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US 2006/0077447 A1Published application
Methods and systems for imaging device notification access control
AssigneeSharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
InventorsLena Sojian, Joey Lum, Uoc Nguyen, Boguslaw Plewnia
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for imaging device notification access control.
Claims20
A method for imaging device notification subscription access control, said method comprising:
- a) sending an event subscription request from a subscribing application to a notification application on an imaging device (IDev);
- b) receiving said event subscription request from said subscribing application at said IDev notification application;
- c) sending a credential from a subscribing application to a notification application on an imaging device (IDev);
- d) receiving said credential from said subscribing application on said IDev notification application;
- e) authenticating said credential;
- and
- f) authorizing a subscription when said credential is successfully authenticated.
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A method for imaging device access control, said method comprising:
- a) sending an event subscription request from a subscribing application to a notification application on an imaging device (IDev);
- b) receiving said event subscription request from said subscribing application on said IDev notification application;
- c) sending a credential from a subscribing application to a notification application on an imaging device (IDev);
- d) receiving said credential from said subscribing application on said IDev notification application;
- e) sending said credential from said notification application to an authentication application.
- f) authenticating said credential at said authentication application;
- and
- g) authorizing a subscription when said credential is authenticated;
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An apparatus for imaging device access control, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a subscribing application comprising;
- i) a subscribing sender for sending at least one of a subscription request and a credential,
- ii) a subscribing receiver for receiving an event notification, and
- iii) a credential for authenticating said subscription application;
- b) an imaging device (IDev) notification application comprising;
- i) a notification receiver for receiving a subscription request, and
- ii) a notification sender for sending an event notification;
- c) a credential authenticator for authenticating said credential;
- and
- d) a communication network linking said subscribing application, said IDev notification application and said credential authenticator;
- e) wherein said subscribing sender may send said subscription request and said credential from said subscribing application to said IDev notification receiver;
- f) wherein said IDev notification receiver may receive said credential from said subscribing sender and may send said credential to said credential authenticator;
- g) wherein said credential authenticator may authenticate said credential;
- and
- h) wherein said notification application sender may send an event notification subscription to said subscribing application receiver when said credential is successfully authenticated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.