Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer readable medium storing program
US8773673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/32593
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a print engine that forms an image on an image formation material, and an image data generating unit that generates bitmap image data of the image. The image data generating unit includes plural reconfigurable processing circuits that are capable of performing any of first image processing and second image processing, and a controller that controls the plural reconfigurable processing circuits. The controller changes a reconfigurable processing circuit among the plural reconfigurable processing circuits from a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the first image processing to a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the second image processing, or changes the reconfigurable processing circuit from a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the second image processing to a reconfigurable processing circuit that performs the first image processing, in accordance with an amount of the first image processing.
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