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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Applicant:
Norihiro Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Norihiro Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/33 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01);
Abstract
A peripheral device includes an interface for connection to a wired or wireless LAN, a local interface for wireless connection, and a control unit configured to check a legitimacy of a user based on a user-specific certificate stored in a communication-function-equipped device upon being accessed through the local interface by the communication-function-equipped device using near-field wireless communication, and to allow a predetermined process to be performed upon successful authentication of the legitimacy.