System, computer program product and method for scanning and managing documents

A method of obtaining directory information from an external server via network, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting a lightweight directory address protocol (LDAP) search query from an image processing device to a first computer remote from the image processing device;
• retrieving, by the first computer, a result of the LDAP search query;
• transmitting the result to the image processing device;
• displaying the result on a display of the image processing device;
• generating, at the image processing device, image data corresponding to an image processing operation at the image processing device;
• and
• transmitting the image data from the image processing device to at least one destination selected from the result of the LDAP search query.

A system for obtaining directory information from an external server via network, comprising:

• a first network interface, at an image processing device, configured to transmit an LDAP search query from the image processing device to a first computer remote from the image processing device;
• a first module, at the first computer, configured to retrieve a result of the LDAP search query;
• a second network interface, at the first computer, configured to transmit the result to the image processing device;
• a display, at the image processing device, configured to display the result of the LDAP search query;
• a processor, at the image processing device, configured to generate image data corresponding to an image processing operation at the image processing device;
• and
• the first network interface configured to transmit the image data from the image processing device to at least one destination selected from the result of the LDAP search query.

A system for obtaining directory information from an external server via network, comprising:

• means for transmitting a lightweight directory address protocol (LDAP) search query from an image processing device to a first computer remote from the image processing device;
• means for retrieving, at the first computer, a result of the LDAP search query;
• means for transmitting the result to the image processing device;
• means for displaying the result on a display of the image processing device;
• means for generating, at the image processing device, image data corresponding to an image processing operation at the image processing device;
• and
• means for transmitting the image data from the image processing device to at least one destination selected from the result of the LDAP search query.

A method of obtaining network authentication of a user of an image processing device, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting user authentication information from the image processing device to a network domain controller remote from the image processing device;
• verifying the user authentication information at the network domain controller;
• receiving, at the image processing device, the result of the verification step performed at the network domain controller;
• and
• controlling at least on function of the image processing device based on the result of the verifying step.

A system of obtaining network authentication of a user of an image processing device, comprising:

• a first network interface, at the image processing device, configured to transmit user authentication information from the image processing device to a network domain controller remote from the image processing device;
• a first module, at the network domain controller, configured to verify the received user authentication information;
• the first network interface, at the image processing device, configured to receive the result of the verification performed at the network domain controller;
• and
• a second module, at the image processing device, configured to control at least on function of the image processing device based on the result of the verification.

A system of obtaining network authentication of a user of an image processing device, comprising:

• means for transmitting user authentication information from the image processing device to a network domain controller remote from the image processing device;
• means for verifying the user authentication information at the network domain controller;
• means for receiving, at the image processing device, the result of means for verifying performed at the network domain controller;
• and
• means for controlling at least on function of the image processing device based on the received result of the means for verifying.

A method of obtaining network authentication of a user of an image processing device, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting user authentication information from the image processing device to a first computer remote from the image processing device;
• transmitting the user authentication information from the first computer to a second computer remote from the image processing device and the first computer;
• verifying the user authentication information at the second computer;
• receiving a result of the verifying step at the first computer;
• and
• controlling access of the information processing apparatus to one of a plurality of applications based on the result of the verification step, the plurality of applications connected to the first computer via a network.

A computer program product comprising a computer storage medium storing a computer program code mechanism which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method of obtaining network authentication of a user of an image processing device, comprising the steps of:

• transmitting user authentication information from the image processing device to a first computer remote from the image processing device;
• transmitting the user authentication information from the first computer to a second computer remote from the image processing device and the first computer;
• verifying the user authentication information at the second computer;
• receiving a result of the verifying step at the first computer;
• and
• controlling access of the information processing apparatus to one of a plurality of applications based on the result of the verification step, the plurality of applications connected to the first computer via a network.

A system for obtaining network authentication of a user of an image processing device, comprising the steps of:

• means for transmitting user authentication information from the image processing device to a first computer remote from the image processing device;
• means for transmitting the user authentication information from the first computer to a second computer remote from the image processing device and the first computer;
• means for verifying the user authentication information at the second computer;
• means for receiving a result of the verifying step at the first computer;
• and
• means for controlling access of the information processing apparatus to one of a plurality of applications based on the result of the verification step, the plurality of applications connected to the first computer via a network.

A system for obtaining network authentication of a user of an image processing device, comprising:

• a first network interface, at the image processing device configured to tramsmit user authentication information from the image processing device to a first computer remote from the image processing device;
• a second network interface configured to transmit the user authentication information from the first computer to a second computer remote from the image processing device and the first computer;
• a module, at the secomd computer, configures to verify the user authentication information at the second computer;
• the second network interface configured to receive a result of the verifying step at the first computer;
• and
• a module, at the first computer, configured to control access of the information processing apparatus to one of a plurality of applications based on the result of the verification step, the plurality of applications connected to the first computervia a network.