| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the job execution management without deteriorating the job execution speed. <P>SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus 10 includes a Ticket management part 37 for making an inquiry to a function pack 33-K which executes a job for the necessary number of Tickets necessary for the function pack 33-K, and for calculating the number of Tickets necessary for the job on the basis of the requested number of Tickets that has been notified by the function pack 33-K, and for outputting the calculated number of Tickets as a permission request so that it is possible to continuously execute the job within the range of the permitted number of Tickets. Thus, it is possible to prevent the job execution speed from being deteriorated. Furthermore, the Tickets are set as common units showing job execution amount so that when the number of Tickets of the specific job of a certain user reaches a limit value, it is possible to use the Tickets from the other job whose Tickets have a room to spare. Thus, it is possible to flexibly perform the job execution management, and to enhance the convenience of the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |
