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.
Claims28
An image processing device that performs image processing for a plurality of functions, comprising:
- a date and time information management unit that is configured to manage date and time information;
- a memory unit that is configured to store image processing restriction information that defines a content of restriction for each of the plurality of functions based on the date and time information;
- a device management unit that is configured to receive an image processing request for image processing for a function;
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- an image processing restriction unit that is configured to determine an image processing restriction corresponding to the function based on the date and time information, a time of the image processing request and the image processing restriction information, wherein
- the device management unit is configured to perform an image processing restriction based on the determined image processing restriction.
A method of image processing for a plurality of functions with an image processing machine, the method comprising:
- receiving an image processing request for image processing for a function;
- reading current date and time information from a source of date and time information;
- determining an image processing restriction for the function based on the current date and time information, a time of the image processing request and an image processing restriction information, the image processing restriction information being information that defines a content of restriction for each of the plurality of functions based on the date and time information;
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- performing the determined image processing restriction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.