Image forming apparatus and method and information processing system

An information processing system comprising:

• a plurality of transmitting devices that are each carried by a user and each transmit identification information for identifying a corresponding user;
• a plurality of receiving devices that are provided in different locations and each receive the identification information from a transmitting device located within a detection range of a corresponding receiving device;
• and
• an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium,
• the image forming apparatus including
• a first obtaining unit that obtains, from each of a plurality of measuring devices provided in different locations outside an air-conditioning control device, environment information indicating an environment around a corresponding measuring device,
• a second obtaining unit that obtains position information indicating a position of a user, based on the identification information received by each of the plurality of receiving device,
• an output unit that outputs air-conditioning control information based on the obtained environment information and the obtained position information for controlling a subject air-conditioning control device, and
• a sender that sends the output air-conditioning control information to a destination device.

An image forming method comprising:

• forming an image on a recording medium;
• obtaining, from each of a plurality of measuring devices provided in different locations outside an air-conditioning control device, environment information indicating an environment around a corresponding measuring device;
• obtaining position information indicating a position of a user;
• outputting air-conditioning control information based on the obtained environment information and the obtained position information for controlling a subject air-conditioning control device;
• and
• sending the output air-conditioning control information to a destination device.