Image data processing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016255243-A1
Application number	US-201514751927-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 26, 2015
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Sep 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is an image data processing server including: a user authenticating unit that authenticates a user of an imaging device; a permission issuing unit that issues, to a predetermined service, access permission to an account of the user in the image data processing server; an image receiving unit that receives image data transmitted from the imaging device; a request receiving unit that receives a request for data from the predetermined service; and a data transmitting unit that transmits, when the image data received from the imaging device exists, data related to the image data to an account of the user of the predetermined service.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image data processing server comprising:
a user authenticating unit to authenticate a user of an imaging device; a permission issuing unit to issue, to a predetermined service that provides a service via a network, access permission to an account of the user in an image data processing server; an image receiving unit to receive, via a network, image data which is acquired by and transmitted from the imaging device which is user-authenticated; a request receiving unit to receive, from the predetermined service to which the access permission has been issued, a request for image data received from the imaging device used by the user or data generated based on the image data; and a data transmitting unit to transmit, when the image data received from the imaging device used by the user exists, the image data or data generated based on the image data to an account of the user of the predetermined service in accordance with the request.

2 . The image data processing server according to claim 1 , further comprising a type determining unit to determine a type of the received image data, wherein
when the type determining unit determines that the image data is image data of a predetermined type and the request receiving unit receives the request, the data transmitting unit transmits the image data or data generated based on the image data to the account of the user of the predetermined service.

3 . The image data processing server according to claim 1 , further comprising a service setting unit to set, upon receiving an instruction for using the predetermined service from a user terminal, the account of the user of the predetermined service as a transmission destination of data by the data transmitting unit.

4 . The image data processing server according to claim 3 , further comprising a service notifying unit to notify a user terminal, which is used by said user, of the predetermined service, wherein
the service setting unit sets, upon receiving an instruction for using the predetermined service from the user terminal having received a notification by the service notifying unit, the account of the user of the predetermined service as a transmission destination of data by the data transmitting unit.

5 . The image data processing server according to claim 3 , wherein
the service setting unit sets, as the predetermined service, a service specified by the user as a transmission destination of image data when the image data is image data of the predetermined type.

6 . The image data processing server according to claim 1 , wherein
the user authenticating unit authenticates a user of the imaging device in response to an authentication request which is transmitted by the imaging device and which includes authentication information, the notification of which is issued from a user terminal to the imaging device.

7 . The image data processing server according to claim 1 , wherein
the user authenticating unit further authenticates a user of a user terminal, and the permission issuing unit issues, upon receiving an access permission request transmitted from the predetermined service having received an instruction by the user terminal which is user-authenticated, the access permission to the predetermined service.

8 . The image data processing server according to claim 1 , further comprising a result notifying unit to notify the user of a result of data transmission by the data transmitting unit.

9 . The image data processing server according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a character recognizing unit to perform optical character recognition on the image data; and a name generating unit to generate a name of the image data or data generated based on the image data, using a character string that is acquired as a result of the optical character recognition.

10 . The image data processing server according to claim 1 , wherein
the type that is determined by the type determining unit includes at least any of a document, a name card, a receipt, and a photograph/illustration.

11 . A system comprising:
an imaging device; and an image data processing server, wherein the image data processing server includes: a user authenticating unit to authenticate a user of the imaging device; a permission issuing unit to issue, to a predetermined service that provides a service via a network, access permission to an account of the user in an image data processing server; an image receiving unit to receive, via a network, image data which is transmitted from and acquired by the imaging device which is user-authenticated; a request receiving unit to receive, from the predetermined service to which the access permission has been issued, a request for image data received from the imaging device used by the user or data generated based on the image data; and a data transmitting unit to transmit, when the image data received from the imaging device used by the user exists, the image data or data generated based on the image data to an account of the user of the predetermined service in accordance with the request, and the imaging device includes: an authentication request transmitting unit to transmit, to the image data processing server, an authentication request including authentication information, the notification of which is issued from a user terminal to the imaging device; a user operation accepting unit to accept a predetermined user operation; an image data acquiring unit to acquire image data by capturing an image of an object when the predetermined user operation is accepted by the user operation accepting unit; and an image transmitting unit to transmit the image data acquired by the image data acquiring unit to the image data processing server via the network.

12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein
the transmission of image data by the image transmitting unit is consecutively executed after acquisition of the image data without involving operations other than the predetermined user operation, and processes from reception of the image data by the image receiving unit to transmission of the image data or data generated based on the image data by the data transmitting unit are consecutively executed without involving confirmation by the user.

13 . An image data processing method that causes a computer to execute:
authenticating a user of an imaging device; issuing, to a predetermined service that provides a service via a network, access permission to an account of the user in an image data processing server; receiving, via a network, image data which is transmitted from and acquired by the imaging device which is user-authenticated; receiving, from the predetermined service to which the access permission has been issued, a request for image data received from the imaging device used by the user or data generated based on the image data; and transmitting, when the image data received from the imaging device used by the user exists, the image data or data generated based on the image data to an account of the user of the predetermined service in accordance with the request.

Assignees

• Pfu Ltd

Inventors

• Omori Yasuo
• Yanagisawa Hisashi

Classifications

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/4413 Primary

  involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN · CPC title

• H04N1/4426

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

• G06F3/1238

  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

• G06F3/1222

  Increasing security of the print job · CPC title