Verification system, server, and electronic instrument
The verification system of this invention comprises an image forming apparatus 1 having verification function and a card reader 2 for reading a user ID from a card. The image forming apparatus 1 is capable of performing short-range radio communication with a portable instrument 3 . The portable instrument 3 receives a polling command transmitted by the image forming apparatus 1 and sends back its own identification code if it is located near the image forming apparatus 1 . The image forming apparatus 1 permits usage of all the functions thereof if it verifies that user is an officially permitted person according to user ID read by the card reader 2 and the identification code sent back from the portable instrument 3 . Consequently, there is provided a verification system having a high security level and convenient for use or a verification system which permits usage of its apparatus and other related devices within an appropriate range depending on the security level of a verified method.
1. A verification system comprising:
a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus each of which contains verification sections based on two or more kinds of verification methods; and
a permission restricting section that restricts an operation of the first image processing apparatus permitted based on a single verification result utilizing a first verification method or a second verification method when an operation permission for the second image processing apparatus is granted based on a double verification result utilizing both the first verification method and the second verification method,
wherein the permission restricting section restricts an operation of the first image processing apparatus that has been permitted before the operation permission for the second image processing apparatus if the double verification result of the second image processing apparatus is drew by user verification content that is the same as user verification content utilized in the single verification result of the first image processing apparatus.
2. The verification system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second image processing apparatus comprises at least two of following operation items: a scanner that scans a document to obtain image data thereon; a printer that foams an image based on image data; and an image transmitting apparatus that transmits image data to other apparatus.
3. The verification system according to claim 1 , wherein a verification result in accordance with the first verification method is executed by obtaining user identification information.
4. The verification system according to claim 1 , wherein a verification result in accordance with the second verification method is executed by obtaining a user's positioning information from a portable instrument carried by the user.
5. The verification system according to claim 4 , wherein the user's positioning information is obtained from the portable instrument without any input by the user and only if the user carries the portable instrument with its power on.
6. A verification system comprising:
a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus each of which contains verification sections based on two or more kinds of verification methods; and
a permission restricting section that restricts an operation of the first image processing apparatus permitted based on a single verification result utilizing a first verification method or a second verification method when an operation permission for the second image processing apparatus is granted based on a double verification result utilizing both the first verification method and the second verification method,
wherein the permission restricting section restricts an operation of the first image processing apparatus that is permitted after the operation permission for the second image processing apparatus if the double verification result of the second image processing apparatus has been drew by user verification content that is the same as user verification content utilized in the single verification result of the first image processing apparatus.
7. The verification system according to claim 6 , wherein a verification result in accordance with the first verification method is executed by obtaining user identification information.
8. The verification system according to claim 6 , wherein a verification result in accordance with the second verification method is executed by obtaining a user's positioning information from a portable instrument carried by the user.
9. A verification system comprising:
a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus each of which contains verification sections based on two or more kinds of verification methods; and
a permission restricting section that restricts an operation of the first image processing apparatus permitted based on a single verification result utilizing a first verification method or a second verification method when an operation permission for the second image processing apparatus is granted based on a double verification utilizing both the first verification method and the second verification method,
wherein, after an operation of the second image processing apparatus is finished, when the single verification result of the first image processing apparatus is drew by user verification content that is the same as user verification content utilized in the double verification result of the second image processing apparatus, the permission restricting section restricts or not of an operation of the first image processing apparatus depending on positioning information of the first and second image processing apparatuses and verification time information relating to the first image processing apparatus.