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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2019
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Murakami, Okazaki, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet medium under an operation condition set in accordance with a type of the medium, includes a hardware processor that: detects which of a plurality of assumed types the type of the medium applies to, based on output from a sensor; and performs control under which, before the type of the medium is detected, shift to a quasi-rise state, in which preparation for image formation under a provisional condition has partially been completed, is performed, the provisional condition corresponding to an operation condition corresponding to one of the plurality of assumed types, and after the type of the medium is detected, shift to a rise state, in which preparation for image formation under a fixed condition has been completed, is performed, the fixed condition corresponding to an operation condition corresponding to the detected type.