# US 10,484,573 B2 · Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,573 B2 - Document ID: US10484573B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/785,013 - Filed: 2017-10-16 - Published: 2018-09-27 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-22 - Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Akira Okamoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484573B2 ## CPC - H04N 1/4413: {involving the use of passwords, ID codes or the like, e.g. PIN} - G06F 21/31: User authentication - G06F 21/40: by quorum, i.e. whereby two or more security principals are required - G06F 21/608: {Secure printing} - H04N 1/00411: {the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen} - H04N 1/21: Intermediate information storage (H04N1/387, H04N1/41 take precedence {; for control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32358; indexing, editing G11B27/00}) - H04N 1/4433: {to an apparatus, part of an apparatus or an apparatus function} - G06F 2221/2117: User registration - H04N 2201/006: Using near field communication, e.g. an inductive loop - H04N 2201/0094: Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An information processing apparatus includes plural communication units, first and second authentication units, a selection unit, and a transmission unit. The plural communication units are connected to one or more communication lines. The first authentication unit performs user authentication by a first authentication method. The second authentication unit performs user authentication by a second authentication method. The selection unit selects, if the first authentication unit performs user authentication, a communication unit from among the plural communication units by a first method as a communication unit used for transmission of information to a terminal apparatus, or, if the second authentication unit performs user authentication, a communication unit from among the plural communication units by a second method as a communication unit used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus. The transmission unit transmits information to the terminal apparatus by using the communication unit selected by the selection unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of communication interfaces that are connected to one or more communication lines; a memory that stores first authentication information to be used for user authentication; a near field communication interface that receives second authentication information from an integrated circuit (IC) card; a central processing unit (CPU) programmed to: perform user authentication by a first authentication method, wherein, in the first authentication method, the user authentication is performed by comparing the first authentication information stored in the memory to the second authentication information received from the IC card; transmit the second authentication information received from the IC card to an authentication server; perform user authentication by a second authentication method, wherein, in the second authentication method, the user authentication is performed by using a user authentication result transmitted from the authentication server; if the user authentication is performed by the first authentication method performs user authentication, select a communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces by a first method as a communication interface used for transmission of information to a terminal apparatus, or, if the user authentication is performed by the second authentication method, select a communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces by a second method as a communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus; transmit information to the terminal apparatus by using the selected communication interface; and if a user is not authenticated by the second authentication method, control to display a list of terminal apparatuses that are connected to each of the plurality of communication interfaces for user selection of a terminal apparatus for transmission of the information to the terminal apparatus selected by the user. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if a user is not authenticated in the user authentication performed by the first authentication method, the user authentication is performed by the second authentication method. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if a user is not authenticated in the user authentication performed by the second authentication method, the user authentication is performed by the first authentication method. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the first method, a communication interface that has communicated with a terminal apparatus used by a user authenticated by the first authentication method is selected as the communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus from among the plurality of communication interfaces, and wherein, in the second method, a communication interface that is connected through a communication line to the authentication server that has authenticated the user is selected as the communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus from among the plurality of communication interfaces. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in the first method, a communication interface that has communicated with a terminal apparatus used by a user authenticated by the first authentication method is selected as the communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus from among the plurality of communication interfaces, and wherein, in the second method, a communication interface that is connected through a communication line to the authentication server that has authenticated the user is selected as the communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus from among the plurality of communication interfaces. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in the first method, a communication interface that has communicated with a terminal apparatus used by a user authenticated by the first authentication method is selected as the communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus from among the plurality of communication interfaces, and wherein, in the second method, a communication interface that is connected through a communication line to the authentication server that has authenticated the user is selected as the communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus from among the plurality of communication interfaces. ### Claim 7 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for information processing, the process comprising: connecting a plurality of communication interfaces to one or more communication lines; storing in a memory first authentication information to be used for user authentication; receiving, by a near field communication interface, second authentication information from an integrated circuit (IC) card; performing user authentication by a first authentication method, wherein, in the first authentication method, the user authentication is performed by comparing the first authentication information stored in the memory to the second authentication information received from the IC card; transmitting the second authentication information received from the IC card to an authentication server; performing user authentication by a second authentication method, wherein, in the second authentication method, the user authentication is performed by using a user authentication result transmitted from the authentication server; if a user is authenticated by the first authentication method, selecting a communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces by a first method as a communication interface used for transmission of information to a terminal apparatus, or, if a user is authenticated by the second authentication method, selecting a communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces by a second method as a communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus; transmitting information to the terminal apparatus by using the selected communication interface; and if a user is not authenticated by the second authentication method, controlling to display a list of terminal apparatuses that are connected to each of the plurality of communication interfaces for user selection of a terminal apparatus for transmission of the information to the terminal apparatus selected by the user. ### Claim 8 An information processing system comprising: an information processing apparatus including: a plurality of communication interfaces that are connected to one or more communication lines; a memory that stores first authentication information to be used for user authentication; a near field communication interface that receives second authentication information from an integrated circuit (IC) card; a central processing unit (CPU) programmed to: perform user authentication by a first authentication method, wherein, in the first authentication method, the user authentication is performed by comparing the first authentication information stored in the memory to the second authentication information received from the IC card; transmit the second authentication information received from the IC card to an authentication server; perform user authentication by a second authentication method, wherein, in the second authentication method, the user authentication is performed by using a user authentication result transmitted from the authentication server; if the user authentication is performed by the first authentication method, select a communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces by a first method as a communication interface used for transmission of information to a terminal apparatus, or, if the user authentication is performed by the second authentication method, select a communication interface from among the plurality of communication interfaces by a second method as a communication interface used for transmission of information to the terminal apparatus; transmit information to the terminal apparatus by using the selected communication interface; and if a user is not authenticated by the second authentication method, control to display a list of terminal apparatuses that are connected to each of the plurality of communication interfaces for user selection of a terminal apparatus for transmission of the information to the terminal apparatus selected by the user; and a terminal apparatus that receives the transmitted information.