Patent ID: 8928939
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G03G,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: an image generation unit configured to generate image data of one page; a printing unit configured to transfer color material to an intermediate transfer member to perform printing; an obtaining unit configured to obtain a time (a time between print pages) which shows a time interval between printing image data of one page and printing image data of next one page by the printing unit; a patch data obtaining unit configured to obtain patch data such that a number of patches corresponding to the obtained time between print pages are generated in a case where the time between print pages obtained by the obtaining unit is longer than a predetermined time; and a determining unit configured to determine whether or not a notification has been received, the notification indicating generation of one page of image data by the image generation unit being completed; wherein if it is determined by the determining unit that the notification has not been received, the obtaining unit re-obtains the time between print pages, and if the re-obtained time between print pages is longer than the predetermined time, the patch data obtaining unit re-obtains the patch data, and the printing unit outputs a larger number of patches to the intermediate transfer member as the time between print pages is longer, for adjusting density to be reproduced in printing by the printing unit.