Patent ID: 9256182
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: G03G

Claim Text:
1. A control method of an image forming apparatus that includes a plurality of photosensitive media arranged side by side to correspond to a plurality of colors in a rotation direction of an intermediate transfer body, the control method comprising: forming a plurality of first patterns of the plurality of colors arranged in a single row in a sub-scanning direction in a first region of the intermediate transfer body over a single-rotation period of the photosensitive media; and forming a plurality of second patterns of the plurality of colors arranged in a single row in the sub-scanning direction in a second region of the intermediate transfer body over another single-rotation period of the photosensitive media, wherein the forming of the plurality of first patterns includes repeatedly forming first unit patterns of the plurality of colors in a preset order; and the forming of the plurality of second patterns includes repeatedly forming second unit patterns of the plurality of colors in a preset order.