US 8,941,854 B2 · Image forming apparatus supporting peer-to-peer connection and method of forming images by authenticating user thereof

Abstract

A method of performing an image forming operation through a user authentication of an image forming apparatus that supports a peer to peer (P2P) connection includes: receiving and storing user identification information and an image forming operation by the image forming apparatus; receiving a P2P connection request from an external wireless device by the image forming apparatus for a user authentication; receiving device information from the wireless device by the image forming apparatus that is P2P connected to the wireless device, and performing the user authentication by using the received device information and the stored user identification information; and when the user authentication is succeeded, performing the image forming operation by the image forming apparatus.

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Dependent claims

A method of performing an image forming operation through a user authentication of an image forming apparatus that supports a peer to peer (P2P) connection, the method comprising:

receiving and storing user identification information and an image forming operation by the image forming apparatus;
after storing the user identification information and the image forming operation, receiving a P2P connection request from an external wireless device by the image forming apparatus for P2P connection between the external wireless device and image forming apparatus before user authentication;
after establishing the P2P connection, receiving device information from the external wireless device by the image forming apparatus that is P2P connected to the external wireless device, and performing the user authentication by using the received device information and the stored user identification information;
and
when the user authentication is successful, performing the image forming operation by the image forming apparatus,
wherein the user identification information is generated by using the device information of the external wireless device.

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An image forming apparatus supporting a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection, the image forming apparatus comprising:

an operation receiver which receives user identification information and an image forming operation;
an operation storage unit which stores the image forming operation;
an operation execution unit which performs the stored image forming operation;
a communication interface for P2P which connects the image forming apparatus to an external wireless device after the image forming operation is stored in the operation storage unit:
a user identification information generator which generates the user identification information by using the device information;
a user authenticator which receives device information from the wireless device that is P2P connected to the communication interface and which performs a user authentication by using the device information and the user identification information,
wherein the device information is received after P2P communication is established between the image forming apparatus and the external wireless device;
and
a control unit which allows the operation execution unit to perform the image forming operation stored in the operation storage unit, when the user authenticator succeeds in the user authentication.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Image forming apparatus supporting peer-to-peer connection and method of forming images by authenticating user thereof

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Image forming apparatus supporting peer-to-peer connection and method of forming images by authenticating user thereof

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