Patent ID: 6674456
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer including an image forming section for printing an image on one of first and second surfaces of a recording sheet oriented in a recordable orientation, and a feeder for feeding said recording sheet to said image forming section after said recording sheet is set in a sheet supply section, said printer comprising:at least one first memory for storing first image data of an image for being printed on said first surface, and second image data of an image for being printed on said second surface, said first or second image data being read from said first memory, and input to said image forming section; a second memory for storing discrimination information adapted for designating said second image data associated with said first image data according to common assignment to said recording sheet, wherein said discrimination information is read from said second memory at a time of printing with said first image data to said first surface, and is printed on said first surface by said image forming section; a first reader for reading said discrimination information from said first surface at a time of printing to said second surface, said second image data being specified according to said discrimination information, read from said first memory, and input to said image forming section.