Patent ID: 8319808

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: an accommodation unit that accommodates a recording medium; an image forming unit that forms an image on the recording medium; an image reading unit that reads the image from the recording medium on which the image is formed; an image erasing unit that erases the image from the recording medium on which the image is formed; a first medium processing unit that carries the recording medium to the image forming unit from the accommodation unit, executes a first image forming process on the recording medium by the image forming unit, and carries the recording medium on which the image is formed to the discharging destination from the image forming unit, based on the setting of the first image process mode; and a second medium processing unit that carries the recording medium to the image forming unit from the accommodation unit, executes a second image forming process on the recording medium by the image forming unit, carries the recording medium on which the image is formed to the image reading unit from the image forming unit, reads the image from the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image reading unit, carries the recording medium on which the image is formed to the image erasing unit from the image reading unit, erases the image from the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image erasing unit, and carries the recording medium from which the image is erased to the re-accommodation destination from the image erasing unit, based on the setting of the second image process mode.