DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20150244832A1
• Filed: 05/13/2015
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: HIRAKATA, Satoru
• Granted Patent: US 9,954,973 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1222 Increasing security of the print job
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1238 Secure printing, e.g. user identification, user rights for device usage, unallowed content, blanking portions or fields of a page, releasing held jobs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/4095 Secure printing computer driven secure printing G06F3/1238
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00875 Inhibiting reproduction, e.g. by disabling reading or reproduction apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4406 Restricting access, e.g. according to user identity mechanisms actuated y cards, PIN or the like in apparatus for dispensing G07F7/08

Abstract

A data processing apparatus connected to a terminal device and providing a service in response to a request from the terminal device, includes a processable condition storing unit that stores one or more services providable by the data processing apparatus and a position of a terminal device to which provision of the service is permitted in correspondence with each of the services; a receiving unit that receives a service request of requesting provision of a service and positional information of the terminal device sent from the terminal device; and a control unit that controls the data processing apparatus to provide the service requested by the service request when the position indicated by the positional information received by the receiving unit is included in the position that is in correspondence with the service requested by the service request received by the receiving unit in the processable condition storing unit.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus connected to a Local Area Network, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores a program and a permitted condition by which a process is permitted to be performed,

the permitted condition indicating that a terminal device is connected to the Local Area Network, or a permitted position where provision of a service to the terminal device is permitted,

the program including instructions that, when executed, cause the processor

to accept a request to perform the process sent from the terminal device,

to determine, in accordance with the permitted condition, whether the request is sent via the Local Area Network, or whether the position of the terminal device is included in the permitted position stored in the memory, and

to perform the process based on the request, when it is determined that the request is sent via the Local Area Network, or when the position of the terminal device is included in the permitted position stored in the memory.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the program including instructions that, when executed, cause the processor having an output apparatus that is connected to the data processing apparatus to output data based on the request.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the program including instructions that, when executed, cause the processor having an input apparatus connected to the data processing apparatus to input data into the data processing apparatus based on the request.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the memory stores a plurality of the permitted positions corresponding to processes, respectively.

5. A method of data processing performed by a data processing apparatus connected to a Local Area Network and including a processor and a memory that stores a program and a permitted condition by which a process is permitted to be performed,

the permitted condition indicating that a terminal device is connected to the Local Area Network, or a permitted position where provision of a service to the terminal device is permitted, the method comprising:

accepting a request to perform the process sent from the terminal device,

determining, in accordance with the permitted condition, whether the request is sent via the Local Area Network, or whether the position of the terminal device is included in the permitted position stored in the memory,

performing the process based on the request, when it is determined that the request is sent via the Local Area Network, or when the position of the terminal device is included in the permitted position stored in the memory.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program including instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of a computer, connected to a Local Area Network and including a memory that stores a permitted condition by which a process is permitted to be performed, the permitted condition indicating that a terminal device is connected to the Local Area Network, or a permitted position where provision of a service to the terminal device is permitted,

to accept a request to perform the process sent from the terminal device,

to determine, in accordance with the permitted condition, whether the request is sent via the Local Area Network, or whether the position of the terminal device is included in the permitted position stored in the memory, and

to perform the process based on the request, when it is determined that the request is sent via the Local Area Network, or when the position of the terminal device is included in the permitted position stored in the memory.