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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2007
Fukutoshi Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzo Oshima, Tokyo, JP;
Masateru Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsushi Machida, Kanagawa, JP;
Fukutoshi Uchida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuzo Oshima, Tokyo, JP;
Masateru Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsushi Machida, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes plural image output units, plural output image data converting units disposed for the corresponding image output units for converting image data of a predetermined format into image data of a format for the corresponding image output units, a first memory unit which is used in common for storing image data in processes by the image output units and the output image data converting units, and a memory area adjusting unit which adjusts a memory area in the first memory unit for memory area obtaining requests from the image output units and the output image data converting units.