JP2005065053A - Image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of specifying a user and performing job management with security taken into consideration by a main body operation panel and a remote operation. <P>SOLUTION: A complex function image forming apparatus has a means for optically reading and digitizing an original, a means for performing remote data transmission/reception and operation by a communication means as a telephone line or a local area network, a means for storing read data and inputted data from the outside in a main storage device or a hard disk, a means capable of printing the data and an interface capable of grasping setting of various functions to a device and a device state. The user who performs jobs (such as a reading job, an image transfer job, a storage job, a printing job and a device state operation job) of the device is specified by the remote operation by an authentication means of a user account name and a password and permitting or not permitting of the operation are performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a security function.

  In an image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions, the user can select various functions and settings. Also, remote operation is possible by connecting to a network. Therefore, the image forming apparatus is shared and used by various users. Further, the image forming apparatus has a storage device inside the apparatus, and stores read data acquired by the apparatus and data acquired from the outside by a network. The problem is that there are various user data and jobs on the shared device, so it is protected from a security point of view, or the use of devices and specific functions by unintended users is not allowed. A means for preventing the user from using the device is required. For this purpose, the user is specified by the user account name and password.

However, when operating remotely, there is no person in front of the device, so if a user is trying to perform a job in front of the machine, it can be determined whether another user is operating remotely. Can not. Also, if another user starts a job remotely without knowing that someone is using it in front of the device, the other person's document will be read, and the data will be sent to the data owner's unintended user. There is a security problem because it goes into the hands.
The present invention manages security-related jobs and jobs on the main body operation panel in consideration of security.

As an example of the prior art, there is an image processing apparatus that provides a function of notifying other users of use when a job is performed by remote operation (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-125155 A

  However, since the invention described in Patent Document 1 does not mention any means that can be specified by the user, it is weak in security. Also, no mention is made of the case where someone is already using the operation panel.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus having a means for specifying a user and capable of managing jobs in consideration of security by both a main body operation panel and remote operation.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a function of managing a job by remote operation and a job from a main body operation panel by performing user authentication in a multi-function image forming apparatus.

  A user registered in a device when performing a job by remote operation when a setting that requires authentication for use of the device is set for security is intended to perform authentication remotely.

  It is impossible to remotely know what security state the device is in. For example, even if the security level is a user account name only and passwordless management, the procedure is the same as when a password is required. The purpose is to authenticate.

  If there is a user who has been authenticated from the main body operation panel, remote authentication is not permitted so that the job of the user who is going to perform a job from the main body operation panel is not affected.

  If there is a user who wants to authenticate right now by operating the main unit operation panel, it does not allow remote authentication, so that it does not affect the user who tries to authenticate from the main unit operation panel. To do.

  When there is a user who has been authenticated remotely, the authentication from the main body operation panel is not permitted so that the job of the user who is going to perform the job remotely is not affected.

  When a job is performed by remote authentication, when the job is completed, or when the connection relationship is lost when the image forming device main body and the user's remote operation source device communicate with each other Therefore, the purpose is to cancel the use permission state of the authenticated user and not to keep the use permission state unintended by the user.

  When a job is performed by remote authentication, the object is to display information that can be specified by a user who is permitted to use on a main body operation panel.

  When performing remote authentication, not only remote authentication but also work that should be performed once before the main unit (for example, when scanning, set the document on the platen) The purpose is to enable the first use by performing the same authentication as the remote authentication from the main body operation panel.

