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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Tsujimoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Akinori Kimata, Toyokawa, JP;
Kenichi Hayashi, Anjyo, JP;
Noriyuki Jinbo, Hamamatsu, JP;
Shiro Umeda, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00724 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04N 1/00726 (2013.01); H04N 1/00729 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a sensor configured to detect first information related to a physical property value of a sheet, the sheet to have an image formed thereon; and a processor configured to: obtain second information related to a brand of the sheet; and store the first information and the second information in a memory, the first information being detected by the sensor, the second information being obtained by the processor.