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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2014
Yuji Kogusuri, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Kogusuri, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An acquisition unit acquires output data including first image data including first clear toner plane data and second image data including color plane data and second clear toner plane data. When the output data includes the first image data, a first output unit outputs first print data including first identification information representing an instruction to form an image on a first recording medium to which clear toner has not been applied to an image forming unit. When the output image includes the first image data and the second image data, a second output unit outputs second print data including second identification information representing an image formation instruction for a second recording medium to which the clear toner has been applied. When the output data does not include the first image data but includes the second image data, the second output unit outputs third print data including the first identification information.