JP6993890B2 - Information processing equipment, its control method, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method thereof, and a program.

Communication devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, and printing devices have a wireless LAN function. In the wireless LAN function, a direct wireless communication mode in which a plurality of communication devices are directly connected without going through an access point is known.

Patent Document 1 describes a configuration in which a printing device and a mobile terminal directly perform wireless communication by using an access point mode, which is an example of a direct wireless communication mode.

When using the direct wireless communication mode with a communication device, the user needs to instruct the communication device to start the operation of the direct wireless communication mode. For example, by displaying a "start button" for starting the operation of the direct wireless communication mode on the communication device and pressing the "start button" by the user, the communication device starts the operation of the direct wireless communication mode. ..

In addition, some communication devices have a user authentication function. In this case, for example, the user authentication is executed by the user holding the IC card over the IC card reader provided in the communication device or by the user inputting the user ID and the password into the communication device. Then, as a result of this user authentication, if the authentication is successful, the user can log in to the communication device, and the logged-in user can use the function provided by the communication device.

JP-A-2017-98916

In the case of the conventional communication device, the communication device starts the operation of the direct wireless communication mode after the user logs in to the communication device. That is, the user can use the direct wireless communication mode only when he / she logs in to the communication device, and for that purpose, it is necessary to perform user authentication in advance. Therefore, a user who does not have an IC card for authentication, a user ID, and a password, such as a user who comes from outside the company, cannot log in to the printing device in the company. Therefore, there is a problem that the data stored in the mobile terminal owned by the user cannot be printed by using an in-house printing device.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information technology that allows a user who is not authenticated by an information processing device having an authentication function to use the function of the information processing device.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
It is an information processing device equipped with a wireless communication function.
An operation unit that accepts user operations and
A display control means for displaying a login screen for logging in to the information processing device in which the user authentication function is enabled on the operation unit, and
A login means for accepting a user who has been authenticated based on the user information input via the login screen to log in to the information processing device, and a login means.
It has a control means for initiating wireless communication using the wireless communication function according to an instruction for initiating wireless communication.
The display control means causes the operation unit to display a screen capable of instructing the wireless communication function based on the reception of the user 's login to the information processing device by the login means .
When the user is not logged in to the information processing device, a login screen for logging in to the information processing device for which the user authentication function is enabled is displayed, and the operation unit does not accept the login. By accepting the operation of the button, the operation unit is displayed with a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that even a user who is not authenticated by an information processing device having an authentication function can use the function of the information processing device.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent by the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the attached drawings, the same or similar configurations are given the same reference numbers.

The accompanying drawings are included in the specification and are used to form a part thereof, show an embodiment of the present invention, and explain the principle of the present invention together with the description thereof.
The figure explaining the outline of the communication system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The block diagram explaining the hardware configuration of the printing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The top view of the operation part of the printing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the screen example which is displayed on the display part of the operation part of the printing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure (A) which shows the screen example displayed on the display part of the operation part of the printing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1, and the figure (B) which shows an example of a user management table. The figure which shows the example of the direct wireless connection screen displayed on the operation part of the printing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. A flowchart illustrating a process executed by the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the direct wireless setting screen displayed on the operation part of the printing apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. A flowchart illustrating a process executed by the printing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the scope of claims, and not all combinations of features described in the present embodiment are essential for the means for solving the present invention. ..

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

This communication system includes a printing device 100 and a mobile terminal 101, which are examples of the information processing device according to the present invention. The printing device 100 has a wireless LAN function, and the wireless LAN function has two types of wireless communication modes, an infrastructure mode and an access point mode. The infrastructure mode is a wireless communication mode in which the printing device 100 wirelessly connects to a relay device such as an access point (not shown) and communicates with a device on a network such as a PC (personal computer). On the other hand, the access point mode is a wireless communication mode in which the printing device 100 itself behaves as an access point by activating the software access point in the printing device 100.

