IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, USED COPY COUNT RESTRICTION SERVER, PRINTED COPY COUNT MANAGEMENT METHOD, PRINTED COPY COUNT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PRINTED COPY COUNT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM RECORDED

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus, a used copy count restriction server, a printed copy count management method, a printed copy count management program, and a recording medium with a printed copy count management program recorded that are suitable to manage copies printable throughout a plurality of MFPs.

SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus, to which the used copy count restriction server for managing copies printed by a plurality of image forming apparatus assigns printable copies that are copies allowed to be printed, has a replenishment request means for requesting replenishment to the printable copies from the used copy count restriction server.

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