Information output device and system and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11087576-B2
Application number	US-201916542360-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2019
Priority date	Mar 19, 2019
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

An information output device includes first and second acquirers and a setter. The first acquirer acquires attribute information concerning an attribute of a user having accessed an area where access control is performed. The second acquirer acquires a setting condition for setting an authenticated output function. The authenticated output function is a function for demanding authentication for outputting information. The setter enables or disables the authenticated output function, based on the attribute information acquired by the first acquirer and the setting condition acquired by the second acquirer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information output device comprising:
a processor programmed to:
acquire attribute information concerning an attribute of users in an area where access control is performed;
acquire a setting condition for setting an authenticated output function, the authenticated output function being a function for demanding authentication for outputting information; and
determine from the acquired attribute information whether the attribute of any of the users in the area satisfies the setting condition, and determine whether the authenticated output function is disabled or enabled;
if the processor determines that the attribute of a user in the area satisfies the condition and determines that the authenticated output function is disabled, enable the authenticated output function; and
if the processor determines that no user in the area satisfies the setting condition and determines that the authenticated output function is enabled, disable the authenticated output function.

2. The information output device according to claim 1 , the processor is further programmed to:
acquire a condition for enabling the authenticated output function as the setting condition; and
enable the authenticated output function when the acquired attribute information satisfies the acquired condition for enabling the authenticated output function.

3. The information output device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further programed to:
disable the authenticated output function when the acquired attribute information does not satisfy the acquired condition for enabling the authenticated output function.

4. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
acquire a condition for disabling the authenticated output function as the setting condition; and
disable the authenticated output function when the acquired attribute information satisfies the acquired condition for disabling the authenticated output function.

5. The information output device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further programmed to enable the authenticated output function when the acquired attribute information does not satisfy the condition for disabling the authenticated output function.

6. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to acquire the attribute information by using a detection result obtained by a detector of a detection device, the detector detecting user access to the area.

7. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to acquire the attribute information by using schedule information indicating a schedule of access to the area.

8. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein, when enabling the authenticated output function, if information is being output while the authenticated output function is disabled, the processor is further programmed to stop outputting the information before enabling the authenticated output function.

9. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
prevent a user from accessing the area if information is being output while the authenticated output function is disabled.

10. The information output device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
stop preventing a user from accessing the area when outputting of the information while the authenticated output function is disabled has finished.

11. The information output device according to claim 1 , wherein, after the authenticated output function has been enabled, if a distance between the information output device and a user having attribute information for which the authenticated output function will be enabled is a predetermined distance or greater, the processor is further programmed to disable the authenticated output function.

12. The information output device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a communication interface that communicates with a terminal of the user by using radio waves,
wherein the processor is further configured to find the distance between the information output device and the user by using strength of radio waves received from the terminal by the communication interface.

13. The information output device according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further programmed to determine that the distance between the information output device and the user is the predetermined distance or greater when communication between the communication interface and the terminal is disconnected.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
acquiring attribute information concerning an attribute of a user having accessed an area where access control is performed;
acquiring a setting condition for setting an authenticated output function, the authenticated output function being a function for demanding authentication for outputting information; and
determining from the acquired attribute information whether the attribute of any of the users in the area satisfies the setting condition, and determining whether the authenticated output function is disabled or enabled;
if a determination is made that the attribute of a user in the area satisfies the condition and that the authenticated output function is disabled, enabling the authenticated output function; and
if a determination is made that no user in the area satisfies the setting condition and that the authenticated output function is enabled, disabling the authenticated output function.

15. An information output system comprising:
an information output device including a processor programmed to:
acquire attribute information concerning an attribute of a user having accessed an area where access control is performed,
acquire a setting condition for setting an authenticated output function, the authenticated output function being a function for demanding authentication for outputting information, and
determine from the acquired attribute information whether the attribute of any of the users in the area satisfies the setting condition, and determine whether the authenticated output function is disabled or enabled;
if the processor determines that the attribute of a user in the area satisfies the condition and determines that the authenticated output function is disabled, enable the authenticated output function; and
if the processor determines that no user in the area satisfies the setting condition and determines that the authenticated output function is enabled, disable the authenticated output function; and

an information processing apparatus including an instructor that instructs the information output device to output information.

16. The information output system according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a detection device including a detector that detects user access to the area,
wherein the processor is further programmed to acquire the attribute information by using a detection result obtained by the detector.

17. The information output system according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a server in which schedule information concerning a schedule of access to the area is stored,
wherein the processor is further programmed to acquire the attribute information by using the schedule information.

18. The information output system according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is further programmed to:
prevent a user from accessing the

Assignees

• Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp

Inventors

• Matsui Kenki

Classifications

• H04N1/4426 Primary

  involving separate means, e.g. a server, a magnetic card · CPC title

• G07C9/27

  with central registration · CPC title

• G07C9/28

  the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence · CPC title

• G07C9/29 Primary

  the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards · CPC title

• G07C9/247

  electronically, e.g. by comparing signal of hand-writing with a reference signal from the pass · CPC title