PRINTING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF PRINTING IN ANY ONE OF PLURAL IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES OVER A NETWORK

摘要

A printing system according to an embodiment includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a server, and a plurality of client terminals. The client terminal displays a setting screen for a user to select, as a print mode, one of a first print mode in which user authentication is not required and a second print mode in which the user authentication is required. When the second print mode is selected as the print mode, the user terminal transmits to the server information related to the user, a print instruction in accordance with the second print mode, and the print job. The server determines whether the user has authority to perform printing in the second print mode. When the user is determined to have the authority, the server transmits the print instruction and the print job to the particular image forming apparatus registered for that user.

主权项

1. A printing system comprising:
a plurality of image forming apparatuses in communication with a network, each configured to print a print job received over the network; at least one server in communication with the network; and a plurality of client terminals in communication with the network, each client terminal configured to:
display a setting screen for a user to select, as a print mode, one of a first print mode in which user authentication is not required in the image forming apparatus that is to perform printing of a print job belonging to the user, and a second print mode in which the user authentication is required in the image forming apparatus that is to perform printing of the print job, andwhen the second print mode is selected as the print mode, transmit to the server over the network identification information related to the user, a print instruction in accordance with the second print mode, and the print job; wherein the at least one server is configured to
determine, based on the identification information related to the user, whether the user has authority to perform printing in the second print mode,store, for each user having the authority, identification of a particular one or more of the plurality of image forming apparatuses registered to perform printing in the second print mode for that user, andwhen the user is determined to have the authority, transmit the print instruction and the print job to the particular image forming apparatus registered to perform printing in the second print mode for that user.