Controller, image forming apparatus, and computer program product for restricting total toner amount
US9030711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/6022
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to an embodiment, provided is a controller that controls an image forming unit forming an image on a recording medium based on image data in which densities of a plurality of colors are specified for each pixel. The controller includes: a setting unit that sets a common representative value to a density of a specific color indicating one of the colors in each of a plurality of pixels included in a specific area indicating a specific area represented in the image data; and a determining unit that determines a density of each of the colors so that a sum of densities of the respective colors other than the specific color in the pixels included in the specific area becomes equal to or lower than a value acquired by subtracting the representative value from a reference value indicating a total amount restriction target of a total amount of toners.
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