Image forming apparatus that receives operation settings for job execution from multiple operation units, and control method and storage medium therefor
US-9219831-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus, equipment system, and computer-readable storage medium
US8997250B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8997250-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113180037-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jul 16, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus includes a login unit configured to receive a login of a user; a program storage unit; a function introduction unit configured to obtain a first program licensed to the user and license information of the first program, and to store the first program and the license information in the program storage unit without deleting a second program that is a different version of the first program from the program storage unit; a user information storage unit configured to store user information that registers license information of introduced programs and version information with user IDs; and a function providing unit configured to specify license information and version information that are associated with a user ID of a user who logs into the image forming apparatus in order to provide a function realized by a program corresponding to the license information and the version information to the user.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a login unit configured to receive a login of a user; a program storage unit configured to store programs; a function introduction unit configured to obtain a first program licensed to the user and license information of the first program, and to store the first program and the license information in the program storage unit without deleting a second program that is a different version of the first program from the…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04N1/00222Primary
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- What does patent US8997250B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes a login unit configured to receive a login of a user; a program storage unit; a function introduction unit configured to obtain a first program licensed to the user and license information of the first program, and to store the first program and the license information in the program storage unit without deleting a second program that is a different version o…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ogura Yoshihiro, Ricoh Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/00222. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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