Multicolor image forming apparatus with color component discrimination function
US5187521A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/58
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having an exposure unit for exposing an original; a first image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium by removing an image of first color component(s) from an original image exposed by the exposure unit; a second image forming unit for forming an image on the recording medium by extracting an image of second color component(s) from the original image exposed by the exposure unit; and an image processing unit for making the color distribution range of the first color components to be removed by the first image forming unit consistent with the color distribution range of the second color components to be extracted by the second image forming unit.
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