Method and apparatus for detecting defects in an image forming apparatus
US8405870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/6094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a determination unit determining, based on a pixel value of a prescribed background color area in image data obtained by inputting a printed image, and based on information regarding a color of a toner used in printing the image, whether or not the background color of the image corresponds to the color of the toner.
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