Image Forming Device, Computer Program, and Data File
AssigneeMurata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShigeki TAKEUCHI
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Abstract
An image forming device prints out a data file including a data body, which is printed out, and additional data, which is not printed out. The additional data includes at least authentication data. The image forming device includes an identification entry unit, an operator authentication unit, and a print execution unit. The identification entry unit accepts an entry of the identification data of an operator. The operator authentication unit authenticates the identification data of the operator by the authentication data of the data file. The print execution unit prints out result data, according to whether the authenticated identification data is appropriate or inappropriate, along with the data body of the data file.
Claims17
An image forming device comprising:
- an identification entry unit that accepts an entry of identification data of an operator;
- an operator authentication unit that executes an authentication process on the identification data of the operator by authentication data of a data file including a data body, which is printed out, and additional data, which is not printed out and includes the authentication data;
- and
- a print execution unit that prints out result data, according to whether the authenticated identification data is appropriate or inappropriate, along with the data body of the data file.
An image forming device comprising:
- an identification entry unit that accepts an entry of identification data of an operator;
- an operator authentication unit that executes an authentication process on the identification data of the operator by authentication data of a data file including a data body, which is printed out, and additional data, which is not printed out and includes the authentication data;
- and
- a print execution unit that transmits result data, according to whether the authenticated identification data is appropriate or inappropriate, to a remote printer device along with the data body of the data file, and prints out the result data and the data body by the remote printer device.
An image forming device comprising:
- a reception unit that receives a data file including a data body, which is printed out, and additional data, which is not printed out and includes authentication data, from a remote computer device;
- an identification entry unit that accepts an entry of identification data of an operator;
- an operator authentication unit that executes an authentication process on the identification data of the operator by the authentication data of the data file;
- and
- a print execution unit that prints out result data, according to whether the authenticated identification data is appropriate or inappropriate, along with the data body of the data file.
A computer program for a device embodied in a computer readable medium to perform the steps of:
- accepting an entry of identification data of an operator;
- authenticating the identification data of the operator by authentication data of a data file including a data body, which is printed out, and additional data, which is not printed out and includes the authentication data;
- and
- transmitting result data, according to whether the authenticated identification data is appropriate or inappropriate, along with the data body of the data file to a remote printer device, and printing out the result data and the data body by the remote printer device.
A computer program for a device embodied in a computer readable medium to perform the steps of:
- authenticating identification data of an operator by authentication data of a data file including a data body, which is printed out, and additional data, which is not printed out and includes the authentication data;
- and
- printing out result data, according to whether the authenticated identification data is appropriate or inappropriate, along with the data body of the data file.
A data file comprising:
- a data body, which is printed out;
- and
- additional data, which is not printed out and at least includes:
- authentication data for authenticating identification data of an operator, and
- result data indicating an authentication result of the identification data.
An image forming device comprising:
- a file conversion unit that converts a data file with authentication data into print data;
- an authentication processing unit that authenticates the data file, which is converted into the print data, by the authentication data;
- a result conversion unit that converts an authentication result into print data of a machine-readable compressed image;
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- a print execution unit that prints out the print data of the authentication result and the print data of the data file onto a printing medium.
An image forming device comprising:
- a file conversion unit that converts a data file with authentication data into print data;
- an authentication processing unit that authenticates the data file, which is converted into the print data, by the authentication data;
- a result conversion unit that converts an authentication result into print data of a machine-readable compressed image;
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- a print execution unit that transmits the print data of the authentication result and the print data of the data file to a remote printer device, and prints out the print data onto a printing medium by the printer device.
An image forming device comprising:
- a file conversion unit that receives a data file with authentication data from a remote computer device, and converts the received data file into print data;
- an authentication processing unit that authenticates the data file, which is converted into the print data, by the authentication data;
- a result conversion unit that converts an authentication result into print data of a machine-readable compressed image;
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- a print execution unit that prints out the print data of the authentication result and the print data of the data file onto a printing medium.
A computer program for a device embodied in a computer readable medium to perform the steps of:
- converting a data file with authentication data into print data;
- authenticating the data file, which is converted into the print data, by the authentication data;
- converting an authentication result into print data of a machine-readable compressed image;
- and
- transmitting the print data of the authentication result and the print data of the data file to a printer device, and printing out the print data onto a printing medium by the printer device.
A computer program for a device embodied in a computer readable medium to perform the steps of:
- receiving a data file with authentication data from a remote computer device, and converting the received data file into print data;
- authenticating the data file, which is converted into the print data, by the authentication data;
- converting an authentication result into print data of a machine-readable compressed image;
- and
- printing out the print data of the authentication result and the print data of the data file onto a printing medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.