Patent Document ID: 20080218778
Application ID: 12028857
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An image forming system comprising: an image forming apparatus, and an information processing apparatus which is configured to communicate with the image forming apparatus, the image forming system comprising: a forming unit that forms an image on a target in accordance with image data; an acquisition unit that acquires factor information corresponding to a factor which is capable of causing variations in density of the image formed by the forming unit; a first determination unit that determines a number of marks in accordance with the factor information acquired by the acquisition unit; a control unit that provides the forming unit with, as the image data, data pertaining to a pattern comprising a plurality of density marks which are different from each other in density and which are equal in number to the number of marks determined by the first determination unit; a detection unit that detects a density of the image formed on the target by the forming unit in relation to the pattern; and a correction unit that corrects the density of the image in accordance with a result of detection performed by the detection unit.