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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Tom Haapanen, Kitchener, CA;
Inventor:
Tom Haapanen, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00856 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04N 1/00244 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach is provided for authenticating users of mobile devices for accessing printing devices. According to the approach, a short-range communications method is used to establish the identity of printing devices, and then authentication is performed using a Local Area Network (LAN)/Internet or mobile network connection. Embodiments include the use of two-phase authentication to provide additional security.