Image forming apparatus and image forming system
If image stabilization becomes necessary while an MFP is executing a print job received from a user, the MFP performs the image stabilization while emitting an operation sound if the user has not moved away from the MFP. Also, if the user has moved away from the MFP, the MFP stops the print job and logs the user out.
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a printer operable to execute a print job according to a request from a user;
a security level receiver operable to receive a security level designation for each of one or more pages of print data pertaining to the print job;
a presence determiner operable to determine whether the user who requested execution of the print job is in a vicinity of the image forming apparatus;
an execution controller operable to stop the execution of the print job, including stopping printing received print data of a print job, after printing of the print job has started if the presence determiner has determined that the user is not in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus; and
a prohibiter operable to prohibit, depending on the security level of the page of the print data to be printed, the execution controller from stopping the execution of the print job, wherein
the printer executes the print job by printing each page having a higher security level with priority.
2. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a use permitter operable to permit use of the image forming apparatus according to the request from the user; and
a revoker operable to revoke the permission to use the image forming apparatus if the home apparatus determiner has determined that the image forming apparatus has not been specified as the home apparatus of the user who has been permitted use and the presence determiner has determined that the user is not in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus.
3. The image forming apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising:
a cancel setting receiver operable to receive a cancel setting that designates whether a cancel is necessary; and
a canceller operable to maintain the use permission of the image processing apparatus and prevent stopping the execution of the print job if the cancel setting receiver has received the cancel setting designating that the cancel is necessary, regardless of whether the presence determiner has determined that the user who made the request is not in the vicinity.
4. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a reader operable to read user identification information from a user identification information storage apparatus, wherein
the presence determiner determines that the user is in the vicinity of the present apparatus only if a user pertaining to the user identification information read by the reader matches the user who made the request.
5. The image forming apparatus of claim 4 , wherein
the reader is an ID card reader and the user identification information storage apparatus is an ID card, or
the reader is a wireless tag reader and the user identification information storage apparatus is a wireless tag.
6. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a biometric identifier operable to identify a user by biometric identification, wherein
the presence determiner determines that the user is in the vicinity of the present apparatus only if a user identified by the biometric identifier matches the user who made the request.
7. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a printer operable to execute a print job according to a request from a user;
a home apparatus determiner operable to determine whether the image forming apparatus has been specified as a home apparatus of the user who requested execution of the print job;
a presence determiner operable to determine whether the user who requested execution of the print job is in a vicinity of the image forming apparatus;
an execution controller operable to stop the execution of the print job, including stopping printing received print data of a print job after printing of the print job has started if the presence determiner has determined that the user is not in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus, wherein the execution controller causes the image forming apparatus to emit an operation sound when the execution of the print job has not been completed and has stopped after printing of the print job has started, and the home apparatus determiner has determined that the image forming apparatus has not been specified as the home apparatus of the user;
a use permitter operable to permit use of the image forming apparatus according to the request from the user;
a revoker operable to revoke the permission to use the image forming apparatus if the home apparatus determiner has determined that the image forming apparatus has not been specified as the home apparatus of the user who has been permitted use and the presence determiner has determined that the user is not in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus;
a cancel setting receiver operable to receive a cancel setting that designates whether a cancel is necessary;
a canceller operable to maintain the use permission of the image processing apparatus and prevent stopping the execution of the print job if the cancel setting receiver has received the cancel setting designating that the cancel is necessary, regardless of whether the presence determiner has determined that the user who made the request is not in the vicinity; and
a user information printer operable to, if printing is being performed and the presence determiner has determined that the user is not in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus, additionally print information pertaining to the user.