Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and integrated circuit

US8928940B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8928940-B2
Application numberUS-201313739257-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 11, 2013
Priority dateJan 13, 2012
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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An image forming apparatus includes a density conversion unit converting the density of one or more image data from among plural image data to be combined having different tones so as to correspond to the tone to be combined; a combine unit combining the plural image data by using the image data whose density is converted by the density conversion unit; and an image forming unit forming an image by using the image data combined by the combine unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a density conversion unit configured to convert the density of one or more image data from among plural image data to be combined having different tone levels so as to correspond to a single tone to be combined; a combine unit configured to combine the plural image data by using the image data whose density is converted by the density conversion unit; and an image forming unit configured to form an image by…

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What does patent US8928940B2 cover?
An image forming apparatus includes a density conversion unit converting the density of one or more image data from among plural image data to be combined having different tones so as to correspond to the tone to be combined; a combine unit combining the plural image data by using the image data whose density is converted by the density conversion unit; and an image forming unit forming an imag…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tanaka Shinya, Ricoh Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/60. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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