Image forming apparatus

The image forming apparatus according to claim 30, further comprising:

• an image data storing portion for storing image data;
• and
• an image data converting portion for forming image data used for image formation on the reversible image display medium from the image data stored in said image data storing portion, wherein
• said first image forming portion can perform the image formation on the normal image display medium in accordance with the image data stored in said image data storing portion, and said second image forming portion can perform the image formation on the reversible image display medium in accordance with converted image data prepared by said image data converting portion.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first image forming portion for forming an image on a normal image display medium;
• a second image forming portion for forming an image on a reversible image display medium;
• a selector which selects one of the image forming portions for image formation;
• an image data storing portion for storing image data;
• a display portion for displaying an image data name;
• an image data selecting portion for selecting the image data to be used for the image formation based on the image data name displayed on said display portion;
• and
• an image formation instruction portion for instructing the image formation based on the selected image data, wherein
• said selector automatically selects the second image forming portion for forming the image on the reversible display medium when the first image forming portion is not able to form the image on the normal image display medium, and
• each of said first and second image forming portions can perform the image formation based on the image data stored in said image data storing portion.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first image forming portion for forming an image on a normal image display medium;
• a second image forming portion for forming an image on a reversible image display medium;
• a selector which selects one of the image forming portions for image formation;
• an image data storing portion for storing image data;
• an image data converting portion for forming image data used for image formation on the reversible image display medium from the image data stored in said image data storing portion;
• and
• a display portion for displaying an image data name, an image data selecting portion for selecting the image data to be used for the image formation based on the image data name displayed on said display portion, and an image formation instruction portion for instructing the image formation based on the selected image data, wherein
• said selector automatically selects the second image forming portion for forming the image on the reversible display medium when the first image forming portion is not able to form the image on the normal image display medium, and
• said first image forming portion can perform the image formation on the normal image display medium in accordance with the image data stored in said image data storing portion and said second image forming portion can perform the image formation on the reversible image display medium in accordance with converted image data prepared by said image data converting portion.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of cassettes which include a first cassette for containing a normal image display medium and a second cassette for containing a reversible image display medium;
• a first image forming portion for forming an image on the normal image display medium provided from the first cassette;
• a second image forming portion for forming an image on the reversible image display medium provided from the second cassette;
• a receiving unit for receiving an instruction of image formation on the normal or reversible image display medium;
• a designating device for designating, in advance, one of the image forming portions to be selected when the instruction is received by the receiving unit;
• a changer which automatically changes from one of image forming portions to another image forming portion when the image forming portion designated by the designating device is not able to form the image on the corresponding image display medium;
• and
• an indicator for indicating that image formation can not be performed when both the image forming portions are not able to form the image.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of cassettes which include a first cassette for containing a normal image display medium and a second cassette for containing a reversible image display medium;
• a first image forming portion for forming an image on the normal image display medium provided from the first cassette;
• a second image forming portion for forming an image on the reversible image display medium provided from the second cassette;
• a receiving unit for receiving an instruction of image formation on the normal or reversible image display medium;
• a designating device for designating, in advance, one of the image forming portions to be selected when the instruction is received by the receiving unit;
• and
• an indicator for indicating that the image forming portion designated by the designating device is not able to form the image.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first image forming portion for forming an image on the normal image display medium;
• a second image forming portion for forming an image on the reversible image display medium;
• a receiving unit for receiving an instruction of image formation on the normal or reversible image display medium;
• and
• a designating device for designating, in advance, one of the image forming portions to be selected when the instruction is received by the receiving unit;
• an image data type designating portion for designating an image data type;
• a changer for changing from one of the image forming portions designated by the designating portion to another image forming portion when an image information input portion outside said image forming apparatus applies a predetermined kind of image data input operation to the apparatus while said image data type designating portion designates said predetermined image data type.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first image forming portion for forming an image on the normal image display medium;
• a second image forming portion for forming an image on the reversible image display medium;
• a receiving unit for receiving an instruction of image formation on the normal or reversible image display medium;
• a receiving unit for receiving an instruction of image formation on the normal or reversible image display medium;
• and
• a designating device for designating, in advance, one of the image forming portions to be selected when the instruction is received by the receiving unit;
• an image data sender designating portion for designating an image data sender which applies an image data outside the image forming apparatus;
• a changer for changing from one of the image formatting portions designated by the designating portion to another image forming portion when a predetermined image data sender applies an image data to the image forming apparatus while said image data sender designating portion designates said predetermined image data sender.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first image forming portion for forming an image on the normal image display medium;
• a second image forming portion for forming an image on the reversible image display medium;
• a receiving unit for receiving an instruction of image formation on the normal or reversible image display medium;
• a designating device for designating, in advance, one of the image forming portions to be selected when the instruction is received by the receiving unit;
• a controller which temporarily allows image information by one of the image forming portions different from the image forming portion designated by the designating device, and restores the image forming apparatus to an initial condition in which the image forming portion designated by the designation device forms the image on the corresponding image display medium.