Image forming apparatus having monochrome and color print...

Details Image forming apparatus having monochrome and color print... Image forming apparatus having monochrome and color print...

2006-03-22

2010-02-16

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Machine operation

Job mode

Reexamination Certificate

active

07664420

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a first identification section for identifying whether a print target page in a print target document is color or monochrome and its page attribute, a second identification section for identifying a system speed during printing of an immediately preceding page of the print target page, a third identification section for identifying a presence of a subsequent page of the print target page and its page attribute, and a system speed determination section for selecting a print mode in conformity to a monochrome/color discrimination result based on an identification result in the first identification section and determining a system speed of the print target page based on the page attribute identified by the first identification section and identification results in the second and third identification sections.

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Notice of Rejection issued in corresponding Jp 2005-329617 dated Feb. 17, 2009 with English Translation.

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