Patent ID: 8072620

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: a reading unit for reading image data from an electronic tag of an electronically tagged printed matter wherein image data is printed on an electronically tagged printing paper equipped with the electronic tag for storing electronic data as image data in a certain part of the printing paper; a printing unit for printing the image data read by said reading unit; a judging unit for judging whether a document is said electronically tagged printed matter or not; a transporting unit for transporting the document to a specified position when said judging unit judges that the document is not said electronically tagged printed matter; a scanning unit for scanning image data of the document transported by said transporting unit; and a second printing unit for printing the image data scanned by said scanning unit, wherein said transporting unit does not transport the document when said judging unit judges that the document is said electronically tagged printing matter; and said reading unit reads image data from the electronic tag of the untransported document on said transporting unit when said judging unit judges that the document is said electronically tagged printed matter.