Imaging device, image processing device, imaging method and image processing method

Abstract

In an image processing section, a foam toner signal generator generates a foam toner signal corresponding to a foam toner amount to be transferred to a three-dimensional print designation region discriminated at a three-dimensional print region discriminator, and a foam toner interpolation signal generator generates a foam toner interpolation signal corresponding to a foam toner amount to be transferred to an image region equal to or greater than a constant area in an ordinary print region discriminated at the three-dimensional print region discriminator. Foam toner of a predetermined amount corresponding to the foam toner signal is transferred to the three-dimensional print region, and foam toner of an amount that is less (of a lower height) than the predetermined amount and corresponds to the foam toner interpolation signal is transferred to the ordinary print region.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus, such as a printer or a copying machine, which employs electrophotographic processing or electrostatic recording processing and uses foamed toner to form a three-dimensional image, and an image processing apparatus, an image forming method, and an image processing method; An image forming apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an image forming method, and an image processing method with an image processing function in which a coloring difference between a case of a color image and a case of forming a color image on a foamed toner is not noticeable. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, image forming devices such as electrophotographic and electrostatic recording printers and copiers are generally used to two-dimensionally form images such as black and white or full-color characters and graphics or photographs on recording media such as recording paper, and The image formed on the re...

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Problems solved by technology

[0008] In the conventional image forming apparatus, compared with the color image formed three-dimensionally in the three-dimensional printing area, the color image of the general printing area is always two-dimensionally formed, and thus there has been a problem that when the general printing area and the three-dimensional printing area are mixed, A difference in coloring occurs between the color images of the two printed areas, resulting in image quality degradation

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