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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1991
Yuji Rikima, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a circuit for sequentially generating bit-image data in units of predetermined portions of image data, a circuit for forming an image on an image recording medium using the bit-image data generated by the generating circuit, a circuit for judging whether or not generation of the bit-image data by the generating circuit is performed within a predetermined period of time, and a circuit for, when the judging circuit determines that the generation of the bit-image data is not performed within the predetermined period of time, adding data indicating a detective image to the bit-image data, so that the image forming circuit produces an image on the image recording medium on the basis of the obtained bit-image data.