Printing management system and method, program product used in printing management, and authentication method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKouichi Sugiyama
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Abstract
Incapability of printing as a result of prohibition of authentication due to a difference between functions of authentication processing in printing apparatuses is prevented, by acquiring a function of authentication processing of a concerned printing apparatus. It is determined whether or not inputted identification information can be processed by authentication processing of the printing apparatus, based on the acquired function. If the result of the determination is negative, a data format of the inputted identification information is converted.
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A printing management system for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, said system comprising:
- a function acquisition unit adapted to acquire a function of authentication processing of a printing apparatus that performs authentication processing based on inputted identification information;
- a determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the authentication processing of the printing apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the function acquired by said function acquisition unit;
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- a conversion unit adapted to convert a data format of the inputted identification information, when a result of a determination by said determination unit is negative.
A printing management system for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, said system comprising:
- a function acquisition unit adapted to acquire a function of authentication processing of a printing apparatus that performs authentication processing based on inputted identification information;
- a determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the authentication processing of the printing apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the function acquired by said function acquisition unit;
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- a display control unit adapted to display on a display unit a message indicating incapability of performing the authentication processing, when a result of a determination by said determination unit is negative.
A printing management method for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, said method comprising:
- a function acquisition step of acquiring a function of authentication processing of a printing apparatus that performs authentication processing based on inputted identification information;
- a determination step of determining whether or not the authentication processing of the printing apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the function acquired in said function acquisition step;
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- a conversion step of converting a data format of the inputted identification information, when a result of a determination in said determination step is negative.
A printing management method for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, said method comprising:
- a function acquisition step of acquiring a function of authentication processing of a printing apparatus that performs authentication processing based on inputted identification information;
- a determination step of determining whether or not the authentication processing of the printing apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the function acquired in said function acquisition step;
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- a display control step of displaying on a display unit a message indicating incapability of performing the authentication processing, when a result of a determination in said determination step is negative.
A program product embodying a computer program for implementing a printing management method for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, the method comprising:
- a function acquisition step of acquiring a function of authentication processing of a printing apparatus that performs authentication processing based on inputted identification information;
- a determination step of determining whether or not the authentication processing of the printing apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the function acquired in said function acquisition step;
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- a conversion step of converting a data format of the inputted identification information, when a result of a determination in said determination step is negative.
A program product embodying a computer program for implementing a printing management method for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, wherein the method comprises:
- a function acquisition step of acquiring a function of authentication processing of a printing apparatus that performs authentication processing based on inputted identification information;
- a determination step of determining whether or not the authentication processing of the printing apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the function acquired in said function acquisition step;
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- a display control step of displaying on a display unit a message indicating incapability of performing the authentication processing, when a result of a determination in said determination step is negative.
An authentication method in a system for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, said method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a function of authentication processing of an authentication apparatus that performs authentication processing, based on inputted identification information;
- determining whether or not the authentication processing of the authentication apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the acquired function;
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- converting a data format of the inputted identification information, when a result of a determination in said determination step is negative.
An authentication method in a system for managing use of a printing apparatus based on identification information, said method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a function of authentication processing of an authentication apparatus that performs authentication processing, based on inputted identification information;
- determining whether or not the authentication processing of the authentication apparatus is able to process the inputted identification information, based on the acquired function;
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- displaying on a display unit a message indicating incapability of performing the authentication processing, when a result of a determination in said determination step is negative.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.