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US 8,786,648 B1Granted
Image erasing apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorToshiyuki Umetsu
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Abstract
An image erasing apparatus includes an erasing unit, a reading unit, and a control unit. The erasing unit erases an image formed in a recording medium. The reading unit reads control information included in the image. The control unit determines whether or not to erase the image using the erasing unit on the basis of date information included in the control information.
Claims10
An image erasing apparatus, comprising:
- an erasing unit configured to erase an image formed on a recording medium;
- a reading unit configured to read control information included in the image by scanning the recording medium before erasing the image using the erasing unit;
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- a control unit configured to determine whether or not to erase the image using the erasing unit on the basis of date information included in the control information read by the reading unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.