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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1997
Akira Tamagaki, Soraku-gun, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus of the present invention, in the case where an image information reading mode is set by an operation panel, image information recorded on a rear surface of a document is read as a master CPU, via slave CPUs, instructs a double-sided automatic document transporting device to transport the document in such a manner that the rear surface of the document faces a document plate. The master CPU also instructs the slave CPU to check whether it is possible to recognize the image information thus read. In the case where the image information thus read can be recognized, the master CPU, via the slave CPU, sets the contents of the image information thus read from the rear surface of the document as image forming conditions to be used by an image reading section and an image forming section, thereby permitting to simplify the operation of setting the image forming conditions without causing the deterioration of the quality of a copy image.