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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
Mie Nakamura, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazumi Sawayanagi, Itami, JP;
Satoshi Ozeki, Nagoya, JP;
Masahito Takano, Toyokawa, JP;
Kana Yamauchi, Toyohashi, JP;
Yoshihiko Yoshizaki, Toyokawa, JP;
Mie Nakamura, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazumi Sawayanagi, Itami, JP;
Satoshi Ozeki, Nagoya, JP;
Masahito Takano, Toyokawa, JP;
Kana Yamauchi, Toyohashi, JP;
Yoshihiko Yoshizaki, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A license management apparatus is taught which includes a storing portion to store licenses for each of a plurality of operation functions of one of a plurality of operating function executing units, a discriminator to discriminate whether the number of licenses currently permitted for the use of one of the operation functions has reached a predetermined number based on contents of the storing portion upon request for a use of one of the operation functions, and a determination unit to determine whether the request for the use of one of the operation functions is to be permitted based on a discrimination result of the discriminator.