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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2025
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Ryou Sakaguchi, Chiba, JP;
Hiroyuki Eda, Ibaraki, JP;
Yuya Ohta, Chiba, JP;
Shin Iwasaki, Chiba, JP;
Yuga Yamauchi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/02 (2013.01); G03G 15/0136 (2013.01); G03G 15/0189 (2013.01); G03G 15/50 (2013.01); G03G 15/5029 (2013.01); G03G 15/6591 (2013.01); G06K 15/14 (2013.01); G06K 15/1878 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus for performing an image adjustment in a monochrome image formation mode. In a case where color information for subsequent images includes a color image, the image forming apparatus does not perform an image adjustment in the monochrome image formation mode. Rather, image forming apparatus performs the image adjustment in a color image formation mode in a case where a subsequent color image is formed.