Patent ID: 8472041
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a first receiving unit configured to receive, from a client terminal, print data and user information; a second receiving unit configured to receive authenticated user information by an authentication process from an image forming apparatus that is coupled to the information processing apparatus via a network; a judging unit configured to judge whether sending the print data to the image forming apparatus based on the authenticated user information received from the image forming apparatus is enabled, based on whether the user information received from the client terminal is authenticated; a first sending unit configured to send, to the client terminal, information indicating that printing the print data received from the client terminal is prohibited based on a judgement result of the judging unit; a recording unit configured to record the print data associated with the user information in a storage unit based on the judgement result of the judging unit; a third receiving unit configured to receive, from the image forming apparatus, a print data sending request that requests the print data associated with the authenticated user information recorded in the storage unit to be sent to the image forming apparatus; and a second sending unit configured to send the print data associated with the authenticated user information to the image forming apparatus in response to the print data sending request from the image forming apparatus.