IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT ENSURES EXECUTION OF ASYNCHRONOUS INFORMATION SHARING WITHOUT USING MAIL SERVER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

An image forming apparatus that executes information sharing among a plurality of image forming apparatuses includes a communication circuit, a set value management circuit, a storage circuit, and a distribution hold list management circuit. The communication circuit ensures communication with another image forming apparatus of the plurality of the image forming apparatuses. The set value management circuit distributes, based on a master authority as an authority for distributing a changed set value to the other image forming apparatus, the changed set value to the other image forming apparatus. The storage circuit, when the distribution fails, stores a distribution hold list that includes a combination of: an identifier of another image forming apparatus where the distribution has failed, and an item name and value of a set value where the distribution has failed. The distribution hold list management circuit manages the stored distribution hold list.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus that executes information sharing among a plurality of image forming apparatuses, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a communication circuit that ensures communication with another image forming apparatus of the plurality of the image forming apparatuses; a set value management circuit that distributes, based on a master authority as an authority for distributing a changed set value to the other image forming apparatus, the changed set value to the other image forming apparatus; a storage circuit that, when the distribution fails, stores a distribution hold list including a combination of: an identifier of another image forming apparatus where the distribution has failed, and an item name and value of a set value where the distribution has failed; and a distribution hold list management circuit that manages the stored distribution hold list.