Image forming apparatus and image forming system using restriction information

An image forming system, comprising:

• an information processor that is configured to generate and to output a file for a restriction information analysis and a job for an image forming, the job including image data;
• and
• an image forming apparatus that is configured to receive the file and the job and to form an image based on the image data of the job, wherein
• the information processor includes
• a file creating part that is configured to generate the file based on processing target data,
• an image generating part that is configured to generate the job by performing an image print process on the processing target data, and
• a job sending part that is configured to send the file and the job to the image forming apparatus, and
• the image forming apparatus includes
• a job receiving part which receives the file and the job sent from the information processor,
• a restriction information holding part that is configured to hold restriction information from the received file to restrict the image forming process, and
• a restriction information judging part that is configured to analyze whether or not specific information corresponding to the restriction information exists in the file and to judge whether or not to request the information processor to process the image data of the job based on the restriction information held in the restriction information holding part, these analyzing and judging being defined as an analyzing/judging process;
• after update of the restriction information, the image generating part judges whether or not the job which is being processed has completed the analyzing/judging process before the update,
• if the analyzing/judging process has been completed, the restriction information judging part executes the analyzing/judging process only for the restriction information that was updated.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a job receiving part that is configured to receive a job for image formation;
• an image printing part that is configured to perform an image print process based on the job received by the job receiving part;
• a restriction information holding part that is configured to hold restriction information to restrict the image print process;
• and
• a restriction information judging part that is configured to execute an analyzing/judging process in which whether or not the image print process is allowed is determined by analyzing whether or not specific information is contained in the job based on the restriction information held in the restriction information holding part,
• a restriction information receiving part that is configured to receive an update request of the restriction information, and to output an update request of the restriction information to the restriction information holding part, wherein
• the restriction information holding part, based on the update request, updates the restriction information, and
• after the update of the restriction information, the image printing part judges whether or not the job which is being processed has completed the analyzing/judging process before the update,
• if the analyzing/judging process has been completed, the restriction information judging part executes the analyzing/judging process only for the restriction information that was updated, and
• if the analyzing/judging process has not been completed, the restriction information judging part executes the analyzing/judging process for the restriction information that is held in the restriction information holding part.