JP2008186042A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress so-called spoofing that an improper user performs access in a guise of a valid user when user information such as user ID or password is leaked. <P>SOLUTION: The information processor preliminarily stores, with respect to each user, steady processing and a condition for executing the steady processing in a processing information storage part 42, and executes, when it is determined that processing requested from a user and an execution condition for executing the requested processing do not correspond to the stored steady processing and condition, at least one of announcement, prohibition of processing other than the steady processing, and continuation of processing other than the steady processing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, and more particularly to an information processing apparatus that suppresses so-called impersonation in which an unauthorized user pretends to be a legitimate user and accesses the information processing apparatus.

Conventionally, a management server is installed to control user access in a network where multiple image processing devices are distributed, and unauthorized user access is prevented by registering user information accessible to the management server. An image processing system has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-093803

  However, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is an unauthorized user's access when an unauthorized user uses such information due to leakage of user identification information and password used to control the user's access authority. Regardless, so-called impersonation occurs in which access is permitted because the user's identification information and password are appropriate.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and suppresses impersonation of an unauthorized user by managing the information processing apparatus so as to control the use of the user under a predetermined condition. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 stores steady process information indicating each of a plurality of kinds of steady processes, and sets a predetermined set condition for performing the steady process as the steady process. The storage means stored in correspondence with each piece of information, and the execution condition indicating the requested process and the condition for executing the requested process correspond to the steady process information and the set condition stored in the storage means. A determination unit that determines whether or not, and when the determination unit makes an affirmative determination, a process corresponding to the steady process information and the set condition is executed, and when a negative determination is made, other than the notification process and the steady process Execution means for executing at least one of the prohibition of the process and the continuation of the process other than the steady process.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, steady process information indicating each of a plurality of steady process types is stored, and setting conditions for performing the steady process are stored in advance corresponding to the steady process information, and requested by the user. It is determined whether or not the execution condition indicating the condition for executing the process and the requested process corresponds to the stored steady process information and the set condition. If the determination is affirmative, the process corresponding to the steady process and the set condition is determined. When a negative determination is made, at least one of the notification process, the prohibition of processes other than the steady process, and the continuation of processes other than the steady process is executed.

  As a result, when the process requested by the user is a process that does not correspond to the predetermined steady process and setting conditions, it is determined that the process is an inappropriate process request from the user. Since at least one of the prohibition of the process and the continuation of the process other than the steady process is executed, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of impersonation.

  A second aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the plurality of steady processes include a copy process, a facsimile transmission process, and a print process, and the setting condition is a process for starting the steady process. A start time, a process end time for ending the steady process, a day of the week, a process execution apparatus for performing the steady process, a process instruction place where the user gives an instruction for the steady process, and the facsimile transmission It is configured to include at least one of at least one destination which is a transmission destination at the time of processing.

  In the invention of claim 2, the steady process includes a copy process, a facsimile transmission process, and a print process, and the setting conditions further include a process start time for starting the steady process and a routine process for ending the steady process. A processing end time, a day of the week, a processing execution apparatus for performing the regular processing, a processing instruction location where the user gives an instruction for the regular processing, and at least one destination which is a transmission destination during the facsimile transmission processing; Therefore, it is possible to set detailed conditions for various steady processes, and to suppress spoofing with higher accuracy.

  A third aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein processing information relating to the processing of the executed information processing apparatus is accumulated, and the steady processing is performed based on a predetermined criterion from the accumulated processing information Selection means for selecting steady process information indicating the type of process, and storing in the storage means a setting condition for executing the selected steady process in association with the steady process information. .

  In the invention of claim 3, processing information relating to the processing of the executed information processing apparatus is accumulated, and from the accumulated processing information, for example, based on a predetermined criterion such as the number of times of processing execution in a predetermined time is a predetermined number of times or more By selecting the steady process information indicating the type of the process and storing the setting conditions for executing the selected steady process in correspondence with the steady process information, the complexity of selecting the steady process information and the set conditions is eliminated. In addition, it is possible to further eliminate the complexity of selection by automatically selecting the steady processing information.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the notification process notifies a destination of a predetermined mail address. .

  In the invention of claim 4, when the process requested by the user is a process that does not correspond to the predetermined steady process and the set condition, appropriate management is performed by notifying the predetermined mail address. Can be done.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the notification process is notification by a panel of the information processing apparatus.

