Image forming apparatus having density correction for image formation

A printer apparatus comprising:

• input means for inputting an image signal and image type information of the image signal;
• discriminating means for discriminating image type information input by said input means in accordance with a signal other than the image signal to be recorded;
• image forming means for forming an image on the basis of image type information, the image being formed with an optical reflective density which is adjustable;
• and
• density adjusting means for adjusting the optical reflective density for image formation by said image forming means in accordance with the discriminated image type information,
• wherein said discriminating means discriminates a kind of font for a text image which is included in the image information which is supplied by said input means as the image type information.

A printer apparatus comprising:

• input means for inputting an image signal and image type information of the image signal;
• discriminating means for discriminating image type information input by said input means in accordance with a signal other than the image signal to be recorded;
• image forming means for forming an image on the basis of image type information, the image being formed with an optical reflective density which is adjustable;
• and
• density adjusting means for adjusting the optical reflective density for image formation by said image forming means in accordance with the discriminated image type information,
• wherein said discriminating means discriminates whether the image type information which is supplied by said input means indicates a text image.

A printing method comprising the steps of:

• inputting an image signal and image type information of the image signal;
• discriminating the image type information input in said inputting step in accordance with a signal other than the image signal to be recorded;
• causing a print engine to form an image on the basis of the image type information, the image being formed with an optical reflective density which is adjustable;
• and
• adjusting the optical reflective density for image formation by the print engine in accordance with the image type information discriminated in said discriminating step,
• wherein, in said discriminating step, a kind of font for a text image which is included in the image type information supplied in said inputting step is discriminated as the image type information.