Image forming apparatus and image forming method

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a color measurement portion printing unit, a colorimeter, and an image evaluating unit. The color measurement portion printing unit prints at least one color measurement portion. The colorimeter measures a color of the color measurement portion. The image evaluating unit evaluates, on the basis of a measured color value obtained by the colorimeter and a predetermined reference value, whether or not an image printed in response to a print request satisfies quality requirements that are based on a predetermined standard. The image evaluating unit evaluates whether or not the image satisfies the quality requirements, on the basis of a measured color value of a color measurement portion whose color is the same as a color used in the image or whose color difference from the color used in the image is within a predetermined range, among plural color measurement portions.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a color measurement portion printing unit that prints at least one color measurement portion; a colorimeter that measures a color of the color measurement portion printed by the color measurement portion printing unit; an image evaluating unit that evaluates, on the basis of a measured color value obtained by the colorimeter and a predetermined reference value, whether or not an image printed in response to a print request satisfies quality requirements that are based on a predetermined standard; and an output unit that outputs, to an output location, a recording medium on which an image evaluated as satisfying the quality requirements by the image evaluating unit is printed, and that outputs, to another output location, a recording medium on which an image evaluated as not satisfying the quality requirements by the image evaluating unit is printed, wherein the image evaluating unit evaluates whether or not the image satisfies the quality requirements, on the basis of a measured color value of a color measurement portion whose color is the same as a color used in the image or whose color difference from the color used in the image is within a predetermined range, among a plurality of color measurement portions printed by the color measurement portion printing unit.