Methods and systems for providing secure printing while printing documents
The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for providing secure printing at a multi-function device. The method includes identifying whether a document received from a user requires secure printing. Then, the physical presence of the user and a user registered device near the multi-function device is detected. If both are present near the multi-function device, then printing of the document is initiated. Further, the presence of the user and a user registered device near the multi-function device is continuously tracked. Based on the presence of the user and the user registered device near the multi-function device, one of the following is performed—either continuing printing the document till completion and collection by the user or pausing printing the document when either the user or the user registered device is not detected near the multi-function device.
1. A method for securing documents while printing the documents, the method comprising:
providing a multi-function device for:
receiving a document for printing from a user;
identifying whether the document requires secure printing;
based on the identification that the document requires secure printing:
authenticating the user to initiate printing of the document; and
continuously detecting the presence of the user near the multi-function device using a first method while printing the document and further detecting the presence of the user registered device near the multi-function device using a second method while printing the document; and
based on the detection of the presence of the user and the user registered device, performing one of the following:
pausing printing the document when either the presence of the user or the presence of the user registered device is not detected near the multi-function device; and
continue printing the document till completion, when both the presence of the user and the presence of the user registered device are detected near the multi-function device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, displaying an initial alert to the user while initiating printing of the document.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, sending an alert to the user registered device when either the presence of the user or the presence of the user registered device is not detected near the multi-function device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, continuously tracking the presence of the user and the user registered device till the document is printed completely and collected by the user.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, activating a security function of the multi-function device based on the identification of the document requiring secure printing.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, resuming printing the document when both the presence of the user and the presence of the user registered device are detected again near the multi-function device.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, stop tracking the user and the user registered device when the document is printed completely and collected by the user.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, providing an alternate option to the user to track the user registered device, when the user registered device is not detected near the multi-function device.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, initiating printing of the document when both the presence of the user and the user registered device is detected near the multi-function device.
10. A method for secure printing at a multi-function device, the method comprising:
identifying whether a document received from a user requires secure printing;
based on the identification that the document requires secure printing:
initiating printing the document; and
continuously tracking the presence of the user and a user registered device near the multi-function device; and
based on the presence of the user and the user registered device, either continuing printing the document till completion and collection by the user or pausing printing the document.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein tracking comprises checking if the user and the user registered device are within a pre-defined range of the multi-function device.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein continuing printing the document comprises continue printing the document when both the user and the user registered device are within a pre-defined range of the multi-function device.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein pausing printing the document comprises pausing printing the document when either of the user or the user registered device is out of a pre-defined range of the multi-function device.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising, resuming printing the document when both the user and the user registered device are found again within a pre-defined range of the multi-function device.
15. A multi-function device for securing documents while printing the documents, the multi-function device comprising:
a controller for:
identifying whether a document requires secure printing;
based on the identification that the document requires secure printing:
authenticating a user to initiate printing of the document;
initiating printing of the document; and
continuously tracking the presence of the user and a user registered device near the multi-function device, based on an input from a first sensor and one or more second sensors; and
based on the tracking, performing one of the following:
pausing printing the document when either the presence of the user or the presence of the user registered device is not detected near the multi-function device; and continuing printing the document till completion, when both the presence of the user and presence of the user registered device are detected near the multi-function device;
the first sensor for detecting the presence of the user near the multi-function device while printing the document; and the one or more second sensors for detecting the presence of the user registered device near the multi-function device while printing the document.
16. The multi-function device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is for sending an alert to the user registered device when either the presence of the user or the presence of the user registered device is not detected near the multi-function device.
17. The multi-function device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is for continuously monitoring the presence of the user and the presence of the user's registered device till the document is printed and collected by the user.
18. The multi-function device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is for stop tracking the user and the user registered device when the document is printed completely and collected by the user.
19. The multi-function device of claim 15 , further comprises, a user interface for providing an alternate option to the user to track the presence of the user registered device, when the presence of the user registered device is not detected near the multi-function device.
20. The multi-function device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is for activating a security feature of the multi-function device based on the identification whether the received document requires secure printing.
21. The multi-function device of claim 15 , wherein the controller is for initiating printing the document when both the presence of the user and the presence of the user registered device is detected near the multi-function device.