Patent ID: 7149007

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image reading section which reads an image of a document; a selecting section which selects one of general scan and user-limited scan when setting is performed for enabling the image reading section to read the document; a designating section which designates a user name if the selecting section selects the user-limited scan, and designates a common user if the selecting section selects the general scan; a setting section which sets information for enabling the image reading section to read the document; a first saving section which stores, as a record, setting information set by the setting section, when the image reading section has read the image of the document on the basis of the setting information, the setting information being stored in units of user names designated by the designating section; a second saving section which attaches an identification name to the setting information set by the setting section, and stores the setting information with the identification name in units of user names designated by the designating section, to enable the setting information to be reused; a first control section which reads the setting information stored as a record on the first saving section under a user name designated by the designating section; and a second control section which attaches an identification name to the setting information read by the first control section, and saves the setting information with the identification name on the second saving section in units of user names designated by the designating section, to enable the setting information to be reused.