Patent ID: 9699356
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus management system, comprising: a management apparatus performing data processing; at least one control device performing data processing; and at least one image forming apparatus corresponding to the at least one control device and performing data processing, the image forming apparatus being external to the control device, one of the at least one control device being connected to only one image forming apparatus among the at least one image forming apparatus, wherein the control device is configured to perform an acquiring process that acquires authentication information read from a recording medium of a user, perform amending process that sends the authentication information to the management apparatus, and perform a storing process that stores the authentication information, the stored authentication information being used when the control device becomes unable to communicate with the management apparatus, the management apparatus is configured to perform a user authentication process of the authentication information, and the image forming apparatus, which corresponds to, is external to, and is connected to the control device that acquires the authentication information, is configured to perform a releasing process that releases a locked status and allow operation of a function of the image forming apparatus that is locked by the locked status, when the user is authenticated based on the user authentication process.