Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and image forming program
US8923713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/161
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus and method that compute a total amount of toner to be deposited per unit area of a target image in which a first unit area is computed to form a first toner image using a highest total amount of toner, and a second unit area is computed to form a second toner image using a lowest total amount of toner. When the highest total amount of toner computed by a computing unit exceeds a given level, a transfer bias determination unit identifies a transfer bias to transfer a toner image of the target image from an overlapping portion that can effectively transfer the first toner image, and the second toner image.
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