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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tadashi Okanishi, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/5058 (2013.01); G03G 15/55 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00059 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00569 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, which is configured to execute calibration for controlling an image forming condition, includes a detection unit configured to detect an environmental state in which the image forming apparatus is installed; a prediction unit configured to predict, based on a plurality of detection results detected by the detection unit in a first period, a change in the environmental state in a second period after the first period; and a setting unit configured to set a timing of executing the calibration in the second period based on the change in the environmental state predicted by the prediction unit.