JP2012130063A5

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Publication number: JP2012130063A5
Application number: JP2012040739A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2012-02-27
Publication date: 2013-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 2030-08-20

Description

本発明は、ユーザを識別するユーザ情報を含むデータテーブルを記憶する画像形成装置であって、ユーザ情報を受け付ける受付手段と、前記受付手段で受け付けたユーザ情報が前記データテーブルに含まれているかを判定する判定手段と、前記受付手段により受け付けたユーザ情報が、前記データテーブルに含まれていると判定される場合、前記データテーブルに含まれていない前記受付手段で受け付けたユーザ情報により特定されるユーザによる前記画像形成装置の使用を許可する使用許可手段と、を備えることを特徴とする。 The present invention is an image forming apparatus that stores a data table including user information for identifying a user, and includes: a receiving unit that receives user information; and whether the user information received by the receiving unit is included in the data table. When it is determined that the determination unit and the user information received by the reception unit are included in the data table, the determination unit is specified by the user information received by the reception unit not included in the data table. Use permission means for permitting a user to use the image forming apparatus .

また、本発明は、ユーザを識別するユーザ情報を含むデータテーブルを記憶する画像形成装置の制御方法であって、前記画像形成装置の受付手段が、ユーザ情報を受け付ける受付工程と、前記画像形成装置の判定手段が、前記受付工程で受け付けたユーザ情報が前記データテーブルに含まれているかを判定する判定工程と、前記画像形成装置の使用許可手段が、前記受付工程により受け付けたユーザ情報が、前記データテーブルに含まれていると判定される場合、前記データテーブルに含まれていない前記受付工程で受け付けたユーザ情報により特定されるユーザによる前記画像形成装置の使用を許可する使用許可工程と、を備えることを特徴とする。 According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a control method for an image forming apparatus that stores a data table including user information for identifying a user, wherein the receiving unit of the image forming apparatus receives user information, and the image forming apparatus The determination unit determines whether the user information received in the reception step is included in the data table, and the user information received by the use permission unit of the image forming apparatus in the reception step A use permission step for permitting use of the image forming apparatus by a user specified by the user information received in the reception step that is not included in the data table when it is determined that the image forming device is included in the data table ; It is characterized by providing.

また、本発明は、ユーザを識別するユーザ情報を含むデータテーブルを記憶する画像形成装置において実行可能なプログラムであって、前記画像形成装置を、ユーザ情報を受け付ける受付手段と、前記受付手段で受け付けたユーザ情報が前記データテーブルに含まれているかを判定する判定手段と、前記受付手段により受け付けたユーザ情報が、前記データテーブルに含まれていると判定される場合、前記データテーブルに含まれていない前記受付手段で受け付けたユーザ情報により特定されるユーザによる前記画像形成装置の使用を許可する使用許可手段として機能させることを特徴とする。 According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program executable in an image forming apparatus that stores a data table including user information for identifying a user, wherein the image forming apparatus is received by a receiving unit that receives user information and the receiving unit. Determining means for determining whether the user information is included in the data table and the user information received by the receiving means are included in the data table when determined to be included in the data table. It is made to function as a use permission means for permitting use of the image forming apparatus by a user specified by the user information received by the reception means .

Claims

An image forming apparatus for storing a data table including user information for identifying a user,
Receiving means for receiving user information;
Determining means for determining whether the user information received by the receiving means is included in the data table;
When it is determined that the user information received by the receiving unit is included in the data table, the image forming apparatus by the user specified by the user information received by the receiving unit not included in the data table Use permission means to permit the use of,
An image forming apparatus comprising:

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a data adding unit that, when the use permission unit permits use of the image forming apparatus, additionally registers user information of a user permitted to use the user in the data table. The image forming apparatus described in 1.

The data adding means further includes:
The user information determined to be included in the data table by the determination unit is registered in association with the user information of a user who is permitted to use the image forming apparatus by the use permission unit. Item 3. The image forming apparatus according to Item 2.

  Obtaining means for obtaining from the data table user information for approving use of the image forming apparatus by a user specified by the user information received by the receiving means;
  Selection accepting means for accepting selection of user information of a user who becomes a user who approves the use of the image forming apparatus from the user information obtained by the obtaining means;
  An approved user determining means for determining a user related to the user information received by the selection receiving means as an approved user;
  The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

When the user specified by the user information received by the receiving unit is user information related to the approved user determined by the approved user determining unit, the use permission unit is not included in the data table. 5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4, wherein use of the image forming apparatus by a user specified by user information received by the means is permitted.

  An authentication server that stores an authentication table including user information for identifying a user, determines whether user information received from the image forming apparatus is included in the authentication table, and transmits the determination result to the image forming apparatus Connected with
  A communication availability determination unit that determines whether communication with the authentication server is possible;
  The determination unit determines whether or not the user information received by the reception unit is included in the data table when the communication permission determination unit determines that communication with the authentication server is impossible. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus.

  User information transmission means for transmitting user information received by the reception means to the authentication server;
  A determination result receiving means for receiving, from the authentication server, a determination result as to whether or not the user information transmitted by the user information transmitting means is included in the authentication table;
  If the determination result received by the determination result receiving means is a result indicating that the user information transmitted by the user information transmitting means is included in the authentication table, this is associated with the user information and data A determination result registration means for registering in the table;
  The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

Among the user information included in the data table, the selection of user information to be the approved user is accepted from the user information in which the result indicating that the user information is included in the authentication table is registered by the determination result registration unit. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising an approved user selection receiving unit.

An image forming apparatus control method for storing a data table including user information for identifying a user,
An accepting step in which the accepting means of the image forming apparatus accepts user information;
A determination step in which the determination unit of the image forming apparatus determines whether the user information received in the reception step is included in the data table;
When it is determined that the user information received by the use permission unit of the image forming apparatus is included in the data table, the user information received in the reception process that is not included in the data table A use permission step for permitting use of the image forming apparatus by a user specified by:
A control method comprising:

A program executable in an image forming apparatus that stores a data table including user information for identifying a user,
The image forming apparatus;
Receiving means for receiving user information;
Determining means for determining whether the user information received by the receiving means is included in the data table;
When it is determined that the user information received by the receiving unit is included in the data table, the image forming apparatus by the user specified by the user information received by the receiving unit not included in the data table A program characterized in that it functions as a use permission means for permitting the use of .