Patent ID: 9158490
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming system comprising: a server; a first image forming apparatus; and a second image forming apparatus, wherein the server includes: a first memory; a registration unit that registers the first image forming apparatus with the server by storing identification information for identifying the first image forming apparatus in the first memory; a job obtaining unit that obtains a print job for the first image forming apparatus; and a job transmission unit that, upon receiving a request including the identification information stored in the first memory, transmits the print job obtained by the job obtaining unit to a source of the request, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes: a second memory that stores the identification information for identifying the first image forming apparatus; and a first job reception unit that transmits the request including the identification information stored in the second memory to the server and receives the print job transmitted from the server in response to the request, and wherein the second image forming apparatus includes: an identification information obtaining unit that obtains the identification information for identifying the first image forming apparatus; and a second job reception unit that transmits the request including the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining unit to the server and receives the print job transmitted from the server in response to the request.