The mobile terminal 101 such as a smartphone wirelessly connects to the printing device 100 operating in the access point mode, and transmits print data for printing an electronic file such as a photograph to the printing device 100. The access point mode makes it possible to directly establish wireless communication between the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 101 without going through a relay device such as an access point. The access point mode is an example of a direct wireless communication mode for the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 101 to directly establish wireless communication.

Instead of the access point mode, another wireless communication method such as Wi-FiDirect (registered trademark) may be applied to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, a communication method for directly establishing wireless communication, such as an access point mode and Wi-Fi Direct (registered trademark), is described as direct wireless. Further, as will be described in detail later, the printing apparatus 100 has a user authentication function.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

The CPU 201 controls the operation of the printing apparatus 100 by expanding the control program stored in the ROM 202 to the RAM 203 and executing the expanded program. The ROM 202 stores a control program and various data. The RAM 203 is used as a temporary storage area for the main memory, work area, etc. of the CPU 201. The HDD (hard disk drive) 204 is a non-volatile storage medium for storing various data, and may be a non-volatile memory other than the HDD. In the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, one CPU 201 executes the process shown in the flowchart described later, but other embodiments may be used. For example, a plurality of CPUs may cooperate to execute the process shown in the flowchart described later. Further, a part of the processing of the flowchart described later may be executed by using a hardware circuit such as an ASIC.

The wireless LAN I / F (interface) 205 executes wireless LAN communication with an external device such as a mobile terminal 101 or an access point. The wireless LAN communication executed by the wireless LAN I / F205 is wireless communication such as IEEE802.11a / b / g / n / ac. The wireless LAN I / F 205 can operate in the infrastructure mode and the access point mode. The wireless LAN I / F 205 operates by selecting either the infrastructure mode or the access point mode according to the device settings preset by the user.

The network I / F210 is connected to a wired LAN via a LAN cable. The network I / F 210 can communicate with an external device (for example, a PC) on the wired LAN. The printer 206 is a printer engine that prints an image on a sheet based on print data received via the wireless LAN I / F 205 or the network I / F 210. The scanner 207 reads an image of the original and generates image data corresponding to the image. The image data generated by the scanner 207 is printed by the printer 206 or stored in the HDD 204. The operation unit 208 includes a display unit having a touch panel function, a keyboard, and the like, and displays various operation screens on the display unit. The user can input instructions and information to the printing device 100 via the operation unit 208. The IC card reader 209 reads the user information stored in the IC card. In the first embodiment, the IC card owned by the user stores the user ID and password of the user. Then, the printing device 100 executes user authentication based on the user information read from the IC card by the IC card reader 209.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the operation unit 208 of the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

The display unit 301 has a touch panel function and displays various operation screens. The home button 302 is a button instructing to return to the home screen which is the basis of all operations. The logout button 303 is a button for the user to log out after completing the operation. The back button 304 is a button instructing to return to the previous screen from the currently displayed screen. The clear button 305 is a button for canceling the entered characters and numbers. The numeric keypad 306 is a button for inputting numbers and characters.

Next, the operation screen provided by the printing apparatus 100 and the operation procedure when the user uses the direct radio will be described.

4 and 5A are diagrams showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 208 of the printing device 100 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4A shows a login screen. When the startup of the printing device 100 is completed, this login screen is displayed. Here, the user can authenticate the user by holding the user's own IC card over the IC card reader 209.

FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a user management table stored in, for example, HDD 204 of the printing apparatus 100.

This user management table holds information for managing user information (user name, user ID, password) of a user who is permitted to log in to the printing apparatus 100. Therefore, the user registered in this user management table can log in to the printing device 100.

