Information processing device, system, method, and medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10009331-B2
Application number	US-201614990638-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 7, 2016
Priority date	Sep 18, 2015
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

An information processing device including: a connection setting retaining unit which retains a connection setting of a connection to an access point that relays communication to a network for each access point; an access permission retaining unit which retains a token for using a service provided by a server on the network; a determining unit which determines whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the service to be set in a series of procedures; and a service using unit which uses the service using the token in a communication relayed by an access point related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
a nonvolatile storage device to retain a connection setting of a connection to a relay device that relays communication to a network for each relay device, the connection setting including a service usage setting indicating whether or not a prescribed service provided by a server on the network is to be used, and the nonvolatile storage device retaining an access permission for using the prescribed service; and
a processor to perform the connection setting and a usage setting of the prescribed service, by communicating with a user terminal that executes software as a tool that enables the connection setting and the usage setting of the prescribed service to be set in a series of procedures,
the user terminal having acquired an access permission to use the prescribed service,
the processor validating the service usage setting in the connection setting when the connection setting is a connection setting set using the tool,
the processor determining whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using the tool, by referring to the service usage setting, and
the processor using the prescribed service using the access permission in a communication relayed by a relay device related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor does not validate the service usage setting in the connection setting when the connection setting is not a connection setting set using the tool.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when an access permission is already being retained by the non-volatile storage device upon performing a usage setting of the prescribed service by the processor, the processor overwrites the retained access permission with an access permission related to a new usage setting.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor transmits, to the server, an authentication request including authentication information notified from the user terminal executing the software to the information processing device, and
wherein the processor retains an access permission obtained from the server as a result of the authentication request.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor transmits data transmitted from the information processing device to an account of the user for the prescribed service, using the access permission.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the information processing device includes an imaging device, and the data is image data read by the imaging device.

7. A system comprising an information processing device and a user terminal capable of communicating with each other, wherein
the information processing device includes:
a nonvolatile storage device to retain a connection setting of a connection to a relay device that relays communication to a network for each relay device, the connection setting including a service usage setting indicating whether or nor a prescribed service provided by a server on the network is to be used, and the nonvolatile storage device retaining an access permission for using the prescribed service; and
a first processor to perform the connection setting and a usage setting of the prescribed service, by communicating with a user terminal that executes software as a tool that enables the connection setting and the usage setting of the prescribed service to be set in a series of procedures, the user terminal having acquired an access permission to use the prescribed service, the first processor to validate the service usage setting in the connection setting when the connection setting is a connection setting set using the tool, the first processor to determine whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using the tool, by referring to the service usage setting, the first processor to use the prescribed service, using the access permission in a communication relayed by a relay device related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool, and the first processor to communicate with the user terminal to perform the connection setting and a usage setting of the prescribed service, and
the user terminal includes a second processor to acquire an access permission for using a prescribed service provided by a server on the network and the second processor to communicate with the information processing device in a state, where the access permission has been acquired, and to provide a user with a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting for using the prescribed service in use of the access permission to be set in a series of procedures.

8. An image data processing method operating a computer to execute:
retaining a connection setting of a connection to a relay device that relays communication to a network for each relay device, the connection setting including a service usage setting indicating whether or not a prescribed service provided by a server on the network is to be used;
performing the connection setting and a usage setting of the prescribed service, by communicating with a user terminal that executes software as a tool that enables the connection setting and the usage setting of the prescribed service to be set in a series of procedures, the user terminal having acquired an access permission for using the prescribed service provided by the server on the network;
validating the service usage setting in the connection setting when the connection setting is a connection setting set using the tool;
determining whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the prescribed service to be set in a series of procedures; and
using the prescribed service using the access permission in a communication relayed by a relay device related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is recorded an image data processing program causing a computer to execute:
retaining a connection setting of a connection to a relay device that relays communication to a network for each relay device, the connection setting including a service usage setting indicating whether or not a prescribed service provided by a server on the network is to be used;
performing the connection setting and a usage setting of the prescribed service, by communicating with a user terminal that executes software as a tool that enables the connection setting and the usage setting of the prescribed service to be set in a series of procedures, the user terminal having acquired an access permission for using the prescribed service provided by the server on the network;
validating the service usage setting in the connection setting when the connection setting is a connection setting set using the tool;
determining whether or not the connection setting is a connection setting having been set using a tool that enables the connection setting and a usage setting of the prescribed service to be set in a series of procedures; and
using the prescribed service using the access permission in a communication relayed by a relay device related to a connection setting determined to be a connection setting having been set using the tool.

Assignees

• Pfu Ltd

Inventors

• Miyakawa Osamu
• Matsuo Hitoshi
• Hamano Shinsuke

Classifications

• H04L63/0807

  using tickets, e.g. Kerberos (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213) · CPC title

• H04L63/10

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title

• H04L63/08 Primary

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title