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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2012
Kozo Tao, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Kikuchi, Osaka, JP;
Kozo Tao, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Kikuchi, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a memory buffer that has a plurality of band buffers for storing band data in which image data is divided into a plurality of bands; a data processing unit that performs a specific process with respect to the band data stored in the memory buffer; a storage unit having a storage area that store image data of a plurality of pages of an original of a specific size, storing processed band data that has been subjected to the specific process by the data processing unit into the storage area and, outputting a plurality of pieces of the processed band data stored in the storage area; and an output processing unit that performs a print process based on the plurality of pieces of the processed band data that is output from the storage unit.