摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide latest useful information, by printing as an image discriminating information for consumable goods with shorter service life than a machine which is an apparatus body and are to be exchanged or replenished parts as invisible or improper and difficult information. <P>SOLUTION: A latent image is formed on an image carrier by carrying out lighting control of light-emitting elements based on an image data, this latent image is developed and transferred to a recording medium in an image forming apparatus and a printing control means is provided additionally printing invisible or improper and difficult information to the recording medium in the apparatus. A memory tag 22 for storing discriminating information of a process cartridge is attached to the process cartridge 22 and a printing control means prints the information in the memory tag 22 as invisible or improper and difficult information to the recording paper. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |