Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshifumi Fusaka
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Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus that improves operability while securing security of image data stored in an apparatus. In the image forming apparatus having a filing function, when image data is stored with the filing function, a password of a user authenticated by an authenticating portion is set as a password for storing the image data, and at the time of reading image data with the filing function, when the password of the user authenticated by the authenticating portion is set to the image data, the password of the image data is released.
Claims7
An image processing apparatus having a filing function, comprising:
- an authenticating portion for authenticating a user with a password;
- and
- a control portion configured to display an input screen with at least three options for storing image data using the filing function, the input screen indicating:
- to set an optional password, to use the same password as that used in the user authentication and require input of the password subsequently, or to use the same password as that used in the user authentication without requiring input of the password subsequently,
- wherein when setting of the optional password is specified, the optional password is acquired and stored in a storage portion in association with the image data,
- and when the same password as that used in the user authentication with or without requiring input of the password subsequently is selected, a classification of whether or not the password has been read is acquired, and if the classification of whether or not the password is confirmed is specified, the password used in the user authentication and the specified classification are stored in the storage portion in association with the image data.
An image processing method of an image processing apparatus having a filing function, comprising:
- an authentication step of authenticating a user with a password;
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- a control step, in which an input screen is displayed with at least three options for storing image data using the filing function, the input screen indicating;
- to set an optional password, to use the same password as that used in the authentication step and require input of the password subsequently, or to use the same password as that used in the user authentication without requiring input of the password subsequently,
- wherein when setting of the optional password is specified, the optional password is acquired and stored in a storage portion in association with the image data,
- and when the same password as that used in the authentication step with or without requiring input of the password subsequently is selected, a classification of whether or not the password has been read is acquired, and if the classification of whether to confirm the password is specified, the password used in the authenticating step and the specified classification are stored in the storage portion in association with the image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.