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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Hyou-jin Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Seok-heon Chae, Hwanseong-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyou-jin Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Seok-heon Chae, Hwanseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01); G03B 27/80 (2006.01); G03B 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: a user interface unit to display a user interface to select one or more low noise modes to reduce noise produced during a print standby state and a printing state of the image forming apparatus; and a controller to control the driving of a laser scanning unit and to control a print speed, according to one or more of the selected low noise modes selected through the user interface. Therefore, noise generated in the print standby state, and/or the printing state, are reduced, according to a low noise mode selected by a user.