Patent ID: 8619282

Claim:
An image forming system comprising: an information management unit that receives print information via a communication unit and that stores and manages the print information; at least one image forming unit, each image forming unit being configured to form an image on a recording medium in accordance with the print information acquired from the information management unit via the communication unit; an authenticating unit that authenticates a recipient who is to receive an output result obtained by the at least one image forming unit; a determining unit that determines whether or not the print information is print information that requires authentication performed by the authenticating unit on the basis of a condition set in advance in the print information; an adding unit that adds authentication information about the recipient who is to receive the output result that is based on the print information to the print information when the determining unit determines that the print information is print information that requires the authentication performed by the authenticating unit; a relating information storing unit that stores relating information for relating authentication information of the recipient and a destination of notification of the recipient; a notifying unit that notifies the recipient of information regarding the print information to which the adding unit has added the authentication information for the destination of recipient related to authentication information of the recipient according to the relating information; and a controller that controls the information management unit to transmit the print information to the at least one image forming unit to form an image when the authenticating unit has successfully authenticated the recipient on the basis of the notification provided by the notifying unit.