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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 26, 2023
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai City, JP;
Harunobu Mori, Sakai City, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai City, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, personal identification information for identifying a user is associated with the user and as such registered. If a request for deletion of a registered user is received, whether to forbid reuse of the personal identification information, which is associated with the registered user for which the request for deletion is received, is determined. A request for registration of a user which a piece of personal identification information is associated with is refused in accordance with a determination to forbid reuse of the piece of personal identification information.
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