing processing.