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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Takashi Sakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sano, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Osamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiharu Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Sakayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sano, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Osamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiharu Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakada, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an accepting unit, and a controller. The accepting unit accepts an instruction to execute an image forming process. The controller controls the accepting unit so as to prohibit the accepting unit from accepting an instruction to collectively execute multiple image forming processes when a billing device is usable which bills a user for execution of an image forming process and which is incapable of acquiring user identification information for identifying a user.