JP2007228209A - Composite machine and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a user logging in a composite machine from forgetting to log out. <P>SOLUTION: When the user registers a job, the user is made to reserve logout processing, and when the designated job ends, the log out is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multifunction peripheral, and more particularly to the timing of a user logout process.

  In a multi-function peripheral that allows a user to perform a login operation during use and permits the logged-in user to use, when a plurality of users log in at the same time, these users alternately execute their jobs. Each user then logs out by performing an operation such as pressing a logout button after the work is completed. Alternatively, logout processing is forcibly performed for a user who has not performed an operation even after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  The user may forget to log out, and is left in the logged-in state especially when the waiting time until the processing is performed after registering the job is long, or when the process itself takes a long time such as 100 copies. There is a risk of being used without permission by other users. If the logout process is forcibly performed after a predetermined time, the user may be logged out during use, and it is difficult to set a time for the forced logout.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent a user from forgetting to log out from a logged-in multifunction device by setting in advance that the user performs logout processing after the end of the designated job.

  The present invention has a copy function and a document data transmission / reception function, and accepts a user logout reservation in a multi-function peripheral that requests a user login, and receives the logout reservation, the user job And logout means for logging out after completion.

  Preferably, the reception unit receives a logout reservation when a job is requested from a user. Preferably, the accepting unit accepts a logout reservation during user job processing. More preferably,

  The present invention also includes a copy function and a document data transmission / reception function, and in a multi-function peripheral program that requests a user login, an acceptance instruction for accepting a user logout reservation, and the logout reservation, And a logout command for logging out after the user's job ends.

  According to the present invention, since the logged-in user can make a reservation for logout in advance, the multifunction device logs out after the job for each user is completed, and the logged-out multifunction device is not forgotten because the logout process is forgotten. . Therefore, there is no fear that it will be used without permission by a user who has failed login authentication (claims 1 to 4).

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the logout reservation can be surely made when the user registers the job, so that the user can surely log out.
In the invention of claim 3, since a logout reservation can be made at any time even during job processing, even if no logout reservation is made at the time of job registration, a logout reservation is made during job processing to ensure logout after job completion. It can be carried out.

  In the following, an optimum embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be shown.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment. In the figure, 2 is a multifunction peripheral, 4 is a CPU as a main control, 6 is a network control unit (NCU) for establishing a call to the public telephone network, and 8 is a G3 facsimile via a public telephone line. A modem for transmitting and receiving data and the like. The MFP 2 is connected to the administrator's personal computer 14 and the user's personal computer 15 via the LAN 12 via the LAN interface 10.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a copy function processing unit, and reference numeral 18 denotes a scanner function processing unit which performs processing such as reading an image with a scanner and transmitting image data to a personal computer or the like. A printer function processing unit 20 gives the printer a network printer function, and performs printing as a network printer in response to a request from the personal computers 14 and 15 in the LAN 12. A G3 facsimile function processing unit 22 transmits / receives image data and the like using a public telephone line. A network communication unit 24 transmits and receives e-mails and the like. Reference numeral 26 denotes an Internet network.

  28 is a display panel such as an LCD, and 30 is an operation unit, which uses a touch panel, a keyboard, etc. of the LCD display panel to perform login and logout reservation processing to the multifunction device, designation of jobs such as printout and G3 facsimile, The user selects a document to be processed and inputs setting conditions such as a destination facsimile number and a mail address at the time of transmission processing.

  Reference numeral 32 denotes a login / logout processing unit, a login processing unit 34 that performs login processing of the user to the MFP 2, a logout setting reception unit 34 that receives a logout reservation by the user, and a job registration unit that receives a job instructed by the user And a logout processing unit 40 that performs logout processing at the end of the job instructed by the user. Reference numeral 42 denotes a timer for a case where the user instructs to perform a timeout process after a predetermined time has elapsed. Reference numeral 43 is a ROM for storing programs and the like, and 44 is a RAM for storing various data such as job setting information and logout reservation designated for each user. Reference numeral 45 denotes a logout reservation program for accepting a logout reservation and performing logout processing, which is stored in the storage device.

    FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the logout reservation program 45 according to the embodiment. The program 45 according to the embodiment includes a login processing instruction 46 for performing a user login process, a logout setting reception instruction 47 for accepting a logout process reservation by the user, and a job specified by the user together with the presence or absence of the logout reservation. A job registration command 48 for registration and a logout processing command 49 for performing logout processing after completion of the job reserved for logout are provided.

