Image forming apparatus and image forming method for reducing toner bearing amount, and storage medium thereof
US9488945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0164
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that can reduce a toner bearing amount stably regardless of a density of an image. The image forming apparatus comprises a first generating unit which generates a reference pattern, and a second generating unit which generates, based on image data, a correction pattern for thinning out dots at a region from halftone density to high density. The image data is converted based on the reference pattern generated by the first generating unit and the correction pattern generated by the second generating unit. The image forming apparatus further comprises a photoreceptor. The photoreceptor is charged, the charged photoreceptor is exposed based on the converted image data to form an electrostatic latent image, and the electrostatic latent image is developed.
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