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US 11,113,015 B2Granted
Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKei Sato
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Abstract
In information processing apparatus, a first setting unit sets whether or not to require user authentication in order for a function of the information processing apparatus to be used. A second setting unit performs, in association with a job type, a restriction setting for restricting a logged-in user from performing an operation with respect to a job corresponding to a user other than the logged-in user. A control unit performs control for enabling the restriction setting for a certain job type in response to a setting for requiring the user authentication being performed.
Claims11
An image forming apparatus having at least two image processing functions, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to function as
- a first activation unit configured to switch, from an inactive state to an active state, a predetermined authentication function that cancels, by performing based on inputted authentication information, a usage restriction for at least one image processing function of the image forming apparatus and;
- a second activation unit configured to switch, from an inactive state to an active state, a job operation restriction function that imposes a restriction on performing, by an authenticated user, an operation with respect to a job of a user that has not logged in,
- wherein in accordance with accepting from a user a setting for activating the authentication function, the first activation unit switches the authentication function from the inactive state to the active state, and the second activation unit switches the job operation restriction function with respect to the first and second image processing functions of the at least two image processing functions from the inactive state to the active state at a timing of accepting the user setting for activating the authentication function.
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A method of controlling an image forming apparatus having at least two image processing functions, the method comprising:
- a first activation that switches, from an inactive state to an active state, a predetermined authentication function that cancels, by performing based on inputted authentication information, a usage restriction for at least one image processing function of the image forming apparatus and;
- a second activation that switches, from an inactive state to an active state, a job operation restriction function that imposes a restriction on performing, by an authenticated user, an operation with respect to a job of a user that has not logged in,
- wherein in accordance with accepting from a user a setting for activating the authentication function, the first activation switches the authentication function from the inactive state to the active state, and the second activation switches the job operation restriction function with respect to the first and second image processing functions of the at least two image processing functions from the inactive state to the active state at a timing of accepting the user setting for activating the authentication function.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an image forming apparatus having at least two image processing functions, the method comprising:
- a first activation that switches, from an inactive state to an active state, a predetermined authentication function that cancels, by performing based on inputted authentication information, a usage restriction for at least one image processing function of the image forming apparatus and;
- a second activation that switches, from an inactive state to an active state, a job operation restriction function that imposes a restriction on performing, by an authenticated user, an operation with respect to a job of a user that has not logged in,
- wherein in accordance with accepting from a user a setting for activating the authentication function, the first activation switches the authentication function from the inactive state to the active state, and the second activation switches the job operation restriction function with respect to the first and second image processing functions of the at least two image processing functions from the inactive state to the active state at a timing of accepting the user setting for activating the authentication function.
An image forming apparatus having at least two image processing functions, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor and having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to function as
- a first activation unit configured to switch, from an inactive state to an active state, a predetermined authentication function that cancels, by performing based on inputted authentication information, a usage restriction for at least one image processing function of the image forming apparatus;
- and
- a second activation unit configured to switch, from an inactive state to an active state, a job operation restriction function that imposes a restriction on performing, by an authenticated user, an operation with respect to jobs of users other than a user that has logged in,
- wherein in accordance with accepting from a user a setting for activating the authentication function, the first activation unit switches the authentication function from the inactive state to the active state, and the second activation unit switches the job operation restriction function with respect to the first and second image processing functions of the at least two image processing functions from the inactive state to the active state, in accordance with accepting the user setting for activating the authentication function.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.