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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Yokote, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet along a conveyance path, a reading unit which is provided on the conveyance path and is configured to read a pattern formed on the sheet, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the image forming unit to form a first pattern, control the conveyance roller to convey a sheet having the first pattern formed thereon, control the reading unit to read the first pattern, generate first data based on a result of reading the first pattern, and control the image forming unit to form a user image and a second pattern, the second pattern being formed in a region on the sheet that is different from a region in which the user image is formed.
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