US 2024/0402959 A1 · PROXIMITY BASED USER AUTHENTICATION FOR MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICES

Abstract

A multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the MFD includes a local communication interface, a proximity sensor to detect a user within a detection range, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions. The instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations that include detecting the user within the detection range via the proximity sensor, scanning a mobile device of the user for a device identification via the local communication interface, determining that the device identification is associated with the user that is authorized on the MFD, and automatically logging the user into the MFD.

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Dependent claims

A multi-function device (MFD) with printing and scanning hardware, comprising:

a local communication interface;
a proximity sensor to detect a user within a detection range;
a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting the user within the detection range via the proximity sensor;
scanning a mobile device of the user for a device identification via the local communication interface;
determining that the device identification is associated with the user that is authorized on the MFD;
and
automatically logging the user into the MFD.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/732,296Filed 3 Jun 2024

Priority

5 Jun 2023

Published

5 Dec 2024

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

G06F 3/1238
Print job management: secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a…
G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/1222
Specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect: increasing security of the print job
G06F 3/1287
Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server: via internet

Proximity based user authentication for multi-function devices

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Abstract

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