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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1993
Hajime Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tokumi Matsunami, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a reading section for reading image data, an image forming section for forming an image based on the image data, and a filing section, having a disk memory section, for recording the image data. When a memory disk is inserted in the filing section, a copying mode is changed to a filing mode. The reading section is capable of reading information members, on which image data is recorded, in the read order suitable for image forming or the read order suitable for image filing. An optimal read order can be selected, depending on whether the memory disk is inserted in the filing section or the image forming section.