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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2010
Shin Ohba, Toyokawa, JP;
Kana Yamauchi, Toyohashi, JP;
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Jiro Goto, Toyokawa, JP;
Shin Ohba, Toyokawa, JP;
Kana Yamauchi, Toyohashi, JP;
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Jiro Goto, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided with a determination portion that, in response to operation for giving instructions to enhance a security level thereof, determines whether or not a job is kept which is not to satisfy security requirements after the enhancement, an execution portion that, if the determination portion determines that such a job is kept, performs predetermined processing for satisfying the security requirements on the job with execution of the job ensured, and a security mode switching portion that, if the determination portion determines that such a job is kept, enhances the security level after the execution portion finishes the predetermined processing, and, if the determination portion determines that such a job is not kept, enhances the security level promptly.