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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2025
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Masaru Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Yasuaki Sakamoto, Osaka, JP;
Ayato Morikami, Osaka, JP;
Yukiko Kotani, Osaka, JP;
Atsuki Ito, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A control device selects one of a plurality of chromatic colors as a target chromatic color according to a consumption status of developing agents of the plurality of chromatic colors. The control device causes an image forming portion to execute a process of forming, on a surface of a transfer medium, a plurality of chromatic color test images of the plurality of chromatic colors, and a superimposed test image in which a black test image is superimposed on a background image of the target chromatic color. The control device acquires a test detection signal of an amount of diffuse reflection light in each of areas of the plurality of chromatic color test images and the superimposed test image on the surface of the transfer medium. The control device adjusts timing of image formation of the plurality of colors by the image forming portion based on the test detection signal.