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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2014
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Takanao Kawai, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided an image forming apparatus that can realize an authentication function easily. (1) Transmit a printing requested data from a PC to a port for printing. (2) A user authentication application inputs printing requested data from the port for printing, and user determination data of the printing requested data are transmitted to a user authentication server. (3) The user authentication server transmits 'use permission' or 'use non-permission' to the user authentication application. (4) The user authentication application transmits the image data of the printing requested data to an application platform in case of “use permission.” (5) The application platform transmits image data to a controller. (6) The controller outputs the image data to a printing part. (7) The user authentication application transmits “use non-permission” to the PC in case of “use non-permission.”