Peripheral equipment and management method thereof
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1. Peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
- decrypting means for decrypting an access ticket of said peripheral equipment included in a job received from an information processing apparatus on said network; and
control means for limiting execution of said job based on decryption results of said decrypting means.
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Abstract
When managing a job inputted via a network or a console according to a job management command issued likewise via the network or the console, peripheral equipment managed by a directory server connected via the network decrypts an access ticket included in the job, decrypts the access ticket included in the job management command, and manages the job according to the decrypted contents of the access ticket included in the job and the access ticket included in the job management command.
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44 Claims
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1. Peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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decrypting means for decrypting an access ticket of said peripheral equipment included in a job received from an information processing apparatus on said network; and
control means for limiting execution of said job based on decryption results of said decrypting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving a control command for a job from an information processing apparatus on said network;
decrypting means for decrypting an access ticket of said peripheral equipment included in said control command; and
control means for limiting execution of said control command based on decryption results of said decrypting means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. Peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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obtaining means for logging in to said directory server based on information inputted from an operation panel and obtaining an access ticket of said peripheral equipment corresponding to the inputted information from said directory server;
inputting means for, after obtaining said access ticket, inputting a control command for the job from said operation panel;
decrypting means for decrypting said access ticket; and
control means for limiting execution of said control command based on decryption results of said decrypting means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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13. A copier connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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operating means for inputting user information in order to log in to said directory server and directing a copy job to start;
obtaining means for logging in to said directory server and then obtaining management information corresponding to said user information from said directory server; and
control means for limiting execution of said copy job based on said management information.
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18. A directory server for managing network users and resources on a network, comprising:
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managing means for managing management information on the number of copies for each network user;
control means for sending to said copier said management information corresponding to user information obtained on logging in according to a login from the copier connected to said network.
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20. A control method of peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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a decrypting step for decrypting an access ticket of said peripheral equipment included in a job received from an information processing apparatus on said network; and
a control step for limiting execution of said job based on decryption results of said decrypting step. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31)
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24. A control method of peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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a receiving step for receiving a control command for a job from an information processing apparatus on said network;
a decrypting step for decrypting an access ticket of said peripheral equipment included in said control command; and
a control step for limiting execution of said control command based on decryption results of said decrypting step.
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28. A control method of peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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an obtaining step for logging in to said directory server based on information inputted from an operation panel and obtaining an access ticket of said peripheral equipment corresponding to the inputted information from said directory server;
an inputting step for, after obtaining said access ticket, inputting a control command for the job from said operation panel;
a decrypting step for decrypting said access ticket; and
a control step for limiting execution of said control command based on decryption results of said decrypting step.
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32. A control method of a copier connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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an operating step for inputting user information in order to log in to said directory server and directing a copy job to start;
an obtaining step for logging in to said directory server and then obtaining management information corresponding to said user information from said directory server; and
a control step for limiting execution of said copy job based on said management information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40)
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37. A computer program executed on a computer of peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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a decrypting step for decrypting an access ticket of said peripheral equipment included in a job received from an information processing apparatus on said network; and
a control step for limiting execution of said job based on decryption results of said decrypting step.
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39. A computer program executed on a computer of peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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a receiving step for receiving a control command for a job from an information processing apparatus on said network;
a decrypting step for decrypting an access ticket of said peripheral equipment included in said control command; and
a control step for limiting execution of said control command based on decryption results of said decrypting step.
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41. A computer program executed on a computer of peripheral equipment connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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an obtaining step for logging in to said directory server based on information inputted from an operation panel and obtaining an access ticket of said peripheral equipment corresponding to the inputted information from said directory server;
an inputting step for, after obtaining said access ticket, inputting a control command for the job from said operation panel;
a decrypting step for decrypting said access ticket; and
a control step for limiting execution of said control command based on decryption results of said decrypting step. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A computer program executed on a computer of a copier connected to a network and managed by a directory server on said network, comprising:
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an operating step for inputting user information in order to log in to said directory server and directing a copy job to start;
an obtaining step for logging in to said directory server and then obtaining management information corresponding to said user information from said directory server; and
a control step for limiting execution of said copy job based on said management information. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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