Abstract: An image forming device includes a main body, a replaceable unit, a determination unit, a first memory, a second memory, a temporary memory, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The determination unit determines whether the replaceable unit is a genuine product or a non-genuine product with respect to the main body. The first memory is configured to store a physical value increasing with a use of the main body mounted with the genuine product. The second memory is configured to store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product. The temporary memory is configured to temporarily store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit which receives print data; a determining unit which determines whether or not the print data received by the receiving unit includes confidential information; a printing unit which prints an image on a recording medium including an IC tag, in accordance with the print data; and a writing unit which writes, into the IC tag of the recording medium, distinctive information indicating that confidential information is printed on the recording medium when it is determined that the print data includes confidential information.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a main body, a replaceable unit, a determination unit, a first memory, a second memory, a temporary memory, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The determination unit determines whether the replaceable unit is a genuine product or a non-genuine product with respect to the main body. The first memory is configured to store a physical value increasing with a use of the main body mounted with the genuine product. The second memory is configured to store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product. The temporary memory is configured to temporarily store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a main body, a replaceable unit, a determination unit, a first memory, a second memory, a temporary memory, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The determination unit determines whether the replaceable unit is a genuine product or a non-genuine product with respect to the main body. The first memory is configured to store a physical value increasing with a use of the main body mounted with the genuine product. The second memory is configured to store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product. The temporary memory is configured to temporarily store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; a controller that controls the image forming unit to form, on a recording medium, an image based on image data in accordance with a first print setting; and a data recording unit that records original data of the image data and the first print setting on a non-contact tag attached to the recording medium.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a data reading unit that reads data from a non-contact tag, and a restoration unit that restores a file when the data reading unit reads, from the non-contact tag, (i) location information indicating a storage location where the file is previously stored and (ii) at least one of a flag indicating that the file is to be restored and a restoration program for restoring the file, in accordance with the read at least one of the flag and the restoration program.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an interface unit which receives print data and file data; a printing unit which prints an image on a recording medium; a writing unit which stores tag data in a non-contact type tag when the recording medium provides the non-contact type tag; a buffer unit in which file data is stored in the non-contact type tag; and a control unit which controls the printing unit and the writing unit. The control unit stores the file data in the buffer unit when the file data is received. The control unit controls the printing unit to form an image on the recording medium based upon content of the print data when the print data is received. The control unit controls the writing unit to store the file data stored in the buffer unit in the non-contact type tag.

Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides an image forming apparatus including: a image forming section that forms an image based on a print data on at least one sheet equipped with a non-contact tag; a writing section that wirelessly writes a tag data into the non-contact tag of the at least one sheet; a first cassette that holds a plurality of sheets equipped with first type non-contact tags having a first storage capacity; a second cassette that holds a plurality of sheets equipped with second type non-contact tags having a second storage capacity larger than the first storage capacity; and a selecting section that selects a print cassette from among the first and second cassettes based on a data size of the tag data. The at least one sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming section is provided from the print cassette.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a carrier; a forming unit which forms an image on a carrier; a cleaning unit which cleans the carrier; a detection unit which detects a correction pattern formed on the carrier; and a control unit which performs a correction processing including cleaning a pattern forming region in the carrier by the cleaning unit, forming the correction pattern in the pattern forming region by the forming unit after finishing the cleaning by the cleaning unit, and correcting an image forming characteristic of the forming unit based on a detection result of the correction pattern by the detection unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a carrier; a forming unit which forms an image on a carrier; a cleaning unit which cleans the carrier; a detection unit which detects a correction pattern formed on the carrier; and a control unit which performs a correction processing including cleaning a pattern forming region in the carrier by the cleaning unit, forming the correction pattern in the pattern forming region by the forming unit after finishing the cleaning by the cleaning unit, and correcting an image forming characteristic of the forming unit based on a detection result of the correction pattern by the detection unit.

Abstract: A printed medium management apparatus includes: a controller that outputs print data generated from file data, and outputs tag data comprising search data including a search word; a print unit that prints an image based on the print data on a recording medium equipped with a non-contact tag; a data recording unit that records the tag data on the non-contact tag; and a search unit that wirelessly communicates with a plurality of non-contact tags, on which search words are recorded by the data recording unit, to search for a non-contact tag on which an inputted search word is recorded.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit which receives print data; a determining unit which determines whether or not the print data received by the receiving unit includes confidential information; a printing unit which prints an image on a recording medium including an IC tag, in accordance with the print data; and a writing unit which writes, into the IC tag of the recording medium, distinctive information indicating that confidential information is printed on the recording medium when it is determined that the print data includes confidential information.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes a data reading unit that reads data from a non-contact tag, and a restoration unit that restores a file when the data reading unit reads, from the non-contact tag, (i) location information indicating a storage location where the file is previously stored and (ii) at least one of a flag indicating that the file is to be restored and a restoration program for restoring the file, in accordance with the read at least one of the flag and the restoration program.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a main body, a replaceable unit, a determination unit, a first memory, a second memory, a temporary memory, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The replaceable unit is detachably mounted in the main body. The determination unit determines whether the replaceable unit is a genuine product or a non-genuine product with respect to the main body. The first memory is configured to store a physical value increasing with a use of the main body mounted with the genuine product. The second memory is configured to store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product. The temporary memory is configured to temporarily store the physical value increasing with the use of the main body mounted with the non-genuine product. The first control unit increases the physical value on the first memory, if the determination unit determines that the replaceable unit mounted on the main body is the genuine product.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a data processing unit that processes source data to generate image data, an image forming unit that forms an image, based on the image data generated by the data processing apparatus, on a recording medium equipped with a non-contact tag, and a data recording unit that records data associated with the image data on the non-contact tag.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; a controller that controls the image forming unit to form, on a recording medium, an image based on image data in accordance with a first print setting; and a data recording unit that records original data of the image data and the first print setting on a non-contact tag attached to the recording medium.

Abstract: A document data edit device includes an input unit that inputs data in input modes including at least two of a first input mode, a second input mode and a third input mode. Data inputted in the first input mode is formed as an image on a recording medium, data inputted in the second input mode is recorded as data on a non-contact tag attached to the recording medium, and data inputted in the third input mode is formed as an image on the recording medium and recorded as data on the non-contact tag.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; a data recording unit that records a file on a non-contact tag attached to a recording medium; and a controller that controls the image forming unit to form, on the recording medium, an image indicating a storage location of the file recorded on the non-contact tag at a source of the file.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: an interface unit which receive a print data and file data; a printing unit which prints an image on a recording medium; a writing unit which stores tag data in a non-contact type tag when the recording medium provides the non-contact type tag; a buffer unit in which a file data is stored, the file data is to be stored in the non-contact type tag; and a control unit which controls the printing unit and the writing unit; wherein the control unit stores the file data in the buffer unit when the file data is received, the control unit controls the printing unit to form an image on the recording medium based upon a content of the print data when the print data is received, the control unit controls the writing unit to store the file data stored in the buffer unit in the non-contact type tag.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: a data reading unit that reads tag data stored in a first non-contact tag attached to the original; an image recording unit that records an image, on a recording medium, based on the image data; a data recording unit that records data read from the first non-contact tag into a second non-contact tag attached to the recording medium; a recording limitation unit that limits at least either one of recording operation by the image recording unit and recording operation by the data recording unit according to the limitation information; an operation unit that inputs an operation; and a limitation information changing unit that changes the limitation information read from the first non-contact tag according to the operation. The data recording unit records limitation information changed by the limitation information changing unit into the second non-contact tag.