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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Shigetaka Kato, Shinshiro, JP;
Masahiro Kamiya, Toyohashi, JP;
Hitoshi Asano, Toyokawa, JP;
Takeshi Nomura, Toyohashi, JP;
Inventors:
Shigetaka Kato, Shinshiro, JP;
Masahiro Kamiya, Toyohashi, JP;
Hitoshi Asano, Toyokawa, JP;
Takeshi Nomura, Toyohashi, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/23 (2006.01); H04N 1/50 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 1/29 (2006.01); G06K 15/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus outputting a color image and a monochrome image obtains data for output image by RIP-convert of accepted image data, and extracts feature of the data for output image. When the data for output image is determined to correspond to a color image, the image forming apparatus outputs a color image corresponding to the data for output image, on condition that the feature satisfies a determination reference.