System for decoloring information management of a decoloring apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9599402-B2
Application number	US-201414517642-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2014
Priority date	Mar 24, 2010
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a system for a decoloring information management of a decoloring apparatus includes an decoloring processing unit, a sheet conveying unit, a sheet reading unit, a user ID reading unit, a storing unit configured to store a predetermined information, and a control unit. A sheet on which an image is formed with an decolorable colorant is subject to decoloring processing. The sheet conveying unit conveys the sheet and causes the sheet to pass through the decoloring processing unit. The sheet reading unit is arranged further on an upstream side than the decoloring processing unit. The user ID reading unit reads ID information of a user. The storing unit stores predetermined information. The control unit controls the storage unit to correlate the user ID and the read information by the sheet reading unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for decoloring information management of a decoloring apparatus, comprising:
a decoloring processing unit configured to perform a decoloring processing to decolor an image formed with decolorable colorant on a sheet;
a sheet conveying unit configured to convey the sheet and cause the sheet to pass through the decoloring processing unit;
a sheet reading unit arranged on an upstream side of the decoloring processing unit in a sheet conveying direction of the sheet conveying unit and configured to read the sheet conveyed by the sheet conveying unit;
a user ID reading unit configured to read ID information of a user;
a storing unit configured to store a predetermined information; and
a processor configured to:
determine a state of the sheet based on a detection result in the sheet reading unit, and
control the storage unit to store the user ID read by the user ID reading unit in correlation with the state of the sheet.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor further controls the storage unit to store a date and time of executing the decoloring in correlation with the user ID read by the user ID reading unit.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor further controls the storage unit to store, in correlation with the user ID, a number of sheets for which decoloring is instructed.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the number of sheets includes at least a number of sheets for which decoloring is performed, or a number of rejected sheets for which decoloring cannot be performed.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a display unit that displays predetermined information.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Tec Kk

Inventors

• Iguchi Ken
• Taki Hiroyuki
• Kawaguchi Takahiro
• Yahata Isao
• Taguchi Hiroyuki
• Tsuchihashi Hiroyuki

Classifications

• H04N1/2323

  according to characteristics of the reproducing medium, e.g. type, size or availability · CPC title

• B41M7/0009

  Obliterating the printed matter; Non-destructive removal of the ink pattern, e.g. for repetitive use of the support · CPC title

• H04N1/00716

  Thickness · CPC title

• H04N1/00567

  Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking · CPC title

• H04N1/23

  Reproducing arrangements · CPC title