IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SERVER FOR LIMITING UTILIZATION NUMBER OF SHEET, METHOD FOR MANAGING PRINTING NUMBER OF SHEET, PROGRAM FOR MANAGING PRINTING NUMBER OF SHEET, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM FOR MANAGING PRINTING NUMBER OF SHEET RECORDED

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus suitable for management of a printing number of sheets in one or more MFPs, and to provide a server for limiting a utilization number of sheets, a method for managing a printing number of sheets, a program for managing a printing number of sheets, and a recording medium with a program for managing a printing number of sheets recorded.;SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus comprises a printing means to which the printing number of sheets as a printable number of sheets is lent from the server for limiting the utilization number of sheets that manages the number of sheets printed by predetermined image forming apparatuses, and which carries out printing. The image forming apparatus includes a borrowing means which requires borrowing of the printing number of sheets from the server, and a borrowing returning means which returns the number of sheets with the number of sheets used for printing being subtracted from the borrowed printing number of sheets.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT