Information Processing Apparatus Capable of Authentication Processing Achieving Both of User Convenience and Security, Method of Controlling Information Processing Apparatus, and Recording Medium Recording Program for Controlling Information Processing Apparatus
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a display for displaying an authentication screen; and
a controller for performing authentication processing in response to a user'"'"'s input instruction on said authentication screen,said controller being capable of executing as said authentication processing, at least one of a first authentication scheme and a second authentication scheme more simplified than said first authentication scheme, andsaid controller executing said second authentication scheme in next authentication processing when authentication processing in accordance with said first authentication scheme led to approval in response to said user'"'"'s input instruction.
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Abstract
Whether a log-in button has been pressed or not is determined. When it is determined that the log-in button has been pressed, an ID selection screen is displayed. Whether an ID has been selected or not is determined. When it is determined that an ID has been selected, whether a secure printing job is present or not is determined. Thereafter, whether password matching is successfully achieved or not is determined. Thereafter, whether a password image function is ON or not is determined. Then, when it is determined that password matching was successfully achieved and a password image authentication function is ON, password image authentication is carried out.
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18 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a display for displaying an authentication screen; and a controller for performing authentication processing in response to a user'"'"'s input instruction on said authentication screen, said controller being capable of executing as said authentication processing, at least one of a first authentication scheme and a second authentication scheme more simplified than said first authentication scheme, and said controller executing said second authentication scheme in next authentication processing when authentication processing in accordance with said first authentication scheme led to approval in response to said user'"'"'s input instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an authentication screen; and performing authentication processing in accordance with at least one of a first authentication scheme and a second authentication scheme more simplified than said first authentication scheme, in response to a user'"'"'s input instruction on said authentication screen, and in said step of performing authentication processing, when authentication processing in accordance with said first authentication scheme led to approval 1 in response to said user'"'"'s input instruction, said second authentication scheme is executed in next authentication processing.
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18. A recording medium recording a control program executed in a computer representing an information processing apparatus, said control program causing the computer to perform processing including the steps of
displaying an authentication screen, and performing authentication processing in accordance with at least one of a first authentication scheme and a second authentication scheme more simplified than said first authentication scheme, in response to a user'"'"'s input instruction on said authentication screen, and in said step of performing authentication processing, when authentication processing in accordance with said first authentication scheme led to approval in response to said user'"'"'s input instruction, said second authentication scheme is executed in next authentication processing.
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