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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2006
Hironobu Nakata, Itami, JP;
Kenji Matsuhara, Kawanishi, JP;
Toshihiko Otake, Nishinomiya, JP;
Yoshiki Tokimoto, Nishiwaki, JP;
Hironobu Nakata, Itami, JP;
Kenji Matsuhara, Kawanishi, JP;
Toshihiko Otake, Nishinomiya, JP;
Yoshiki Tokimoto, Nishiwaki, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device including a document tag reader that detects a contactless IC tag (document tag) attached to the document. If the document tag reader detects a document tag attached to a document, the tagged document is recognized as having a high management level, and a tagged recording sheet is fed (selected) from a sheet tray storing tagged recording sheets to which a contactless IC tag (sheet tag) is attached. On the other hand, if the document tag reader does not detect a document tag, the document is recognized as having a low management level, and a not-tagged recording sheet is fed (selected) from a sheet tray storing not-tagged recording sheets to which a contactless IC tag (sheet tag) is not attached.