  In the invention of claim 5, when the process requested by the user is a process that does not correspond to the predetermined steady process and the preset condition, the information that the impersonation has occurred is notified to the panel of the information processing apparatus. Based on the judgment of the user who uses the processing device, it is possible to take an appropriate response.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the notification processing is message transmission to a client computer.

  In the invention of claim 6, when the process requested by the user is a process that does not correspond to the predetermined steady process and the set condition, by the judgment of the user using the computer that is the client that has impersonated, It is possible to take appropriate measures against impersonation.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the execution unit performs a notification process and a steady process when a negative determination is made by the determination unit. It is characterized in that at least one of prohibition of processing other than the above and continuation of processing other than steady processing is executed according to the user.

  In the invention of claim 7, when the process requested by the user is a process that does not correspond to the predetermined steady process and the preset condition, other than the notification process and the steady process according to the user who has requested the process. By executing at least one of the prohibition of processing and the continuation of processing other than steady processing, management desired by each user becomes possible, so that appropriate management according to the circumstances of each user can be performed. .

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is determined that the process requested by the user does not correspond to the steady process information indicating each of a plurality of steady process types and the conditions for performing the steady process. In such a case, in order to execute at least one of the notification process, the prohibition of processes other than the steady process, and the continuation of the process other than the steady process, it is possible to suppress the process requested by an inappropriate user, that is, impersonation. The effect that it becomes possible is acquired.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an information processing system according to the present embodiment, which includes a plurality of multifunction peripherals 12 having a copy function, a facsimile transmission function, and a print function, and provided with model identification information that uniquely identifies itself. 14, 16, 18, 20, a personal computer (PC) 10 that is a client, and a management server 34 that is an information processing apparatus that performs user management and suppression of impersonation are connected via a network.

  The PC 10 includes a user interface (UI) 22 that outputs user information such as a user ID and password, input of processing instructions to the multifunction peripherals 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20, and processing results for the processing instructions.

  Further, the PC 10 includes a control unit 24 that controls the PC 10 and a data transmission / reception unit 26 that transmits / receives data to / from each multifunction device and the management server 34.

  The control unit 24 is configured by a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, and the CPU, the RAM, and the ROM are connected to each other via a system bus or the like. The ROM stores a processing routine program for performing processing in the PC 10, data for performing processing, and the like.

  The multifunction machine 12 includes a card reader that reads user information recorded on a card such as a magnetic card and an IC card, and card information such as information on the number of times of use of a copy, a touch panel that issues a copy instruction, and an LCD that outputs a processing result. A configured user interface (UI) 28 and a control unit 30 are provided. Further, the multifunction machine 12 includes a data transmission / reception unit 32 that transmits / receives data to / from the PC 10, the other multifunction machines 14 to 20, and the management server 34.

  The control unit 30 is configured by a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, and the CPU, the RAM, and the ROM are connected to each other via a system bus or the like. The ROM stores processing routine programs, data, and the like for performing copying processing, facsimile processing, printing processing, and the like of the multifunction machine 12.

  Note that each of the multifunction peripherals 14, 16, 18, and 20 has the same configuration as that of the multifunction peripheral 12, and thus a detailed description of the configuration is omitted.

  The management server 34 receives data necessary for a data transmission / reception unit 36 and a control unit 38 that perform data transmission / reception with the PC 10 and the multifunction peripherals 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20, and a processing program that controls spoofing described later. In addition, a user interface (UI) 40 configured by an LCD having a touch panel is provided in the same manner as described above, which outputs a processing result of a processing program for suppressing spoofing.

  Furthermore, the management server 34 includes a processing information storage unit 42 configured by a database that is a storage medium for storing authentication data used at the time of user authentication and data necessary for a processing program for suppressing impersonation.

  The control unit 38 includes a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, and a ROM, and the CPU, the RAM, and the ROM are connected to each other via a system bus or the like. The ROM stores a processing routine program for performing spoofing suppression processing in the management server 34, data for performing processing, and the like.

  The information processing storage unit 42 stores a normal processing table indicating normal processing for each user shown in Table 2 below, and a spoofing suppression function setting table shown in Table 1 below.

