- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus management system, image forming apparatus, managing apparatus, terminal apparatus, image forming apparatus managing method, and image forming program
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Application No.: US16031532Application Date: 2018-07-10
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Publication No.: US10827095B2Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: Atsushi Sakagami , Naoto Sakurai , Koji Sasaki , Daiya Miyasaka , Tomoko Nishizawa , Yasuhiko Tsugawa , Yohei Ono
- Applicant: Atsushi Sakagami , Naoto Sakurai , Koji Sasaki , Daiya Miyasaka , Tomoko Nishizawa , Yasuhiko Tsugawa , Yohei Ono
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@305cbc61
- Main IPC: H04N1/00
- IPC: H04N1/00 ; H04N1/44 ; G06F3/12 ; H04N1/21

Abstract:
A disclosed managing apparatus and image forming apparatus management system ensure confidentiality of information in an image forming apparatus while usability is maintained. An image forming apparatus acquires IC card identifying information with an IC card reader. A management server acquires a user ID associated with the acquired IC card identifying information and use limit information concerning use of the image forming apparatus. A process is performed in the image forming apparatus in accordance with the use limit information.
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