Image processing apparatus, and authentication processing method in the same
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKouichirou Nishi
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a function executing unit that executes a plurality of functions including image processing and browsing, a panel that displays a screen associated with the functions of the function executing unit, an authentication unit that authenticates a user based on an input to the panel, a storing unit that associates an authentication token indicating success of authentication by the authentication unit with user privilege level of the authenticated user, and a browser that sends the authentication token stored in the storing unit to a Web server to access content managed by the Web server.
Claims14
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- an image processing unit;
- a panel configured to receive a first user input of authentication information of a user;
- a network interface configured to transmit the authentication information and receive notification of success of user authentication and user privilege level;
- and
- a controller configured to
- generate an authentication token in association with the authentication information and the user privilege level, when the user is authenticated;
- control the panel to display a user interface corresponding to the user privilege level, by which one of functions of the image processing apparatus is selected,
- control the network interface to transmit the authentication token and the authentication information to a computing device that is connected to the image processing apparatus through a computer network, when a second user input on the user interface designates access to a service managed by the computing device, and
- control the image processing unit to perform image processing in connection with the service, when the computing device authenticates the user based on the authentication token and the authentication information.
An authentication processing method in an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a first user input of authentication information of a user;
- transmitting the authentication information, and receiving notification of success of user authentication and user privilege level;
- generating an authentication token in association with the authentication information and the user privilege level, when the user is authenticated;
- displaying, on a panel, a user interface corresponding to the user privilege level, by which one of functions of the image processing apparatus is selected;
- transmitting the authentication token and the authentication information to a computing device that is connected to the image processing apparatus through a computer network, when a second user input on the user interface designates access to a service managed by the computing device;
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- performing image processing in connection with the service, when the computing device authenticates the user based on the authentication token and the authentication information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.