Image forming device, image forming method, and computer readable recording medium stored with image forming program

An image forming device, comprising:

• a judgment unit for making a judgment on whether a bundling process for bundling a plurality of printed recording media is instructed or not, when a process for writing image data to be printed on the recording media into an electronic tag is instructed;
• a first mode execution unit for executing a first mode of selecting only recording media each provided with an electronic tag as the recording media for printing and writing into the electronic tag of each recording medium the image data to be printed on the corresponding recording medium, when it is judged that said bundling process is not instructed;
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• a second mode execution unit for executing a second mode of selecting only a recording medium provided with no electronic tag for printing and writing into an electronic tag of a bundling member equipped with the electronic tag used for said bundling process the entire image data to be printed on a plurality of recording media, when it is judged that said bundling process is instructed.

An image forming method comprising the steps of:

• 1) making a judgment on whether a bundling process for bundling a plurality of printed recording media is instructed or not, when a process for writing image data to be printed on the recording media into an electronic tag is instructed;
• 2) executing a first mode of selecting only recording media each provided with an electronic tag as the recording media for printing and writing into the electronic tag of each recording medium the image data to be printed on the corresponding recording medium, when it is judged that said bundling process is not instructed;
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• 3) executing a second mode of selecting a recording medium provided with an electronic tag and a recording medium provided with no electronic tag as the recording media for printing and writing into said electronic tag of the recording medium provided with the electronic tag the entire image data to be printed on a plurality of recording media, when it is judged that said bundling process is instructed.

An image forming method comprising the steps of:

• 1) making a judgment on whether a bundling process for bundling a plurality of printed recording media is instructed or not, when a process for writing image data to be printed on the recording media into an electronic tag is instructed;
• 2) executing a first mode of selecting only recording media each provided with an electronic tag as the recording media for printing and writing into the electronic tag of each recording medium the image data to be printed on the corresponding recording medium, when it is judged that said bundling process is not instructed;
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• 3) executing a second mode of selecting only a recording medium provided with no electronic tag for printing and writing into an electronic tag of a bundling member equipped with the electronic tag used for said bundling process the entire image data to be printed on a plurality of recording media, when it is judged that said bundling process is instructed.

A computer readable recording medium stored with an image forming program, said image forming program causing an image forming device to execute a process comprising the steps of:

• 1) making a judgment on whether a bundling process for bundling a plurality of printed recording media is instructed or not, when a process for writing image data to be printed on the recording media into an electronic tag is instructed;
• 2) executing a first mode of selecting only recording media each provided with an electronic tag as the recording media for printing and writing into the electronic tag of each recording medium the image data to be printed on the corresponding recording medium, when it is judged that said bundling process is not instructed;
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• 3) executing a second mode of selecting a recording medium provided with an electronic tag and a recording medium provided with no electronic tag as the recording media for printing and writing into said electronic tag of the recording medium provided with the electronic tag the entire image data to be printed on a plurality of recording media, when it is judged that said bundling process is instructed.

A computer readable recording medium stored with an image forming program, said image forming program causing an image forming device to execute a process comprising the steps of:

• 1) making a judgment on whether a bundling process for bundling a plurality of printed recording media is instructed or not, when a process for writing image data to be printed on the recording media into an electronic tag is instructed;
• 2) executing a first mode of selecting only recording media each provided with an electronic tag as the recording media for printing and writing into the electronic tag of each recording medium the image data to be printed on the corresponding recording medium, when it is judged that said bundling process is not instructed;
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• 3) executing a second mode of selecting only a recording medium provided with no electronic tag for printing and writing into an electronic tag of a bundling member equipped with the electronic tag used for said bundling process the entire image data to be printed on a plurality of recording media, when it is judged that said bundling process is instructed.

An image forming device, comprising:

• a receiving unit for receiving a printing job;
• an image forming unit for printing on recording media in accordance with the printing job;
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• a data writing unit for writing electronic data in accordance with the printing job into an electronic tag of the recording media;
• wherein the data writing unit writes electronic data in the electronic tag of the recording media of the number of sheets that is less than the printed number of sheets when printing on two or more sheets of paper based on the printing job.