IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus connected to a network, comprising:
- a reading device configured to read a document having ID data;
a storage device configured to store a document data that is transmitted by the reading device;
an analyzing device configured to analyze the document data and to determine an image forming apparatus that formed said document using said ID data;
a communication device configured to transmit the ID data to the image forming apparatus found by the analyzing device; and
an image generating device configured to generate the document data on a media when said communication device receives an authorization to copy sent by the image forming apparatus that is found by said analyzing device.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus connected to a network including a reading device configured to read a document having ID data; a storage device configured to store a document data that is transmitted by the reading device; an analyzing device configured to analyze the document data and to determine an image forming apparatus that formed the document using the ID data; a communication device configured to transmit the ID data to the image forming apparatus found by the analyzing device; and an image generating device configured to generate the document data on a media when said communication device receives an authorization to copy sent by the image forming apparatus that is found by the analyzing device.
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10 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus connected to a network, comprising:
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a reading device configured to read a document having ID data; a storage device configured to store a document data that is transmitted by the reading device; an analyzing device configured to analyze the document data and to determine an image forming apparatus that formed said document using said ID data; a communication device configured to transmit the ID data to the image forming apparatus found by the analyzing device; and an image generating device configured to generate the document data on a media when said communication device receives an authorization to copy sent by the image forming apparatus that is found by said analyzing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of forming an image in an image forming apparatus, comprising:
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reading a document that has ID data; storing document data including the ID data; analyzing the document data; determining an image forming apparatus that formed said document using said ID data; transmitting said ID data to an image forming apparatus found by said determining step; and generating said document data on media when the image forming apparatus receives authorization to copy sent by the image forming apparatus that is found during said analyzing step. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image forming apparatus connected to a network, comprising:
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means for reading a document having ID data; means for storing document data that is transmitted by said reading means; means for analyzing said document data and determining an image forming apparatus that formed said document using said ID data; means for transmitting said ID data to an image forming apparatus that is found by said analyzing means; and means for generating said document data on media when said communication means receives authorization to copy from the image forming apparatus that is found by said analyzing means.
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