Patent ID: 9143649
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming system comprising: a plurality of image forming devices connected in data communication with each other via a network, each of the image forming devices including: wherein: if one user logs into a first image forming device among the image forming devices, a controller of the first image forming device checks for the existence of a second image forming device into which the user has logged, if the controller of the first image forming device determines the second image forming device into which the user has logged, the controller transmits a logout instruction of the user to the second image forming device, the controller of the second image forming device determines whether the second image forming device is in a predetermined function setting state in response to the logout instruction of the user from the first image forming device, and if the second image forming device is in the predetermined function setting state, the controller of the second image forming device maintains the login state.