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Image forming device that prepares and transmits formatted order data to web server

  • US 20030236713A1
  • Filed: 03/19/2003
  • Published: 12/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming device comprising:

  • a communication unit that communicates bi-directionally with a web server on the Internet, the communication unit receiving an order-sheet data including a document data and a method data;

    an acquiring unit that acquires the document data and the method data from the order-sheet data;

    a memory that stores the method data;

    an image forming unit that forms images on a recording medium based on the document data, thereby providing an order sheet, the order sheet including a request specifying area enabling a user to record an order for predetermined data;

    a scanner that scans the order sheet on which the user has recorded the order in the request specifying area to generate an image data of the order sheet; and

    an order data creating means for creating an order data from the image data based on the method data stored in the memory, wherein the communication unit transmits the order data to the web server.

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