Apparatus that produces guidance display for login, control method of the apparatus, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016191746-A1
Application number	US-201514971368-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	Dec 25, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In the case where a user in the login state exists, the control unit: controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be ineffective, the guidance display unit to turn its light off regardless of whether or not a person is detected by the human sensor; and controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be effective, the guidance display unit to turn its light on when a person is detected by the human sensor and controls the guidance display unit to turn its light off when that no person is detected by the human sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus capable of multi-login that allows a plurality of users to simultaneously log in, the apparatus comprising:
a guidance display unit configured to indicate the position where a predetermined user's operation for login should be performed by lighting; a human sensor configured to detect a person who exists within a predetermined range of the apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the lighting of the guidance display unit in accordance with whether the setting of the multi-login is effective or ineffective, wherein in a case where a user in the login state exists, the control unit:
controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be ineffective, the guidance display unit to turn its light off regardless of whether or not a person is detected by the human sensor; and
controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be effective, the guidance display unit to turn its light on when a person is detected by the human sensor and controls the guidance display unit to turn its light off when no person is detected by the human sensor.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the user in the login state disappears, the control unit controls the guidance display unit to turn its light on when a person is detected by the human sensor and controls the guidance display unit to turn its light off when no person is detected by the human sensor, regardless of whether the setting of the multi-login is effective or ineffective.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the multi-login is set to be effective, the control unit controls, until a predetermined period of time elapses after a user has logged in, the guidance display unit to turn its light off regardless of the detection state of a person by the human sensor.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the multi-login is set to be effective, the control unit controls, until a user who has logged in inputs a job, the guidance display unit to turn its light off regardless of the detection state of a person by the human sensor.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the multi-login is set to be effective, the control unit controls, until a user who has logged in is no longer detected by the human sensor, the guidance display unit to turn its light off regardless of the detection state of a person by the human sensor.

6 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined user's operation is an operation to hold external equipment capable of wirelessly communicating with the apparatus above the position.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the external equipment is an NFC compatible device and the wireless communication is NFC.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the external equipment is an authentication card used for performing authentication of a user who intends to use the apparatus.

9 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined user's operation is an operation to hold above part of the human body for biometric authentication using biometric information on an individual.

10 . A control method for an apparatus capable of multi-login that allows a plurality of users to simultaneously log in and including a human sensor configured to detect a person who exists within a predetermined range, the method comprising the steps of:
indicating the position where a predetermined user's operation for login should be performed by lighting: and controlling the lighting in accordance with whether the setting of the multi-login is effective or ineffective, wherein in a case where a user in the login state exists, the control step:
controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be ineffective, the lighting not to be performed regardless of whether or not a person is detected by the human sensor; and
controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be effective, the lighting to be performed when a person is detected by the human sensor and controls the lighting not to be performed when no person is detected by the human sensor.

11 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a control method for an apparatus capable of multi-login that allows a plurality of users to simultaneously log in and including a human sensor configured to detect a person who exists within a predetermined range, the method comprising the steps of:
indicating the position where a predetermined user's operation for login should be performed by lighting: and controlling the lighting in accordance with whether the setting of the multi-login is effective or ineffective, wherein in a case where a user in the login state exists, the control step:
controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be ineffective, the lighting not to be performed regardless of whether or not a person is detected by the human sensor; and
controls, on a condition that the multi-login is set to be effective, the lighting to be performed when a person is detected by the human sensor and controls the lighting not to be performed provided that no person is detected by the human sensor.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Yokoyama Junnosuke

Classifications

• H04L63/0861

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04N1/00381

  Input by recognition or interpretation of visible user gestures (manual input means, e.g. digitisers, writing tablets H04N1/00392; gesture input to computers G06F3/017; recognition algorithms G06V40/20) · CPC title

• H04N1/0049

  providing a visual indication to the user, e.g. using a lamp (H04N1/00408 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/1222

  Increasing security of the print job · CPC title