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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1995
Makoto Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Akio Noguchi, Ebina, JP;
Yukihide Ushio, Tokyo, JP;
Shimpei Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Uchiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuro Yamada, Machida, JP;
Yoji Serizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which can adjust a density comprises: a first input device to input image information; a second input device to input the kind of image information; an image forming circuit such as a printer form an image on the basis of image information which can vary an image forming density; and a density adjusting circuit to adjust the image forming density of the image forming circuit in accordance with the kind of input image information. The second input device inputs a signal indicative of whether the input image information indicates a text image or a graphics image or whether it denotes Japanese or European/English language. The second input device inputs a signal indicative of the kind of font included in the input image information or a signal indicative of a resolution of an output image which is formed by the printer.