Job execution system and job execution method, and job execution apparatus and image forming apparatus used for this system

A job execution method, comprising:

• receiving user information entered by a user for identifying the user;
• identifying a job execution mode in accordance with the user information entered by the user and mode control information that indicates a correspondence of the user with a respective one of a plurality of groups to which the user belongs and indicates a correspondence of the one group with the job execution mode;
• specifying boxes managed by the one group to which the user belongs based on the correspondence between the group and the user;
• the user selecting at least one file among files stored in the boxes assigned to the group;
• allowing a job execution apparatus to execute a job directed by the user for execution in the identified job execution mode.

A job execution apparatus, comprising:

• a mode identification portion which identifies a job execution mode in accordance with user information entered by a user for identifying the user and mode control information which indicates a correspondence of the user with a respective one of a plurality of groups to which the user belongs and indicates a correspondence of the one group with the job execution mode;
• a plurality of boxes to store a plurality of files, wherein each of the boxes is assigned to a respective one of the plurality of groups;
• wherein the controller specifies boxes managed by the one group to which the user belongs based on the correspondence between the group and the user for the user to select at least one file among files stored in the boxes assigned to the group, and accepts a selection of the one file;
• a job execution portion which executes a job;
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• a controller which allows the job execution portion to execute the job based on the file selected by the user in the job execution mode identified by the mode identification portion.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a mode identification portion which identifies a job execution mode in accordance with user information entered by a user for identifying the user and mode control information which indicates a correspondence of the user with a respective one of a plurality of groups to which the user belongs and indicates a correspondence of the one group with the job execution mode;
• a plurality of boxes to store a plurality of files, wherein each of the boxes is assigned to a respective one of the plurality of groups;
• wherein the controller specifies boxes managed by the one group to which the user belongs based on the correspondence between the group and the user for the user to select at least one file among files stored in the boxes assigned to the group, and accepts a selection of the one file;
• a job execution portion which executes a job;
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• a controller which allows the job execution portion to execute the job based on the file selected by the user in the job execution mode identified by the mode identification portion.