System and method for controlling access
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJohn W. Berndt, Robert V. Gerardi, John Sotack
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Abstract
A system for controlling access to devices using direct connect protocols includes a network of computers, printers, personal digital assistants and servers. Client devices are programmed to embed one or more access codes in job streams (e.g., a word-processing file to be printed) when requesting services from other devices. A method includes a device (e.g., network printer) parsing a job stream received from a client device (e.g., computer) to find one or more embedded access codes, identifying each embedded access code that matches a stored access code, and authorizing one or more device features associated with each identified matching access code.
Claims31
A system comprising:
- an access code system that embeds at least one access code in a job stream, each embedded code associated with at least one device feature;
- and
- a job transmission system that transmits the job stream to a device.
A method comprising:
- embedding at least one access code in a job stream, each embedded access code associated with at least one device feature;
- and
- transmitting the job stream to a device.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform:
- embedding at least one access code in a job stream, each embedded access code associated with at least one device feature;
- and
- transmitting the job stream to a device.
A system comprising:
- a parsing system that parses a job stream to find at least one embedded access code;
- an access code identification system that identifies each embedded access code matching a stored access code;
- and
- an authorization system that authorizes at least one device feature associated with each identified matching access code.
A method comprising:
- parsing a job stream to find at least one embedded access code;
- identifying each embedded access code that matches a stored access code;
- and
- authorizing at least one device feature associated with each identified matching access code.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the processor to perform:
- parsing a job stream to find at least one embedded access code;
- identifying each embedded access code that matches a stored access code;
- and
- authorizing at least one device feature associated with each identified matching access code.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.