When the user holds his / her IC card over the IC card reader 209, the IC card reader 209 reads the user information (user ID and password) from the IC card. Then, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the user information read from the IC card by the IC card reader 209 is registered in the user management table. If the user information read from the IC card is registered in the user management table, the authentication is successful, and the display of the operation unit 208 shifts to the menu screen of FIG. 4 (B). The user who succeeds in authentication in this way is logged in to the printing device 100 and can use the functions of the printing device 100. On the other hand, if the user information read from the IC card is not registered in the user management table, the authentication fails, the operation unit 208 notifies the user of the authentication NG, and the menu screen is not displayed.

In the first embodiment, the user inputs the user ID and the password to the input field 401 and the input field 402 of the login screen of FIG. 4A, respectively, via the operation unit 208 without using the IC card reader 209. You may enter it. When the user inputs the user ID and password in the input field 401 and the input field 402 and presses the login button 403, the printing device 100 executes user authentication. Further, the printing device 100 may not be provided with the user management table, but may be provided with an external authentication server. When the authentication server includes this user management table, the printing device 100 transmits the user information input from the IC card reader 209 or the operation unit 208 to the authentication server. Then, when the printing device 100 receives the result of the authentication process (authentication success or authentication failure) by the authentication server from the authentication server, the printing device 100 executes user authentication.

The menu screen of FIG. 4B displays a button for the user to use the function provided by the printing apparatus 100. The copy button 411 is a button for the user to use the copy function. When the user presses the copy button 411, the operation unit 208 displays a copy screen (not shown).

The print stop button 412 is a button for causing the user to execute print stop (a function in which the printer 206 interrupts printing and discards print data). When the user presses the print stop button 412, the operation unit 208 displays a print stop screen (not shown).

The direct wireless connection button 413 is a button for the user to use the direct wireless communication. When the user uses direct wireless communication, the user first presses the direct wireless connection button 413.

The setting button 414 is a button for the user to set the device of the printing apparatus 100. When the user presses the setting button 414, the operation unit 208 displays various setting screens according to the user operation.

FIG. 4C shows a setting screen for direct wireless printing, and this screen is one of the setting screens displayed by pressing the setting button 414 on the menu screen of FIG. 4B. The items that can be set on this setting screen will be described in detail below.

The setting screen for direct wireless printing is a screen that can be accessed by a user having special authority such as a system administrator. Item 421 is a setting for setting permission to use printing by direct wireless communication when the user is not logged in. The registration button 422 is a button for reflecting the settings of the direct wireless printing setting screen on the printing device 100. When the system administrator presses the registration button 422, the contents set on the direct wireless printing setting screen are stored in the HDD 204, and the settings on the setting screen are reflected on the printing device 100. When the user selects "Do not allow" 423 and presses the registration button 422 on the direct wireless printing setting screen, printing by direct wireless communication can be used only when the user logs in to the printing device 100 by user authentication. It will be possible. That is, when "Do not allow" 423 is set on the setting screen for direct wireless printing, the menu screen shown in FIG. 4B is displayed after performing login authentication on the login screen shown in FIG. 4A. In this case, since the user has already logged in, all the functions are displayed and can be selected on the menu screen of FIG. 4 (B).

On the other hand, when the user selects "Allow" 424 and presses the registration button 422 on this direct wireless printing setting screen, printing by direct wireless communication can be used even if the user is not logged in by user authentication. Make it possible. When "Allow" 424 is set on the direct wireless printing setting screen, and the home button 302 of FIG. 3 is pressed while the login screen of FIG. 4 (A) is displayed, FIG. 5 (A) Menu screen is displayed.

When the menu screen of FIG. 5A is displayed, since the user is not logged in, only the direct wireless connection button 501 and the print stop button 502 can be selected on this menu screen, and the print device 100 that can be used can be selected. Limited functionality.

When the login screen of FIG. 4 (A) is displayed, the menu screen of FIG. 5 (A) is displayed when the home button 302 is pressed. This menu screen may be displayed when the button is pressed.

