Color image formation apparatus and method for changing color while maintaining intended color in a print job
US8958124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A color image formation apparatus includes: a containing unit containing a plurality of developers; an image formation unit for performing an image formation process using at least a part of the plurality of developers; a control unit for causing the image formation unit to perform the image formation process with color change for at least one of colors designated by a job to be processed being made such that the image formation process can be performed using a developer not restricted in use when a part of the plurality of developers is restricted in use; and a reception unit for receiving designation of a change-prohibited color, which is a color not to be changed by the control unit. The control unit causes the image formation process to be performed while prohibiting, in the color change, change of the change-prohibited color of the colors designated by the job to be processed.
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