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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi, JP;
Yuqing Liu, Aichi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus including a memory, a first communication interface configured to communicate with an authentication server, a second communication interface configured to receive terminal identifying information from an external device, a user interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to transmit the first authentication information to the authentication server and receive an authentication result. If the received authentication result indicates that authentication is successfully done, The controller switches a state of the image processing apparatus from a logged out state to a logged-in state. Further, the controller is configured to store terminal identifying information identifying the external device in the memory as corresponding information. In response to receiving the terminal identifying information, the controller performs authentication by collating the terminal identifying information and the corresponding information and switches the state of the image processing apparatus from the logged-out state to the logged-in state.