The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2010
Takumi Nishikata, Saitama, JP;
Kouji Yorimoto, Saitama, JP;
Yasuo Komatsu, Saitama, JP;
Kiyoshi Une, Saitama, JP;
Takumi Nishikata, Saitama, JP;
Kouji Yorimoto, Saitama, JP;
Yasuo Komatsu, Saitama, JP;
Kiyoshi Une, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a storing unit that stores an image forming information including an image type information indicative of a type of an image for each image, an index value to be a decision source related to a suppression in a consumption of a recording material, and a print setting information; a discriminating unit that discriminates a type of an image to be an image forming target; a calculating unit that calculates the index value; and a selecting unit that selects any of the image forming information which is stored in the storing unit and takes top priority based on a result of the discrimination obtained by the discriminating unit and a result of the calculation obtained by the calculating unit.