Patent ID: 8437018

Claim:
An image formation device, comprising: at least two connection units including a first connection unit and a second connection unit configured such that first and second external storage devices are detachably connectable to the first and second connection units, respectively; a processing unit; and memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to function as: a judgment unit configured to make a judgment as to whether user information concerning a user of a file stored in the first external storage device connected to the first connection unit matches user information concerning a user of a file stored in the second external storage device connected to the second connection unit; and a permission unit configured to permit a direct print operation for a file for which the judgment unit judges that the user information of the file stored in the first external storage device matches the user information of the file stored in the second external storage device, wherein each file stored in the first external storage device and the second external storage device is associated with a particular user.