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US 12,400,190 · App. 17/523,918 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and information processing method for enabling device to be used based on contract between organization and contract source

Inventor: Daigo Yamagishi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06Q10/20G06F3/1205G06F3/1222G06F3/1238G06F3/1255G06F3/1285
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Patent No.
US 12,400,190
App. No.
17/523,918
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a processing request for a device from a user, in a case where the received processing request does not correspond to a first usage condition based on a contract with a contract source for the device, acquire a second usage condition based on the contract with the same contract source based on information indicating a relationship between an organization to which the user belongs and the contract source, and control the device to process the processing request based on the acquired second usage condition.

Claims (43)

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to:

receive a processing request for a device from a user who belongs to a first organization;

in a case where the received processing request does not correspond to a first usage condition based on a first contract, acquire a second usage condition based on a second contract, wherein the first contract is an agreement between a second organization that manages the device and a third organization that provides the device, and the second contract is an agreement between the third organization and the first organization that uses the device; and

control the device to process the processing request based on the acquired second usage condition.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second usage condition is acquired based on the processing request.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processing request includes the second usage condition, and

the second usage condition is acquired from the processing request.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processing request includes information associated with the second usage condition, and

the information is acquired from the processing request, and the second usage condition is acquired from the acquired information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the information is information indicating an acquisition destination of the second usage condition.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage unit that stores a process performed based on the second usage condition as history information.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to:

in a case where the second usage condition is acquired, store the second usage condition in the storage unit.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein a case where the processing request does not correspond to the first usage condition is a process related to image processing.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the process related to image processing includes color printing, a maximum number of printed sheets, or scanned image transfer.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the process related to image processing includes a process related to security.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a case where the processing request is received from a user who is not contracted with the third organization, the received processing request is processed with the user as a guest user.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 ,

wherein the guest user is limited in functions that can be used as compared with the first usage condition.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the limited function includes color printing, a maximum number of printed sheets, or scanned image transfer.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein a process related to security is applied without limitation.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

in a case where it is not possible to correspond to the acquired second usage condition, not execute the received processing request.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

receiving a processing request for a device from a user who belongs to a first organization;

acquiring, in a case where the received processing request does not correspond to a first usage condition based on a first contract, a second usage condition based on a second contract, wherein the first contract is an agreement between a second organization that manages the device and a third organization that provides the device, and the second contract is an agreement between the third organization and the first organization that uses the device; and

controlling the device to process the processing request based on the acquired second usage condition.

17. An information processing method comprising:

receiving a processing request for a device from a user who belongs to a first organization;

acquiring, in a case where the received processing request does not correspond to a first usage condition based on a first contract, a second usage condition based on a second contract, wherein the first contract is an agreement between a second organization that manages the device and a third organization that provides the device, and the second contract is an agreement between the third organization and the first organization that uses the device; and

controlling the device to process the processing request based on the acquired second usage condition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2021
From: YAMAGISHI, DAIGO
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058106/0550 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-088286 · May 26, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220383270A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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