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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Applicants:
Tomomi Ishimi, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinya Kawahara, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiaki Asai, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshihiko Hotta, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Tomomi Ishimi, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinya Kawahara, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshiaki Asai, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshihiko Hotta, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing method including calculating a density of a character to be recorded based on information of a type, size and line width of the character; adjusting an irradiation energy of a laser beam for recording the character based on the density of the character; and irradiating a recording medium with the laser beam whose irradiation energy is adjusted so as to record the character thereon.