Patent ID: 9224077
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus comprising: an operation section that performs an operation for forming an image having a predetermined density; a correction section that corrects a value of the predetermined density; and a controller that, in response to determining that an image formation condition is switched from a first image formation condition to a second image formation condition, determines whether image formation under the second image formation condition is to be performed on at least a first predetermined number of recording media or to be performed for at least a first predetermined time period, wherein, in response to determining that the image formation under the second image formation condition is to be performed on at least first the predetermined number of recording media or to be performed for at least the first predetermined time period, the controller performs control so that the correction section executes a process of correcting the value of the predetermined density prior to starting the image formation under the second image formation condition, wherein, in response to determining that the image formation under the second image formation condition is not to be performed on at least the first predetermined number of recording media or not to be performed for at least the first predetermined time period, the controller performs control so that the correction section does not execute the process of correcting the value of the predetermined density, and wherein the process of correcting the value of the predetermined density is performed prior to starting the image formation under the second image formation condition in response to determining that a second predetermined time period has elapsed or image formation has been performed on a second predetermined number of recording media since the value of the predetermined density was last corrected by the correction section for the image formation under the second image formation condition, in addition to determining that image formation under the second image formation condition is to be performed on at least the first predetermined number of recording media or to be performed for at least the first predetermined time period.