  FIG. 3 shows a display screen of the LCD 28 when making a logout reservation in the multifunction machine of the embodiment. The display screen may be a Web screen such as the personal computer 14 or 15. 3A to 3C show a logout reservation screen at the time of job registration, and FIG. 3D shows a logout reservation screen at the time of job execution. On the display screen 50, the user is inquired whether or not to log out after the job is completed at the time of job registration, and when the user presses the Yes button 52, job processing reserved for logout is started. In the display screen 54 shown in FIG. 3B, the user registers a job, and when the start button 56 is pressed, the next display screen 58 displays whether or not to log out after the job ends.

  Further, in the display screen 60 of FIG. 3C, a start button 62 for a job for specifying logout and a start button 64 for a job for which logout is not specified are provided. When the user presses the start button 62 for a job for specifying logout, logout reservation is performed. And start the specified job processing.

  In the display screen 66 of FIG. 3D, a logout reservation is made after a job request. When the user does not make a logout reservation at the time of job registration, a logout button 68 is displayed so that a logout reservation can be made even after job registration.

  In addition to the logout reservation after the end of the job described in FIG. 3, the user may be allowed to set the logout time. For example, the logout process is performed after the lapse of ○ minutes, or when the user has input such as ○ hour × minute, and the time set by the timer 42 is detected automatically or after confirmation to the user. Do. If the user knows the approximate time required for processing in advance, the user can make a logout reservation by setting the logout time when registering the job.

  Further, in the embodiment, the user logs out after the job designated by the user. However, for example, when the scanned image data is transmitted by Internet facsimile, the user may log out after the scanning process and then perform the transmission process. .

  FIG. 4 shows processing when a logout reservation is made in the multifunction machine 2 of the embodiment. First, a user authentication process is performed with the user ID and password entered by the user on the login screen of the multifunction device, and the user is permitted to log in (steps 1 to 4). The user who is permitted to log in instructs a desired process such as printing or facsimile transmission, and simultaneously makes a logout reservation (step 5). If the user has made a logout reservation, a job registration with a logout instruction is performed to perform logout processing after the job processing (steps 6 and 7). If the user has not instructed to logout, a logout instruction is issued. A job registration with no data is performed (step 8).

  When the job of the designated process is completed (step 9), the logout process is performed for a logout instruction (steps 10 and 11). Even when there is no logout instruction, the logout process is performed when a predetermined time specified by the user has elapsed or when a long time has elapsed after the end of the process (steps 12 and 11).

  According to the embodiment, since the logged-in user can make a reservation for logout in advance when registering a job, the multifunction peripheral can perform logout processing after the job for each user is completed. For this reason, it is not possible to leave a multifunction machine in a logged-in state without forgetting log-out processing and use it without permission by a user without login authority.

The user can make a logout reservation at the time of job registration to ensure logout, and can make a logout reservation at any time during job processing even if no logout reservation is made at the time of job registration. The logout reservation can be easily performed by allowing the user to input from the display screen or by specifying a process with logout, and the user does not forget the logout reservation.

Block diagram showing the configuration of the MFP of the embodiment Block diagram showing the configuration of a program for reserving logout in the embodiment The figure which shows the display screen for making logout reservation in the Example The flowchart which shows the algorithm of the process for performing logout reservation in an Example

Explanation of symbols

2 MFP 4 CPU
6 NCU (Network Control Unit)
8 Modem 10 LAN interface 12 LAN
14, 15 Personal computer 16 Copy function processing 18 Scanner function processing 20 Printer function processing 22 G3 facsimile function processing 24 Network communication unit 26 Network network
28 LCD
30 Operation unit 32 Login / logout processing unit 34 Login processing unit 36 Logout setting reception unit 38 Job registration unit 40 Logout processing unit 42 Timer 43 ROM
44 RAM
45 Logout Reservation Program

Claims (4)

In a multifunction device that has a copy function and a document data transmission / reception function, and that requires user login,
An accepting means for accepting a user logout reservation;
And a logout unit configured to log out after the user's job is completed when the logout reservation is accepted. The multifunction device according to claim 1, wherein the accepting unit accepts a logout reservation at the time of a job request from a user. The multifunction device according to claim 1, wherein the accepting unit accepts a logout reservation during user job processing. In a multifunction machine program that has a copy function and a document data send / receive function, and that requires a user login,
An acceptance order to accept a user logout reservation;
A program for a multifunction machine, comprising: a logout command for logging out after the user's job is completed when the logout reservation is accepted.

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