Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method and computer readable medium for controlling toner consumption
US8559062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/603
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes: a printing unit that prints image information containing two or more colors with a plurality of color information corresponding to a plurality of specified colors; and a changing unit that changes, when a total toner amount is larger than a threshold value, at least one of the plurality of color information corresponding to one of the plurality of specified colors so that the total toner amount to be used for printing the image information is smaller than the threshold value.
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