  When performing remote authentication, first authenticate from the main unit operation panel in front of the main unit, reserve the main unit, and perform the same authentication as the main unit operation panel again by remote authentication, so that it can be used for the first time Objective.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to a data digitizing means for optically reading a document and digitizing the read data, and a remote operation destination device via a telephone line or a local area network. Data transmission / reception means for performing data transmission / reception and remote operation, data storage means for storing read data and input data from a remote operation destination device, and data printing means for printing read data and input data from a remote operation destination device And an interface for grasping various settings of the remote operation destination device and the status of the remote operation destination device. Specified by the authentication means, and allows or disallows jobs

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein even when the security level of the authentication means is performed only by the user account name or when there is no authentication restriction, an external device for judging the security level remotely is provided. An acquisition means is not provided, and remote authentication is supported.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when there is already a user who has been permitted to use the user account name and password from the operation panel of the remote operation destination device, The job execution by remote authentication is not permitted.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the user account name and password are being entered from the operation panel of the remote operation destination device for authentication, The job execution by authentication is not permitted.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when there is already a user who is permitted to use by remote authentication, a user account is displayed on the operation panel of the remote operation destination device. Authentication is not permitted by entering a name and password.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the connection relationship with the image forming apparatus that is the remote operation source or when the job performed by remote authentication is completed. It is characterized in that the use permission state of the user is canceled when it expires.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the operation panel of the remote operation destination device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the use is permitted by remote authentication, the registered name or user account name of the user is used. It is characterized by being displayed above.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the use is permitted by remote authentication, the user authenticates again on the operation panel of the remote operation destination device. It is further characterized by further comprising authentication means that can be used again.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein before remote authentication, authentication is performed to permit remote authentication once on an operation panel of a remote operation destination device, After that, it further has means for enabling only a user who has been previously authenticated on the operation panel by performing remote authentication.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the data storage means is a main storage device or a hard disk.

  The invention described in claim 11 is the invention described in claim 1, characterized in that the job includes at least one of a reading job, an image transfer job, a storage job, a print job, and a device status operation job.

  According to the present invention, in an image forming apparatus equipped with a security function, it is possible to specify whether or not a device can be used by specifying a user by remote operation authentication, so that an unspecified number can be accessed remotely over a network or the like. In an environment, remote jobs can be performed only for appropriate users, and security can be strengthened.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration necessary for performing user authentication in a remote image forming apparatus.

(Image forming apparatus 1)
A reading unit, a document conveying unit, a printing unit, a storage unit, a network communication unit, an operation panel unit, a device control unit, and the like are brought together, and printing on a paper medium is electronically copied or duplicated by printing. Various data is stored in the storage unit, and the data stored inside can be referenced, deleted, copied, and edited by authorized jobs when necessary, and further transferred outside the device by the network communication unit. Is possible.

(User PCs 1 and 2)
A personal computer having a network communication unit that can be connected to the Internet or a LAN, and a remote operation source. As remote operation means, a user-operable application such as a dedicated or standardized driver or a web browsing browser is introduced.

(Hard disk 3 or nonvolatile memory card 4)
A non-volatile device that can hold image data obtained by reading, received data received from the outside, management data related to them, device status data, user information, etc., and remains recorded even when the power is turned off. User information necessary for user authentication is stored in this portion. The stored data is encrypted so that it cannot be referenced even if it is physically stolen.

(User information management server 2)
A server PC having a directory service using an interface such as LDAP that manages user information. When the image forming apparatus performs user authentication, the user information is acquired from this server in the same manner as the user information stored in the previous hard disk or nonvolatile memory card.

  An operation for performing a job by authenticating the image forming apparatus with a user account name and a password by remote operation will be described below. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of remote authentication.

