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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihisa Hashimoto, Gotemba Shizuoka, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A decoloring device according to an embodiment includes a feeding unit on which sheets are loaded. A first sensor unit is downstream of the feeding unit in a sheet transport direction, detects a front position of the sheet fed from the feeding unit, and detects a presence or absence of an identification mark on a front portion of the sheet outside of an image forming area of the sheet. A control unit determines whether or not an image using the decolorable color material is printed on any one or both sides of the sheet based on whether the first sensor detects an identification mark on the front portion of the sheet, and determines whether to perform the decoloring process based on the determination of whether or not an image using the decolorable color material is printed on the sheet.