Mode switching in a color printer
US7440133B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0119
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A tandem-type color image forming apparatus forms an image in a monochrome mode or in a full color mode. The apparatus has a controller which delays an image forming operation for a predetermined period of time when a color mode is switched from the monochrome mode to the full color mode during different images are continuously formed.
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