Patent ID: 7133059

Claim:
An image forming method comprising: a first image forming process wherein a recording medium is transported to a first position for forming first images on the recording medium, and the first images are formed on said recording medium at said first position; and a second image forming process wherein an intermediate transfer medium that temporarily holds second images is transported to a second position for forming the second images on the intermediate transfer medium, and after forming the second images on said intermediate transfer medium at said second position, said recording medium is transported to a third position for transferring the second images formed on the intermediate transfer medium to the recording medium, and said intermediate transfer medium is transported to said third position and the second images formed on said intermediate transfer medium are transferred to said recording medium at said third position; wherein the second images are formed on one side of said recording medium in the second image forming process after the first images are formed on the other side of said recording medium in the first image forming process.