Image forming apparatus, image forming method, computer readable medium storing image forming program and recording medium for performing control to change the number of color materials used for at least the rim portion of the recording medium
US8400675B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0426
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not color materials for image data, more than a predetermined number of color materials, are used for a rim portion of a recording medium to which an image is to be outputted; and a controller that, in correspondence with a result of determination by the determination unit, performs control so as to change the number of color materials used for at least the rim portion of the recording medium to which the image is outputted, to a predetermined or smaller number of color materials, and form the image on the recording medium.
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