Account management apparatus and method of managing account
US8566355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q40/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus to manage an account is provided. The account managing apparatus includes an account management unit which manages a user account of at least one user who uses an image forming apparatus, a storage unit which stores guest information related to the user account, a guest account generating unit which generates a guest account dependent on the user account based on stored guest information and the user account when a request to generate an account to use the image forming apparatus is received from a guest, and a control unit which controls the image forming apparatus according to a generated account policy.
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