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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: Us 7,773,241 B2
Akao (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 10,2010
(54) IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE
(75) Inventor: Michitoshi Akao, Yotsukaichi (JP)
(73) Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha,
Nagoya-shi (JP)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 1422 days.
(21) Appl.No.: 11/058,214
(22) Filed: Feb. 16, 2005
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2005/0179933 Al Aug. 18, 2005
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Feb. 17,2004 (JP) 2004-039535
(51) Int. CI.
G06K15/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 358/1.14; 358/1.15; 358/1.16;
399/9; 399/18; 399/19
(58) Field of Classification Search 358/1.14,
358/1.15,1.16; 340/5.2,5.8; 399/9,18, 399/19; 380/255 See application file for complete search history.
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* cited by examiner
Primary Examiner—Twyler L Haskins
Assistant Examiner—Kent Yip
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Oliff & Berridge, PLC
(57) ABSTRACT
An image-forming device is configured so that a process to print confidential print data is not automatically resumed after the printing process has been interrupted and the cause of the interruption has been resolved. Accordingly, the printing of confidential print data is not resumed when the user who requested the printing operation is not near the printer during an interruption and another person resolves the cause of the interruption. In this way the image-forming device prevents content of the confidential print data from being exposed to another person.
9 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets
