Information processing program product, information processing apparatus, and information processing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017192723-A1
Application number	US-201515308701-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 19, 2015
Priority date	Jun 20, 2014
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is connected to one or more apparatuses via a network and includes a first acquisition unit that acquires communication information for communicating with any of the one or more apparatuses and authority information for writing the communication information to a predetermined information medium, a determination unit that determines whether the writing the communication information to the information medium is permitted based on the acquired authority information, and an updating unit that writes the communication information to the information medium when it is determined that the writing the communication information is permitted, to update the information medium with the written communication information.

First claim

1 . An information processing program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a program recorded thereon that is executable by a processor of an information processing apparatus connected to one or more apparatuses via a network, the program when executed causing the processor to implement functions of a first acquisition unit configured to acquire communication information for communicating with an apparatus among the one or more apparatuses and authority information for writing the communication information to a predetermined information medium; a determination unit configured to determine whether the writing the communication information to the information medium is permitted based on the authority information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and an updating unit configured to write the communication information to the information medium when it is determined that the writing the communication information is permitted, to update the information medium with the written communication information.

2 . The information processing program product according to claim 1 , wherein the program when executed causes the processor to implement functions of
a second acquisition unit configured to acquire the communication information from the information medium, and a processing request unit configured to send a predetermined processing request to an apparatus indicated by the communication information acquired by the second acquisition unit, based on the acquired communication information.

3 . The information processing program product according to claim 1 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires the communication information and the authority information when reading a predetermined code through an imaging unit of the information processing apparatus.

4 . The information processing program product according to claim 3 , wherein the first acquisition unit is configured to further acquire function information indicating a function executable by the apparatus, and
the updating unit is configured to write the communication information and the function information to the information medium.

5 . The information processing program product according to claim 3 , wherein the predetermined code is displayed on a display device of the apparatus, and
the authority information is authority information which is given to a log-in user of the apparatus having performed a code displaying operation related to the predetermined code.

6 . The information processing program product according to claim 1 , wherein the information medium is an NFC chip and, when it is determined that the writing the communication information to the information medium is permitted, the updating unit writes the communication information to the information medium through near field communication to update the information medium with the written communication information.

7 . An information processing apparatus connected to one or more apparatuses via a network and including a processor, the processor comprising:
a first acquisition unit configured to acquire communication information for communicating with an apparatus among the one or more apparatuses and authority information for writing the communication information to a predetermined information medium; a determination unit configured to determine whether the writing the communication information to the information medium is permitted based on the authority information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and an updating unit configured to write the communication information to the information medium when it is determined that the writing the communication information is permitted, to update the information medium with the written communication information.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor further comprises:
a second acquisition unit configured to acquire the communication information from the information medium, and a processing request unit configured to send a predetermined processing request to an apparatus indicated by the communication information acquired by the second acquisition unit, based on the acquired communication information.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires the communication information and the authority information when reading a predetermined code through an imaging unit of the information processing apparatus.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the predetermined code is displayed on a display device of the apparatus, and
the authority information is authority information which is given to a log-in user of the apparatus having performed a code displaying operation related to the predetermined code.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the information medium is an NFC chip and, when it is determined that the writing the communication information to the information medium is permitted, the updating unit writes the communication information to the information medium through near field communication to update the information medium with the written communication information.

12 . An information processing system including one or more apparatuses and an information processing apparatus connected to the one or more apparatuses via a network, the information processing apparatus including a processor, the processor comprising:
a first acquisition unit configured to acquire communication information for communicating with an apparatus among the one or more apparatuses and authority information for writing the communication information to a predetermined information medium; a determination unit configured to determine whether the writing the communication information to the information medium is permitted based on the authority information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and an updating unit configured to write the communication information to the information medium when it is determined that the writing the communication information is permitted, to update the information medium with the written communication information.

13 . The information processing system according to claim 12 , wherein the processor further comprises a code generation unit configured to generate a predetermined code including the communication information and the authority information,
wherein the acquisition unit acquires the communication information and the authority information when reading the predetermined code generated by the code generation unit through an imaging unit of the information processing apparatus.

Assignees

• Ichikawa Mikiya
• Okamura Tomoaki
• Ishida Akio
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ichikawa Mikiya
• Okamura Tomoaki
• Ishida Akio

Classifications

• G06K15/02

  using printers · CPC title

• H04W12/02

  Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• G06F3/1222

  Increasing security of the print job · CPC title

• G06F3/1292

  Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing · CPC title