  First, it is assumed that the use permission of a device that performs remote operation (hereinafter referred to as a remote operation destination device) is set to require authentication with a user account name and a password. An application necessary for remote operation is started from the remote operation source (S201), and the remote operation destination device is designated or selected from the result of browsing by broadcast. After the device designation, in the case of a job that requires parameter designation such as reading or printing, it is possible to input settings in advance through the user interface of the application (S202). Thereafter, communication with the designated device is started (S203). When the connection relationship between the device and the remote operation source is established (S204 to S206), the remote operation source requests the user account name and password from the user. The user account name and password can be input in advance in the case of the above various settings, in which case this request is skipped. The user account name and password input by the user (S207) are encrypted in consideration of eavesdropping on the communication path (S208) and transmitted to the remote operation destination device (S209). Receiving the user account name and password data (S210), the remote operation destination device decrypts them (S211). The received user account name and password are compared with the user information managed by the remote operation destination device itself or the user information stored in the user information management server outside the device (S212), and if authenticated (S213 / YES), the result Is transmitted to the remote operation source (S218), and the remote data reception or job is accepted (S219). When the remote operation source receives a notification from the remote operation destination device that the use is permitted by the authentication (S218), the remote operation source transmits setting parameter data relating to the job that the user wants to perform (S219), Start (S220, S221). When the remote operation source receives a reply from the remote operation destination device when the use is rejected by the authentication (S213 / NO), the remote operation source notifies the user that the authentication has failed. In the data transmission in the state where the authentication is rejected, the remote operation destination device rejects the data reception (S216).

  Next, description will be given of an operation in the case where the remote control is performed when the authentication is performed by the image forming apparatus and the security level is only the user account name or the authentication is not required. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of remote authentication that is not conscious of the security level.

  When the authentication data to be transmitted from the remote operation source to the remote operation destination device changes in accordance with the security level of the device, the remote operation source can change the user interface that requires it by using some remotely obtainable device information. Need to know the security level of the device. Regarding device information acquisition, information can be acquired by a MIB (Machine Information Base) which is a device information management database using the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) protocol, but SNMP is based on UDP (User Datagram Protocol) and IP (Internet). Protocol), which is information that can be acquired without having a connection relationship with the device. For this reason, providing a security level as MIB information from a security point of view makes it possible for an unspecified number of people to remotely grasp whether the device is strong or weak with regard to security. Here, a method is described in which the user can authenticate by operating in the same manner as the flow of the previous authentication operation without knowing the security level of the remote device.

  First, the process is the same as before until communication with the remote operation destination device is started (S301 to S306). When performing authentication, first, an empty (NULL) user account name and password are transmitted to the remote operation destination device without being conscious of the user, and authentication is performed (S307 to S309). If the security level of the remote operation destination device is set to not require authentication at this time, the remote operation destination device notifies the remote operation source of the result of authentication success (S316), and the normal job starts (S327). ~ S330). However, when the security level of the remote operation destination device requires authentication (S310 / authentication required), the empty user account name and password are regarded as authentication failure (S311), and the result is notified to the remote operation source (S312). ). The remote operation source does not notify the user of authentication failure related to an empty user account name and password, and requests authentication data input. Here, the user account name and password are input (S313), but it is also accepted that only the user account name is input and the password is empty. The rest is the same as the flow of the previous authentication operation (S314 to S318), but even if the password is empty when the remote operation destination device compares the user account name sent from the remote operation source with the password. When the security level of the device is set to “authentication of only the user account name” (S319 / user account name), even if the user information identified by the user account name includes password information, the user account name (S320). On the other hand, even if the user information that can be specified by the user account name in the setting “authentication with user account name and password” is empty, authentication is performed (S321). The subsequent operation is the same as that in FIG. 2 described above (S322 to S330).

  Next, authentication and job management when authentication by remote operation and authentication from the device operation panel of the remote operation destination device are performed at the same timing will be described.

When performing a job by remote operation, there may be a user who is already trying to execute another job in front of the remote operation destination device. As in the present invention, authentication from the user account name and password is naturally performed from the operation panel in front of the device from the viewpoint of security.
If a job to be performed remotely affects a user who has been authenticated from the operation panel, the remote job should not be performed. Another problem is that a user already operating from a remote location is affected by the user operating the operation panel. In addition, it is better not to perform a remote job even when the user touches the operation panel to authenticate from the operation panel. Here, the operation when authentication is performed from the remote and the operation panel at the same timing will be described.