In response to the user pressing the direct wireless connection button 413 or 501 on the screen of FIG. 4B or FIG. 5A, the operation unit 208 displays the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6A.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a direct wireless connection screen displayed on the operation unit 208 of the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

The start button 601 is displayed on the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6A. The start button 601 is a button for the user to instruct the printing device 100 to start the operation of the direct wireless communication. When the operation unit 208 is displaying this wireless connection screen, the printing device 100 has not started the direct wireless operation. Therefore, even if the mobile terminal 101 searches for a surrounding access point, the printing device 100 cannot be found, and a wireless connection cannot be established between the mobile terminal 101 and the printing device 100. In order to establish a wireless connection between the mobile terminal 101 and the printing device 100, the user needs to press the start button 601 to cause the printing device 100 to start the operation of direct wireless communication. When the user presses the start button 601 the printing device 100 starts the operation of direct wireless communication. Then, the operation unit 208 displays the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6B.

When the printing device 100 operates by direct radio, the printing device 100 generates an SSID and a connection key (for example, a WEP key). The SSID and connection key generated by the printing device 100 are displayed in the area 611 of the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6B. The user who has confirmed the content displayed in this area 611 searches for surrounding access points using his / her own mobile terminal 101, and selects the SSID access point displayed in this area 611 from the list of search results. select. Then, when the user inputs the connection key displayed in the area 611 to the mobile terminal 101, a direct wireless connection is established between the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 101. After the mobile terminal 101 is wirelessly connected to the printing device 100 using the direct wireless communication function in this way, the user selects data to be printed on the mobile terminal 101. Then, when the user inputs a print instruction on the mobile terminal 101, the mobile terminal 101 uses the direct wireless wireless communication function to transmit print data for printing the data selected by the user to the printing device 100. The printing apparatus 100 that has received the print data executes a print process based on the received print data.

On the other hand, when the printing device 100 starts the operation of direct wireless communication, the printing device 100 is in a standby state for receiving a request for establishing a wireless connection from an external device such as a mobile terminal 101. When the printing device 100 starts the operation of direct wireless communication, the printing device 100 can be found when the mobile terminal 101 searches for a surrounding access point. Then, upon receiving a request for establishing a wireless connection from the external device, the printing device 100 establishes a wireless connection by direct wireless communication with the external device. After establishing this wireless connection, actual data communication (for example, transmission of print data from the mobile terminal 101 to the printing device 100) is executed between the printing device 100 and the external device.

The stop button 612 is displayed on the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6B. The stop button 612 is a button for the user to give a stop instruction to stop the operation of the direct wireless communication. The user presses the stop button 612 when he / she wants to stop the operation of the direct wireless communication of the printing device 100. When the user presses the stop button 612, the printing device 100 stops the operation of the direct wireless communication. Further, in order to prevent the printing device 100 from remaining in the operation of the direct wireless communication, the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6 (B) is displayed before switching the display to the login screen of FIG. 4 (A). Then, only when the user presses the stop button 612 on the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6 (B) and the printing device 100 stops the operation of the direct wireless communication, the login screen of FIG. 4 (A) is displayed.

Next, the process executed by the printing device 100 when the user uses the direct radio without logging in to the printing device 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process executed by the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. The process of each step shown in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 201 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing the process. The printing device 100 may be configured so that the CPU 201 executes at least a part of the steps in the flowchart of FIG. 7 and another CPU (not shown) different from the CPU 201 executes the remaining steps.

First, in S701, the CPU 201 causes the operation unit 208 to display the login screen shown in FIG. 4A. Here, the IC card reader 209 reads the user information from the IC card, or the user inputs the user ID and password in the input fields 401 and the input fields 402 of the login screen and presses the login button 403 to proceed to S702. , Perform user authentication. In S702, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the user is a user who is permitted to log in, based on the input user information. This determination is made by confirming whether or not the user information is registered in the above-mentioned user management table. Here, if the user information is registered in the user management table (determination of successful authentication), it is determined and the process proceeds to S703. On the other hand, if the user information is not registered in the user management table (determination of authentication failure), the process proceeds to S705.

