Image forming apparatus, control method, and storage medium for preventing execution of stored job

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11822834-B2
Application number	US-202217672512-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2022
Priority date	Feb 22, 2021
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

An image forming apparatus configured to include an execution function of performing authentication processing on a user and executing a stored job, which is stored in a storage device in association with the user, based on a success of the authentication processing without an instruction from the user includes one or more memories, and one or more processors that execute a set of instructions to receive a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from an information processing terminal, and in a case where the job execution request is received and the authentication processing using user information included in the job execution request is successful, control execution of the execution function of executing the stored job without the instruction from the user to prevent the execution function from being executed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus configured to include an execution function of performing first authentication processing using user information input through a user operation performed by a user on the image forming apparatus and executing a stored job, which is stored in a storage device in association with the user based on a success of the first authentication processing without an instruction from the user, the image forming apparatus comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors that execute a set of instructions to:
receive a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from an information processing terminal, the job execution request including the user information;
perform second authentication processing using the user information received from the information processing terminal; and
based on a success of the second authentication processing, control execution of the execution function of executing the stored job without the instruction from the user to prevent the execution function from being executed.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further execute the set of instructions to determine whether to control the execution of the execution function to prevent the execution function from being executed.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the one or more processors further execute the set of instructions to receive a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from the information processing terminal,
wherein the job execution request includes control information for restricting execution of another job than the job related to the job execution request, and
wherein in a case where the job execution request includes the control information for restricting the execution of another job than the job related to the job execution request, the execution of the execution function is determined to be controlled to prevent the execution function from being executed, and in a case where the job execution request does not include the control information, the execution of the execution function is determined not to be controlled to prevent the execution function from being executed.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the one or more processors further execute the set of instructions to receive a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from the information processing terminal, and
wherein in a case where the job execution request includes identification information about the information processing terminal from which the job execution request is transmitted, the execution of the execution function is determined to be controlled to prevent the execution function from being executed, and in a case where the job execution request does not include the identification information about the information processing terminal, the execution of the execution function is determined not to be controlled to prevent the execution function from being executed.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further execute the set of instructions to:
receive a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from the information processing terminal; and
in the case where the job execution request is received and the second authentication processing is successful, execute the job related to the job execution request.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein in a case where the stored job is a stored print job and an execution instruction for the stored print job is accepted from the information processing terminal after the job related to the job execution request is executed, the stored print job is executed.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors further execute the set of instructions to:
perform third authentication processing for starting communication with the information processing terminal, the third authentication processing being performed before the second authentication processing; and
receive a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from the information processing terminal with which the third authentication processing is successful.

8. A control method for an image forming apparatus that includes an execution function of performing first authentication processing using user information input through a user operation performed by a user on the image forming apparatus and executing a stored job, which is stored in a storage device in association with the user based on a success of the first authentication processing without an instruction from the user, the control method comprising:
receiving a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from an information processing terminal, the job execution request including the user information;
performing second authentication processing using the user information received from the information processing terminal; and
based on a success of the second authentication processing, controlling execution of the execution function of executing the stored job without the instruction from the user to prevent the execution function from being executed.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a control method for an image forming apparatus that includes an execution function of performing first authentication processing using user information input through a user operation performed by a user on the image forming apparatus and executing a stored job, which is stored in a storage device in association with the user based on a success of the first authentication processing without an instruction from the user, the control method comprising:
receiving a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from an information processing terminal, the job execution request including the user information;
performing second authentication processing using the user information received from the information processing terminal; and
based on a success the second authentication processing, controlling execution of the execution function of executing the stored job without the instruction from the user to prevent the execution function from being executed.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakajima Satoru

Classifications

• G06F3/1222 Primary

  Increasing security of the print job · CPC title

• G06F3/126

  Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device · CPC title

• G06F3/1238 Primary

  Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs · CPC title

• G06F3/1267

  Job repository, e.g. non-scheduled jobs, delay printing · CPC title

• H04N1/00838 Primary

  Preventing unauthorised reproduction · CPC title