WO2019056907A1

WO2019056907A1 - Image formation device, security audit system, and image formation system and method

Info

Publication number: WO2019056907A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/101874
Authority: WO
Inventors: 彭继兵; 余成柱; 王健
Original assignee: 珠海奔图电子有限公司
Priority date: 2017-09-21
Filing date: 2018-08-23
Publication date: 2019-03-28
Also published as: CN109547656A; CN109547656B

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of image formation. In order to resolve a technical problem in the prior art in which an image formation device is not controlled after disconnection from an external monitoring system, the present application provides an image formation device, a security audit system, and an image formation system and method. The image formation device performs an imaging operation only after receiving an enable signal, such that operation of the image formation device is always controlled. The image formation device comprises: a function management module, configured to selectively control an imaging operation processing function of the image formation device to be in a disabled state or an operating state; and an input port, configured to receive an external enable signal, the enable signal being associated with an imaging operation to be executed. After receiving the enable signal, the function management module controls the imaging operation processing function of the image formation device to be in an operating state.

Description

Image forming apparatus, security auditing system, image forming system and method

This application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application entitled "Image Forming Apparatus, Security Auditing System, Image Forming System and Method" submitted by the Chinese Patent Office on September 21, 2017, with the application number of 201710906781.4, the entire contents of which are The citations are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of image formation, and in particular, to an image forming apparatus, a security auditing system, an image forming system, and a method.

Background technique

With the development of technology, image forming apparatuses are increasingly used in office and daily life. Common image forming apparatuses include, but are not limited to, printers, copying machines, scanners, facsimile machines, or multifunction machines that integrate the above functions. However, in some offices, documents that need to be processed by the image forming apparatus have higher requirements for confidentiality, so it is necessary to control the output of the image forming apparatus; in addition, in some offices, it is necessary to count or charge the number of prints of the user, so It is also necessary to control the output of the image forming apparatus.

For example, a document security auditing system provided in the prior art requires the user to pass the identity authentication before operating the image forming apparatus, and further, through the configuration of the rights in the document security auditing system, only the document passed through the auditing Only allowed to print out.

The inventor found in the process of implementing the present application that although the output of the image forming apparatus can be controlled by the document security auditing system, if the user disconnects the image forming apparatus connected to the document security auditing system and the security audit of the document printing By connecting the system, it is possible to avoid the control of the output of the image forming apparatus by the security auditing system.

Application content

In order to solve the technical problem that the image forming apparatus is disconnected from the external monitoring system in the prior art, the present application provides an image forming apparatus, a security auditing system, an image forming system and a method, and only the image forming apparatus receives the enablement. The imaging operation is performed after the signal, so that the operation of the image forming apparatus is always controlled.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution provided by the present application includes:

An aspect of the present application provides an image forming apparatus, including:

a function management module configured to selectively control an imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in a stopped state or in an active state;

An input port configured to receive an enable signal from the outside, the enable signal being associated with the job to be imaged;

After the function management module receives the enable signal, the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus is controlled to be in an operating state; and when the function management module does not receive the enable signal, the control station The imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus is in a stopped state.

Optionally, the external enabling signal is from the security auditing system, and the manner in which the enabling signal is associated with the job to be imaged includes: the security auditing system passes the review of the job application and the user identity is verified. Thereafter, the enable signal is transmitted to an input port of the image forming apparatus.

Optionally, the manner that the enable signal is associated with the job to be imaged further includes: before the security audit system sends the enable signal, verifying the image forming apparatus and the security audit system. After the security authentication has been completed, and the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system complete the security authentication, the network connection is maintained; when the security authentication and the network connection are simultaneously satisfied, the security auditing system sends the image to the image. The enable port forming the device transmits the enable signal.

The embodiment of the present application optionally, after the image forming apparatus completes the job to be imaged associated with the enable signal, or after the image forming apparatus waits for the job to time out, or the image forming apparatus is disconnected from the outside After the network is connected; the function management module controls the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in a stopped state.

In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the imaging job processing type of the image forming apparatus includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, after the function management module receives the enable signal; and only controls the enable signal. The imaging job processing function corresponding to the associated job type is in the working state.

Another aspect of the present application provides a security auditing system, including:

And an output module that outputs an enable signal associated with the image forming apparatus to perform an imaging job; and the enable signal enables the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in an active state.

