Patent ID: 8031378
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: a component for scanning original image data from an original; a component for scanning paper fingerprint information from the original; a component for associating the original image data and the paper fingerprint information with each other to register them in an information processing device; a component for transmitting paper fingerprint information scanned from an original to the information processing device, and requesting the information processing device to determine whether or not the paper fingerprint information has been registered; a component for (i) upon receipt of a result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has been registered, retrieving from the information processing device the original image data, which previously was scanned from the original by the component for scanning original image data and previously was registered in the information processing device in association with the paper fingerprint information, and applying image processing, or (ii) upon receipt of a result of the determination from the information processing device that the paper fingerprint information has not been registered, applying the image processing to the original image data currently scanned from the original; and a component for printing out the image-processed original image data.