Abstract: The image forming apparatus of the invention has: a supplying portion on which sheet-like information recording media each having a wireless tag are to be stacked, and from which the information recording media are sequentially sent out from a top; a reading portion which reads information stored in the wireless tag on the information recording medium that is supplied from the supplying portion; an image erasing portion which erases an image on the information recording medium sent from the reading portion; an image forming portion which forms an image on the information recording medium sent from the erasing portion; and a stacking portion on which information recording media that have undergone the image formation are stacked from a bottom in a sequence at which the information recording media are sent from the image forming portion.

Abstract: A mask disposing system is configured in the following manner. A server receives a request to dispose of a mask to be discontinued from a client terminal through a network, provides instructions to take the mask out to a storage cabinet, provides instructions to dispose of the mask to a disposing unit, and provides a disposal verifying information from a disposal verifying unit to the client terminal. The storage cabinet stores the mask. The disposing unit disposes of the mask by crushing the mask pattern on the mask so that the mask pattern becomes unreadable. The disposal verifying unit verifies that the mask has been crushed and disposed of.

Abstract: The digital image recording system of the present invention comprises event storage unit for storing, on occurrence of an event, the order of such occurrence, importance level storage unit for storing the importance level of the event, and image acquisition unit for sequentially importing the image information from a plurality of image taking unit connection with each event and recording it in accordance with the information stored in these storage unit. On generation of an alarm, the image acquisition unit also stores, by multiprocessing, alarm image information provided from corresponding image taking unit. On occurrence of an event, the event storage unit stores the channel number for the corresponding image taking unit in the order of event occurrence, but does not additionally store such channel if the event storage unit already contains the same channel number as the one for the image taking unit in connection with the event occurrence.

Abstract: To provide a card reader adaptable to a variety of cards and excelling in card carrying ease. The card reader includes: a card passage; a carrying unit for moving a card within the passage, a data recording/reproducing unit for at least either recording data onto or reproducing data out of the card present in the passage, an image forming unit for forming a visible image on the card, and an image erasing unit for erasing any visible image formed on the card, and has a configuration of handling cards differing in thickness.

Abstract: A card reader has a main body and a card reader unit provided within the main body for executing at least one of recording and reproducing data on a card inserted in the card reader unit. A first communication unit is provided within the main body for executing at least one of inputting and outputting a signal, a power supply unit is provided within the main body for supplying electric power to each unit, and a controller is provided within the main body for controlling each unit. An accessory device can be removably attached to the main body for having at least one of the functions among a printing function, a data communicating function and a display function. A second communication unit is provided within the accessory device for having at least one of the functions of receiving a signal from the first communication unit and sending a signal to the first communication unit.

Abstract: To provide a card reader adaptable to a variety of cards and excelling in card carrying ease. The card reader includes: a card passage; a carrying unit for moving a card within the passage, a data recording/reproducing unit for at least either recording data onto or reproducing data out of the card present in the passage, an image forming unit for forming a visible image on the card, and an image erasing unit for erasing any visible image formed on the card, and has a configuration of handling cards differing in thickness.