Image forming apparatus to execute user authentication and method of executing user authentication in image forming apparatus

摘要

An image forming apparatus to execute user authentication includes an input unit through which user information is input, and an account management unit to manage an account information database. The account information database stores user information corresponding to functions of the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus further includes a user authentication unit to execute user authentication based on the user information input through the input unit by using the account information database, and a display unit to display a user interface where a function corresponding to the input user information is activated, in response to a result of the authentication.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus to execute user authentication, the image forming apparatus comprising:
an input unit through which user information comprising a user identification (ID) and a password is input; an account management unit to create an account information database by mapping at least one password to a single user ID and mapping at least one respective function of the image forming apparatus to each password and to manage the account information database included therein that stores user information corresponding to all functions of the image forming apparatus, the functions including at least one of printing, scanning, and faxing; a user authentication unit to execute user authentication based on the user information input through the input unit by using the account information database to activate the one or more respective functions based on the input user ID and password according to the mapping of the single user ID and one of a plurality of passwords in the account information database; and a display unit to display a user interface where the one or more respective functions corresponding to the input user information is activated in response to a result of the authentication.