SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING SHARED PRINTER WITH RFID
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus to print documents based on a task permission level of a user obtained through radio frequency identification (RFID) information, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- at least one RFID chip to transmit information associated with the user;
an RFID transceiver to retrieve and receive the information transmitted from the at least one RFID chip; and
a controller to determine whether to print a document based on the task permission level held by a user associated with the at least one RFID chip received by the RFID transceiver unit;
a printing unit to print the document based on a control signal generated in accordance with the determination made by the controller, anda memory unit to store log information and information in connection with the document.
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Abstract
A system and method of managing a shared printer with radio frequency identification (RFID) includes at least one RFID chip containing information about task permission for users, an RFID transceiver unit to periodically retrieve information about the RFID chip, a controller to determine whether to output a document based on task permission held by a user associated with the RFID chip retrieved by the RFID transceiver unit, and a printing unit to form images on a printing medium in response to a control signal from the controller. It is possible to allow, for example, printing and facsimile transmission by giving specific permission to each user and allows a manager to inspect a use specification by the RFID transceiver unit. The RFID transceiver unit is included in a printer and periodically retrieves information about an RFID chip and determines whether a document is to be output based on task permission held by a user associated with the retrieved RFID chip.
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1. An image forming apparatus to print documents based on a task permission level of a user obtained through radio frequency identification (RFID) information, the image forming apparatus comprising:
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at least one RFID chip to transmit information associated with the user; an RFID transceiver to retrieve and receive the information transmitted from the at least one RFID chip; and a controller to determine whether to print a document based on the task permission level held by a user associated with the at least one RFID chip received by the RFID transceiver unit; a printing unit to print the document based on a control signal generated in accordance with the determination made by the controller, and a memory unit to store log information and information in connection with the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling an image forming apparatus to print documents based on a task permission level of a user obtained through radio frequency identification (RFID) information, the method comprising:
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periodically retrieving and receiving information of at least one RFID chip with an RFID transceiver unit; determining whether to print a document based on a task permission level held by a user associated with the RFID chip information retrieved by the RFID transceiver unit with a controller; and printing the document in response to a control signal generated in accordance with the determination made by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling a shared printer with RFID, the method comprising:
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determining whether a plurality of RFID chips are detected; setting a task permission level to a highest permission level when the plurality of RFID chips are detected; performing a checking operation including checking whether any of the detected RFID chips have the task permission level that is the same as the set task permission level, and if there are RFID chips that have the task permission level that is the same as the set task permission level, printing a document related to each of the RFID chips having the task permission level that is the same as the set task permission level, otherwise re-setting the task permission level to a lower level by a predetermined value.
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