Patent ID: 9094559
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a display unit; a reception part configured to receive a print job requested by a user and identification information that identifies the user from an information processor; an authentication part configured to subject the user to an authentication process based on input information from the user; a storage part configured to store an operating screen in correlation with the user on a user-by-user basis, the operating screen being displayed on the display unit in response to the user being authenticated by the authentication part; a display control part configured to, in response to the user being authenticated by the authentication part, cause a shortcut of the print job and the operating screen stored in correlation with the authenticated user to be displayed on the display unit based on the identification information of the authenticated user; a shortcut creating part configured to create the shortcut of the received requested print job based on information of the received requested print job and make a request for updating screen information of the operation information of the user; a screen management part configured to, in response to receiving the request for updating the screen information, update the screen information of the operating screen of the user by adding information of the shortcut created by the shortcut creating part to the screen information; and a screen creating part configured to create the operating screen containing the shortcut based on the updated screen information.