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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1997
Tomokazu Kato, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Araki, Okazaki, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, which judges whether image forming is permitted when a pre-registered identification number is received, includes an input mode setting unit for setting either a first mode or a second mode, where the first mode deals with a numerical string received by an input receiving unit as a first identification number, and the second mode deals with the numerical string received by the input receiving unit as a second identification number. The image forming apparatus also performs display control to have a display unit not display the received numerical string in the case where the first mode is set and to have a display unit display the received numerical string in the case where the second mode is set.