Digital combined apparatus, control method therefor, and digital combined apparatus system
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinji Koizumi
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Abstract
This invention relates to a digital combined apparatus including an operation panel, a reader/writer which writes/reads data on/from a recording medium, and a controller which controls the operations of the operation panel and reader/writer. When the reader/writer reads out ID information of the user from the recording medium on which at least the ID information is recorded, the operation panel displays a user authentication window which prompts the user to input a password for identifying himself or herself.
Claims18
A digital combined apparatus comprising:
- an operation panel;
- a card reader which reads data on a recording card medium which records at least user ID information;
- a controller which controls operations of said operation panel and said card reader;
- and
- a memory which stores an authentic password and data for a user personal menu window customized for each user;
- wherein when said card reader reads out ID information of a user from the recording card medium on which at least the ID information is recorded, said operation panel displays a user authentication window which prompts the user to input a password for identifying the user;
- said controller collates the password input on said operation panel in accordance with the user authentication window with the authentic password saved in said memory in advance, and if the input password is determined to be authentic, the digital combined apparatus can be operated, and said controller reads the data for the user personal menu window from the memory and displays the user personal menu window on said operation panel.
A method of controlling a digital combined apparatus having an operation panel, a card reader which reads data on a recording card medium which records at least user ID information, a controller which controls operations of said operation panel and said card reader, and a memory which stores an authentic password and data for a user personal menu window customized for each user, comprising the steps of:
- causing said card reader to read out ID information of a user from the recording card medium on which at least the ID information is recorded;
- causing said operation panel to display a user authentication window which prompts the user to input a password for identifying the user;
- causing said controller collates the password input on said operation panel in accordance with the user authentication window with the authentic password saved in said memory in advance, and
- if the input password is determined to be authentic, causing the digital combined apparatus to be operated, and said controller reads the data for the user personal menu window from the memory and to display the user personal menu window on said operation panel.
A system, comprising:
- a server and client personal computer connected to said digital combined apparatus via a network;
- and
- a digital combined apparatus;
- said digital combined apparatus having,
- an operation panel,
- a card reader which reads data on a recording card medium which records at least user ID information,
- a controller which controls operations of said operation panel and said card reader, and
- a memory which stores an authentic password and data for a user personal menu window customized for each user,
- wherein when said card reader reads out ID information of a user from the recording card medium on which at least the ID information is recorded, said operation panel displays a user authentication window which prompts the user to input a password for identifying the user,
- said controller collates the password input on said operation panel in accordance with the user authentication window with the authentic password saved in said memory in advance, and if the input password is determined to be authentic, the digital combined apparatus can be operated, and said controller reads the data for the user personal menu window from the memory and displays the user personal menu window on said operation panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.