Patent ID: 9047023
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A host device connected to a plurality of image forming apparatuses and a managing server, comprising: a user interface to receive user information to log in the managing server; a communication interface to transmit the user information to the managing server; a display unit; and a controller to control the display unit to display information corresponding to the image forming apparatuses connected to the host device after a login to the managing server has been performed, such that the displayed information includes at least three of a name, Internet Protocol (IP) information, driver information, serial number information, state information, toner information, and job accounting (JAC) setting information of the image forming apparatuses connected to the host device, wherein, if at least one image forming apparatus is selected from the displayed information corresponding to the image forming apparatus, the controller controls the communication interface to transmit information corresponding to the selected image forming apparatus and the user information to the managing server for requesting the managing server to set the authority for the selected image forming apparatus, wherein pre-stored user information and authority information corresponding to each image forming apparatus stored in the managing server are automatically and periodically updated based on a user information database.