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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Kiyoshi Une, Saitama, JP;
Takaya Nagasaki, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Komatsu, Saitama, JP;
Seiji Shiraki, Saitama, JP;
Takumi Nishikata, Saitama, JP;
Kiyoshi Une, Saitama, JP;
Takaya Nagasaki, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Komatsu, Saitama, JP;
Seiji Shiraki, Saitama, JP;
Takumi Nishikata, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a tone correction storage unit that stores a plurality of tone correction charts for correcting tone of image data; a determination unit that determines characteristics of the image data; a selection unit that selects a tone correction chart suitable for the image data from the plurality of tone correction charts stored in the tone correction storage unit; a chart print unit that prints the tone correction chart selected by the selection unit on a sheet; a receiving unit that receives an adjustment value inputted based on the tone correction chart printed by the chart print unit; a tone correction unit that corrects tone of the image data based the adjustment value; and a print unit that prints out the image data after correcting tone of the image data.