Patent ID: 8582154
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a first communication unit that allows a connection to a server via a network; a first image data storage unit that stores user identification information and image data in association with each other, wherein the image data relates to a document associated with the image forming apparatus; a first transmission image data acquisition unit that (a) acquires, upon reception of a leaving signal regarding a specific user from an entering/leaving information management device that manages entering/leaving of a user with respect to an area in which the image forming apparatus is installed, the image data, the image data stored before the reception of the leaving signal in the first image data storage unit and having a security level equal to or higher than a first predetermined level associated with the user identification information of the specific user from the first image data storage unit; and (b) saves the acquired image data to the server via the first communication unit, when the security level is equal to or higher than a first predetermined level; an image data erasing unit that erases, after the first transmission image data acquisition unit saves the acquired image data to the server, the saved image data from the first image data storage unit; and a first image data registration unit that stores, when the server receives an entering signal regarding the specific user from the entering/leaving information management device, the image data associated with the user identification information of the specific user received from the server via the first communication unit, in the first image data storage unit.