System for associating images produced by an image forming apparatus with users of the apparatus
US7340194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image generation managing system includes an image forming apparatus provided in a management target area to form a color image on a recording medium, an image capturing apparatus to capture an image in a vicinity of the image forming apparatus in the management target area, and a job management device connected to the image forming apparatus and the image capturing apparatus over a network to data-communicate therewith to manage an image generating job by the image forming apparatus. Preferably, the image forming apparatus includes a specific pattern imparting unit to impart a specific pattern specifying an image formed for each image generating job by the image forming apparatus, and the job management device includes a database in which the specific pattern information and the image data captured are stored in a state they can be associated to each other and from which the stored information is freely retrieved.
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