  In the normal processing table, the processing time (set from the processing start time to the processing end time), the day of the week on which the normal processing is performed, and the composite on which the processing is performed, according to the copy, fax, and print processing types of the multifunction device Machine identification information (such as machine A), information indicating a location where a user instructs processing, and information indicating a destination when performing facsimile communication can be set.

  In Table 2, as a regular process of the user A, it is set that the copy process is instructed from the touch panel of the machine A from 9:00 to 21:00 on weekdays using the machine A, and the facsimile communication process is performed by the machine B. Are set to be instructed from the touch panel of the machine B to the destinations “XX-1234” and “XX-5678” from 12:00 to 15:00 on Friday. A state in which an instruction from the UI 22 of the PC 10 is set from 12:00 to 21:00 is shown.

  In addition, in the spoofing suppression function setting table, information for detecting whether or not processing (unsteady processing) other than steady processing set according to the user is requested, and a request for unsteady processing are detected. In such a case, it is possible to set an operation to be performed in the case (such as an impersonation warning using a mail or a user interface of a multifunction machine).

  Table 1 shows a state where the user A is set to “execute” detection other than the steady process.

  The normal processing table and the spoofing suppression function setting table are set by displaying Tables 1 and 2 on the LCD of the UI 40 in the management server 34 shown in FIG. 1, and the “user” column in Table 1 via the touch panel. In addition, in the case of detecting a process other than the steady process in the column of user identification information, “detection other than the steady process”, information indicating that a process other than the steady process is detected, “process other than the steady process” Is not detected, information “do not” indicating that a process other than the steady process is not detected is input.

  Tables 3 and 4 below show information related to the processing requested by the user A. The processing type, the processing time, the day of the week on which the processing was performed, the identification information of the MFP that performs the processing, and the user A It is configured so that information relating to the place where it was made and the destination of the facsimile can be set. Table 3 shows that user A uses machine C to give a copy instruction from the touch panel of machine C at 12:00 on weekdays. Table 4 shows information related to processing when the user A uses the machine C to perform facsimile transmission from the touch panel of the machine C to the destination “XX-1237” at 14:00 on Friday. Yes.

  Further, the information processing storage unit 42 stores an operation type selection table for each processing information type for each user shown in Table 5 below.

  In the operation type selection table for each processing information type, color information indicating whether to output in color or black and white when performing processing information type, day of week, destination, processing execution device, designated location, copy and print, etc. Message that is output to the touch panel of the multifunction device when an impersonation warning is given as an email address when setting email notification as an operation when processing other than regular processing is detected according to the processing information type such as Information for setting contents and information indicating whether or not to continue processing requested by the user can be set.

  In Table 5, if the processing requested by the user is different from the processing time when the normal processing is performed, “user@fujixerox.co.jp” is displayed as the mail address in the mail destination column. If "Spoofing Warning" is set as the message content in the message field and "No" is set in the Processing Continue Prohibition field, and if the address is different from the address used for normal processing, the mail address is not set. In the panel message column, “Destination error confirmation” is set as the message content, and “No” is set in the processing continuation prohibition column.

  The operation type selection table for each processing information type is displayed on the LCD of the UI 40 in the management server 34 shown in FIG. 1 with the processing time, day of the week, processing execution device, instruction location, and destination in Table 1, Table 2, and Table 2. If Table 5 is displayed with the processing information type set in Table 5 being displayed and the desired operation at the time of detection is an email notification, an email address is set in the “mail destination” column of Table 5 and the desired operation at the time of detection. If it is a panel output, set the message content in the “Panel Message” column of Table 5, and if you want to prohibit the continuation of processing at the time of detection, set “Yes” in the “Prohibit Processing” column. Set in detail the operation when processing other than the above is performed.

  Next, a procedure for setting data necessary for the processing program for executing the impersonation suppression function will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step 100, the UI 40 of the management server 34 in FIG. 1 is used to perform user authentication as to whether or not a user who sets data required for the spoofing suppression function is an administrator who can perform setting. To determine whether or not user information such as a user ID and a password has been input, and whether or not the user information input in step 102 corresponds to the authentication data stored in the processing information storage unit 42. User authentication is performed to determine whether or not the management server 34 is accessible. If the user is an accessible user, the user who has entered the user information is authenticated as an administrator, and the process proceeds to step 104 where access is not permitted. In step 116, a message to that effect is displayed on the UI 40, and the process ends.

