Patent ID: 8493582
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processor adapted to execute multiple types of jobs being different from each other, the image processor comprising: a user information storage unit for storing information of a plurality of users; a plurality of different types of user information input units for inputting user information; a user information matching unit for determining whether or not user information inputted by one of said user information input units matches any of the user information registered in said user information storage unit; a job processing control unit for prohibiting execution of a particular type of job among a plurality of different types of jobs or for limiting a number of job executions for the particular type of job based on a determination that the particular type of job has been requested by a user whose user information has been input by a first type of user information input unit and for allowing execution of the particular type of job based on a determination that the particular type of job has been requested by a user whose user information has been input by a second type of user information input unit; and a job processing unit for executing job allowed by the job processing control unit and instructed by a user, whose user information is determined to match any of the registered user information by said user information matching unit.