Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yuuki Ohtaka

Seijiro Hori

Satoru Nishio

Satoru Kawakubo

Qinlei Fan

Systems, apparatuses and methodologies, for an administrator to configure a flexible document workflow are provided. A workflow creation interface may be provided on a terminal (e.g., via application software) for an administrator to create and register document workflow profiles. Such workflow creation interface may be configured to include a processing location selector to receive selection by the administrator of (i) a processing location amongst plural processing locations or (ii) automatic determination. Such processing location selection may be on a connector-by-connector basis or for the entire workflow. For example, the administrator can register multiple versions of a workflow, to be processed at respective processing locations. As another example, a hybrid workflow can be created in which some workflow connectors or components are performed at one location acid other workflow connectors or components are performed at another location. In another aspect, a workflow validation module may be provided to permit the administrator to test a workflow profile (e.g., a hybrid workflow).

Document processing system, document workflow application and document processing method, configured for flexible workflow

An information processor is disclosed that includes an authentication part configured to authenticate a user based on predetermined information; an information obtaining part configured to obtain first information to be used to authenticate the user from an external device; and an authentication control part configured to cause the authentication part to authenticate the user by inputting information based on the first information to the authentication part as the predetermined information. The information obtaining part is configured to obtain the first information using a program module whose correlation with the information obtaining part is recorded in a recording medium.

Information processor, authentication control method, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus includes a user information managing part that manages registered user information, an authentication part that performs user authentication using the registered user information managed by the user information managing part, an external authentication part that controls an external computer to perform authentication on user information input via an input interface and acquires authenticated user information from the computer when the input user information is successfully authenticated by the computer, and a registration part that registers the authenticated user information acquired by the external authentication part in the user information managing part as the registered user information.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yuuki Ohtaka