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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Mahito Yoshioka, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenta Inaba, Kanagawa, JP;
Kuniaki Kasuga, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material based on first image data; a controller configured to control an image forming operation by the image forming unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire property information related to a property of the recording material; a setting unit configured to set a control value to be used in the image forming operation; a reader configured to read an image formed on the recording material by the image forming unit and to output second image data; and a comparison unit configured to compare the first image data to the second image data, wherein the setting unit is further configured to set the control value based on a comparison result from the comparison unit and the property information.