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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2007
Masashi Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Toru Tsuzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuma Aoki, Kasugai, JP;
Masashi Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Toru Tsuzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuma Aoki, Kasugai, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a memory connecting portion, to which an external memory is detachably connected; a detecting portion that detects a connection state of the external memory; a printing portion that prints an image based on an image file to be printed which is stored in the external memory; and a controller that performs an automatic printing processing in which the controller controls the printing portion to automatically start printing the image in response to a detection by the detecting portion of connection of the external memory to the memory connecting portion.