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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2009
Naohiro Obata, Odawara, JP;
Naohiro Obata, Odawara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a discrimination unit discriminates the type of printing medium conveyed to an image forming unit. A comparator compares the type of a printing medium that has been designated and the type of a printing medium that has been discriminated. A setting unit sets a second image forming condition in the image forming unit if it has been determined not to add identification information to image information in accordance with the type of printing medium designated and, moreover, the type of printing medium designated and the type of printing medium discriminated by the discrimination unit do not match. The second image forming condition is different from a first image forming condition that conforms to the type of printing medium discriminated by the discrimination unit.