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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Morita, Yokohama, JP;
Keiichirou Takeuchi, Komae, JP;
Eisuke Nishitani, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Otani, Kodaira, JP;
Fumihiro Goto, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichiro Nakazawa, Machida, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprising: a color ink applying unit configured to apply color ink to a print medium; a clear ink applying unit configured to apply a plurality of clear inks to the print medium to cover the applied color ink, each clear ink of the plurality of clear inks having a degree of glossiness that is different from each other; and a determining unit configured to determine an amount ratio of each clear ink to each other clear ink of the plurality of clear inks in accordance with the degree of glossiness indicated by the glossiness data and to determine an amount of each clear ink of the plurality of clear inks such that the determined ratio is satisfied and such that the clear inks cover the applied color ink and print medium at approximately% area coverage.