In the embodiment of the present application, the security auditing system sends the enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus through the output module after the auditing of the job application and the user identity verification are passed.

In the embodiment of the present application, optionally, before the security auditing system sends the enable signal, it is also required to verify that the security authentication has been completed between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system, and the image forming apparatus and the After the security auditing system completes the security authentication, the network connection is maintained; when the security authentication and the network connection are simultaneously satisfied, the security auditing system sends the enabling signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus.

In an embodiment of the present application, optionally, the type of job that the security auditing system can receive includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, and an imaging function corresponding to the job type is associated with the enabling signal.

The third aspect of the present application further provides an image forming system, including:

An image forming apparatus and a security auditing system, wherein the image forming apparatus is any one of the image forming apparatuses described above, and the security auditing system is any one of the above-described security auditing systems.

The fourth aspect of the present application further provides an image forming method, including:

Determining whether the image forming apparatus receives an enable signal associated with the job to be imaged;

When the image forming apparatus receives the enable signal associated with the job to be imaged, the image forming job processing function of the image forming apparatus is controlled to be in an active state;

When the image forming apparatus does not receive the enable signal associated with the job to be imaged, the image forming job processing function of controlling the image forming apparatus is in a stopped state.

Optionally, the image forming method further includes:

After the image forming apparatus completes the job to be imaged associated with the enable signal, or after the image forming apparatus waits for the job to time out, or the image forming apparatus disconnects from the external network; the function control The module controls the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in a stopped state.

Optionally, the image forming method further includes:

The security audit system transmits the enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus after reviewing the job application and passing the user identity verification.

Optionally, the image forming method further includes: when the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system have completed security authentication, and the network connection is maintained between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system And the security audit system transmits the enable signal to an input port of the image forming apparatus after reviewing the job application and passing the user identity verification.

Optionally, the image forming apparatus processing type of the image forming apparatus includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, after receiving the enabling signal; and controlling only the enabling signal associated with the job type. The imaging job processing function is in working condition.

With the above technical solution provided by the present application, at least one of the following beneficial effects can be obtained:

1. The image forming apparatus is in an operating state only after receiving the enable signal, so that after the image forming apparatus is disconnected from the designated network, the enable signal cannot be received, so that the operation of the image forming apparatus is always performed. Be under control.

2. The enable signal of the image forming apparatus is associated with the job to be processed, so that each time the image forming apparatus is required to perform the job processing, the enabling is performed once, thereby avoiding the problem that the image forming apparatus is not enabled for a long period of time. .

3. The security audit system receives the audited work and then enables it according to the current operation. It can make the image forming device and the security audit system better interface, and provides a more secure solution for managing image operations.

4. The enable signal also enables different imaging job processing functions in the image forming apparatus according to different job types, so that different functions of the image forming apparatus are better monitored.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. One of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying for inventive labor.

1 is a structural block diagram of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a state diagram of a function management module in an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a schematic diagram of a security auditing system in an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present application;

4 is a schematic diagram of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an image forming method according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

For a better understanding of the technical solutions of the present application, the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be understood that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without creative efforts are within the scope of the present application.

Embodiment 1

As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment provides an image forming apparatus 1000 including, but not limited to, a printer, a copying machine, a scanner, a facsimile machine, or a multifunction machine that integrates the above functions. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1 , the present embodiment provides an image forming apparatus 1000 further comprising:

The imaging job processing module 2030 is provided with different imaging processing functions according to the type of the image forming apparatus 1000. For example, when the image forming apparatus 1000 is a printer having only a printing function, the imaging job processing module 2030 can only process a print job. When the image forming apparatus 1000 is a copying machine having only a copying function, the image forming job processing module 2030 can only process a copying job, and when the image forming apparatus 1000 is a facsimile machine having only a facsimile function, the image forming job processing module 2030 can only process a fax. Job; when the image forming apparatus 1000 is a multifunction machine with a plurality of functions in printing, copying, and faxing, the image forming job processing module 2030 can process various types of jobs in printing, copying, and faxing; and when the image forming job processing module 2030 When the external enable signal mentioned below is not received, the imaging job processing module 2030 does not process any job, that is, the imaging job processing module 2030 does not receive any job, or does not process the job after receiving the job.

