Patent ID: 6782217
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An image forming device that forms images of original documents that have both control data and image data thereon, comprising:original document reading means that reads the image data and control data on an original document; control data extraction means extracts the control data from the data read by the original document reading means; and processing means that processes the image data read by the original document reading means and forms images thereof based upon the control data extracted by the control data extraction means; and detection means that detects the number of times that the image forming process has occurred with respect to the original document; wherein the control data serves to authorize the image forming process to occur only an authorized number of times with respect to the original document; and the processing means executes the image forming process only when the number of times the image forming process has occurred with respect to the original document does not exceed the authorized number of times.