摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To match paper to be mounted in a feed cassette with paper information set by clarifying who has changed the paper feed cassette and unerringly inform an optimum user requiring the report that paper setting of the paper feed cassette has been changed. <P>SOLUTION: The information of paper set on the feed cassette is registered and user information including authentication information determined for every user is registered in an external memory 307. A CPU 301 authenticates a user by comparing authentication information inputted with the authentication information registered, permits the unlocking of the paper feed cassette and the change of the paper information of the paper feed cassette registered in accordance with the success of the user authentication, manages the change history of the paper information of the paper feed cassette registered in a state of being associated with the user information of the user authenticated in the external memory 307. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |