Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020252514-A1
Application number	US-202016857708-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 24, 2020
Priority date	Oct 6, 2017
Publication date	Aug 6, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image forming apparatus that executes a password-protected job includes a function for omitting an input of a job password, manages a user password for keyboard authentication in association with a user, manages a personal identification number for icon authentication in association with the user, accepts login to an account of the user based on the keyboard authentication, permits execution of a password-protected print job associated with the user based on a print instruction without inputting a job password, accepts login to the account of the user based on the icon authentication, and permits execution of a password-protected print job associated with the user based on a print instruction with an input of a job password.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
a display device; one or more memories which stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor which executes the instructions to: receive a print job from an information processing apparatus; store the received print job in association with information for specifying the print job in the one or more memories; receive an input of information for specifying a print job to be subjected to printing on the display device; and perform the print job specified based on the received information, wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a character input of the information, a character input of the information for specifying the print job and an input of a password for executing the specified print job are received on the display device, and wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a selection of an object corresponding to the information displayed on the display device, a selection of an object from among one or more objects and an input of a password for executing the specified print job are received on the display device, wherein each of the one or more objects corresponds to one of the information.

3 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is user information.

4 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a character input of the information, a password for executing the specified print job is a user password for login.

5 . The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a selection of an object corresponding to the information displayed on the display device, a password for executing the specified print job is at least any one of a user password for login and a password attached to the received print job.

6 . A control method for an image forming apparatus, the control method comprising:
receiving a print job from an information processing apparatus; storing the received print job in association with information for specifying the print job in the one or more memories; receiving an input of information for specifying a print job to be subjected to printing on a display device of the image forming apparatus; and performing the print job specified based on the received information, wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a character input of the information, a character input of the information for specifying the print job and an input of a password for executing the specified print job are received on the display device, and wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a selection of an object corresponding to the information displayed on the display device, a selection of an object from among one or more objects and an input of a password for executing the specified print job are received on the display device, wherein each of the one or more objects corresponds to one of the information.

7 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a control method for a control method for an image forming apparatus, the control method comprising:
receiving a print job from an information processing apparatus; storing the received print job in association with information for specifying the print job in the one or more memories; receiving an input of information for specifying a print job to be subjected to printing on a display device of the image forming apparatus; and performing the print job specified based on the received information, wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a character input of the information, a character input of the information for specifying the print job and an input of a password for executing the specified print job are received on the display device, and wherein, in a case where an input method of information for specifying the print job to be subjected to printing is a selection of an object corresponding to the information displayed on the display device, a selection of an object from among one or more objects and an input of a password for executing the specified print job are received on the display device, wherein each of the one or more objects corresponds to one of the information.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nakajima Satoru

Classifications

• H04N1/00204 Primary

  with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server (programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561) · CPC title

• H04N2201/3276

  of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

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

• H04N1/32117

  in a separate transmission or protocol signal prior to or subsequent to the image data transmission, e.g. in digital identification signal [DIS], in non standard setup [NSS] or in non standard field [NSF] (for mode signalling H04N1/333) · CPC title

• H04N2201/3233

  of authentication information, e.g. digital signature, watermark · CPC title