Patent ID: 8174716
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus connected to a plurality of terminal devices through a network, the image forming apparatus having a hold print function, the image forming apparatus comprising: a storage unit having stored thereon a hold print job transmitted from one of the terminal devices; and a hold print job controlling unit that controls processing of the hold print job, wherein the hold print job controlling unit analyzes the transmitted hold print job and extracts hold print job information including at least information that identifies the hold print job and information of a user that should print the hold print job, transmits the hold print job information to the one terminal device that sent the hold print job and a terminal device of the user that should print the hold print job, transmits a print completion notification to the terminal device of the user that should print the hold print job each time printing of the hold print job is executed by the user that should print the hold print job, and transmits another print completion notification, if printing of the hold print job is executed by all users designated to print the hold print job, to the one terminal device that sent the hold print job.