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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Applicant:
Fumihiro Kitahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Fumihiro Kitahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains from outside multilevel image data in color mode for forming a color print, and obtains binary image data in monochrome mode for forming a black-and-white print. The image forming apparatus also includes a volatile memory that stores therein the binary image data.