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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Ogawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeru Sasaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Fujita, Kawasaki, JP;
Okinori Tsuchiya, Yokohama, JP;
Akitoshi Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises a printhead configured to add energy to an image material including a plurality of color development layers that have different color development characteristics and develop colors in response to heat; and a control unit configured to output, based on image data, signal patterns corresponding to the plurality of color development layers and at least one signal pattern corresponding to a color reproduced by causing at least two of the plurality of color development layers to develop colors used to control the energy to be added to the image material by the printhead.