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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Norifumi Yagi, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Kanya Hiroi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Nomura, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a first image forming section configured to form an image on a recording medium with a non-erasable material, and a second image forming section configured to form an image on the recording medium with an erasable material. The image forming apparatus further comprises a control section configured to separate image data according to attributes of the image data into first image data to be printed on the recording medium in the first image forming section and second image data to be printed on the recording medium in the second image forming section.