The function management module 2020 is configured to selectively control the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus 1000 to be in a stopped state or in an active state; specifically, the SoC (System on Chip) and the memory are disposed in the image forming apparatus 1000. The SoC is a main controller of the image forming apparatus, and the memory is provided with an application for controlling the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus 1000 to switch between the stop state and the operation state based on a predetermined condition (described later in detail), SoC The function of the function management module 2020 is implemented by loading and running an application in the memory; of course, there may be a separate MCU (Microcontroller Unit, also known as a Single Chip Microcomputer) connected to the SoC or The MCU is used as the function management module 2020 to load and run the application in the memory to implement the function of the function management module 2020; or may be through a separate logic circuit connected to the SoC through the internal logic circuit based on predetermined conditions (whether received or not) External enable signal), controlled into Job processing function in the stopped state or in working condition.

The input port 2010 is configured to receive an enable signal from the outside, and the enable signal is associated with the job to be imaged; the enable signal is associated with the job to be imaged, meaning that the enable signal corresponds to the image to be imaged, that is, when the image forming device is externally required When an imaging job is performed, first, with the imaging job as a precondition, an imaging operation module 2030 in the image forming apparatus starts to prepare to receive a job, and an imaging process, corresponding to an enable signal, can be executed after receiving the job. And as an embodiment, the enable signal is a signal required to cause a function corresponding to the type of the imaging job in the image forming apparatus to be turned on; for example, when the image forming job is a print job, a print enable signal is generated when the image forming operation is performed. When copying a job, a copy enable signal is generated. When the image forming job is a fax job, a fax enable signal is generated; the copy enable signal can be divided into a scan job and a scan job. And, as needed, only the signal processing of the scanning process is enabled, or only the printing process is enabled, and the scanning process can be separately enabled and the printing process can be enabled.

Wherein, after receiving the enable signal, the function management module 2020 controls the image forming job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in an active state; and when the function management module does not receive the enable signal, the image forming job processing function of the control image forming apparatus is ( The imaging job processing module 2030 of the image forming apparatus is in a stopped state only when the image forming apparatus is in the default state, that is, after the image forming apparatus is in the default state, after the power is turned on, after the predetermined time has not received the job, or after the job is completed, only when the external is received. After the signal is enabled, it will switch to the working state).

It should be noted that the above-mentioned "stop state" means that the corresponding image processing function (for example, printing, copying, scanning, etc.) in the image forming apparatus does not process the job even when the job is received, or when the job is externally transmitted, Directly indicate an error and do not receive the job.

Alternatively, after the image forming apparatus completes the job to be imaged associated with the enable signal, the function management module controls the image forming job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in a stopped state. And optionally, the imaging job processing type of the image forming apparatus includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, and after receiving the enable signal, the function management module controls only the imaging job processing function corresponding to the type of the operation signal associated with the enabling signal, Working status.

As a solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIG. 2, all imaging job processing functions (such as printing, copying, scanning, and faxing) of the image forming apparatus 1000 are in a stopped state before the enable signal is received. When the external job transmission source transmits a job request to be printed, a print enable signal is first transmitted through the input port of the image forming apparatus 1000, and then the function management module 2020 of the image forming apparatus 1000 controls the print job processing function of the image forming apparatus 1000. Switching from the stop state to the work state (if the image forming apparatus 1000 also supports the copy, scan, and fax functions, the copy, scan, and fax job processing functions are still in a stopped state); the job is not received after the task is completed or exceeds the predetermined time. At the same time, the function management module 2020 switches the print job processing function from the working state (print ready state, the print module is in a state of waiting to receive the print job) to the stop state; the job processing flow for copying and scanning is similar, and is not repeated. Explanation.