In S703, the CPU 201 displays the menu screen of FIG. 4B on the operation unit 208, and permits the user to use all the functions. In S704, the CPU 201 performs various operations for executing the function instructed on the menu screen, and executes S704 and S705 until it is determined that the logout operation has been performed in S705. When the logout operation is performed in this way, the screen returns to S701 and the login screen is displayed. Since various operations in S704 are not directly related to the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, when the user is not authenticated in S702, the process proceeds to S705, and the CPU 201 determines whether or not the specific button of the operation unit 208 is pressed. The specific button here is the home button 302 as described above, but may be a logout button 303 or another button. Here, if the specific button is not pressed, the process proceeds to S701, but if it is determined that the specific button is pressed, the process proceeds to S707. In S707, the CPU 201 determines on the setting screen of FIG. 4C whether or not permission to use direct wireless printing is set when the user is not logged in. This determination is made by referring to the information of the HDD 204 holding the items set on the setting screen of FIG. 4 (C). Here, if "Do not allow" 423 is selected on the setting screen, the process returns to S701 and the login screen is displayed. On the other hand, when "permit" 424 is selected on the setting screen, the process proceeds to S708, and the CPU 201 controls the display so as to display the menu screen shown in FIG. 5A, and proceeds to S709. In S708, since the user is not logged in, only the direct wireless connection button 501 and the print stop button 502 can be selected. In S708, when the print stop button 502 is pressed on the menu screen of FIG. 5A, the print process of the print data transmitted using the direct wireless communication is stopped, but the detailed description thereof will be omitted. ..

In S709, the CPU 201 is instructed to start the direct wireless connection by selecting the direct wireless connection button 501 on the menu screen of FIG. 5A and pressing the start button 601 on the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6A. Please judge. When the CPU 201 determines in S709 that the start of the direct wireless connection is instructed, the process proceeds to S710, and if not, the process proceeds to S708. In S710, the CPU 201 starts the operation of wireless communication in the access point mode. Specifically, the CPU 201 causes the operation unit 208 to display the direct wireless connection screen of FIG. 6B when the start button 601 is pressed. Here, the user of the mobile terminal 101 inputs the connection key displayed in the area 611 of the wireless connection screen to the mobile terminal 101, so that a direct wireless connection is established between the printing device 100 and the mobile terminal 101. Will be done. Then, the user of the mobile terminal 101 uses the wireless communication function by direct wireless communication to transmit the print data for printing the data selected by the user to the printing device 100. The printing apparatus 100 that has received the print data executes a print process based on the print data. Then, the process proceeds to S711, and the CPU 201 determines whether or not the stop button 612 of the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6B is pressed, and if it is determined that the stop button 612 is pressed, the process proceeds to S712. In S712, the CPU 201 stops the operation of the direct wireless communication, returns to S701, and displays the login screen.

Further, in S710, before switching the display to the login screen of FIG. 4 (A), the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6 (B) shall be displayed. This is to prevent the printing device 100 from remaining in operation for direct wireless communication.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, even when the user is not authenticated by the printing device, the printing device can be shifted to the direct wireless communication mode by performing a specific operation on the printing device. As a result, print data can be transmitted from the terminal of an unauthenticated user to the printing device by direct wireless communication for printing.

[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment described above, an example has been described in which the printing device can be used by shifting to the direct wireless communication mode by performing a printing device-specific operation without the user logging in to the printing device.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment, when a specific button on the operation unit of the printing device is pressed, the authentication screen for direct wireless communication is displayed, and only when this authentication is executed, an example of shifting to the direct wireless communication mode will be described. do. Since the communication system according to the second embodiment and the hardware configuration of the printing apparatus are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a direct wireless setting screen displayed on the operation unit 208 of the printing device 100 according to the second embodiment.

Items that can be set on the direct wireless setting screen of FIG. 8A will be described in detail.

