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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
Hiroki Tezuka, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Akiba, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroki Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A color image forming apparatus includes a coordinate conversion part, which converts a ordinate value, for executing a misregistration correction in the unit of a pixel; a gradation conversion part, which converts a gradation level, for executing a misregistration correction in a unit less than a pixel; and a judgment part, which detects a feature of the image and judges whether or not to execute the misregistration correction in a unit less than a pixel by the gradation conversion part. The judgment part compares the gradation level in an object pixel and a pixel adjacent in a sub-scanning direction, thereby judging whether or not to execute the misregistration correction in a unit less than a pixel. Thus, the invention enables to distinguish an image to be subjected to the registration correction in a unit less than a pixel and an image not to be subjected to such correction in a simple manner and also in consideration of the image color.