  In step 104 in FIG. 2, in order to select a user (target user) to be set as an impersonation suppression function, user information such as the user ID of the target user input via the UI 40 in FIG. 1 is recognized. In step 106 in FIG. 2, information indicating whether or not detection other than the steady process input via the UI 40 in FIG. 1 is detected for the selected target user is recognized, and the user selected in step 104 in FIG. Corresponding to the information, information indicating whether or not to perform detection other than the steady process is stored in the process information storage unit 42 of FIG.

  For example, as shown in Table 1 above, “user information” selected in step 104 is set in the “user” column, and information indicating “yes” or “no” is set in the “detection other than routine processing” column. The table thus stored is stored in the processing information storage unit 42 of FIG.

  Specifically, since user A is a user who performs regular processing, when user A performs processing other than regular processing, a notification that there is a possibility of impersonation is given by email notification, while the user A Since B does not perform a steady process, a setting is performed via the UI 40 so that nothing is performed even if the user B performs a process other than the steady process, and is stored in the process information storage unit 42.

  Since this setting is performed by the administrator, not each user, even if impersonation occurs, it is impossible for the person who performed the impersonation to change the setting.

  If “Yes” is set in “Detection other than steady process” in step 104, the process proceeds to Step 112. If “No” is set in “Detection other than steady process”, the process goes to Step 108. move on.

  In step 108, it is set whether or not the automatic setting of the steady process is performed. When performing the automatic setting of the steady process, the information indicating that the automatic setting input through the UI 40 of FIG. 1 is performed is recognized, and the process proceeds to the next step 110, and the information indicating that the automatic setting is not performed. If recognized, the process proceeds to step 112.

  In step 110, in order to perform automatic setting of steady processing, for example, the past processing history is stored in a storage medium (not shown) such as a file for a predetermined period for each user, and the user requested from the processing history for each user. Data when the processing exceeds the predetermined number of executions is extracted from a storage medium (not shown), and stored in the processing information storage unit 42 for each user and each processing type as shown in Table 2 above.

  After completion of step 110 in FIG. 2 or when automatic setting is not performed in step 108, the process proceeds to step 112, where the detailed setting of steady processing is performed via the UI 40 in FIG.

  For example, as shown in Table 2 above, the detailed setting of the steady process includes conditions for executing the steady process stored in the process information storage unit 42 for each user and each process type, that is, process time, day of the week, and process execution. Items such as a device, an instruction location, and a destination are set or corrected via the UI 40.

  After completion of the process in step 112, in step 114, the exception process when the process other than the steady process is performed by the UI 40 is set.

  When processing other than steady processing is performed, at least one exception processing of notification, prohibition of processing other than steady processing, and continuation of processing other than steady processing is executed. For example, as shown in Table 5 above If you want to send an email notification that processing other than regular processing has been performed, set the email address that is the email notification destination in the “Mail recipient” field, and notify the warning message on the touch panel of the MFP. Sets the message contents in the “panel message” column, and sets information indicating whether the requested processing is continued or prohibited in the “processing continuation prohibition” column.

  Next, the control sequence of the impersonation suppression function for the processing requested by the user will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In step 200 of FIG. 3, in order to perform user authentication before the user requests processing, user information such as a user ID and a password input via the UI 22 of the PC 10 is recognized. In step 202 of FIG. User information is transmitted to the management server 34.

  After the user authentication process (to be described later) in the management server 34 is completed and an authentication result is received from the management server 34, it is determined in step 204 whether access to the management server 34 is permitted based on the authentication result. If the access is permitted, the process proceeds to step 206. If the access is denied, the process proceeds to step 214, and a message is displayed on the UI 22 indicating that the access is denied.

  Next, in step 206, processing information (for example, the processing in Tables 3 and 4 described above) formed based on processing input from the user via the UI 40 is transmitted to the management server 34. The management server 34, which will be described later, receives the process requested by the user or the process result of the spoofing suppression function.

  After receiving the processing result, in step 210, in the case where exception processing such as notification of the occurrence of spoofing using mail is performed according to the processing result of the spoofing suppression function, in step 212, exception processing is performed. If exception processing is not performed, the processing ends.

  Next, the process of the management server 34 is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step 300, it is determined whether or not there is received data from the PC 10 or any of the multifunction devices 12 to 16. If there is received data, the process proceeds to step 302.