This direct wireless setting screen is a screen that can be accessed by a user having special authority such as a system administrator. Item 801 is a setting for whether or not to perform authentication for direct wireless communication in the use of printing in direct wireless communication when not logged in. The registration button 803 is a button for reflecting the setting on the direct wireless setting screen on the printing device 100. When the system administrator presses the registration button 803, the contents set on the direct wireless setting screen are stored in the HDD 204 and reflected in the printing device 100. When "Use" 804 is selected in the item 801, the use of printing in the direct wireless communication is permitted only when the authentication of the direct wireless communication is successful and the user logs in. Therefore, when "Use" 804 is selected, it is necessary to set a password 802 for authentication of direct wireless communication. When "Use" 804 is selected, the menu screen of FIG. 5A is displayed only when the user is successfully authenticated on the login screen of FIG. 8B and the user logs in.

On the other hand, when "not used" 805 is selected in the item 801 the menu screen of FIG. 5A is displayed without displaying the authentication of the direct wireless communication.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process executed by the printing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment. The process of each step shown in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 201 expanding the control program stored in the memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing the process. The printing device 100 may be configured so that the CPU 201 executes at least a part of the steps in the flowchart of FIG. 9 and another CPU (not shown) different from the CPU 201 executes the remaining steps. In FIG. 9, the same processing steps as those in the flowchart of FIG. 7 described above are indicated by the same reference numbers, and their description will be omitted.

In S707 of FIG. 9, if the permission to use printing by direct wireless communication is set, the process proceeds to S901. In S901, the CPU 201 determines whether or not the direct wireless communication authentication is set to be performed on the direct wireless setting screen of FIG. 8A based on the information of the HDD 204. Here, "not used" 805, that is, when it is set not to perform direct wireless communication authentication, the process proceeds to S708, and the menu screen of FIG. 5A is displayed as in the above-described first embodiment.

On the other hand, in S901, the CPU 201 advances to S902 when it is set to "use" 804, that is, to perform direct wireless communication authentication, and the CPU 201 displays the login screen shown in FIG. 8B on the operation unit 208. do. Here, when the user inputs a password in the input field 811 and presses the login button 812, the process proceeds to S903, and the CPU 201 inputs the password 802 set in the setting screen of FIG. 8A and the input field 811 of the login screen. Compare with the password given. Then, if these match, it is assumed that the authentication of the direct wireless communication is successful, and the process proceeds to S708. On the other hand, if they do not match, it is determined that the authentication has failed, the process proceeds to S902, and the login screen of FIG. 8B is displayed again.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effect of the first embodiment described above, even if the user is not logged in, if the user authentication for wireless communication is successful, the printing device is shifted to the direct wireless communication mode. Can be made to. As a result, print data can be transmitted from the terminal of an unauthenticated user to the printing device by direct wireless communication for printing.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiment to a system or device via a network or storage medium, and one or more processors in the computer of the system or device reads and executes the program. It can also be realized by the processing to be performed. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, in order to publicize the scope of the present invention, the following claims are attached.

100 ... printing device, 101 ... mobile terminal, 201 ... CPU, 202 ... ROM, 203 ... RAM, 204 ... HDD, 208 ... operation unit

Claims (21)

