Patent ID: 9424496
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B41J,G03G,G06K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on image data based on a correction condition; a light emitting unit configured to emit light for exposing a photosensitive member based on the image data on which the image processing is performed; a feeding cassette configured to feed a recording medium, a transferring unit configured to transfer the image formed on the photosensitive member to the recording medium which is fed from the feeding cassette; a fixing unit configured to fix the image on the recording medium; a control unit configured to cause the light emitting unit and the transferring unit to form a test image on the recording medium, the test image having a first line drawing and a second line drawing, each of which extends in a first direction, and the first line drawing and the second line drawing are provided at different positions in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first direction corresponds to the conveying direction of the recording medium; a display configured to display a screen for allowing a user to input length information of the first line drawing and length information of the second line drawing; and a correction processing unit configured to set the correction condition based on the length information of the first line drawing and the length information of the second line drawing, which are input by the user through the screen, wherein the image processing unit is configured to perform the image processing on the image data using the correction condition according to the position of the image data in the second direction.