Patent ID: 8730517
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming system, comprising: a first image forming apparatus; a second image forming apparatus; and a terminal device configured to acquire a setting values set from the first image forming apparatus and to cause at least a portion of the acquired setting values set to be written to the second image forming apparatus; wherein: the setting values set comprises: the terminal device is configured to write the core data in the first image forming apparatus to the second image forming apparatus without change, and if the model of the first image forming apparatus is the same as the model of the second image forming apparatus, write the non-core data in the first image forming apparatus on the second image forming apparatus without change, while if the model of the first image forming apparatus is not the same as the model of the second image forming apparatus, write the non-core data including the setting value of the function setting in the first image forming apparatus only if it is determined to be the same function setting as available in the second image forming apparatus.