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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1984
Takaaki Hachisuga, Yokohama, JP;
Tomohiko Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Kagaya, Kawasaki, JP;
Masayoshi Nagashima, Chigasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention, a transfer medium is set to be fed. Transfer materials are set to be selectively fed in such a manner that each transfer material has a monochromatic color agent and an identification code assigned thereto, or a plurality of color agents and identification codes assigned thereto. A first feeding means feeds the transfer medium, while a second feeding means feeds the transfer material. A transfer portion transfers a color agent of the transfer material fed by the second feeding means to a transfer medium fed by the first feeding means in accordance with printing data. A detecting means detects the identification code of the transfer material. A controlling means discriminates the type of transfer material in accordance with the identification code detected by the detecting means. The controlling means changes the printing mode in accordance with this discrimination result. Therefore, the feeding operations of the first and second feeding means and the transfer operation of the transfer portion are controlled in accordance with the selected printing mode.