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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Kazuhiro Saito, Hachioji, JP;
Hideaki Tanaka, Fussa, JP;
Katsuyuki Hirata, Toyokawa, JP;
Takashi Harashima, Sagamihara, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Hachioji, JP;
Hideaki Tanaka, Fussa, JP;
Katsuyuki Hirata, Toyokawa, JP;
Takashi Harashima, Sagamihara, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a storage unit, an image processing unit and a control unit. The image processing unit (i) calculates a summed height of a color toner image formed on a sheet by summing up a height of the color toner image on the basis of input image data, (ii) calculates, on the basis of a target value for glossiness stored in the storage unit, a target total height of the color toner image and a clear toner image to realize the target value for glossiness, and (iii) calculates a height of the clear toner image by subtracting the summed height from the target total height. On the basis of the calculated height of the clear toner image, the control unit adjusts the height of the clear toner image formed on the sheet.