# US 2018/0025260 A1 · Print control system, print control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

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- Number: US 2018/0025260 A1
- Document ID: US20180025260A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/445,373
- Filed: 2017-02-28
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Earliest claimed: 2016-07-19
- Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Osamu ENDO
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025260A1

## CPC

- G06K 15/4065: {Managing print media, e.g. determining available sheet sizes (feeding means G06K15/16)}
- G06K 15/14: by electrographic printing, e.g. xerography; by magnetographic printing {(G06K15/12 takes precedence)}
- G06K 15/4095: {Secure printing (computer driven secure printing G06F3/1238)}
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

## Abstract

A print control system includes a memory controller, a receiver, and a limiter. The memory controller stores permission information in a memory, the permission information representing a user who is permitted to use a medium contained in a paper feeder of an image forming apparatus. The receiver receives a print setting including a type of a medium to be used and identification information identifying a user. If use of the medium of the type included in the print setting by the user identified by the identification information included in the print setting is not permitted in the permission information, the limiter limits the use of the medium by the user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A print control system comprising:
a memory controller that stores permission information in a memory, the permission information representing a user who is permitted to use a medium contained in a paper feeder of an image forming apparatus;
a receiver that receives a print setting including a type of a medium to be used and identification information identifying a user; and
a limiter that, if use of the medium of the type included in the print setting by the user identified by the identification information included in the print setting is not permitted in the permission information, limits the use of the medium by the user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The print control system according to claim 1, further comprising:
an obtainer that obtains the identification information identifying the user in response to the medium being placed in the paper feeder, wherein
the memory controller registers, in the memory, the user identified by the identification information obtained by the obtainer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The print control system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a first permitter that does not accept update of the permission information corresponding to a printing process corresponding to the received print setting until the printing process is performed by the image forming apparatus and that permits update of the permission information corresponding to the printing process if the printing process has been performed by the image forming apparatus.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The print control system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a first permitter that does not accept update of the permission information corresponding to a printing process corresponding to the received print setting until the printing process is performed by the image forming apparatus and that permits update of the permission information corresponding to the printing process if the printing process has been performed by the image forming apparatus.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The print control system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a second permitter that does not accept update of the permission information stored by the memory controller until a predetermined period elapses from when the permission information is stored by the memory controller and that permits update of the stored permission information if the predetermined period has elapsed.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The print control system according to claim 2, further comprising:
a second permitter that does not accept update of the permission information stored by the memory controller until a predetermined period elapses from when the permission information is stored by the memory controller and that permits update of the stored permission information if the predetermined period has elapsed.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The print control system according to claim 3, further comprising:
a second permitter that does not accept update of the permission information stored by the memory controller until a predetermined period elapses from when the permission information is stored by the memory controller and that permits update of the stored permission information if the predetermined period has elapsed.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The print control system according to claim 4, further comprising:
a second permitter that does not accept update of the permission information stored by the memory controller until a predetermined period elapses from when the permission information is stored by the memory controller and that permits update of the stored permission information if the predetermined period has elapsed.

### Claim 9

A print control method comprising:
storing permission information in a memory, the permission information representing a user who is permitted to use a medium contained in a paper feeder of an image forming apparatus;
receiving a print setting including a type of a medium to be used and identification information identifying a user; and
if use of the medium of the type included in the print setting by the user identified by the identification information included in the print setting is not permitted in the permission information, limiting the use of the medium by the user.

### Claim 10

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling printing, the process comprising:
storing permission information in a memory, the permission information representing a user who is permitted to use a medium contained in a paper feeder of an image forming apparatus;
receiving a print setting including a type of a medium to be used and identification information identifying a user; and
if use of the medium of the type included in the print setting by the user identified by the identification information included in the print setting is not permitted in the permission information, limiting the use of the medium by the user.