INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100235898A1
• Filed: 02/26/2010
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hiraike, Kou
• Granted Patent: US 8,505,082 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/608 Secure printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2151 Time stamp

Abstract

When a plurality of information processing apparatuses having an authentication function executes a cooperative job, user authentication information is transmitted from a cooperative information source processing apparatus to a destination cooperative information processing apparatus that executes the cooperative job. It is determined whether or not a user account with authentication information that is the same as the transmitted authentication information exists in the destination cooperative information processing apparatus. The determined result is then notified to the cooperative information source processing apparatus. In this case, when the cooperative information source processing apparatus is notified that a user account with the same authentication information does not exist, the cooperative information source processing apparatus creates a user account based on the authentication information. Authentication is performed using the created user account, and the cooperative job is executed by the cooperative information source processing apparatus and the destination cooperative information processing apparatus.

Claims

1. An information processing system that executes a cooperative job that is executed by cooperation between a plurality of information processing apparatuses that have an authentication function, wherein:

a cooperative information source processing apparatus comprises;

input means that inputs authentication information for authenticating a destination cooperative information processing apparatus for executing a cooperative job, and

transmission means that transmits authentication information that is input with said input means to said destination cooperative information processing apparatus;

said destination cooperative information processing apparatus comprises;

authentication means that performs authentication based on authentication information that is transmitted with said transmission means, and

notification means that notifies a result of authentication by said authentication means to said cooperative information source processing apparatus;

wherein said cooperative information source processing apparatus further comprises;

creation means that, when a result to the effect that authentication succeeded is notified by said notification means, creates account information based on authentication information that is input with said input means, and

management means that performs management of the cooperative job using account information created by said creation means.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

said management means manages a history of the cooperative job;

said destination cooperative information processing apparatus further comprises deletion means that deletes account information created by said creation means; and

in a case where a history of the cooperative job that is managed by said management means is erased, said deletion means deletes account information relating to the history of the cooperative job.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

said cooperative information source processing apparatus and said destination cooperative information processing apparatus comprise authorization management means that manages an authorization relating to use of its own apparatus with respect to account information;

said destination cooperative information processing apparatus further comprises means that transmits authorization information showing an authorization of authentication information that has been authenticated by said authentication means that is managed with said authorization management means to said cooperative information source processing apparatus; and

said cooperative information source processing apparatus manages an authorization relating to use of its own apparatus with respect to account information that is created by said creation means in accordance with the authorization information transmitted by said destination cooperative information processing apparatus, by means of said authorization management means.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein when the cooperative job is completed, said destination cooperative information processing apparatus edits an authorization with respect to account information created by said creation means, by means of said authorization management means.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein:

said destination cooperative information processing apparatus further comprises means that authenticates said cooperative information source processing apparatus; and

when authentication is established by said means that authenticates, said creation means creates account information based on the authentication information.

6. A processing method of an information processing system that executes a cooperative job that is executed by cooperation between a plurality of information processing apparatuses that have an authentication function, wherein:

a cooperative information source processing apparatus;

inputs authentication information for authenticating a destination cooperative information processing apparatus for executing a cooperative job, and

transmits the input authentication information to said destination cooperative information processing apparatus;

said destination cooperative information processing apparatus;

performs authentication based on the authentication information that is transmitted, and

notifies a result of the authentication to said cooperative information source processing apparatus; and

said cooperative information source processing apparatus further;

creates account information based on the input authentication information, when a result to the effect that authentication succeeded is notified, and

performs management of the cooperative job using the account information that is created.