Patent ID: 8844008
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A printing apparatus management system comprising: a printing apparatus which includes a printing head to perform a printing function, an IC tag performing wireless communication with the outside, and a memory being connected to the IC tag; and a first information terminal which has at least a function of writing information in the memory through wireless communication with the IC tag, wherein the first information terminal maintains authentication data used by the printing apparatus, writes the authentication data in the memory of the printing apparatus, and transmits the authentication data to a second information terminal which is different from the first terminal and the printing apparatus, and wherein the printing apparatus interrupts predetermined functions of the printing apparatus including at least two of a print function, a scanner function, a copy function, a label print function, a backup storage function, a function of processing corresponding to an input to an input receiving unit, and a function of processing corresponding to an instruction from an external apparatus, when the authentication data is written by the first information terminal, and in a state where authentication data is written in the memory of the printing apparatus by the second information terminal in the interruption state, the printing apparatus makes the interrupted predetermined functions effective, when the authentication data written by the first information terminal before the interruption state and the authentication data written by the second information terminal after the interruption state accord with each other.