Patent ID: 8054484

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: a print unit configured to form an image on a recording medium in which a memory device is embedded; a detection unit configured to detect a condition of the memory device embedded in the recording medium, the detection unit being positioned on a downstream side in a feeding direction with respect to the print unit; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed are configured to provide a control unit configured to: receive information from the detection unit regarding the condition of the memory device embedded in the recording medium; judge whether the memory device embedded in the recording medium is defective based on the information received from the detection unit; provide notification concerning the memory device being defective, when the memory device embedded in the recording medium is judged to be defective; reverse the recording medium in which the memory device judged to be defective by the control unit is embedded; send the recording medium to the print unit again; and cause the print unit to print an image indicating defect information of the memory device on a rear side of the recording medium in which the memory device judged to be defective by the control unit is embedded.