Patent ID: 9654657
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a communication circuit that receives a print instruction from a user; an exit tray; an image forming section that performs printing on a sheet and ejects the printed sheet onto the exit tray; a print controller that causes the image forming section to perform printing based on the print instruction; a user identification section that identifies the user and manages log-in and log-out status of the user; a fetch sensor that detects whether or not the printed sheet ejected onto the exit tray is fetched; a notification managing section that changes, based on the user log-in or log-out status at completion of printed sheet ejection onto the exit tray and based on whether or not the printed sheet ejected onto the exit tray is fetched, a content of a notification that is to be issued to the user after completion of printed sheet ejection; and a motion sensor that detects whether or not the user leaves the image forming apparatus, wherein the user identification section performs automatic log-out, and the automatic log-out is processing to cause, when it is determined based on a result of detection by the motion sensor that the user leaves the image forming apparatus without log-out, automatic log-out of the image forming apparatus for user who logs in.