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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nobuhiko Ogata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/387 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/387 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image in accordance with an input image on a recording material includes generating means for generating a predetermined pattern; superimposing means for superimposing the predetermined pattern on an input image; forming means for forming on the recording material the image superimposed with the predetermined pattern by the superimposing means; a controller for controlling an amount applied on the recording material of the predetermined pattern in accordance with the recording material.