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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuya Hamaguchi, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399 51 ;
Abstract
A reflected-light amount detecting process is performed for white-standard and halftone-standard originals, respectively. Based on the analysis of resulting images, correct exposure voltages Vcl(WH) and Vcl(HT) are determined. When the thus determined voltage is applied to a copy lamp to turn it on, an AE sensor, receiving the light reflected from a corresponding original of the white-standard and halftone-standard originals, and outputs a corresponding output current Vae(WH) or Vae(HT). These output currents detected are used in combination with the correct exposure voltages Vcl(WH) and Vcl(HT), to calculate control constants for determining a control characteristic.