Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-Packard Company

Thomas Stanley Gale

Gregory Alton Vaughn

Johnny MacArthur Lewis

Chris Richard Gunning

Shivaun Albright

Kevin N Smith

Patrick W Fulghum

James G Wendt

Steven J Jahr

Examples disclosed herein relate to wireless communication of a user identifier and encrypted time-sensitive data. Examples further include wireless communication of an authentication token including a user identifier and encrypted time-sensitive data. Examples further include interaction with a remote authentication service. Examples further include utilization of near field communication (NFC).

Wireless communication of a user identifier and encrypted time-sensitive data

Imaging devices can have mass storage devices associated with them. In a networked environment that allows mounting of a shared resource, these mass storage devices can be viewed or even altered by anyone who can connect to the imaging device. However, unrestricted access may be undesirable. The various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for securing these mass storage devices. Security is variable among different sets of users or external devices attempting access of the mass storage device.

Security for mass storage devices in imaging devices

System, including method and apparatus, for controlling printing device outputs by selectively fulfilling or denying corresponding output requests based on the class of each output request. The class may be determined by the type of each request and/or the specific input port through which each request is received.

Control of outputs from a printing device

A peripheral system includes (a) a peripheral device having peripheral memory located thereon, (b) at least one input/output (I/O) card communicating with the peripheral device, and (c) a means for managing the peripheral memory between the peripheral device and the at least one I/O card. In a preferred embodiment, the means for managing the peripheral memory includes (a) a means for determining, during normal operation, an optimum amount of peripheral memory for allocating to each I/O card, and (b) a means for allocating, during normal operation, the optimum amount of peripheral memory to each I/O card. A preferred method for managing memory, between a peripheral device, having peripheral memory thereon, and at least one input/output (I/O) card, includes (a) determining, during normal operation, an optimum amount of peripheral memory for allocating to each I/O card, and (b) allocating, during normal operation, the optimum amount of peripheral memory to each I/O card.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

Thomas Stanley Gale