  If there is a user who has already been authenticated from the operation panel and there is a user who is authorized, or if there is a user who is about to authenticate, if you try to perform remote authentication, the connection relationship of communication will be performed, but authentication will be rejected at the time of authentication. Do. Reject the communication connection itself. The remote authentication is rejected by the following two methods. This considers the case where authentication is performed from the operation panel from the state in which the connection relationship has already been established due to the network-related protocol to the start of the job.

  FIG. 4 shows a case where another user from the device operation panel has been authenticated and usable after the connection relationship by communication is established and before authentication by remote operation. FIG. 4 is a flowchart in the case where the authentication has been completed on the other user operation panel after the communication is established.

  Until the remote operation source and the remote operation destination device establish a connection relationship by communication, the authentication procedure is the same (S401 to S406). Depending on the security level, if another user visits the remote operation destination device and starts a job after the communication is established and before the user account name and password for authentication are sent from the remote operation source Authentication is performed because the authentication is performed on the operation panel of the device. At this point, since the remote operation source has not been authenticated, the user who is identified through the operation panel can be used (S407). After that, when remote authentication is performed, the device has already given permission to use other users, so that it is notified that the authentication has failed as being used by other users (S413). The remote authentication source application displays an error associated therewith, or retries for a certain period of time during authentication failure due to the use of another user (S414, S415). The other processing steps are the same as those in FIG.

  FIG. 5 shows a case where another user from the device operation panel has been authenticated and usable before the connection relation by communication is established. FIG. 5 is a flowchart in a case where authentication has been performed on another user operation panel before communication is established.

  When the remote operation source and the remote operation destination device establish a connection relationship by communication (S501 to S503), if the user authentication from the operation panel has already been completed (S504) and the remote operation cannot be performed, the communication is performed. The remote operation destination device rejects itself (S507), and prevents remote authentication itself (S508).

  Even before the completion of authentication from the operation panel, remote operation authentication is not possible when the operation panel is operated. This is illustrated in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart when the operation panel is touched before remote authentication.

  In order not to perform a job by remote authentication while using the operation panel, the operation panel first detects a key touch state that the operation panel has been touched (S628). The key touch maintains a state where there is a key touch for a certain period (S630 / YES). The key touched state holding time can be set by device setting. If the remote operation source communicates with the remote operation destination device for remote operation and the key touch is present (S615 / YES), the connection by communication is rejected as in the case where other users have been authenticated. (S616). In addition, if there is a key touch before the remote authentication and the remote authentication is performed with the key touch in place after the communication is established, this is also assumed to be in use by another user as in the case where the other user has already been authenticated. Authentication failure is assumed (S616).

  Next, the case where the usable state by authentication is canceled will be described. It is not necessary for the user to intentionally release the usable state. (1) When the operation of the job requested by remote operation is completed, and (2) when the communication connection is disconnected. Is called.

  The following describes (1) the operation when the usable state is canceled when the operation of the job requested by remote operation is completed. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for canceling when all jobs are completed. If the remote authentication source is already usable by remote authentication, the remote authentication source requests the remote authentication destination device for a job to be executed (S701). Multiple jobs can be performed from when they become available. When the remote authentication source has finished requesting all jobs, the remote authentication destination device is notified that all jobs have been completed (S702 to S710). Upon receiving the notification, the remote authentication destination device determines that the user does not request the next job, and releases the device use permission state of the user (S711). After the release, the user's job is not accepted at all, and authentication is required when the job is executed again. When all jobs are completed (S712), the remote operation source disconnects the communication and ends (S713).

  In the following, (2) the operation when the usable state is canceled at the time when the connection relation of communication is disconnected will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart of cancellation due to communication disconnection. If it has already been enabled by remote authentication, it can communicate without being notified of the completion of all jobs (S805) to the remote authentication target device for some reason (such as a network error or forced termination of the remote operation source application). If the communication is disconnected, the remote authentication destination device detects that the communication connection is broken (S813), and terminates the requesting job (S814 / YES, S815) and automatically uses the user. The possible state is released (S816). Thereafter, in order to prepare for the next remote authentication request, a communication acceptance standby state is entered.

