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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Toshiyuki Ichino, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoki Nishimura, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiromitsu Kumada, Shizuoka, JP;
Masafumi Monde, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2006.01); G01K 3/08 (2006.01); G01K 3/00 (2006.01); G01B 17/02 (2006.01); G01L 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/20 (2013.01); G01B 17/02 (2013.01); G01K 3/005 (2013.01); G01K 3/08 (2013.01); G01L 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises an ultrasonic sensor and a processor is configured to control the image forming apparatus based on an output signal of the ultrasonic sensor. The processor estimates a barometric pressure based on the output signal of the ultrasonic sensor and determines an image forming condition based on the estimated barometric pressure. The ultrasonic sensor is utilized for controlling the image forming apparatus and for estimating the barometric pressure.