IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR GIVING TEMPORARY USE PERMISSION TO PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

An image processing apparatus comprises: an accepting portion that accepts a request for a temporary use permission to use a function of the image processing apparatus from a second portable terminal apparatus in place of a first portable terminal apparatus having a proper use permission to use the function, an obtaining portion that obtains application information of an application installed on the second portable terminal apparatus; a determining portion that determines a scope of the temporary use permission with reference to reference data stored on a management apparatus and on the basis of the application information; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the requested process falls within the determined scope when a request for a process requiring the function is received from or transferred to the second portable terminal apparatus; and an executor portion that executes the requested process if it falls within the determined scope.

主权项

1. An image processing apparatus being capable of being accessed from a second portable terminal apparatus in place of a first portable terminal apparatus having a proper use permission to use a function of the image processing apparatus, the second portable terminal apparatus to be given a temporary use permission to use the function of the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus further being capable of being accessed from a management apparatus installed inside or outside the image processing apparatus, the management apparatus comprising:
a registration portion that registers the proper use permission in association with a user, the proper use permission being given to the first portable terminal apparatus; and a data storage portion that stores reference data to determine a scope of the temporary use permission, the reference data containing a predetermined scope of the temporary use permission in association with an application installed on the second portable terminal apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising: an accepting portion that accepts a request for the temporary use permission to use the function of the image processing apparatus from the second portable terminal apparatus, the request being given by the user; an obtaining portion that obtains application information of the application installed on the second portable terminal apparatus by communicating with the second portable terminal apparatus when the accepting portion accepts the request for the temporary use permission; a determining portion that determines a scope of the temporary use permission to use the function of the image processing apparatus from the second portable terminal apparatus, with reference to the reference data stored on the data storage portion of the management apparatus and on the basis of the application information obtained by the obtaining portion from the second portable terminal apparatus; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the requested process falls within the scope of the temporary use permission when a request for a process requiring the function of the image processing apparatus is received from the second portable terminal apparatus or when a request for a process requiring the function of the image processing apparatus is transferred to the second portable terminal apparatus; and an executor portion that executes the requested process if the requested process falls within the scope of the temporary use permission.