Patent ID: 6865620

Claim:
An image forming device control system comprising: an image forming device including history information storage means for storing history information relating to image processing executed a plurality of times by said image forming device, wherein said history information includes an operating mode, which includes a plurality of settings of said image forming device, and at least one of user identification information of a user who used said image forming device and a number of sheets discharged from said image forming device; and an information processing apparatus including history information acquisition means for transmitting a history information acquisition request to said image forming device and for acquiring said history information stored by said history information storage means, and storage means for storing said history information acquired by said history information acquisition means as a counter table prepared for each operating mode, which includes a plurality of settings of said image forming device, wherein said image forming device further includes transfer means for transferring said history information in accordance with said history information acquisition request to said image processing apparatus, and clearing means for clearing said history information relating to said image processing executed a plurality of times by said image forming device stored by said history information storage means when said history information is transferred to said information processing apparatus.