Image forming apparatus and data notification and printing method by image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a fax receiving unit capable of receiving facsimile data;
• a fax data storage unit in which, if the facsimile data received by the fax receiving unit is secure fax data, this secure fax data is stored;
• an addition detecting unit which detects that a removable network addition device is connected to the apparatus;
• and
• a printing unit which prints the secure fax data stored in the fax data storage unit if an instruction to print the secure fax data is given from a client terminal connected to a network.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a fax receiving unit capable of receiving facsimile data;
• a printing unit which prints the facsimile data received by the fax receiving unit;
• a fax data detecting unit which detects whether the facsimile data received by the fax receiving unit is secure fax data or ordinary fax data;
• a fax data storage unit in which, if the fax data detecting unit detects that the facsimile data received by the fax receiving unit is secure fax data, this secure fax data is stored;
• and
• an addition detecting unit which detects that a removable network addition device is connected to the apparatus.

A data notification and printing method by an image forming apparatus, comprising:

• receiving facsimile data in the apparatus;
• detecting whether the received facsimile data is secure fax data or not;
• if the facsimile data is secure fax data, storing the secure fax data in the apparatus;
• and
• notifying a client terminal connected to a network, via a removable network addition device connected to the apparatus.