US Patent Application 18202614. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND USER REGISTRATION METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND USER REGISTRATION METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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HARUNOBU Mori of Sakai City (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND USER REGISTRATION METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18202614 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND USER REGISTRATION METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application is related to an image forming apparatus. - The apparatus registers personal identification information to identify a user. - If a request to delete a registered user is received, the application determines whether to forbid reuse of the personal identification information associated with that user. - If reuse is forbidden, any future requests to register a user with the same personal identification information will be refused.
Original Abstract Submitted
In an image forming apparatus, personal identification information for identifying a user is associated with the user and as such registered. If a request for deletion of a registered user is received, whether to forbid reuse of the personal identification information, which is associated with the registered user for which the request for deletion is received, is determined. A request for registration of a user which a piece of personal identification information is associated with is refused in accordance with a determination to forbid reuse of the piece of personal identification information.
