Patent ID: 9329806
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image forming device that writes and reads image data to and from an external memory medium, comprising: a user interface configured to receive a selection of first image data in the external memory medium that stores at least the first data and second data, and an operating direction for executing an operation using the selected first image data; a data operation unit configured to read out the selected first image data from the external memory medium; a data storage unit configured to store the selected first image data read out by the data operation unit; a control unit that causes the image forming device to execute the operation based on the selected first image data; and an identification information record unit configured to record first identification information that identifies an activity of the executed operation of the selected first image data in operation history information, wherein the data operation unit moves only the first image data from the external memory medium to the data storage unit, by referring to the record in the operation history information, and the second image data remains in the external storage medium after the first image data is moved from the external memory medium.