发明名称 Image processing apparatus and image processing system
摘要 A receiver is configured to receive input of authentication information of a user. A communicator is configured to perform communication with a server that performs user authentication. An image processor has at least one image processing function. A memory stores authentication information of the user and stores instructions. A processor performs: a selection process of selecting which of the server and the image processing apparatus itself performs the user authentication, based on the authentication information received by the receiver; an authentication process of causing an apparatus selected in the selection process to perform the user authentication based on the authentication information received by the receiver; and a permission process of permitting the image processor to perform image processing if the user authentication by the authentication process succeeds and prohibiting the image processor from performing image processing if the user authentication by the authentication process fails.
申请公布号 US9143655(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.09.22
申请号 US201414158910 申请日期 2014.01.20
申请人 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 发明人 Ichikawa Kazuki
分类号 G06F3/12;G06F15/16;G06F15/167;G06K9/40;H04N1/44 主分类号 G06F3/12
代理机构 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. 代理人 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
主权项 1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a receiver configured to receive input of authentication information of a user; a communicator configured to perform communication with a server; an image processor having at least one image processing function; a processor; and a memory storing user data and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform: a selection process of selecting which of the server and the image processing apparatus itself performs user authentication, based on the authentication information and the user data; andan authentication process of causing one of the server and the image processing apparatus selected in the selection process to perform the user authentication based on the authentication information; anda permission process of permitting the image processor to perform image processing if the user authentication by the authentication process succeeds, and of prohibiting the image processor from performing image processing if the user authentication by the authentication process fails, wherein the authentication information includes first user information; wherein the user data includes second user information and server-authentication information in association with the second user information, the server-authentication information being information indicative of whether user authentication by the server is required; wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a user determining process of determining whether the second user information includes the first user information; and wherein the selection process comprises, in response to determining that the second user information includes the first user information, selecting which of the server and the image processing apparatus itself performs the user authentication, based on the server-authentication information in association with the second user information corresponding to the first user information.
地址 Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken JP