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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Yuuki Sagimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yuuki Sagimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In order to adjust density of a colorant of an image forming apparatus, a plurality of adjustment condition data sets is provided. An image forming engine of the image forming apparatus forms a test pattern image of a test pattern using the colorant. A detector of the image forming apparatus detects a density level of the colorant from the test pattern image to output a detected density. A controller of the image forming apparatus selects one of the plurality of adjustment condition data sets as a selected adjustment condition data set, and performs density adjustment according to the selected adjustment condition data set.