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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2008
Applicant:
Takahiro Hosokawa, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Hosokawa, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); B41J 29/38 (2006.01); B41J 29/46 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided an image forming device, comprising: a print unit configured to form an image on a recording medium in which a memory device is embedded; a detection unit configured to detect a condition of the memory device embedded in the recording medium, the detection unit being positioned on a downstream side in a feeding direction with respect to the print unit; and a notification control unit configured to provide notification concerning the condition of the memory device, in response to a fact that the detection unit detects that the memory device embedded in the recording medium is defective.