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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
May. 17, 2023
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Sasami, Hino, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming system that includes: a sheet conveyance section that conveys a continuous sheet along a sheet conveyance path; an image forming section that forms an image on the continuous sheet; and an image reading section that is disposed downstream of the image forming section in the sheet conveyance path, and reads the image formed on the continuous sheet to generate image data; and a hardware processor that determines, based on the read image data, whether or not there is an image defect, and determines, based on a result of the determination regarding the image defect, whether or not to perform reprinting of an image that is determined to have an image defect. The hardware processor continues operation of the image forming section until determining not to perform the reprinting.