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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Takeshi Tamada, Toyohashi, JP;
Shinichi Yabuki, Toyokawa, JP;
Junichi Masuda, Toyokawa, JP;
Koji Ohara, Toyokawa, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Tamada, Toyohashi, JP;
Shinichi Yabuki, Toyokawa, JP;
Junichi Masuda, Toyokawa, JP;
Koji Ohara, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To facilitate sorting sheets of paper for recycling, a MFP includes an image data accepting portion to accept image data output from an image reader, a recycling information determining portion to determine recycling information corresponding to the image data, and an image forming portion to form an image of the image data together with the determined recycling information on a sheet of paper.