摘要 |
An image forming system that realizes a point system more appropriately corresponding to a degree of effects on environment is provided. The image forming system includes an image forming apparatus for giving a deduction point depending on use of resources and an addition point that is given to an energy-saving operation for the apparatus by the user, and a point management server for performing authentication processing of a user and also accumulating deduction points and addition points calculated by the image forming apparatus and managing for each user, in which an addition point calculated depending on the lapse of time passed since a user used the image forming apparatus last time and a point giving rate per unit time assigned to the user is added to the point, the point is managed for each user, and the point of a predetermined period is reported to each user. |