IP Library Granted Patent US 11,233,913
Granted Patent B2
US 11,233,913 · App. 16/351,538 · Granted Jan 25, 2022

Image forming system, terminal apparatus, server apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

Inventors: Masayuki Iwasawa (Kanagawa, JP); Shingo Kato (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
H04N1/0048G06F3/1222G06F3/1238G06F21/31G06F21/608
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Patent No.
US 11,233,913
App. No.
16/351,538
Granted
Jan 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image forming system includes a terminal apparatus including a data transmitting unit that transmits data indicating an image formed by an image forming apparatus and necessity information indicating whether authentication information is required for forming the image, to a server apparatus, an identification information storage unit that stores identification information for identifying the data transmitted by the data transmitting unit in a storage unit, an authentication information storage unit that acquires authentication information from a user, with storage of the identification information as a trigger, and stores the acquired authentication information in association with the identification information in the storage unit, and an authentication information transmitting unit that acquires the authentication information from the storage unit and transmits the authentication information to the server apparatus; and the server apparatus including a data receiving unit that receives the data and the necessity information transmitted by the data transmitting unit, an authentication information receiving unit that receives authentication information transmitted from the authentication information transmitting unit, and an output unit that outputs the data and the authentication information to the image forming apparatus, in a case where the necessity information received by the data receiving unit indicates that the authentication information is required.

Claims (40)

1. An image forming system comprising:

a terminal apparatus comprising a first processor configured to:

transmit data indicating an image formed by an image forming apparatus and necessity information, other than authentication information, indicating whether the authentication information is required for forming the image, to a server apparatus,

store identification information for identifying the data transmitted in a memory of the terminal apparatus,

acquire authentication information from a user, with storage of the identification information as a trigger, and store the acquired authentication information in association with the identification information in the memory of the terminal apparatus, and

acquire the authentication information from the memory of the terminal apparatus and transmit the authentication information to the server apparatus; and

the server apparatus comprising a second processor configured to:

receive the data and the necessity information transmitted by the first processor,

receive authentication information transmitted from the first processor, and

output the data and the authentication information to the image forming apparatus, in a case where the necessity information received indicates that the authentication information is required.

2. The image forming system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first processor transmits the authentication information, at a predetermined trigger.

3. The image forming system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second processor requests the authentication information in a case where the necessity information received indicates that authentication information is required, and

wherein the first processor transmits the authentication information, with a request from the second processor as the trigger.

4. The image forming system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the trigger is acquisition of the authentication information from the user.

5. The image forming system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second processor acquires a result of authentication based on the authentication information from the image forming apparatus.

6. The image forming system according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second processor notifies the terminal apparatus that the authentication is rejected, in a case where the result is a rejection of authentication, and

wherein the terminal apparatus is further configured to:

acquire the notification, and

inform the user that the authentication is rejected, in response to the acquisition of the notification.

7. The image forming system according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first processor reacquires the authentication information from the user in response to the acquisition of the notification.

8. A terminal apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

transmit data indicating an image formed by an image forming apparatus and necessity information, other than authentication information, indicating whether the authentication information is required for forming the image, to a server apparatus;

store identification information for identifying the data transmitted in a memory of the terminal apparatus;

acquire authentication information from a user, with storage of the identification information as a trigger, and store the acquired authentication information in association with the identification information in the memory of the terminal apparatus; and

acquire the authentication information from the memory of the terminal apparatus and transmit the authentication information to the server apparatus.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program, causing a computer to:

transmit data indicating an image formed by an image forming apparatus and necessity information, other than authentication information, indicating whether the authentication information is required for forming the image, to a server apparatus;

store identification information for identifying the data transmitted in a memory of the computer;

acquire authentication information from a user, with storage of the identification information as a trigger, and store the acquired authentication information in association with the identification information in the memory of the computer; and

acquire the authentication information from the memory of the computer and transmit the authentication information to the server apparatus.

10. A server apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

receive data indicating an image formed by an image forming apparatus and necessity information, other than authentication information, indicating whether the authentication information is required for forming the image, from a terminal apparatus;

receive authentication information transmitted from the terminal apparatus; and

output the data and the authentication information to the image forming apparatus, in a case where the necessity information received indicates that the authentication information is required.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056237/0154 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2019
From: IWASAWA, MASAYUKI; KATO, SHINGO
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048760/0821 →
Continuity (1)
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