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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Hayato Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsufumi Omori, Kanagawa, JP;
Muneaki Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hayato Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsufumi Omori, Kanagawa, JP;
Muneaki Iwata, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image processor configured to perform first image processing on image data having a first resolution and to add tag data to a target pixel where second image processing is to be performed; a resolution converter configured to convert the image data into image data having a second resolution higher than the first resolution, and to perform the second image processing based on arrangement of the image data having the first resolution and the tag data; a pulse generator configured to generate an on-off modulation signal and an application-current switching signal in accordance with the image data having undergone the second image processing; and a light source driver configured to drive the light source in accordance with a current setting value output from an application current setter depending on the application-current switching signal and the on-off modulation signal.