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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Maeda, Kashiwa, JP;
Kazuhiro Akiba, Moriya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first controller having an image processor that performs image processing on image data, the first controller configured to determine a first statistic value based on the image data, and output the first statistic value; an obtaining unit configured to obtain the image data; an image forming unit configured to form, based on the image data, an image by using toner; a supply unit configured to supply toner to the image forming unit; and a second controller configured to control the supply unit based on the first statistic value. In a case where the first statistic value is not outputted by the first controller in a predetermined period, the second controller controls the supply unit based on a second statistic value, the second statistic value being determined based on the image data.