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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Shinya Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Sonohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Terao, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinya Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tadashi Kasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Sonohara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Terao, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which transfers clear toner and at least one of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black color toner onto a recording medium to form an image based on image information and image classification information, the apparatus including a clear priority determiner configured to determine a clear priority based on the image classification information; a toner adherence amount determiner determining amounts of the color toners and the clear toner to be adhered to the recording medium based on the image information and the clear priority; and a toner transferer transferring the color toners and the clear toner onto the recording medium in amounts determined by the toner adherence amount determiner.