Image forming apparatus and verification control method thereof
US7343114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a communication interface configured to couple to a network, and a printing unit configured to process print data received via the communication interface. Also provided is a registration unit configured to register a plurality of user information for a plurality of users, each of the plurality of user information including hierarchy information corresponding to one of the plurality of users. The image forming apparatus further includes a managing unit configured to determine if operations of the image forming apparatus requested by the plurality of users are executable based on the corresponding hierarchy information. The managing unit is also configured to manage a verification process for the plurality of users based on the corresponding hierarchy information.
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