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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2007
Hidehiko Kinoshita, Kashiwa, JP;
Hidehiko Kinoshita, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus image which is capable of accurately correcting the magnification of an image without degrading the quality of the formed image or reducing productivity, to thereby make it possible to cope with an increase in the operating speed of the apparatus. The image forming apparatus is comprised of an image processing section having an image area-separating section, and an image forming section having an exposure control section. The image area-separating section separates image data into at least two kinds of areas. The exposure control section performs magnification correction on at least one area of the image data separated by the image area-separating unit.