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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12197796-B2
Application number	US-202318490661-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2023
Priority date	Feb 22, 2021
Publication date	Jan 14, 2025
Grant date	Jan 14, 2025

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 comprising:
at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:
a first authentication processing unit configured to perform first authentication processing using user information;
an executing unit configured to execute a stored job, which is stored in a storage device in association with a user based on a success of the first authentication processing using user information input through a user operation on the image forming apparatus by the first authentication processing unit without an instruction for executing the stored job from the user;
a second authentication processing unit configured to perform second authentication processing for starting communication with an information processing terminal;
a receiving unit configured to receive a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from the information processing terminal, wherein the receiving unit receives the job execution request from the information processing terminal with which the second authentication processing is successful; and
a control unit configured to perform control not to execute the stored job by the executing unit without the instruction for executing the stored job from the user even if the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request is successful.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the job execution request includes user information.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the job execution request includes control information for restricting execution of another job than the job related to the job execution request, the control unit performs control not to execute the stored job by the executing unit without the instruction for executing the stored job from the user even if the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request is successful.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein in a case where the job execution request does not include the control information, the control unit performs control to execute the stored job by the executing unit without the instruction for executing the stored job from the user based on a success of the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , 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 control unit performs control not to execute the stored job by the executing unit without the instruction for executing the stored job from the user even if the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request is successful.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein in a case where the job execution request does not include the identification information, the control unit performs control to execute the stored job by the executing unit without the instruction for executing the stored job from the user based on a success of the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the case where the job execution request is received and the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request is successful, the control unit performs control to execute the job related to the job execution request.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 7 , 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.

9. A control method for an image forming apparatus, the control method comprising:
performing first authentication processing using user information;
executing a stored job, which is stored in a storage device in association with a user based on a success of the first authentication processing using user information input through a user operation on the image forming apparatus by the first authentication processing without an instruction for executing the stored job from the user;
performing second authentication processing for starting communication with an information processing terminal;
receiving a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from the information processing terminal, wherein the receiving receives the job execution request from the information processing terminal with which the second authentication processing is successful; and
performing control not to execute the stored job in the executing without the instruction for executing the stored job from the user even if the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request is successful.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an image forming apparatus, cause the image forming apparatus to perform operations comprising:
performing first authentication processing using user information;
executing a stored job, which is stored in a storage device in association with a user based on a success of the first authentication processing using user information input through a user operation on the image forming apparatus by the first authentication processing without an instruction for executing the stored job from the user;
performing second authentication processing for starting communication with an information processing terminal;
receiving a job execution request to execute a job different from the stored job from the information processing terminal, wherein the receiving receives the job execution request from the information processing terminal with which the second authentication processing is successful; and
performing control not to execute the stored job in the executing without the instruction for executing the stored job from the user even if the first authentication processing using user information that is received from the information processing terminal together with the job execution request is successful.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakajima Satoru

Classifications

• G06F3/1267

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

• G06F3/126

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

• H04N1/00875

  Inhibiting reproduction, e.g. by disabling reading or reproduction apparatus · CPC title

• H04N1/00838 Primary

  Preventing unauthorised reproduction · CPC title