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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Go Araki, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamazaki, Mishima, JP;
Takaomi Uezono, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hidenori Kanazawa, Mishima, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a photosensitive member; an exposure unit configured to divide one pixel into a plurality of pixel pieces and perform exposure on a pixel piece-by-pixel piece basis, to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member; a determination unit configured to determine, based on image data, an isolated pixel surrounded by blank pixels in the electrostatic latent image; a selection unit configured to select a correction target pixel from the blank pixels surrounding the isolated pixel; and a correction unit configured to correct the image data so as to expose a pixel piece of the correction target pixel.