Device usage information writing apparatus and method thereof, image forming apparatus and device system having the apparatus
First Claim
1. A device usage information writing apparatus comprising:
- a memory having a usage information storage area wherein usage information of a job execution device by a user is stored with reference to the user;
a determination part of an existence of area wherein the existence of the usage information storage area regarding the user is determined concerning the existence at the memory when the user who has succeeded an authentication at an authentication part uses the device;
an area generation part wherein the usage information storage area is generated with reference to the user when the determination part of the existence of area determines that the usage information storage area does not exist after the determination process at the determination part of the existence of the area; and
a writing part in which the device usage information of the user is written in the usage information storage area generated by the area generation part or in an already-existing usage information storage area.
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Abstract
A device usage information writing apparatus comprises a memory having a usage information storage area wherein the usage information of a job execution device of a user is stored with reference to the user; a determination part of an existence of area wherein the existence of the usage information storage area regarding the user is determined concerning the existence at the memory when the user who has succeeded an authentication at an authentication part uses the device; an area generation part wherein the usage information storage area is generated with reference to the user when the determination part of the existence of area determines that the usage information storage area does not exist after the determination process at the determination part of the existence of the area; and a writing part in which the device usage information of the user is written in the usage information storage area generated by the area generation part or in an already-existing usage information storage area.
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12 Claims
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1. A device usage information writing apparatus comprising:
- a memory having a usage information storage area wherein usage information of a job execution device by a user is stored with reference to the user;
a determination part of an existence of area wherein the existence of the usage information storage area regarding the user is determined concerning the existence at the memory when the user who has succeeded an authentication at an authentication part uses the device;
an area generation part wherein the usage information storage area is generated with reference to the user when the determination part of the existence of area determines that the usage information storage area does not exist after the determination process at the determination part of the existence of the area; and
a writing part in which the device usage information of the user is written in the usage information storage area generated by the area generation part or in an already-existing usage information storage area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- a memory having a usage information storage area wherein usage information of a job execution device by a user is stored with reference to the user;
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5. An image forming apparatus having at least any of a copying function, a scanning function, a printing function, and a faxing function comprising:
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a memory having the usage information storage area wherein usage information of the image forming apparatus by the user is stored with reference to a user;
a determination part of the existence of area wherein the existence of the usage information storage area regarding the user is determined concerning the existence at the memory of a use by the user who has succeeded an authentication at an authentication part;
an area generation part wherein the usage information storage area is generated with reference to the user when the determination part of the existence of area determines that the usage information storage area does not exist after the determination process at the determination part of the existence of the area; and
a writing part in which the information of the user is written in the usage information storage area generated by the area generation part or in an already-existing usage information storage area. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A device system, comprising:
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a job execution device;
an authentication apparatus for authenticating a user who uses the device;
a memory having a usage information storage area in which usage information of job execution by the user is stored in association with the user and therein; and
a usage information writing apparatus, wherein the usage information writing apparatus comprises a determination part of the existence of the area wherein the existence of the usage information storage area regarding the user is determined concerning the existence at the memory when the user who has succeeded the authentication at the authentication part uses the device;
an area generation part wherein the usage information storage area is generated with reference to the user when the determination part of the existence of the area determined that the usage information storage area does not exist after the determination process at the determination part of the existence of the area; and
a writing part wherein the usage information by the user is written either in the usage information storage area generated by the area generation part or in the already-existing usage information storage area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A usage information writing method comprising the steps of:
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authenticating the user who uses the job execution device;
determining the existence of the usage information storage area in the memory apparatus regarding the user when the user who has succeeded the authentication uses the device;
generating the usage information storage area with reference to the user when the information storage area is determined as not being existed; and
writing the device usage information of the user into the generated usage information storage area or into the already-existing usage information storage area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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