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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kensuke Kawajiri, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/043 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G03G 15/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
When calculating a toner consumption amount that is based on a dot count value of raster data, the toner consumption amount can be estimated more accurately by taking into consideration density control as well as pulse width control, which are used as part of image formation processing.