Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and computer program product
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an acquisition unit that acquires, from a mobile terminal carried by a visitor, visitor information regarding the visitor and notification destination information indicating a destination of notification to a visitor-receiving person who is to receive the visitor;
an issuance unit that, based on the visitor information acquired by the acquisition unit, issues a permit indicating that the visitor is allowed to enter; and
a notification unit that notifies the destination of notification indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the acquisition unit that the visitor has arrived, whereinthe acquisition unit acquires the visitor information and the notification destination information via an image capturing apparatus that acquires an encoded information image that contains the visitor information and the notification destination information, andthe issuance unit issues the permit by printing out an image that includes the visitor information.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires visitor information regarding a visitor and notification destination information indicating a destination of notification to a visitor-receiving person who is to receive the visitor; an issuance unit that, based on the visitor information acquired by the acquisition unit, issues a permit indicating that the visitor is allowed to enter; and a notification unit that notifies the destination of notification indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the acquisition unit that the visitor has arrived.
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an acquisition unit that acquires, from a mobile terminal carried by a visitor, visitor information regarding the visitor and notification destination information indicating a destination of notification to a visitor-receiving person who is to receive the visitor; an issuance unit that, based on the visitor information acquired by the acquisition unit, issues a permit indicating that the visitor is allowed to enter; and a notification unit that notifies the destination of notification indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the acquisition unit that the visitor has arrived, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the visitor information and the notification destination information via an image capturing apparatus that acquires an encoded information image that contains the visitor information and the notification destination information, and the issuance unit issues the permit by printing out an image that includes the visitor information.
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2. An image forming system including an information processing apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a mobile terminal carried by a visitor that are communicably connected to one another via a network,
the information processing apparatus comprising: -
an information image generating unit that generates an information image containing visitor information regarding a visitor and notification destination information indicating a destination of notification to a visitor-receiving person who is to receive the visitor, and a transmission unit that transmits the information image generated by the information image generating unit to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal comprising; a reception unit that receives the information image transmitted by the information processing apparatus; and a display unit that displays the information image received by the reception unit, the image forming apparatus comprising; an acquisition unit that acquires the visitor information and the notification destination information contained in the information image; an issuance unit that, based on the visitor information acquired by the acquisition unit, issues a permit having an image printed thereon that contains the visitor information and indicates that the visitor is allowed to enter; and a notification unit that notifies the destination of notification indicated by the notification destination information acquired by the acquisition unit that the visitor has arrived. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing an information processing program, the program causing a computer to execute:
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acquiring, from a mobile terminal carried by a visitor, visitor information regarding the visitor and notification destination information indicating a destination of notification to a visitor-receiving person who is to receive the visitor; based on the acquired visitor information, issuing a permit indicating that the visitor is allowed to enter; and notifying the destination of notification indicated by the acquired notification destination information that the visitor has arrived, wherein the acquiring includes acquiring the visitor information and the notification destination information via an image capturing apparatus that acquires an encoded information image that contains the visitor information and the notification destination information, and the issuing includes issuing the permit by printing out an image that includes the visitor information.
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