JP2009220331A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2009220331A5
Application number: JP2008065578A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-03-14
Publication date: 2010-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 2028-03-14

Claims

An information processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus and transmitting print data, and a network interface apparatus communicating with an authentication server for authenticating a user,
Receiving means for receiving print data transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
Storage means for storing the print data received by the reception means ;
An authentication request transmitting means for transmitting the authentication request including the user identification information for identifying the user which is obtained by reading the object to be read to the authentication server,
A determining means for determining the authentication server whether communicable state,
Results of determination by the determination means, wherein a communicable state with the authentication server, when the user identification information transmitted to the authentication server the authentication request transmission unit has been authenticated, stored by the storage means An acquisition unit that acquires print data corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the authentication request transmission unit among the print data;
A canceling unit for canceling the setting for storing the print data received by the receiving unit by the storing unit when it is determined by the determining unit that communication with the authentication server is disabled ;
In order to print the print data acquired by the acquisition unit or the print data received by the reception unit when the setting to be stored is canceled by the release unit, the image forming apparatus A network interface device comprising: print data transmission means for transmitting to the network.

Connection confirmation means for confirming whether or not communication with the authentication server is possible at regular intervals;
As a result of the confirmation by the connection confirming means, wherein a communicable state with the authentication server, when the setting for storing the print data received by said receiving means by said storing means is released, reset the setting First resetting means to:
The network interface device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

The user identification information is managed in association with sub-user information that is user information different from the user corresponding to the user identification information,
The acquisition unit acquires the print data according to the sub-user information in addition to the print data according to the user identification information from the print data stored in the storage unit. 3. The network interface device according to 2.

Said releasing means, a port number set in the print data, the network interface device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that excluded from the monitoring target.

Wherein the storage unit, a network interface device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that stores encrypts the print data received by said receiving means.

An information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus and communicating with an information processing apparatus that transmits print data and an authentication server that performs user authentication, and a print control method in a network interface apparatus including a storage unit,
An accepting step in which the accepting means of the network interface device accepts print data transmitted from the information processing device;
A storage step of storing the print data received in the reception step by the storage means of the network interface device ;
Authentication request transmitting means of the network interface device, the authentication request transmission step of an authentication request including the user identification information for identifying the user which is obtained by reading the object to be read is transmitted to the authentication server,
A determination step of determining whether the determination means of the network interface device is in a state in which communication with the authentication server is possible;
If acquisition means of the network interface device, the result of determination by the determination step, the a communicable state with the authentication server, which the user identification information transmitted to the authentication server the authentication request transmission unit is authenticated , among the print data stored by said memory means, an acquisition step of acquiring print data corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the authentication request transmitting means,
A setting in which the print data received in the reception step is stored in the storage step when the release unit of the network interface device determines that the communication with the authentication server is not possible in the determination step. A release process for releasing
When the print data transmission means of the network interface device acquires the print data acquired in the acquisition step or the print data received in the reception step when the setting to be stored is canceled in the release step. A print control method comprising: a print data transmission step of transmitting to the image forming apparatus for printing by the apparatus.

A print control program that can be read and executed by a computer that is connected to an image forming apparatus and transmits a print data and a network interface device that communicates with an authentication server that performs user authentication.
The network interface device
Receiving means for receiving print data transmitted from the information processing apparatus;
Storage means for storing the print data received by the reception means;
Authentication request transmission means for transmitting an authentication request including user identification information for identifying a user obtained by reading a reading object to the authentication server;
Determining means for determining whether or not communication with the authentication server is possible;
As a result of the determination by the determination unit, when the user identification information transmitted to the authentication server is authenticated by the authentication request transmission unit and is communicable with the authentication server, stored by the storage unit An acquisition unit that acquires print data corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the authentication request transmission unit among the print data;
A canceling unit for canceling the setting for storing the print data received by the receiving unit by the storing unit when it is determined by the determining unit that communication with the authentication server is disabled;
In order to print the print data acquired by the acquisition unit or the print data received by the reception unit when the setting to be stored is canceled by the release unit, the image forming apparatus Print data transmission means for transmitting to
Print control program to function .

An image forming apparatus comprising the network interface device according to claim 1,
Second accepting means for accepting the print data transmitted from the network interface apparatus by the print data transmitting means for accepting the network interface apparatus by the accepting means and transmitting for printing by the image forming apparatus ;
An image forming apparatus comprising: output means for outputting print data received by the second receiving means.