Patent ID: 8218184

Claim:
An image forming system, comprising: a plurality of storage mediums each of which stores at least identification information for identifying a user; an image forming apparatus that includes a radio communication portion that transmits and receives data to and from the storage medium over radio communication; a display input portion that displays a function able to be set on a screen thereof and receives a function setting; and a control portion for controlling operation of the apparatus; and a storage portion that is disposed inside or outside the image forming apparatus and stores display setting data that represent a display order and display contents which are changed according to an exposure state of the storage medium for each user, wherein the display input portion receives registration and update inputs of display setting data that represent a display order in which display is changed according to an exposure state of the storage medium, the storage portion stores the display setting data for each user, and the control portion, based on the display setting data, forces the display input portion to change display in the order defined by the display setting data based on the display setting data of a user identified by the identification information whenever the storage medium is exposed to the radio communication portion.