Restricted image processing device and method for restricting usage of an image processing device
AssigneeOki Data Corporation
InventorTetsuya Hosoi
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Abstract
An image processing device includes a date and time information management unit for managing date and time information, a device management unit for determining, whether or not image processing is restricted based on the date and time information and based on the time of image processing, an image processing restriction unit for determining an image processing restriction when the device management unit determines that image processing is restricted, and an image processing unit for performing image processing in accordance with the image processing restriction. The restriction is a blocking of image processing or a limitation on image processing.
Claims15
An image processing device, comprising:
- a date and time information management unit for managing date and time information;
- a device management unit for determining, whether or not image processing is restricted based on the date and time information and based on the time of image processing;
- an image processing restriction unit for determining an image processing restriction when the device management unit determines that image processing is restricted;
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- an image processing unit for performing image processing in accordance with the image processing restriction, wherein the restriction is a blocking of image processing or a limitation on image processing.
A method of image processing with an image processing machine including:
- reading current date and time information from a source of date and time information;
- determining, based on the current date and time information, whether image processing should be restricted, based on a predetermined set of rules;
- if it is determined that image processing should be restricted, determining a type of restriction to be imposed on the machine based on the predetermined set of rules;
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- restricting image processing according to the type of restriction to be imposed, if it is determined that image processing should be restricted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.