Verification system, server, and electronic instrument

A server for receiving user's identification information and receiving user's positioning information transmitted from an external instrument in a form of radio wave, and determining to permit/not to permit the user to use an electronic instrument, the server comprising:

• a first verification section for verifying a user based on obtained user's identification information;
• a second verification section for verifying a user based on user's positioning information received from an external instrument;
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• permission giving section for permitting a user to use an electronic instrument in case both a verification result of the first verification section and that of the second verification section are no problem.

An electronic instrument for receiving user's identification information and receiving user's positioning information transmitted from an external instrument in a form of radio wave, the electronic instrument comprising:

• a first verification section for verifying a user based on obtained user's identification information;
• a second verification section for verifying a user based on user's positioning information received from an external instrument;
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• permission giving section for permitting a user to use the electronic instrument in case both a verification result of the first verification section and that of the second verification section are no problem.

A verification method for a verification system consisting of an identification information receiving apparatus for receiving user's identification information, a server for receiving user's positioning information transmitted from an external instrument in a form of radio wave, and an electronic instrument, the verification method comprising:

• a step to execute a first verification based on user's identification information that the identification information receiving apparatus has received;
• a step to execute a second verification based on user's positioning information that the server has received from an external instrument;
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• a step to permit a user to use the electronic instrument in case both a verification result of the first verification and that of the second verification are no problem.

A verification method for an image processing apparatus having at least two of following items, a scanner that scans a document to obtain image data thereon, a printer that forms an image based on image data, and an image transmitting apparatus that transmits image data to other apparatus, the verification method comprising:

• a step to obtain user's identification information and execute a first verification based on the user's identification information;
• a step to obtain user's positioning information from an external instrument transmitting radio wave and execute a second verification based on the user's positioning information;
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• a step to permit a user to use the image processing apparatus in case both a verification result of the first verification and that of the second verification are no problem.

A verification system incorporating a first electronic instrument and second electronic instrument both of which are permitted/not permitted to operate in accordance with two or more verification methods,

• the verification system comprising a permission restricting section that restricts an operation permission for one of the first and second electronic instruments based on a single verification in accordance with either a first verification method or a second verification method in case an operation permission for other one of the first and second instruments has been made based on a double verification in accordance with both the first verification method and the second verification method,
• wherein, after an operation with a double verification in accordance with both the first verification method and the second verification method for the first electronic instrument finished, in case a single verification for the second electronic instrument in accordance with either the first verification method or the second verification method is made including a verification content common to verification for the first electronic apparatus, the permission restricting section determines to permit/not to permit the second apparatus to operate based on positioning information of the first and second electronic instruments and verification time information relating to the second electronic instrument.

A verification apparatus comprising:

• a first verification section for conducting verification in accordance with first verification method;
• a second verification section for conducting verification in accordance with second verification method;
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• an operation restricting section for restricting an operation based on verification results obtained by the first verification section and the second verification section,
• wherein in case a single verification by either the first verification section or the second verification section is verified, the operation restricting section permits to operate with functions narrower than a case of an operation double verified by both the first verification section and the second verification section.

An image processing apparatus having at least two of following items:

• a scanner that scans a document to obtain image data thereon;
• a printer that forms an image based on image data;
• and an image transmitting apparatus that transmits image data to other apparatus,
• the image processing apparatus comprising:
• a first verification section for conducting verification in accordance with first verification method;
• a second verification section for conducting verification in accordance with second verification method;
• and
• an operation restricting section for restricting an operation based on verification results obtained by the first verification section and the second verification section,
• wherein in case a single verification by either the first verification section or the second verification section is verified, the operation restricting section permits to operate with functions narrower than a case of an operation double verified by both the first verification section and the second verification section.

An image forming apparatus for forming an image based on image data, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• a first verification section for conducting verification in accordance with first verification method;
• a second verification section for conducting verification in accordance with second verification method;
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• an operation restricting section for restricting an operation based on verification results obtained by the first verification section and the second verification section,
• wherein in case a single verification by either the first verification section or the second verification section is made, the operation restricting section inhibits at least one of following operations:
• 1-in-1 print;
• one-side print;
• print on unused paper;
• high-resolution print;
• multi-color print;
• plural numbers of print;
• and post processing after print.