Patent ID: 8994979
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A print relay system capable of communicating with a printing service system managed by a vendor that releases specifications for data communication with an image forming apparatus, the print relay system comprising: a determination unit configured to determine, when a request for registration of the image forming apparatus used by a user is acquired in a registered state of a first account that is an account of the user using the image forming apparatus and a second account that is an account of the print relay system in the printing service system, whether the second account and information regarding a printing function of the image forming apparatus have been registered in association with each other in the printing service system; an instruction unit configured to instruct, when the determination unit determines that the second account and the information have not been registered in association with each other, registration of the second account and the information regarding the printing function in association with each other; and a requesting unit configured to request, after the instruction of the instruction unit or when the determination unit determines that the second account and the information have been registered in association with each other, sharing to the printing service system to enable even the user of the first account to use the information regarding the printing function registered in association with the second account; and a cancellation instruction unit configured to instruct, when the authority of the user to the image forming apparatus is changed, the printing service system to cancel a state where the first account shares the information regarding the printing function, wherein the determination unit determines, when an authority of the user to the image forming apparatus is changed, whether information regarding the printing function corresponding to the changed authority has been registered in association with the second account, wherein the instruction unit instructs, when the determination unit determines that the information regarding the printing function of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed authority has not been registered, registration of the information regarding the printing function of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed authority in association with the second account, wherein the requesting unit requests, after the instruction of the instruction unit to register the information regarding the printing function of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed authority in association with the second account, or when the determination unit determines that the information regarding the printing function of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed authority has been registered, sharing to the printing service system to enable even the user of the changed authority to use the information regarding the printing function of the image forming apparatus corresponding to the changed authority registered in association with the second account, and wherein the instruction unit gives the instruction after the cancellation instruction unit cancels the state where the first account shares the information regarding the printing function.