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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Furukawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming unit forms a user image and a bonding image formed in a binding margin of a booklet and is for bonding a plurality of sheets forming the booklet. A bonding unit bonds the plurality of sheets by applying heat and pressure to the binding margin of the plurality of sheets. The image forming unit forms the bonding image and forms the user image at a first density on a sheet that satisfies a condition for enabling bonding in the bonding unit from among the plurality of sheets. The image forming unit forms the user image and does not form the bonding image or forms the bonding image at a second density lower than the first density on a sheet that does not satisfy the condition for enabling bonding from among the plurality of sheets.