  Next, a description will be given of a case where the user name of a user who is permitted to use the remote authentication is displayed on the device operation panel. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for displaying the user name, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart for deleting the user name. The user name here is not a user account name but a user display name set when user information is registered in the device or the external user information management server. As shown in FIG. 9, when the user display name is not registered (S923 / NO), the user account name is substituted (S925). If the user display name is registered (S923 / YES), the user display name is displayed (S924). Also, as shown in FIG. 10, the user name displayed on the device operation panel is deleted (S1025) when the use-enabled state by the authentication is released (S1021).

  Next, a description will be given of a case where the user who performs the remote operation permits the use of the device by the remote operation after performing authentication on both the remote and the remote device operation panel. There are two procedures for authenticating both. After the remote authentication, the device operation panel displays an authentication input screen for accepting only the authenticated user, and the remote operation can be used by authenticating. After authentication on the device operation panel, remote authentication accepts only the user and authenticates the remote operation.

  First, the case where the device operation panel is authenticated after the remote authentication of (1) will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an operation for authenticating the device operation panel after remote authentication. First, remote authentication is performed in the same procedure as the previous authentication (S1101 to S1113). When the remote authentication is successful (S1117), the operation panel of the remote operation destination device is switched to an authentication screen dedicated to the user who has completed the remote authentication as shown in FIG. 12 (S1119).

  FIG. 12 is an external view of an authentication screen (when remote authentication is first) on the operation panel. On the authentication screen dedicated to the user, only the user account name and password of the user performed by remote authentication are accepted. If the authentication is successful, the job is started in the same manner as in the case of normal remote operation. If the authentication fails several times, the authentication fails, and the operation is the same as the authentication failure of normal remote authentication.

  Next, a case where remote authentication is performed after device operation panel authentication in (2) will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of an operation of performing remote authentication after device operation panel authentication. Further, when remote authentication is performed after first performing authentication from the authentication destination device operation panel, the operation panel is different from a normal authentication screen. FIG. 14 is an external view of an operation panel authentication screen (when operation panel authentication is first).

  By pressing the “Remote” key on the authentication screen, it is distinguished from the normal operation panel authentication. After the “Remote” is pressed, if authentication is successful on the operation panel as usual (S1301 to S1304), a message is displayed to perform authentication again by remote authentication (S1305). If you cancel here, you will return to the normal panel authentication screen. After authentication on the operation panel, the user performs remote authentication. At this time, the user account name and password used for remote authentication are accepted only for the user who has been authenticated by the operation panel. If the remote authentication is successful, the job is executed in the same manner as in the case of normal remote operation (S1307 to S1327).

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the image forming apparatus equipped with the security function provides a function that can specify whether the user can be used by remote authentication and can use or disable the device. Thus, in an environment where an unspecified number of people can be remotely accessed over a network or the like, remote jobs can be performed only for appropriate users, and security can be strengthened.

  In addition, even if there is no element that can determine the security level of the device remotely, the user who operates remotely can provide a function that can be used without worrying about the security level, so that an unspecified number of users can be remotely referenced. It is not necessary to disclose the security level in the information, and it is not necessary to know in advance whether the user account name and password are required when the user performs authentication, whether only the user account name is required, or whether the authentication itself is not required. Authentication for the device can be performed.

  In addition, by providing a function that does not allow job execution by remote authentication when a user who wants to perform remote authentication is authenticating or authenticated by another user on the main unit operation panel, Can prevent remote users from generating data used in their own jobs due to unusable or unintended jobs when a remote job occurs during or after authentication in Windows .

  In addition, since a user who has already performed remote authentication provides a function that does not allow authentication on the main unit operation panel while a remote job is being executed, the job of the user who has performed remote authentication can be To prevent users from trying to execute jobs, and to prevent other users from using data used in their own jobs by unintended jobs and from using other users' data be able to.

