Image forming apparatus and multiuser identification printing method therefor
US5715380A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a multiuser identification printing method for printing user identification data on a printout, the image forming apparatus being shared by plural users wherein the image forming apparatus receives data to be printed through an interface thereof, checks whether a print command is received, and when the print command is received, obtains user identification data, which is stored in an external data input device, from the external data input device that has transmitted the data, and prints the received data together with user identification data.
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