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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Kenji Kuroishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sakae Okazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenobu Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Kumokiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Kinoshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Fukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kuroishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sakae Okazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Hirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenobu Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Kumokiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Kinoshita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Fukawa, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image processing apparatus including a mode switching unit that selectively switches a mode between a rapid heating mode and a heat accumulating mode in a fixing unit, a receiving unit that receives an image formation request received from the outside, an extracting unit that extracts mode switching determination information at the earliest from the image formation request received by the receiving unit, a selecting unit that selects the mode based on the mode switching determination information extracted by the extracting unit, specifications of the fixing device, and a current temperature, and a switching control unit that controls the mode switching unit based on the mode selected by the selecting unit to switch the mode to the rapid heating mode or the heat accumulating mode.