  In addition, the status of a device that can be used by the user by remote authentication provides a function that cancels the usable status without the user's awareness when all jobs of the user are completed or communication with the device is interrupted. Therefore, even when it is difficult to grasp the state of the main device remotely, it is possible to prevent the device from being left in a usable state by a remote authentication user, and to strengthen security.

  In addition, by providing a function that can display the name that can identify the user on the main unit operation panel among the user information that can be identified by remote authentication, the operation panel can be operated even if operated remotely. You can see who is using it.

  In addition, in order to remotely operate a device, it provides a function that requires both remote authentication and device body operation panel authentication, which requires two authentications. Can be made strong.

  The present invention can be applied to a FAX apparatus or a printer apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration necessary for performing user authentication in a remote image forming apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of remote authentication. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation | movement of the remote authentication which is not conscious of a security level. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation in the case of having been authenticated by the other user operation panel after communication establishment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation in the case of having been authenticated by the other user operation panel before communication establishment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation | movement when an operation panel is touched before remote authentication. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing operation for canceling when all jobs are completed. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of cancellation | release by communication disconnection. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of a user name display. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of user name deletion. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of the authentication of a device operation panel after remote authentication. It is an external view which shows the authentication screen of the operation panel in case remote authentication is first. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation | movement of the remote authentication after apparatus operation panel authentication. It is an external view which shows the authentication screen of an operation panel in case operation panel authentication is ahead.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image forming apparatus 2 User information management server 3 Hard disk 4 Non-volatile memory card 5 User PC1
6 User PC2
7 Browser 8 Driver 9 Internet (LAN)

Claims (11)

Data digitizing means for optically reading a document and digitizing read data;
Data transmission / reception means for performing transmission / reception and remote operation of data to / from a remote operation destination device via a telephone line or a local area network;
Data storage means for storing the read data and input data from the remote operation destination device;
Data printing means for printing the read data and input data from the remote operation destination device;
An interface for performing various settings of the remote operation destination device and grasping the state of the remote operation destination device,
An image forming apparatus, wherein a user who performs a job in the remote operation destination device by remote operation is specified by a user account name and password authentication unit, and the job is permitted or not permitted.   Even when the security level of the authentication unit is set only by the user account name or when there is no authentication restriction, an external acquisition unit for remotely determining the security level is not provided, and remote authentication is supported. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1.   The job execution by the remote authentication is not permitted when there is already a user who has been authorized to use the user account name and the password from the operation panel of the remote operation destination device. Item 3. The image forming apparatus according to Item 1 or 2.   4. The job execution by the remote authentication is not permitted when the user account name and the password are being input from the operation panel of the remote operation destination device for the authentication. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1.   5. When a user who is permitted to use by remote authentication already exists, authentication by inputting the user account name and the password from the operation panel of the remote operation destination device is not permitted. The image forming apparatus according to any one of the above.   The use permitted state of the user is canceled when the job performed by the remote authentication is completed or when the connection relationship with the image forming apparatus as a remote operation source is disconnected. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5.   The use according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the use is permitted in the remote authentication, the registered name or the user account name of the user is displayed on an operation panel of the remote operation destination device. The image forming apparatus described.   2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising authentication means that enables the user to use the remote authentication by performing authentication again on the operation panel of the remote operation destination device when the use is permitted in the remote authentication. 8. The image forming apparatus according to any one of 7 above.   Prior to the remote authentication, authentication for permitting remote authentication is performed once on the operation panel of the remote operation destination device, and then remote authentication is performed, so that only a user who has been previously authenticated on the operation panel can be used. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a unit for performing the operation.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data storage unit is a main storage device or a hard disk.   The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the job includes at least one of a reading job, an image transfer job, a storage job, a print job, and an apparatus status operation job.

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