Patent ID: 8717612
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store user management information; a printing unit configured to, in a case where a printing job includes first image data and second image data, print the first image data in the printing job on a paper; an output unit which outputs the paper on which the first image data is printed and is connected to a feeding unit in another image forming apparatus equipped with a printing unit configured to print the second image data; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the image forming apparatus is in a system operating state of being constructed in such a manner as to supply the paper via the output unit to the other image forming apparatus; an obtaining unit configured to, in a case where it is determined by the determining unit that the image forming apparatus is in the system operating state, obtain user management information of the other image forming apparatus from the other image forming apparatus; a generating unit configured to combine the obtained user management information of the other image forming apparatus with the user management information stored in the storage unit to generate combination user management information used at the system operating state; and a storing unit configured to store the generated combination user management information in the storage unit.