Patent ID: 9554003
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A management server comprising: a communication unit configured to receive job data from a terminal device, the job data generated by the terminal device on the basis of installed driver software, and to transmit the job data to an image forming apparatus, so as to cause the image forming apparatus to perform a job based on the job data; a registering unit configured to register account information of a user who uses the image forming apparatus; and a receiving unit configured to receive a setting operation, wherein the account information includes a user ID and a first password, when the communication unit receives the job data containing the account information input to the terminal device, the registering unit determines whether or not the account information contained in the job data satisfies a predetermined registration condition, and if a position information indicating a location of the terminal device set by the terminal device is contained in the job data and if the location is within a position range in which the receiving unit has received the setting in advance, the registering unit determines that the account information contained in the job data satisfies the registration condition and registers the account information contained in the job data, and if the job data does not contain the position information or if the location is outside the position range even if the job data contains the position information, the registering unit determines that the account information contained in the job data does not satisfy the registration condition and does not register the account information contained in the job data.