Image forming apparatus
AssigneesToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorSatoshi Ishikawa
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a first image forming unit, a second image forming unit and a processing unit. The first image forming unit forms an image using an erasable image forming material. The second image forming unit forms an image using an inerasable image forming material. The processing unit forms an image to be printed using an erasable image forming material with the first image forming unit, and forms a specific pattern for duplication prevention using an inerasable image forming material with the second image forming unit.
Claims5
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a first image forming unit configured to form an image using an erasable image forming material;
- a second image forming unit configured to form an image using an inerasable image forming material;
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- a processing unit configured to form an image to be printed using an erasable image forming material with the first image forming unit, and form a specific pattern for duplication prevention using an inerasable image forming material with the second image forming unit.
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