Patent ID: 8477347
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A user setup information management system including an information processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus, the user setup information management system comprising: the information processing apparatus comprising: a notification-of-deletion transmission unit configured to transmit a notification of deletion including user information to the image forming apparatus when a user deletes device setup information of the image forming apparatus; and the image forming apparatus comprising: a function execution unit configured to execute a function of the image forming apparatus based on user setup information; a setup storage unit configured to store the user setup information in association with the user information; a notification-of-deletion receiving unit configured to receive the notification of deletion from the information processing apparatus; a searching unit configured to search for the user setup information associated with the user information included in the notification of deletion received by the notification-of-deletion receiving unit, from the user setup information stored in the setup storage unit; and a deletion unit configured to delete the user setup information associated with the user information included in the notification of deletion as a result of the search by the searching unit.