Information processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image forming system, information processing method, and image forming method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMichio Kawase, Shunichi Komatsu, Michiharu Masuda, Yoshihito Osari, Tsunao Hombo
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus determines whether an authentication portion on an image forming apparatus side can authenticate user authentication information input on the information processing apparatus side. If it is determined that the authentication portion on the image forming apparatus side can authenticate the user authentication information input on the information processing apparatus side, transmission of image data from the information processing apparatus to the image forming apparatus is controlled.
Claims29
An information processing apparatus which transmits image data to output from an image forming apparatus through a network, comprising:
- an authentication information input portion which inputs authentication information of a user;
- a first determination portion which determines whether an authentication portion of the image forming apparatus is adapted to authenticate the authentication information;
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- a transmission controller which controls in accordance with a determination of the first determination portion whether to transmit the image data to the image forming apparatus.
An information processing apparatus which receives image data and authentication information of a user to output from an image forming apparatus through a network, comprising:
- a first determination portion which determines whether an authentication portion of the image forming apparatus is adapted to authenticate the authentication information;
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- a transmission controller which controls in accordance with a determination of the first determination portion whether to transmit the image data to the image forming apparatus.
An image forming system comprising an image forming apparatus which outputs image data transmitted from an information processing apparatus through a network,
- the information processing apparatus comprising:
- an authentication information input portion which inputs authentication information of a user;
- a first determination portion which determines whether an authentication portion of the image forming apparatus is adapted to authenticate the authentication information;
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- a transmission controller which transmits the authentication information and the image data to the image forming apparatus when the first determination portion determines that the authentication portion of the image forming apparatus is adapted to authenticate the authentication information, and
- the image forming apparatus comprising:
- an authentication portion;
- a second determination portion which determines whether authentication information inputted in the authentication portion matches the transmitted authentication information;
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- an image formation controller which outputs the image data when the second determination portion determines that each of the authentication information match each other.
An image forming system comprising:
- a second information processing apparatus which receives image data from a first information processing apparatus through a network;
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- an image forming apparatus which outputs the image data from the second information processing apparatus through the network,
- the first information processing apparatus comprising:
- an authentication information input portion which inputs authentication information of a user;
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- a first transmission controller which transmits designation information of the designated image forming apparatus, the image data, and the authentication information to the second information processing apparatus,
- the second information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first determination portion which determines whether an authentication portion of the designated image forming apparatus is adapted to authenticate the authentication information;
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- a second transmission controller which transmits the authentication information and the image data to the designated image forming apparatus when the first determination portion determines that the authentication portion of the image forming apparatus is adapted to authenticate the authentication information, and
- the image forming apparatus comprising:
- the authentication portion;
- a second determination portion which determines whether authentication information inputted in the authentication portion matches the transmitted authentication information;
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- an image formation controller which outputs the image data when the second determination portion determines that each of the authentication information match each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.