Sheet of printing paper, a printer, a copy machine, a facsimile, a document scanner, a method of controlling a printer, a method of controlling a document scanner, a method of controlling a scanner, a printer and a communication unit

A copying machine comprising:

• image reading means for reading an image on a sheet of document paper with a first RFID tag for receiving, storing, and transmitting first data;
• printing means for printing said image on a sheet of printing paper which includes a second RFID tag for receiving, storing, and transmitting second data;
• data reading means for reading said first data from said first RFID tag;
• and
• data recording means for recording said first data from said data reading means as said second data in said second RFID tag.

A facsimile comprising:

• image reading means for reading an image on a sheet of document paper including a first RFID tag to generate first image data, said first RFID tag receiving, transmitting, and storing first RFID data;
• transmitting means for transmitting first data including said image data;
• RFID data reading means for reading first RFID data from said first RFID tag, said transmitting means transmitting said first RFID data together with said first data;
• receiving means for receiving second data including second image data and second RFID data;
• printing means for printing said second image on a sheet of printing paper with a second RFID tag, said second RFID tag receiving, transmitting, and storing second RFID data;
• and
• RFID data recording means for recording said second RFID data in second RFID tag of said sheet of printing paper.

A document scanner comprising:

• image reading means for reading an image on a document paper with an RFID tag for receiving, storing, and transmitting RFID data;
• RFID data reading means for reading said RFID data from said RFID tag;
• and
• outputting means for outputting first data indicative of said image and said RFID data.

A method of controlling a scanner comprising:

• reading an image on a sheet of document paper with an RFID tag for receiving, storing, and transmitting RFID data;
• reading said RFID data from said RFID tag;
• and
• outputting means for outputting first data indicative of said image and said read RFID data.

A method of controlling a scanner, a printer, and a communication unit coupled to a network comprising the step of:

• reading an image on a sheet of document paper including a first RFID tag to generate first image data with said scanner, said first RFID tag receiving, transmitting, and storing first RFID data;
• transmitting first data including said image data with the use of said communication unit;
• reading first RFID data from said first RFID tag;
• transmitting said first RFID data together with said first data;
• receiving second data including second image data and second RFID data with the use of said communication unit;
• printing said second image on a sheet of printing paper with a second RFID tag with the use of said printer, said second RFID tag receiving, transmitting, and storing second RFID data;
• and
• recording said second RFID data in second RFID tag of said sheet of printing paper.