Patent ID: 9280731
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G03G,G06K

Claim Text:
1. An image forming system comprising: a user registration portion configured to register a user so as to associate the user with a print setting; a control portion configured to calculate a printing time period required for printing a document by an image forming apparatus, calculate a distance by which the user is expected to move within the required time period based on the required time period and a moving speed of the user, and calculate an area surrounded by positions away from a venue based on the calculated distance; a user detection portion configured to detect that the user registered by the user registration portion has entered the area surrounded by positions away from the venue; and a printing control portion configured to cause an image forming apparatus to start printing a specific document at a printing start time point with the print setting registered by the user registration portion so as to be associated with the user, at least when entry of the user into the area is detected by the user detection portion; wherein the printing time period comprises the printing start time point when printing starts and a printing end time point when printing ends, and wherein the printing start time point is set such that the printing end time point substantially coincides with an arrival time point when the user is calculated to arrive at the venue.