Electrophotography – Machine operation – Accounting
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-11
2008-03-11
Chen, Sophia S. (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Machine operation
Accounting
C399S008000, C399S081000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07343114
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus including a communication interface configured to couple to a network, and a printing unit configured to process print data received via the communication interface. Also provided is a registration unit configured to register a plurality of user information for a plurality of users, each of the plurality of user information including hierarchy information corresponding to one of the plurality of users. The image forming apparatus further includes a managing unit configured to determine if operations of the image forming apparatus requested by the plurality of users are executable based on the corresponding hierarchy information. The managing unit is also configured to manage a verification process for the plurality of users based on the corresponding hierarchy information.
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Chen Sophia S.
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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