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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Noriko Kota, Tokyo, JP;
Noriko Kota, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Toyko, JP;
Abstract
Inputs from multiple input devices including an internal input device, a first external input device, and a second external input devicecan be made to a printing apparatus. The printing apparatusincludes a receiverthat receives, from a host device, a print job containing print user identification information that identifies a print user; an input controllerthat controls any one of the multiple input devices to serve as an input device that inputs authentication information that is used for authenticating the print user identification information; an authentication information input accepting unitthat accepts an input of the authentication information from the controlled input device; an authentication unitthat authenticates the print user identification information using the accepted authentication information; and a printing unitthat performs printing according to the print job when the authentication is successful.