Image forming apparatus and reading apparatus using information added to a recording medium to control output of a reading result of a diagnostic image formed thereon
US11736625B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3269
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium and is capable of forming an image for diagnosis, which is an image used for diagnosis of the image forming apparatus; and an adding unit that adds, to a recording medium on which the image for diagnosis has been formed by the image forming unit, information for control used to control output of a reading result from an apparatus used to read the recording medium, the reading result being obtained by reading the recording medium by the apparatus.
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