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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2008
Masahiro Kitamura, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuzo Iwaki, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Takahashi, Sennan-gun, JP;
Daisuke Sakiyama, Kawanishi, JP;
Masahiro Kitamura, Osaka, JP;
Mitsuzo Iwaki, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Takahashi, Sennan-gun, JP;
Daisuke Sakiyama, Kawanishi, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a request information reception portion that receives a request to execute an image-related process relating to an image from another image processing apparatus and obtains limited functions information from another image processing apparatus relating to a right of a user that specified the request to use a function, a substitute allowance determining portion determining whether the user has the right to use the function necessary to execute the image-related process of the request, based on the obtained limited functions information, and a substitute process command portion controlling each portion of the image processing apparatus to execute the image-related process when it is determined that the user has the right, and not to execute that image-related process when it is determined that the user does not have such right.