  In step 302, it is determined whether or not the user can access the management server 34 by determining whether or not the user information input in step 200 corresponds to authentication data stored in the processing information storage unit 42 in advance. In step 316, the authentication result is transmitted to the PC 10, and in step 204, it is determined whether or not the user can access based on the authentication result.

  Next, in step 304, based on the information set in the “Detection other than steady process” column of Table 1, it is determined whether or not a request for a process other than the steady process is detected for the user who requested the process. Do.

  If it is determined that the user does not detect a request for a process other than the steady process, the process proceeds to step 314, and a process command is transmitted to the corresponding multi-function peripheral to perform the requested process. If it is determined that the user is performing a process other than the above, the process proceeds to step 306, and in order to determine whether the requested process is a steady process, an item related to a process other than the steady process is extracted. . Details of processing for extracting items related to processing other than steady processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the process of extracting items related to processes other than the steady process, whether the process information requested by the user transmitted in step 206 corresponds to the conditions for performing the steady process and the steady process determined in advance for each user. The determination is made as follows using the normal processing table described above.

  First, in step 400 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the execution start time is within the set range. If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 404. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 402. Information with an inappropriate “time” is stored in the RAM.

  In step 404, it is determined whether or not the execution day is within the set range. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 408. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 406, and information indicating that "day of the week" is inappropriate is obtained. Store in RAM.

  In step 408, it is determined whether or not the execution processing apparatus is as set. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step 412. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step 410, and the “execution processing apparatus” is inappropriate. Some information is stored in the RAM.

  In step 412, it is determined whether or not the processing type is fax or internet fax. If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 414 to determine whether or not there is an error in the destination, and if a negative determination is made, Since there is no need to determine whether or not there is an error in the destination, the process ends and the process proceeds to step 308 in FIG.

  In step 414, it is determined whether or not the destination is in the setting list. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step 416, information indicating that the “destination” is inappropriate is stored in the RAM, and if an affirmative determination is made, the process is performed. End and go to step 308.

  Next, in step 308, it is determined whether the process requested by the user is a steady process based on the process for extracting items related to the processes other than the above-described steady process. If inappropriate information stored in the process of extracting items related to the process does not exist in the RAM, the requested process is determined to be a steady process, and the process proceeds to step 314 to execute the process requested in step 314. When a processing instruction is transmitted to the corresponding multi-function peripheral (for example, a processing instruction is transmitted based on the above-described model identification information), and there is inappropriate information stored in the RAM, the requested processing is steady. It is determined that the process is other than the process and the process proceeds to step 310.

  In step 310, exception processing that is performed when processing other than steady processing is performed is executed. In order to execute the exception process, “exclusion information stored in the RAM in the process of extracting items related to processes other than the steady process” corresponding to the “process information type” in the action type selection table for each process information type. Information set in the fields of “mail destination”, “panel message”, and “processing continuation prohibition” is acquired, and exception processing is executed based on the acquired information.

  For example, based on the steady process and the conditions for performing the steady process stored in the process information storage unit 42, as shown in Table 3, the process request from the user A is copied as the process type, and the process time is 12 When the time and day of the week are weekdays, the processing execution apparatus is the machine C, and the instruction location is a touch panel, the multifunction machine is different between the machine A and the machine C when compared with the information set as shown in Table 2. Since the conditions for executing the steady process are different, it is determined that the requested process is not a steady process, and “mail destination” corresponding to the “process execution device” of the process information type as shown in Table 5 Email notification to the email address of “admin@fujixerox.co.jp” set to “Insert”, “Impersonation warning” set to “Panel message” is displayed on the LCD of machine C, and “Prohibit processing continuation” is set to “Yes” Is set Because, continuation of the requested process (performed in step 312 to be described later) performed.

  Also, as shown in Table 4, the processing request from user A is processing type is fax, processing time is 14:00, day of the week is Friday, processing execution device is machine C, designated location is touch panel, and destination is XX-1237. , The destinations are different in XX-1234, XX-5678, and XX-1237, and the conditions for performing the steady process are different as compared with the information set as shown in Table 2. The requested process is determined not to be a steady process, and as shown in Table 5, no mail notification is made because no setting has been made for the “mail destination” corresponding to the “processing device” of the processing information type. , “Destination error confirmation” set in “Panel message” is displayed on the LCD of machine C, and “Never” is set in “Process continuation prohibition”. Carry out the implementation) in step 312.

