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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2008
Takayuki Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunobu Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Ito, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Hoshino, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunobu Takagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disclosed image processing apparatus includes an adjusting unit configured to convert input image data into image formation data, an arithmetic unit configured to calculate an image formation ink cost based on the converted image formation data, and a determining unit configured to compare the calculated image formation ink cost with a black-and-white image formation ink cost, wherein the calculated image formation ink cost is fixed based on a determination result of the first determining unit.