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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Yoichi Kashibuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kaburagi, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Yoichi Kashibuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kaburagi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The image forming apparatus comprises a resolution converting unit configured to convert a high-resolution image data into a low-resolution image data, an edge judgment unit configured to judge a shape of an edge in the high-resolution image data, and a density correcting unit configured to make a density correction in the low-resolution image data in accordance with the shape of the edge judged by the edge judgment unit.