Abstract: The embodiment described herein can prompt setting of processing conditions to be set by using a display of a weight value used in a quota function. There is provided an image forming apparatus, including: a residual amount detection unit that detects a residual amount of each disposable product; a residual amount information acquisition unit that acquires residual amount information; a determination unit that determines whether there are the disposable products in which a residual amount is disproportionately small; a weight value setting unit that sets the weight value used for weighting so that the weighting for calculating the processing amount of the image forming processing corresponding to setting conditions not using the disposable products having a disproportionately small residual amount is relatively smaller than the weighting corresponding to other setting conditions; and a display control unit that displays the set weight value on a screen.

Abstract: The embodiment described herein can prompt setting of processing conditions to be set by using a display of a weight value used in a quota function. There is provided an image forming apparatus, including: a residual amount detection unit that detects a residual amount of each disposable product; a residual amount information acquisition unit that acquires residual amount information; a determination unit that determines whether there are the disposable products in which a residual amount is disproportionately small; a weight value setting unit that sets the weight value used for weighting so that the weighting for calculating the processing amount of the image forming processing corresponding to setting conditions not using the disposable products having a disproportionately small residual amount is relatively smaller than the weighting corresponding to other setting conditions; and a display control unit that displays the set weight value on a screen.

Abstract: When a USB memory 10 is attached to the USB port 8a and identification data of a user is inputted on a control panel 3, it is determined whether the identification data inputted coincides with identification data registered in advance. When a determination result of this determination is affirmative, a saving operation for saving, in the USB memory 10, image data in a hard disk drive 25 is permitted. However, when the determination result is negative, the saving operation is prohibited.

Abstract: When a USB memory 10 is attached to the USB port 8a and identification data of a user is inputted on a control panel 3, it is determined whether the identification data inputted coincides with identification data registered in advance. When a determination result of this determination is affirmative, a saving operation for saving, in the USB memory 10, image data in a hard disk drive 25 is permitted. However, when the determination result is negative, the saving operation is prohibited.

Abstract: Of the image data acquired by scanning a document and image data externally input, one or more image data mainly to be printed are stored in a hard disk drive, without being changed in format. Each image data item stored in the hard disk drive is edited and output, while remaining in the initial image format.