Image forming apparatus, method and storage medium
US7636176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/2307
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention seeks to suitably adjust the amount of a toner reduction in accordance with the type of image (object). To attain this object, an image forming apparatus according to the present invention comprises a discrimination unit for discriminating types of objects contained in input data; and a processing unit for applying reduction processing, which suppresses amount of colorant, to a thin line in a graphics if result of discrimination by said discrimination unit is that an object is a graphic;
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