Image forming apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakeshi Watanabe
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Abstract
According to the embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a writing unit, and a processor. The processor forms a first image again on a third sheet, when the writing unit does not succeed in writing information in a wireless tag of a first sheet, on which the first image is formed by the image forming unit. Further, the processor discharges the third sheet prior to a second sheet, on which a second image is formed, the second image being next to the first image.
Claims11
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming unit that forms images on sheets conveyed in sequence;
- a writing unit that writes information in a wireless tag of a sheet, on which an image is formed by the image forming unit;
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- a central processing unit (CPU) or application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that:
- controls image-formation by the image forming unit to form a first image on a first sheet and to form a second image on a second sheet, the second image being next to the first image,
- recognizes whether the writing unit succeeds in or does not succeed in writing the information in the wireless tag, and when the CPU or ASIC recognizes that the writing unit does not succeed in writing the information in the wireless tag of the first sheet, on which the first image is formed:
- controls the image-formation by the image forming unit to form the first image again on a third sheet, and
- controls conveyance of sheets to discharge the third sheet prior to the second sheet.
An image forming method for an image forming apparatus having an image forming unit that forms images on sheets conveyed in sequence and a writing unit that writes information in a wireless tag of a sheet, on which an image is formed by the image forming unit, the image forming method comprising:
- controlling image-formation by the image forming unit to form a first image on a first sheet and to form a second image on a second sheet, the second image being next to the first image,
- recognizing whether the writing unit succeeds in or does not succeed in writing the information in the wireless tag, and
- when a central processing unit (CPU) or application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) recognizes that the writing unit does not succeed in writing the information in the wireless tag of the first sheet, on which the first image is formed,
- controlling the image-formation by the image forming unit to form the first image again on a third sheet, and
- controlling conveyance of sheets to discharge the third sheet prior to the second sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.