It is an information processing device equipped with a wireless communication function.
An operation unit that accepts user operations and
A display control means for displaying a login screen for logging in to the information processing device in which the user authentication function is enabled on the operation unit, and
A login means for accepting a user who has been authenticated based on the user information input via the login screen to log in to the information processing device.
It has a control means for initiating wireless communication using the wireless communication function according to an instruction for initiating wireless communication.
The display control means causes the operation unit to display a screen on which the wireless communication function can be instructed based on the reception of the user 's login to the information processing device by the login means .
When the user is not logged in to the information processing device, a login screen for logging in to the information processing device in which the user authentication function is enabled is displayed, and the operation unit does not accept the login. An information processing device characterized by displaying a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function on the operation unit by accepting a button operation. Further having a first setting means for setting whether or not to allow wireless communication using the wireless communication function by accepting the operation of the specific button.
When the setting by the first setting means is a setting for permitting wireless communication using the wireless communication function, the display control means displays the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication on the operation unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device is displayed. When the first setting means is set to allow wireless communication using the wireless communication function, the second setting means for setting whether or not to perform user authentication for the wireless communication, and
When the second setting means is set to perform user authentication, the display control means displays the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication on the operation unit when the user authentication is successful. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus is displayed on the screen. The display control means causes the operation unit to display a wireless connection screen including a button for starting the wireless communication, and the control means starts the wireless communication according to an instruction of the button. Item 6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 3. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication includes an SSID for the wireless communication. The wireless connection screen further has a button instructing the operation of the wireless communication to be stopped, and the display control means is characterized in that the login screen is displayed on the operation unit in response to the instruction of the button. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the login screen is a login screen for logging in with an IC card. Claims 1 to 7 are characterized in that the display control means causes the operation unit to display a logout button for logging out from the information processing device when the user is not logged in to the information processing device. The information processing apparatus according to any one of the above items. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the login screen is a screen for inputting a user ID and a password. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the authentication process by the user authentication function is executed on an authentication server connected to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the authentication process by the user authentication function is executed in the information processing apparatus. The user information input via the login screen is transmitted to an authentication server connected to the information processing device, and the result of the authentication process is received from the authentication server to execute the authentication process by the user authentication function. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the information processing apparatus is to be used. It is a control method for controlling an information processing device having an operation unit that accepts a user's operation and a wireless communication function.
The first display control step of displaying the login screen for logging in to the information processing device in which the user authentication function is enabled on the operation unit, and
A login process that accepts a user who has been authenticated based on user information entered via the login screen to log in to the information processing device, and a login process.
A second display control step of displaying a screen capable of instructing the wireless communication function on the operation unit based on the acceptance of the user 's login to the information processing device by the login step.
A login screen for logging in to the information processing device for which the user authentication function is enabled is displayed, and in a state where the user is not logged in to the information processing device, a specific operation unit does not accept the login. A third display control step of displaying a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function on the operation unit by accepting a button operation.
A control process for starting the wireless communication according to an instruction for starting the wireless communication, and
A control method characterized by having. It further has a first setting step of setting whether or not to allow wireless communication using the wireless communication function by accepting the operation of the specific button.
In the third display control step, when the first setting step is set to allow wireless communication using the wireless communication function, the operation unit displays the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication. The control method according to claim 13 , wherein the control method is characterized by the above. When the first setting step is a setting for permitting wireless communication using the wireless communication function, a second setting step for setting whether or not to perform user authentication for the wireless communication, and a second setting step.
When the second setting step is set to perform user authentication, the third display control step displays the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication on the operation unit when the user authentication is successful. The control method according to claim 14 , wherein the control method is displayed on the screen. The third display control step is characterized in that a wireless connection screen including a button for starting the wireless communication is displayed on the operation unit, and the control step is characterized in that the wireless communication is started according to the instruction of the button. The control method according to any one of claims 13 to 15 . The control method according to any one of claims 13 to 16 , wherein the screen for establishing the wireless communication includes an SSID for the wireless communication. 16. The 16th aspect of the present invention, wherein the wireless connection screen further has a button instructing the operation of the wireless communication to be stopped, and the login screen is displayed on the operation unit in response to the instruction of the button. Control method. The control method according to any one of claims 13 to 18, wherein the login screen is a login screen for logging in with an IC card. The third display control step is characterized in that the operation unit displays a logout button for logging out from the information processing device when the user is not logged in to the information processing device. The control method according to any one of the above items. A program for causing a computer to execute all the steps of the control method according to any one of claims 13 to 20 .

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