Image forming apparatus that prints image file stored in external memory
US8174715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/2158
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a memory connecting portion, to which an external memory is detachably connected; a detecting portion that detects a connection state of the external memory; a printing portion that prints an image based on an image file to be printed which is stored in the external memory; and a controller that performs an automatic printing processing in which the controller controls the printing portion to automatically start printing the image in response to a detection by the detecting portion of connection of the external memory to the memory connecting portion.
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