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US 2003/0113123 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus, normal image forming unit, special image forming unit and image forming method
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsShoji Yamaguchi, Mario Fuse, Hideki Fukunaga, Tetsuya Kimura
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus can form an image of a high-precision security information for anti-reproduction. A photosensitive material-coated area in a recording paper is exposed with an exposure unit to form an image of a high-precision security information. Since the image of the security information is thus formed by exposing the photosensitive material, it can be formed as an image incapable of reproduction.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a normal image forming part that forms a normal image on a recording medium;
- and
- a special image forming part that forms a special image on the recording medium using a photosensitive material.
An image forming method comprising:
- receiving an image transmitted through an electric circuit;
- and
- forming the image with an image forming apparatus having a normal image forming part that forms a normal image on a recording medium, and a special image forming part that forms a special image on the recording medium using a photosensitive material.
An image forming method comprising:
- receiving a normal image and a special image transmitted through an electric circuit;
- forming the normal image on a recording medium, the normal image having a predetermined first resolution;
- coating a portion of the recording medium with a photosensitive material;
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- exposing the photosensitive material to a light source to form the special image, the special image having a predetermined second resolution higher than the first resolution.
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