Patent ID: 8800028

Claim:
An image forming apparatus which performs a log-in through an identification with respect to a user, comprising: a non-volatility memory which previously stores discrimination information of the user as registration discrimination information; a discrimination information obtaining section which obtains an identified discrimination information from the user; an identifying section which compares the identified discrimination information and the registration discrimination information to determine whether the identification is authenticated; a log-in section which logs in for the user when the identification is authenticated; an inputting section which receives a process request input by the user after a log-in of the user; a process executing section which executes the process request from the inputting section, the requested process being one of a print process, a scan process, or a facsimile process; and a log-out processing section which logs out following an end of the input of the process request, wherein the process executing section starts the requested print process, scan process, or facsimile process simultaneously with logging out of the currently logged-in user by the log-out processing section in response to the logged-in user selecting a process execution confirmation for executing the requested process.