IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME, TERMINAL APPARATUS INCLUDED IN SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING LIMIT INFORMATION IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

An image forming apparatus is capable of setting a plurality of limiting conditions for each user. The image forming apparatus includes a hard disk drive (HDD) that stores a limiting condition set for each user, a touch panel that accepts input of an instruction from a user, a central processing unit (CPU) that determines whether a limiting condition is stored in the HDD in association with the user in response to the instruction from the user, and a display panel that displays limit information indicating details about limitation corresponding to the limiting condition in response to the CPU determining that the limiting condition is stored in the HDD.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus having a user authentication function and capable of limiting use of the image forming apparatus by a user who has passed user authentication, comprising:
a storage unit that stores a limiting condition set for each user, the limiting condition being a condition for limiting use of the image forming apparatus; an input unit that accepts input of an instruction from the user; a determining unit that determines, in response to the input unit accepting the instruction from the user, whether the storage unit stores a limiting condition set for the user; and a display unit that displays, in response to the determining unit determining that the storage unit stores the limiting condition set for the user, limit information indicating details about limitation corresponding to the limiting condition determined to be stored in the storage unit, wherein the storage unit is capable of storing, for each user, a plurality of limiting conditions.