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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Toru Tsuzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Inventor:
Toru Tsuzuki, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a mounting portion on which an external memory device is mountable, a detecting unit that detects mounting or non-mounting of the external memory device to the mounting portion, a printing unit that prints data acquired from the external memory device, a memory unit that stores the data, and a controller. The controller is operable to control the printing unit to reprint the data stored on the memory unit, and prohibit the data from being reprinted when a detection result by the detecting unit indicates non-mounting of the external memory device.