Patent ID: 6819446
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B41J,G06F,G11B

Abstract:
An image forming system, comprising:an image forming apparatus for executing an image forming operation according to an image forming instruction issued from an image formation instructing device; means for counting the number of sheets for the formation of an image by the image forming apparatus; a RF communication device provided within the image formation instructing device and configured to read a personal ID code from a RF-ID element of an ID card incorporating therein the RF-ID element for storing at least the personal ID code; a number-of-sheets file for storing therein the number of sheets for the formation of each image by the image forming apparatus for each ID code having predetermined bearing on the personal ID code; means for, when an image forming instruction is given to the image forming apparatus from the image formation instructing device while the RF communication device is reading the personal ID code, storing the number of sheets for image formation based on the image forming instruction, which is counted by the counting means, in the number-of-sheets file in association with each ID code having predetermined bearing on the personal ID code read by the RF communication device; and amount calculating means for calculating an amount for each ID code, based on the number of the sheets for image formation, which is stored in the number-of-sheets file.