Image formation device
US8705130B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image formation device includes a printing portion containing a detachable fixer, a fixer identification portion which identifies a type of fixer mounted on the image formation device, a sensor which reads an image printed on a paper by the printing portion, a gamma correction data generating portion which generates gamma correction data by reading a gamma correction chart printed on a paper by the printing portion and stores the generated gamma correction data in a memory medium such that the gamma correction data is associated with a type of the fixer and a type of the paper that are used for printing the gamma correction chart, and printer gamma correction portion which performs printer gamma correction on an image data to be printed based on the gamma correction data stored in the memory medium corresponding to the paper type and the fixer type used for printing.
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