Patent ID: 8493576

Claim:
A multifunction device having a reading mode that executes a reading process that reads image information by using a first type medium by scanning an original document and a writing mode that executes a writing process that prints an image on a recording sheet by using a second type medium, the multifunction device comprising: a detecting unit configured to detect either the first type medium or the second type medium used; and a controlling unit that sets one of the reading mode and the writing mode as a target mode based on a detected result of the detecting unit, wherein the controlling unit automatically executes one of the reading process and the writing process corresponding to the target mode, as an execution target, wherein when a process of the execution target is completed and when the detecting unit detects another detected result that is different from the detected result, the controlling unit automatically changes the target mode to a new target mode that is one of the reading mode and the writing mode and is different from the target mode, changes the execution target into a new execution target corresponding to the new target mode, and automatically executes the new execution target that is one of the reading process and the writing process.