| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance use efficiency of storage devices by storing an amount of data equal to or greater than storage capacity of individual storage devices by storing input/output data by making the storage devices provided to individual image forming devices as a single logical storage device. SOLUTION: This image forming device is characterized by structure that pieces of storage device information to be notified from image forming devices MFP 300, 400, 500 are received, a management table 600 to manage a plurality of storage devices as a single logical storage device on the basis of the received storage device information is generated, input data received from a certain image forming device are stored in the storage device of another image forming device according to the management table 600, output data are acquired from the storage device of another image forming device according to the management table 600 and the output data are transmitted to any image forming device. |
