Imaging job authorization
First Claim
1. A method for imaging job authorization, the method comprising:
- at an authorization server, receiving a request from a first node print subsystem to communicate an imaging job;
in response to analyzing imaging job information, sending an access inquiry to a second node;
at the authorization server, receiving an authorization, including a one-time use public encryption key, from the second node;
sending a confirmation, including the public key, to the first node print subsystem;
at the first node, encrypting the imaging job using the public key; and
, sending the encrypted imaging job to the second node from the first node.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for imaging job authorization. The method comprises: an authorization server receiving a request from a first node print subsystem to communicate an imaging job; in response to analyzing imaging job information, sending an access inquiry to a second node; the authorization server receiving an authorization, including a one-time use public encryption key, from the second node; sending a confirmation, including the public key, to the first node print subsystem; the first node encrypting the imaging job using the public key; sending the encrypted imaging job to the second node from the first node; and, the second node decrypting the imaging job using a private key corresponding to the public key. The analyzed imaging job information used for access control may include user ID, job content, first node ID, first node communication address, imaging job access control, time/date, imaging job size, or imaging job options.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for imaging job authorization, the method comprising:
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at an authorization server, receiving a request from a first node print subsystem to communicate an imaging job;
in response to analyzing imaging job information, sending an access inquiry to a second node;
at the authorization server, receiving an authorization, including a one-time use public encryption key, from the second node;
sending a confirmation, including the public key, to the first node print subsystem;
at the first node, encrypting the imaging job using the public key; and
,sending the encrypted imaging job to the second node from the first node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An imaging job authorization system, the system comprising:
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a first node device including a print subsystem having an interface for sending a request to communicate an imaging job;
an authorization server having an interface for receiving the request from the first node print subsystem and an interface to send an access inquiry in response to analyzing imaging job information;
a second node device having a interface for receiving the access inquiry from the authorization server and for sending an authorization to the authorization server, including a one-time use public encryption key;
wherein the authorization server sends a confirmation, including the public key, to the first node device print subsystem; and
,wherein the first node device print subsystem encrypts the imaging job using the public key and sends the encrypted imaging job to the second node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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