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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A determination method includes outputting a pattern image including a first region where a halftone image is formed and a second region where another halftone image is formed, the halftone image of the second region being constituted by dots of an average dot size smaller than an average dot size of dots constituting the halftone image of the first region, comparing a density of the first region with a density of the second region in the pattern image output on the recording material, and determining that the plurality of kinds of toner are mixed within the toner storage portion in a case where a visual density of the halftone image of the first region is higher than a visual density of the second region.