  If it is determined in step 310 that exception processing is executed in the PC 10, information representing exception processing such as a mail notification executed in the PC 10 or a spoofing warning on the UI 22 (not shown in Table 5) is stored in the RAM. In step 318 described below, exception processing is executed for the PC 10 based on the information stored in the RAM.

  Next, in step 312, when the process requested by the user is a process other than the steady process, it is determined whether to continue or prohibit the requested process. If the information indicating “NO” is set in step 314, the process proceeds to step 314, and the processing requested by the user is continuously performed. If the information indicating “YES” is set, the user The processing requested from is prohibited, and the process proceeds to Step 318.

  In step 318, the authentication result for the user executed in step 316, the processing result of the steady process, and information related to the exception process when the process other than the steady process is performed are transmitted to the PC 10, and the process ends.

  After transmitting each processing result to the PC 10 in step 318, it is determined in step 208 that the processing result has been received, and the process proceeds to step 210 where exception processing is performed when processing other than the steady processing included in the received data is performed. Based on the information regarding the above, it is determined whether or not to perform exception processing when processing other than steady processing is performed. If exception processing is performed, the process proceeds to step 212. If exception processing is not performed, The process is terminated.

  In step 212, on the basis of the information related to the exception processing described above, exception processing such as reception of mail or output of a spoofing warning on the UI 22 (not shown in Table 5) is executed, and the processing is terminated.

  In the present embodiment, in the configuration of each MFP and management server 34 connected to the PC 10 via the network, the PC 10 is used as a client, processing information is formed in the PC 10, and the spoofing suppression function in the management server 34 is provided. The processing has been described. The processing requested by the UI 28 after the user authentication is performed in the management server 34 connected via the network based on the user information input via the UI 28 using each MFP as a client. It is also possible to transmit information to the management server 34 and to perform processing requested by the user or processing of the impersonation suppression function in the management server 34.

  As a result, when it is determined that the process requested by the user does not correspond to the predetermined steady process and conditions for performing the steady process, notification, prohibition of processes other than the steady process, and non-steady process Since at least one of the continuation of the process is executed, it is possible to suppress the process requested by an inappropriate user, that is, impersonation.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing that a plurality of PCs and multifunction peripherals according to an embodiment of the present invention are distributed and arranged via a network. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure about the setting of the impersonation suppression function which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of PC used as the client in the impersonation suppression function which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the management server in the impersonation suppression function which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process which extracts the item regarding processes other than the steady process in the impersonation suppression function which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 PC
12, 14, 16, 18, 20 Multifunction device 22, 28, 40 User interface 26, 32, 36 Data transmission / reception unit 34 Management server 42 Processing information storage unit

Claims (7)

A storage unit that stores steady process information indicating each of a plurality of steady process types, and stores predetermined setting conditions for performing the steady process in association with each of the steady process information,
A determination unit that determines whether or not an execution condition indicating a requested process and a condition for performing the requested process corresponds to the steady process information and the setting condition stored in the storage unit;
When the determination means makes an affirmative determination, the process corresponding to the steady process information and the set condition is executed. When the determination is negative, the notification process, the prohibition of processes other than the steady process, and the non-steady process are performed. Execution means for executing at least one of continuation of processing;
An information processing apparatus including:   The plurality of regular processes include a copy process, a facsimile transmission process, and a print process, and the setting conditions include a process start time for starting the regular process, a process end time for ending the regular process, a day of the week, At least one of a processing execution apparatus for performing steady processing, a processing instruction location where a user instructs regular processing, and at least one destination which is a transmission destination during the facsimile transmission processing The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. Processing information related to the processing of the information processing apparatus that has been executed is stored, and from the stored processing information, steady processing information indicating the type of steady processing is selected based on a predetermined criterion, and settings for performing the selected steady processing Selection means for storing conditions in the storage means in correspondence with the steady process information;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification process notifies a destination of a predetermined mail address.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification process is notification by a panel of the information processing apparatus.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification process is message transmission to a client computer.   The said execution means performs at least one of alerting | reporting process, prohibition of processes other than a steady process, and continuation of processes other than a steady process according to a user, when negative determination is carried out by the said determination means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6.

Images