Optionally, the external enabling signal mentioned above is from the security auditing system 1000. As shown in FIG. 3, the security auditing system includes: a security management server 1100 capable of forwarding a job approval process, and an output server outputting an imaging job to the image forming apparatus. 1200. The client terminal 1400 that sends the job request, the audit terminal 1500 that passes the audit job request, and the identity authentication terminal 1600 that authenticates whether the user identity is legal (can be authenticated by swiping, fingerprinting, inputting commands, passwords, etc.), and Connected to a secure intranet (network). The manner in which the enabling signal is associated with the job to be imaged includes: the security auditing system 1000 sends an enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus after the audit of the job application and the user identity verification is passed; that is, the user is at the client terminal 1400 or The job request sent by the image forming apparatus is approved by the audit terminal 1500, and the identity authentication terminal 1600 authenticates that the identity of the user is legal, and then outputs an enable signal to the image forming apparatus through the output server 1200. Of course, the trigger condition can be set to be different according to actual requirements. For example, for the request for the copy job, when the security management server 1100 in the user security audit system 1000 receives the audit terminal approval or the identity authentication, the first pass The output server 1200 outputs a signal for enabling the scan function to the image forming apparatus. After the image forming apparatus uploads the scanned image, the security management server 1100 receives the scanned image, and outputs a pair to the image forming apparatus through the output server 1200. The function of the print function is enabled, and the image forming apparatus prints the job.

Optionally, the manner that the foregoing enabling signal is associated with the job to be imaged further includes: before the security auditing system 1000 sends the enable signal through the output server, and further verifying that the security authentication has been completed between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system, and the image is After the forming device and the security auditing system complete the security authentication, the network connection is maintained; when the security authentication and the network connection are simultaneously satisfied, the security auditing system sends an enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus. The security authentication may be a one-way security authentication or a two-way security authentication; that is, the one-way authentication may only require the image forming apparatus to verify whether the security auditing system meets the requirements or the security auditing system only needs to verify whether the image forming apparatus meets the requirements. Two-way authentication requires the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system to verify each other's compliance with the requirements; the criteria that meet the requirements include verification by an encryption algorithm, or verification of whether the other party's attributes (such as Mac address, vendor, serial number, or name) meet the requirements. . To maintain the network connection check mode, you can send a heartbeat query signal from one direction to the other. After receiving the reply from the other party, it indicates that the two are connected. Otherwise, the two are disconnected from the network (if there is a physical network connection, but the data transmission Failure, also determined to disconnect the network connection); or by monitoring the network port, if the physical connection is broken, it is judged that the two are disconnected from the network; and when it is judged that the two are disconnected from the network, even the image The forming device receives the enable signal, and the function management module also switches the corresponding image processing function from the working state to the stopped state.

It should be noted that: the above mentioned in the enabling signal transmission condition: a, through the review of the job application, b, after the user identity verification is passed; c, the verification image forming device and the security audit system have completed the security authentication, d. Keep the network connection; these conditions can also be configured to be combined with one or more other types, and when multiple combinations are used, as an alternative solution, the order may be set or may be set without prioritization.

In addition, as a preferred solution, the image forming apparatus 2000 may also process only external enable signals of a specified source, such as a Mac address, vendor, serial number, IP address, or name, etc., where the specified source is processed; The way of external enable signal includes: a, after the source does not meet the requirements, after receiving the enable signal, no processing; b, after identifying the source that does not meet the requirements, does not communicate with the external source, nor Receive the corresponding enable signal. This sets the advantage: if the image forming apparatus accesses the specified job source (such as the security audit system mentioned above or a separate computer), the enable signal can be received; but if the image forming apparatus accesses the non-designated job source At this time, even if the driver corresponding to the image forming apparatus is installed in the job source, the enable signal is not received; the security control used by the image forming apparatus can be better ensured.

This embodiment further provides a security audit system, the security audit system includes:

An output module that outputs an enable signal associated with the image forming apparatus to perform an imaging job; and an enable signal capable of controlling an imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in an active state; wherein the output module may be an output corresponding to FIG. Server 1200; when the security audit system integrates the security management server and the output server into one server, the output module may also be only one output port in the server; but the enable signal outputted by the output port is also capable of allowing FIG. The input port of the image forming apparatus is received, and when the enable signal is associated with the image forming job, the image forming apparatus can cause the image forming apparatus to operate the image forming job corresponding to the image forming apparatus after receiving the enable signal. It should be noted that, if the image forming apparatus does not receive the enable signal, its internal imaging job processing function is in a stopped state (or a closed state).

