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US09025187B2 Printing system including an image forming apparatus and a management server that manages a print allowance of a user, and printing method performed by the printing system 有权
包括图像形成装置和管理用户的打印容限的管理服务器的打印系统以及由打印系统执行的打印方法

Printing system including an image forming apparatus and a management server that manages a print allowance of a user, and printing method performed by the printing system
Abstract:
A printing system includes a management server and an image forming apparatus connected to each other via a network. The management server executes an authentication of a logged-in user of the image forming apparatus, manages a remaining quota and a temporary allowance, reserves the temporary allowance of the logged-in user, and provides a notification to the image forming apparatus of the reserved temporary allowance. The image forming apparatus provides a notification to the management server of a requested sheet count, executes printing within a range of the temporary allowance notified of by the management server, and provides a notification to the management server of a printed sheet count.
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