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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuya Atsumi, Susono, JP;
Nobuatsu Sasanuma, Mishima, JP;
Yuichi Ikeda, Numazu, JP;
Yasuhiro Saito, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/47 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/47 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus forms an image on a medium by using an output device. A pattern signal for forming a predetermined pattern image on the medium is generated, and image forming parameters for the output device are determined on the basis of the density of the pattern image formed on the medium. The determined image forming parameters are transmitted via bidirectional communication to an external computer or other image forming apparatus.