Patent ID: 8345329

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: an image forming section for forming images according to one of a plurality of selectable rendering parameters; at least one data storage unit that stores data relating to the plurality of selectable rendering parameters; at least one monitoring unit for monitoring a condition in the image forming device that affects image quality for the images formed in the image forming section; a determining unit that automatically determines which one of the plurality of selectable rendering parameters is to be modified by the image forming section based on data from the at least one monitoring unit; and a selection unit that instructs the image forming section to modify the determined one of the plurality of selectable rendering parameters according to the determination, wherein the data relating to the plurality of selectable rendering parameters comprising at least data regarding an affect on image quality that each of a plurality of selectable halftone frequencies has with respect to the monitored condition, and the selection unit instructing the image forming section to select one of the plurality of selectable halftone frequencies according to the determination, wherein each of the plurality of selectable halftone frequencies controls a different image resolution of the formed image, and each of the plurality of selectable halftone frequencies is automatically updated and employed in the image forming device according to the determination.