Methods and systems for administering imaging device notification access control

• US 20060077449A1
• Filed: 09/30/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lum, Joey P., Nguyen, Uoc H., Plewnia, Boguslaw Ludwik, Sojian, Lena
• Granted Patent: US 8,015,234 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/502 relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5091 for user-identification or authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32561 using a programmed control device, e.g. a microprocessor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0049 By wire, cable or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3221 of a job number or identification, e.g. communication number

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for Imaging Device Access Control.

Claims

1. A method for imaging device notification subscription access control, said method comprising:

a) receiving a notification subscription request from a subscribing application at a notification application on an imaging device (IDev);

b) receiving a credential from said subscribing application at said notification application on said imaging device (IDev);

c) authenticating said credential at an authentication application when said authenticating is required for said subscription request; and

d) authorizing a subscription when said authenticating is either required and successful or not required for said subscription request.

2. A method as described in claim 1 further comprising said IDev notification application requesting said credentials from said subscribing application after receiving said subscription request.

3. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said subscription request comprises said credentials.

4. A method as described in claim 1 further comprising determining whether said subscription request requires authentication, wherein said authenticating is performed only when said subscription request requires credential authentication and said authorizing is also performed when said credential authentication is not required.

5. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said authenticating is performed only after determining said subscription request is a global subscription request and said authorizing is also performed when said credential authentication is not performed.

6. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said authenticating is performed only after determining said subscription request is for a protected job and said authorizing is also performed when said credential authentication is not performed.

7. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said receiving a notification subscription request is at least partially accomplished with an XML/SOAP message.

8. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said receiving a credential is at least partially accomplished with an XML/SOAP message.

9. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said subscribing application resides on said IDev.

10. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said subscribing application resides on a remote computing device (RCD) that is remote to said IDev.

11. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said notification application is a Web Service Method.

12. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said credential is received from user input at an imaging device user interface (UI).

13. A method for imaging device notification subscription access control, said method comprising:

a) receiving an event subscription request from a subscribing application at a notification application on an imaging device (IDev);

b) receiving a credential from a subscribing application at said notification application oh said imaging device (IDev);

c) sending said credential from said notification application to an authentication application.

d) authenticating said credential at said authentication application when said authentication is required for said subscription request; and

e) authorizing a subscription when said authentication is either required and successfully authenticated or not required for said subscription request.

14. A method as described in claim 13 wherein said subscription request comprises said credential.

15. A method as described in claim 13 wherein said authentication application resides on said IDev.

16. A method as described in claim 13 wherein said authentication application resides on a remote computing device (RCD).

17. A method as described in claim 13 wherein said authorizing is done by said authenticating application.

18. An apparatus for imaging device access control, said apparatus comprising:

a) an imaging device (IDev) notification application comprising;

i) a notification receiver for receiving a subscription request and a credential, and

ii) a notification sender for sending an event notification; and

b) a credential authenticator for authenticating said credential;

c) wherein said notification receiver may receive said subscription request and said credential from a notification application and may send said credential to said credential authenticator;

d) wherein said credential authenticator may authenticate said credential when required for said subscription request; and

e) wherein said notification application may create a subscription record and said notification sender may send an event notification to said subscribing application when said authentication is either required and successfully authenticated or not required for said subscription request.

19. An apparatus as described in claim 18 wherein said credential authenticator is part of said notification application.

20. An apparatus as described in claim 18 wherein said credential authenticator is an application on a remote computing device (RCD).