Copy system, image forming apparatus, server, image formation method, and computer program product
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1. A copy system comprising:
- a server identifying a second electronic document corresponding to a first electronic document; and
an image forming apparatus that forms a second code image on a medium instead of a first code image in accordance with an instruction to copy the medium, the second code image corresponding to the second electronic document identified by the server, the first code image corresponding to the first electronic document and being formed on the medium.
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Abstract
A copy system comprises: a server identifying a second electronic document corresponding to a first electronic document; and an image forming apparatus that forms a second code image on a medium instead of a first code image in accordance with an instruction to copy the medium, the second code image corresponding to the second electronic document identified by the server, the first code image corresponding to the first electronic document and being formed on the medium.
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19 Claims
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1. A copy system comprising:
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a server identifying a second electronic document corresponding to a first electronic document; and
an image forming apparatus that forms a second code image on a medium instead of a first code image in accordance with an instruction to copy the medium, the second code image corresponding to the second electronic document identified by the server, the first code image corresponding to the first electronic document and being formed on the medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Image forming apparatus comprising:
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an acceptance part that accepts b an instruction to copy a medium on which a first code image corresponding to first data is formed;
an image acquiring part that acquires an image including a second code image corresponding to second data instead of the first code image in accordance with the copy instruction, the second data being related to the first data; and
a printing part that prints an image acquired by the image acquiring part on a medium. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server comprising:
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a first identification information acquiring part that acquires a first identification information by scanning a medium on which an image including the first identification information is formed;
a first data identification part that identifies first data corresponding to the first identification information acquired by the first identification information acquiring part;
a second data identification part that identifies second data related to the first data identified by the first data identification part;
a second identification information acquiring part that acquires second identification information corresponding to the second data identified by the second data identification part; and
an image generation part that generates an image including the second identification information but not the first identification information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An image forming method comprising:
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accepting an instruction to copy a medium on which a first code image corresponding to a first electronic document is formed;
acquiring an image including a second code image corresponding to a second electronic document instead of the first code image in accordance with the instruction to copy the medium, the second electronic document being related to the first electronic document; and
printing the acquired image on the medium. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform a function for generating an image, the function comprising:
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acquiring first identification information by scanning a medium on which an image including the first identification information is formed;
identifying a first electronic document corresponding to the first identification information;
identifying a second electronic document related to the first electronic document;
acquiring second identification information corresponding to the second electronic document; and
generating an image including the second identification information but not the first identification information.
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