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US 2006/0077416 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus and method of controlling apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorFumiyoshi Kittaka
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Abstract
When an enabler key to enable a use of a specific function is set, use of a specific function corresponding to the set enabler key is permitted or prohibited in accordance with the department to which a user belongs.
Claims12
A multifunction image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions, comprising:
- an enabler key to enable use of a specific function among said plurality of functions:
- a set part to set the enabler key;
- a registration part to register departments to which users of the apparatus are assigned, and to register permission or prohibition to use a specific function corresponding to the enabler key for said each assigned department;
- an input part to input the assigned departments;
- a determination part which, when the enabler key is set with respect to the set part and an assigned department is input at the input part, determines on the basis of the registered contents of the registration part whether use of the specific function corresponding to the enabler key set with respect to the set part is permitted or prohibited with respect to a user of the assigned department input at the input part;
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- a control part which permits use of the specific function when the determined result at the determination part is permission, and which prohibits use of the specific function when the determined result at the determination part is prohibition.
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A multifunction image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions, comprising:
- an enabler key to enable use of a specific function among said plurality of functions;
- a set part to set the enabler key;
- a registration part to register names of departments to which users of the apparatus are assigned and management numbers of the assigned departments, and to register permission or prohibition to use a specific function corresponding to the enabler key for said each assigned department;
- an input part to input the management numbers;
- a determination part which, when the enabler key is set with respect to the set part and a management number is input at the input part, determines on the basis of the registered contents of the registration part whether use of the specific function corresponding to the enabler key set with respect to the set part is permitted or prohibited with respect to a user of the assigned department corresponding to the management number input at the input part;
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- a control part which permits use of the specific function when the determined result at the determination part is permission, and which prohibits use of the specific function when the determined result at the determination part is prohibition.
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A method of controlling a multifunction image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions, the method comprising:
- when an enabler key to enable a specific function among said plurality of functions is set, determining on the basis of conditions registered in advance whether use of a specific function corresponding to the set enabler key is permitted or prohibited with respect to a user of departments to which users of the apparatus are assigned;
- permitting use of the specific function when the determined result is permission;
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- prohibiting use of the specific function when the determined result is prohibition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.