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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Masanori Aritomi, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Aritomi, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When a color selected for use in printing an additional image is not included in colors selected for normal printing, the color for the additional image is changed to an appropriate color, and an increase in cost is avoided. In the color deciding process, a controller examines a color mode at step (S), and, in this case, identifies the color mode as a two-color mode (S). When at step (S), the controller determines that application of an additional image has been designated, at step Sthe controller examines two-color detailed settings. Thereafter, when at step (S) the controller determines modeis the designated two-color detailed setting, and at step (S) determines the color selected for an additional image is not black, the processing advances to step (S), and the controller changes the color for the additional image to black.