Optionally, the security auditing system sends an enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus through the output module after the job application is reviewed and the user identity is verified. Optionally, before the security auditing system sends the enable signal, it is also required to verify that the security authentication has been completed between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system, and the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system maintain the network connection after completing the security authentication; When the network connection is satisfied, the security audit system sends an enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus. The security authentication may be a one-way security authentication or a two-way security authentication; that is, the one-way authentication may only require the image forming apparatus to verify whether the security auditing system meets the requirements or the security auditing system only needs to verify whether the image forming apparatus meets the requirements. Two-way authentication requires the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system to verify each other whether they meet the requirements; the criteria that meet the requirements include verification by an encryption algorithm, or verification of whether the other party's attributes (such as Mac address, vendor, or name) meet the requirements. To maintain the network connection check mode, you can send a heartbeat query signal from one direction to the other. After receiving the reply from the other party, it indicates that the two are connected. Otherwise, the two are disconnected from the network (if there is a physical network connection, but the data transmission Failure, also determined to disconnect the network).

Optionally, the types of jobs that the security auditing system can receive include printing and/or copying and/or scanning, and the enabling function is associated with an imaging function corresponding to the type of job. The security auditing system is capable of auditing at least one of the job request and the process of printing, copying, and scanning; after the user prints the print job, the user authenticates the identity through the identity authentication terminal, and the identity authentication terminal passes the verification. After the information is fed back to the security management server or the output server, the security auditing system outputs a print enable signal through the output server, so that after the image forming apparatus receives the print enable signal, the print job processing function can be activated; when the user sends the After the copy job is approved, and the user verifies the identity request through the identity authentication terminal, and the identity authentication terminal feeds back the verified information to the security management server or the output server, the security audit system outputs a copy enable signal through the output server, so that the security audit system outputs a copy enable signal through the output server. After receiving the copy enable signal, the image forming apparatus can initiate a copy job processing function; after the scan job sent by the user is approved, and the user authenticates the identity request through the identity authentication terminal, and the identity After the verification terminal feeds back the verified information to the security management server or the output server, the security audit system outputs a scan enable signal through the output server, so that after the image forming apparatus receives the scan enable signal, the scan job processing function can be started. And after the security auditing system receives the scanned electronic document, it forwards the electronic document to the specified address.

Of course, according to actual requirements, the trigger conditions for the internal transmission enablement of the security audit system are set to be different. For example, for the request for the copy job, when the security management server 1100 in the user security audit system 1000 receives the audit terminal approval or the identity authentication is passed, First, the outputting server 1200 outputs a signal for enabling the scanning function to the image forming apparatus. After the image forming apparatus uploads the scanned image, the security management server 1100 receives the scanned image, and then forms the image through the output server 1200. The device outputs a signal that enables the printing function, and the image forming device prints the job.

As shown in FIG. 4, the embodiment further provides an image forming system, where the image forming system includes:

One or more of the above-described

image forming apparatuses

2100, 2200, 2300 and the above-described security auditing system 1000.

It should be noted that, in the image forming system provided by this embodiment, the image forming apparatus may be connected to the

computer

2100, 2200, 2300, and then connected to the security auditing system 1000 through a computer, or directly according to the network topology of FIG. The security authentication system 1000 is connected; and the identity authentication terminal can be disposed between the image forming apparatus and the network connected to the security auditing system 1000, and can be directly connected to the network of the security auditing system 1000 according to the network topology of FIG. 4, or directly It is provided inside the image forming apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 5, the embodiment further provides an image forming method, where the image forming method includes:

S110. Determine whether the image forming apparatus receives an enable signal associated with the job to be imaged.

S120. When the image forming apparatus receives the enable signal associated with the job to be imaged, the image forming job processing function of the control image forming apparatus is in an active state;

S130. When the image forming apparatus does not receive the enable signal associated with the job to be imaged, the image forming job processing function of the control image forming apparatus is in a stopped state.

Optionally, the image forming method further includes:

After the image forming apparatus completes the job to be imaged associated with the enable signal, the function management module controls the image forming job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in a stopped state.

Optionally, the image forming method further includes:

The security auditing system sends an enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus after reviewing the job application and passing the user identity verification.

Optionally, the image forming method further includes: when the security authentication has been completed between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system, and the network connection is maintained between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system; and the security auditing system approves the job application. After the user authentication is passed, the enable signal is sent to the input port of the image forming apparatus.

