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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Yoshiaki Kaneko, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kado, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshiaki Kaneko, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kado, Shizuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit configured to form an image with erasable first ink; a second image forming unit configured to share a conveying path with the first image forming unit and form an image with not erasable second ink; a recording unit configured to record a level of use of a recording medium on the recording medium; a detecting unit configured to detect the level of use; and a control unit configured to control the first image forming unit or the second image forming unit according to a detection result of the detecting unit.