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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 23, 2019
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Itoh, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is capable of setting a plurality of limiting conditions for each user. The image forming apparatus includes a hard disk drive (HDD) that stores a limiting condition set for each user, a touch panel that accepts input of an instruction from a user, a central processing unit (CPU) that determines whether a limiting condition is stored in the HDD in association with the user in response to the instruction from the user, and a display panel that displays limit information indicating details about limitation corresponding to the limiting condition in response to the CPU determining that the limiting condition is stored in the HDD.