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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Mihoko Tanimura, Osaka, JP;
Kyosuke Taka, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kawano, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Kikutani, Osaka, JP;
Mihoko Tanimura, Osaka, JP;
Kyosuke Taka, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kawano, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Kikutani, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus in which one of developing units that respectively contain visible toners of black, yellow, magenta, and cyan other than the developing unit that contains the visible toner of black is replaced by a developing unit that contains a transparent fluorescent toner. Consequently, a document image can be expressed by the visible toner of black and a designated color which falls within a color reproduction range determined by two of the visible toners of yellow, magenta, and cyan, and an additional pattern which is an additional information image for preventing falsification and forgery can be printed on the document image with the use of the transparent fluorescent toner.