Patent ID: 8953204
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming system, comprising: a portable terminal includes a communication interface for carrying out communication and a storage device for storing a utilization policy recorded a function which can be utilized by a user; an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium, a communication interface for carrying out the communication, a function table for storing a setting which can be utilized by each function and a control unit; and a utilization policy originating unit configured to originate a utilization policy recording the function of the image forming apparatus for the portable terminal, wherein the utilization policy originating unit sends the utilization policy to the portable terminal, the portable terminal sends the utilization policy to the image forming apparatus, the control unit of the image forming apparatus retrieves the function table according to the utilization policy received from the portable terminal, generating capability information that the function which should be provided is selected and sends the capability information to the portable terminal, and the portable terminal generates a user interface according to the received capability information.