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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2001
Masahiko Matsuura, Suita, JP;
Keyaki Yogome, Kyoto, JP;
Hidetoshi Miyamoto, Takatsuki, JP;
Hiroshi Mizuno, Ikoma, JP;
Takaji Kurita, Osakasayama, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a first image forming portion for forming an image on a normal image display medium; a second image forming portion for forming an image on a reversible image display medium; and a medium type detecting device for detecting the type of the image display medium to be subjected to the image formation, wherein the image forming portion corresponding to the image display medium of the type detected by the medium type detecting device is allowed to perform the image formation when the medium type detecting device detects the image display medium of the same type as that selected by an operator, and inhibition of the image formation on the medium of the detected type, image formation on the image display medium of another type or discharge of the medium of the detected type without image formation is performed when the detected type is different from the selected type.