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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Shin Hasegawa, Chiba-ken, JP;
Shinji Kato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Noboru Sawayama, Tokyo-to, JP;
Takashi Enami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Fukutoshi Uchida, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinji Kobayashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hitoshi Ishibashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kohta Fujimori, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Naoto Watanabe, Chiba-ken, JP;
Kayoko Ikegami, Chiba-ken, JP;
Yushi Hirayama, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kazumi Kobayashi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Shin Hasegawa, Chiba-ken, JP;
Shinji Kato, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Noboru Sawayama, Tokyo-to, JP;
Takashi Enami, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Fukutoshi Uchida, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinji Kobayashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hitoshi Ishibashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kohta Fujimori, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Naoto Watanabe, Chiba-ken, JP;
Kayoko Ikegami, Chiba-ken, JP;
Yushi Hirayama, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kazumi Kobayashi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism and a process controller. The process controller is configured to instruct the image forming mechanism to perform an image forming operation and a control operation of image forming process conditions. The control operation includes at least two phases each executable at an individual time. The process controller instructs the image forming mechanism to perform the control operation by executing the at least two phases in order of execution frequency from the highest execution frequency to the lowest execution frequency, and discontinue sequential execution of the at least two phases in accordance with an image output command to preferentially perform the image output operation in accordance with the image output command. An image forming method is also described.