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Mode switching in a color printer

US7440133B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateAug 14, 2002
Grant dateOct 21, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 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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