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Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and storage medium

US11006016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2020
Grant dateMay 11, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/1918
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus is configured to form an image on a recording medium by scanning of the image forming apparatus by a user. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming device and processing circuitry. The image forming device includes a plurality of image forming arrays. Each of the image forming arrays includes an image forming portion configured to form the image. The processing circuitry is configured to set an image forming array to be used to form the image, according to a use mode of the image forming apparatus.

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