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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Masanori Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihisa Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihisa Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reproducing and forming apparatus comprises a recording head () configured to eject liquid droplets of at least one color and capable of bidirectional recording, and a controller () configured to control the amount of liquid adhering to a recording paper () so as to reduce color difference occurring in the bidirectional recording. The controller includes a gamma correction unit () configured to selectively perform a controlled gamma correction using a controlled gamma value adjusted so as to reduce the color difference or an ordinary gamma correction using an ordinary gamma value.