Patent ID: 9596382
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with a server apparatus, the image forming apparatus comprising: a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor that executes the instructions to: input user information for identifying a user; obtain, from the server apparatus, personal setting information corresponding to the inputted user information; display, in a case where first personal setting information of a first type has been obtained from the server apparatus within a predetermined time corresponding to the first personal setting information, an operation screen by using the obtained first personal setting information; display, in a case where the first personal setting information has not been obtained from the server apparatus within the predetermined time, an operation screen by using cache information corresponding to the inputted user information, the cache information being stored in the image forming apparatus before an obtaining of the personal setting information; and display, without depending on whether the predetermined time has elapsed to obtain second personal setting information of a second type from the server apparatus, an operation screen by using the obtained second personal setting information.