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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Bin LI, Tokyo, JP;
Bin Li, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus executing a job based on authority of an account and capable of controlling a job instructed by an authorized user is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a certification ticket generation unit generating a certification ticket corresponding to the job and account information of the account instructing the execution of the job; a job information generation unit generating job information of the job; a certification ticket validity determination unit determining whether the certification ticket is valid; a job validity determination unit determining whether the execution of the job by the account is valid based on the job information corresponding to the certification ticket that has been determined valid by the certification ticket validity determination unit; and a job control unit executing the job, the execution of the job having been determined valid by the job validity determination unit.