Patent attributes
An image correction device for use in an image forming system which is connectable to a plurality of image readers and image forming apparatuses, the image correction device is capable of suppressing distortion in the image forming system by using optimum image correction information corresponding to mechanical differences and changes over time in the plurality of image readers and image forming apparatuses, the image correction device includes a discriminating device for discriminating the image readers from the image forming apparatuses which are connected to the image correction device, memory means for storing correction data relating to combinations of the image readers and image forming apparatuses and data correction means for correcting image data output from an image reader using the correction data relating to a specific combination of image reader and image forming apparatus and for outputting the corrected data to an image forming apparatus.
