Image forming apparatus, system, control method, and storage medium for printing received print data
US9665319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1238
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive print data, a storage unit configured to store the print data, an authentication unit configured to authenticate a user, and a control unit configured, when a plurality of print data, which is associated with the authenticated user, to which same identification information is added is stored in the storage unit, to display the identification information and control print data selected according to an instruction from the user to be printed, and configured, when a plurality of print data to which same identification information is added is not stored in the storage unit, to perform control so that the print data stored in the storage unit is printed without a selection operation by the user.
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