Patent ID: 8982374
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. An image forming system comprising: an image forming apparatus, having a reader that reads user identification information including a card ID of an ID card corresponding to a logged-in user, wherein the image forming apparatus is configured to connected to a network and transmit the user identification information with data type information; a user-manager server device configured to i) connect to the network, ii) receive the user identification information with the data type information from the image forming apparatus, iii) specify a data format of the user identification information using the data type information, iv) convert the data format into a predetermined data format, v) specify a user ID corresponding to the card ID included in the user identification information, vi) transmit the user ID, and vii) if a user authentication is successful, transmit authorization information corresponding to the logged-in user included in authorization policy data to the image forming apparatus; and an authentication server device configured to connect to the network, receive the user ID from the user-manager server device, perform the user authentication, and transmit an authentication result to the user-manager server device, where