COPYING APPARATUS, COPYING SYSTEM, COPYING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COPYING CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH THE PROGRAM IS RECORDED

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a copying machine that prevents improper copying, by monitoring whether a copy is within a restriction when a user takes a copy of a copy-restricted document. PSOLUTION: In the copying apparatus, each user ID for specifying a user is associated with a institute library category allowing the user to copy information belonging to the category, in addition each book ID for specifying a book is associated with a book library category, which is information about the category imparted to the book to be stored in a management server respectively. The copying apparatus includes: a user ID acquisition part for acquiring the user ID; a book ID acquisition part for acquiring the book ID; a first acquisition part for acquiring one of the institute library categories, which corresponds to the user ID, from the management server; a second acquisition part for acquiring one of the book library categories, which corresponds to the book ID, from the management server; and a copying control section for controlling the copying of the book based on the institute library category and the book library category. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI