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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Tomizawa, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an interface, a storage section configured to store identification information, and a control section. The interface is configured to carry out data transmission/reception with an external device. The control section is configured to control the interface, generate the identification information, store the identification information in the storage section, and send the identification information to the external device. In addition, when the identification information which is stored in the storage section exists in information received from the interface, the control section carries out an image forming operation, and does not carry out the image forming operation when the identification information does not exist.