Patent ID: 8958090
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an authentication processor that performs a process for user authentication with respect to a user in response to an authentication request from the user; a registration unit that registers the image forming apparatus with a print service system on a network as a printer to be used by the user by transmitting, to the print service system, a registration request including user information of the user and information about the image forming apparatus in the case where the user authentication has been successfully performed; and a print unit that receives, from the print service system, a print instruction to print an electronic document and that executes printing in response to the print instruction; and a deletion-instruction transmitting unit that transmits, to the print service system, an instruction to delete the registration of the image forming apparatus that is used as a printer to be used by the user, after the user authentication has been successfully performed and in response to the user logging out, wherein