| 摘要 |
PURPOSE: To prevent the illegal preparation of a copy by using a copying machine unfairly moved by a robbery or the like and to prevent the forgery of paper money and securities, etc. CONSTITUTION: When the power of the copying machine is supplied, this copying machine management device resets a utilization right flag inside a utilization right memory (a step S1). A password inputted through an operation panel is collated with a user password (the step S5), communication is performed to a host computer when they match (the step S6) and utilization right setting is requested (the step S7). The communication with the host computer is tentatively ended (the step S8), and when calling from the host computer is present (the step S9), utilization right setting signals from the host computer are received and the utilization right flag inside the utilization right memory ms turned to '1' (the step S10). The copying operation of the copying machine is permitted when the utilization right flag is '1' (the step S11) and the copying operation is inhibited when the utilization right flag is '0'. |
