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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohito Ishida, Saitama, JP;
Tetsuya Atsumi, Tokyo, JP;
Megumi Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Takada, Soka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that can reduce a toner bearing amount stably regardless of a density of an image. The image forming apparatus comprises a first generating unit which generates a reference pattern, and a second generating unit which generates, based on image data, a correction pattern for thinning out dots at a region from halftone density to high density. The image data is converted based on the reference pattern generated by the first generating unit and the correction pattern generated by the second generating unit. The image forming apparatus further comprises a photoreceptor. The photoreceptor is charged, the charged photoreceptor is exposed based on the converted image data to form an electrostatic latent image, and the electrostatic latent image is developed.