Managing Access To A Document-Processing Device Using An Identification Token

• US 20100325716A1
• Filed: 08/30/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jiang Hong, Ke Wei
• Original Assignee: Jiang Hong, Ke Wei
• Inventors: Wei, Ke, Hong, Jiang
• Granted Patent: US 8,844,014 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards

Abstract

A method and apparatus for accessing a document-processing device is provided. A request to access the document-processing device is received by the document-processing device. For example, the request may be a request to configure the document-processing device or a request to produce an electronic copy of a document. The document-processing device reads authentication data from an authentication token, which is a portable physical object associated with the user that issued the request. For example, the authentication token may be a proximity card, a common access card (CAC), a smart card, a credit card, a driver'"'"'s license, or a cell phone. The document-processing device determines, based on the authentication data, whether the user has sufficient user access privileges to perform the request. If user has sufficient user access privileges to perform of the request, then the document-processing device performs the request.

Claims

1. A method for accessing a document-processing device, comprising:

receiving, at the document-processing device, a request to access the document-processing device;

the document-processing device reading authentication data from an authentication token, wherein the authentication token is a portable physical object associated with a user that issued the request;

the document-processing device determining, based on the authentication data, whether the user has sufficient user access privileges to perform the request; and

upon determining that the user has sufficient user access privileges to perform of the request, the document-processing device performing the request.