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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohisa Itagaki, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a conversion unit, an image bearing member, an image forming unit that forms an image on the image bearing member based on image data converted by the conversion unit, a measuring unit that measures a measurement image on the image bearing member, and a controller that controls the image forming unit to form a first measurement image, controls the measuring unit to measure the first measurement image, and generates a conversion condition based on a result of measurement of the first measurement image and a first feedback condition. In forming a chromatic color image after a predetermined number of monochrome images, the controller controls the image forming unit to form a second measurement image, controls the measuring unit to measure the second measurement image, and generates the conversion condition based on a result of measurement of the second measurement image and a second feedback condition.