DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20130232239A1
• Filed: 02/20/2013
• Published: 09/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Toshio Akiyama
• Inventors: AKIYAMA, Toshio
• Granted Patent: US 9,374,272 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0889 Techniques to speed-up the configuration process

Abstract

A data processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive an input of user information, a determining unit configured to determine a destination corresponding to the user information, a preparing unit configured to prepare a computer program for enabling an information terminal device to which the computer program is installed to use a data processing function provided by the data processing apparatus and configuration information related to the data processing function, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit instruction information giving an instruction as to how the computer program and the configuration information are acquired to the destination thus determined over a network.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus connected to a network, the data processing apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive an input of user information;

a determining unit configured to determine a destination corresponding to the user information;

a preparing unit configured to prepare a computer program for enabling an information terminal device to which the computer program is installed to use a data processing function provided by the data processing apparatus, and configuration information related to the data processing function; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit instruction information giving an instruction as to how the computer program and the configuration information are acquired to the destination thus determined over the network.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information includes networking configuration information, and user identification information used in determining whether execution of a process is permitted when such a process is requested from the data processing function.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an identification information issuing unit configured to issue new user identification information for imposing a use restriction on the data processing function when an application for using the data processing apparatus is submitted through entry of the user information, and is determined to be not submitted by a registered user.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storing control unit configured to perform control of storing a package including the computer program in an executable format and the configuration information, in a manner secured by any one of access control and password protection or both, wherein

the instruction information includes at least one message including security information for passing any one of the access control and the password protection or both.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit transmits instruction information attached with a package including the computer program in an executable format and the configuration information as the instruction information.

6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction information is distributed to the destination thus determined after an administrator user approves the computer program.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that contains a computer program causing a computer to function as:

a receiving unit configured to receive an input of user information;

a determining unit configured to determine a destination corresponding to the user information;

a preparing unit configured to prepare a computer program for enabling an information terminal device to which the computer program is installed to use a data processing function provided by the data processing apparatus, and configuration information related to the data processing function; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit instruction information giving an instruction as to how the computer program and the configuration information are acquired to the destination thus determined over a network.

8. A data processing system comprising:

a data processing apparatus; and

one or more servers connected to the data processing apparatus over a network, wherein

the data processing apparatus comprises a receiving unit configured to receive an input of user information entered via an input device included in the data processing apparatus, and

the one or more server comprises;

a determining unit configured to determine a destination corresponding to the user information;

a preparing unit configured to prepare a computer program for enabling an information terminal device to which such a computer program is installed to use a data processing function provided by the data processing apparatus, and configuration information related to the data processing function; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit instruction information giving an instruction as to how the computer program and the configuration information are acquired to the destination thus determined over the network.