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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2015
Applicants:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Taizo Kimoto, Edogawa Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/1868 (2013.01); G03G 15/6585 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00797 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a controller. The image forming unit prints an original image and a specific image in a recording medium. In a case where it is determined that the recording medium is a reused recording medium, the controller controls the image forming unit to newly print the specific image at a position different from a print position of the previously-printed specific image.