# US 8,786,905 B2 · Image forming device

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- Number: US 8,786,905 B2
- Document ID: US8786905B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/974,107
- Filed: 2013-08-23
- Published: 2013-12-26
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2008-10-08
- Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Osamu Iinuma
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8786905B2

## CPC

- G03G 15/6585: {by using non-standard toners, e.g. transparent toner, gloss adding devices}
- G03G 15/502: {relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens}
- G03G 15/5087: {for receiving image data}
- G03G 2215/00109: Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host
- G03G 2215/00805: Gloss adding or lowering device
- G03G: ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY

## Abstract

A problem that setting (setting the kind of a paper or a printout method) for achieving the print effect (gloss effect or matte effect) at a maximum is very complicated and therefore, a manual setting thereof by a user is very difficult. When image data which a user desires to print and a desire for a print effect to transparent form image data are input, the paper type, conversion of the transparent form image data and a printout method for realizing the print effect are automatically set and printed out.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An image forming device comprising:
a first receiving unit configured to receive an image to be printed using transparent toner;
a second receiving unit configured to receive an instruction specifying either gloss effect or matte effect which is realized using the transparent toner for the image received by the first receiving unit; and
an image forming unit configured to form an image using the transparent toner on non-coated paper based on the image received by the first receiving unit in a case where the instruction received by the second receiving unit specifies the gloss effect, and form an image using the transparent toner on coated paper based on the image received by the first receiving unit in a case where the instruction received by the second receiving unit specifies the matte effect.

### Claim 2

An image forming system comprising an information processing device and an image forming device connected with the information processing device, the image forming system comprising:
a selecting unit configured to select an image to be printed using transparent toner;
an instructing unit configured to specify either gloss effect or matte effect which is realized by using the transparent toner for the image selected by the selecting unit; and
an image forming unit configured to form an image using the transparent toner on non-coated paper based on the image selected by the selecting unit in a case where the effect specified by the instruction unit is the gloss effect, and form an image using the transparent toner on coated paper based on the image selected by the selecting unit in a case where the effect specified by the instruction unit is the matte effect.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The image forming system according to claim 2, further comprising a storage unit configured to store the image to be printed using the transparent toner.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The image forming system according to claim 2, further comprising a displaying unit configured to display the image to be printed using the transparent toner selected by the selecting unit.

### Claim 5

An image forming method comprising:
receiving an image to be printed using transparent toner;
receiving an instruction specifying either gloss effect or matte effect which is realized by using the transparent toner for the received image; and
forming an image using the transparent toner on non-coated paper based on the received image in a case where the received instruction specifies the gloss effect; and
forming an image using the transparent toner on coated paper based on the received image in a case where the received instruction specifies the matte effect.