Optionally, in the image forming method described above, the image forming job processing type of the image forming apparatus includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, after receiving the enable signal; and only the enabling signal is associated with the job type processing function corresponding to the job type. , at work.

In addition, it should be noted that the “post” mentioned in the above-mentioned enabling conditions is only for explaining the conditions mentioned in the different embodiments as a precondition for the output of the enable signal, and is not a delay in time control. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above conditions satisfy the preconditions in different embodiments, and the external (for example, the security audit system) of the image forming apparatus can output the enable signal immediately, or output the enable signal after a predetermined period of time.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., which are made within the spirit and principles of the present application, should be included in the present application. Within the scope of protection.

Claims

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

a function management module configured to selectively control an imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in a stopped state or in an active state;

An input port configured to receive an enable signal from the outside, the enable signal being associated with the job to be imaged;

After the function management module receives the enable signal, the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus is controlled to be in an operating state; and when the function management module does not receive the enable signal, the control station The imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus is in a stopped state.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said external enable signal is from a security audit system, and said manner in which said enable signal is associated with an operation to be imaged comprises: said security audit system by applying for a job The enable signal is sent to the input port of the image forming apparatus after the review and the user authentication is passed.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the manner in which the enable signal is associated with the job to be imaged further comprises: before the security audit system transmits the enable signal, verifying the image formation The security authentication has been completed between the device and the security auditing system, and after the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system complete the security authentication, the network connection is maintained; when the security authentication and the network connection are simultaneously satisfied, the security The audit system transmits the enable signal to an input port of the image forming apparatus.
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after said image forming apparatus completes a job to be imaged associated with said enable signal, or said image forming apparatus waits for a job to time out, or said image After the forming device is disconnected from the external network; the function management module controls the imaging job processing function of the image forming device to be in a stopped state.
The image forming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the image forming processing type of the image forming apparatus includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, and the function management module receives the After the enable signal; only the imaging job processing function corresponding to the enable signal associated with the job type is controlled to be in an active state.
A security auditing system, comprising:

And an output module that outputs an enable signal associated with the image forming apparatus to perform an imaging job; and the enable signal enables the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in an active state.
The security auditing system according to claim 6, wherein the security auditing system transmits the job request to the input port of the image forming apparatus through the output module after the user application is verified and the user identity verification is passed. The enable signal.
The security auditing system according to claim 7, wherein before the security auditing system sends the enabling signal, it is further verified that the security authentication has been completed between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system, and After the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system complete the security authentication, the network connection is maintained; when the security authentication and the network connection are simultaneously satisfied, the security auditing system sends the said interface to the input port of the image forming apparatus. Enable signal.
A security auditing system according to any one of claims 6-8, wherein the type of job that the security auditing system is capable of receiving includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, and the enabling signal is associated with An imaging function corresponding to the type of job.
An image forming system, comprising:

An image forming apparatus and a security auditing system, and the image forming apparatus is any one of the image forming apparatuses according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the security auditing system is any one of claims 6-9.
An image forming method, comprising:

Determining whether the image forming apparatus receives an enable signal associated with the job to be imaged;

When the image forming apparatus receives the enable signal associated with the job to be imaged, the image forming job processing function of the image forming apparatus is controlled to be in an active state;

When the image forming apparatus does not receive the enable signal associated with the job to be imaged, the image forming job processing function of controlling the image forming apparatus is in a stopped state.
The image forming method according to claim 11, further comprising:

After the image forming apparatus completes the job to be imaged associated with the enable signal, or after the image forming apparatus waits for the job to time out, or the image forming apparatus disconnects from the external network; the function control The module controls the imaging job processing function of the image forming apparatus to be in a stopped state.
The image forming method according to claim 11, further comprising:

The security audit system transmits the enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus after reviewing the job application and passing the user identity verification.
The image forming method according to claim 11, further comprising: security authentication has been completed between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system, and a network is maintained between the image forming apparatus and the security auditing system When the connection is made; and the security audit system transmits the enable signal to the input port of the image forming apparatus after reviewing the job application and passing the user identity verification.
The image forming method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the image forming processing type of the image forming apparatus includes printing and/or copying and/or scanning, after receiving the enable signal; Only the imaging job processing function corresponding to the operation type associated with the enable signal is controlled, and is in an active state.