Image forming apparatus that generates conversion condition of a measuring unit, and control method of the image forming apparatus

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PATENT NO 9910394
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15072963

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An image forming apparatus includes: a correction unit correcting image data based on a correction condition; an image forming unit forming an image based on the corrected image data; a transfer unit transferring the image onto a sheet; a measuring unit measuring a measuring image on an image bearing member; a converting unit converting a measurement result of the measuring image, based on a conversion condition; a first generating unit generating the correction condition based on the converted measurement result; an acquiring unit acquiring a measurement result of a test image formed on the image bearing member; a controller forming a test image on the sheet; a receiving unit receiving instruction from a user comparison of a sample image and the test image transferred on the sheet; and a second generating unit generating the conversion condition, based on the instruction and the acquired measurement result of the test image.

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  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hori, Atsushi Kamagaya, JP 73 533
Nakase, Takahiro Moriya, JP 43 353
Negishi, Hayato Toride, JP 6 36
Takura, Keizo Tokyo, JP 11 69

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