Printing control device and image forming device

• US 7,033,091 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2004
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Nakao, Shuji
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAU, MINH H
• Application Number:
  US10/802,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20040213615A1
• Time in Patent Office: 768 Days
• Field of Search: 400/76, 400/70, 400/61, 358 114- 115
• US Class Current: 400/76
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/608 Secure printing

Abstract

Upon receiving the printing data and a password set up for the particular printing data, a printer functioning as an image forming device permits the received printing data to be printed and also saves this printing data into the hard disk. When the password entered into the printer after saving the printing data matches with the password received from the PC together with the printing data, the printing of the printing data saved in the hard disk is allowed.

Claims

1. A printer control device for controlling a printer, said printer control device comprising a means for providing a user with an option to select one of a) at least one security code is required for both a first printing of print data and a reprinting of said print data, and b) the at least one security code is required only for the reprinting of said print data.

2. The printer control device of claim 1, wherein the printer control device provides the user with a user interface on which the option is displayed.

3. The printer control device of claim 2, wherein the at least one security code is manually input by a user through the user interface.

4. The printer control device of claim 1, wherein the at least one security code uniquely corresponds to the user.

5. The printer control device of claim 1, wherein a single security code is commonly assigned to both the first printing of said print data and the reprinting of said print data.

6. A method for controlling a printer, the method comprising a step of providing a user with an option to select one of a) at least one security code is required for both a first printing of print data and a reprinting of said print data, and b) the at least one security code is required only for the reprinting of said print data.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the option is provided by displaying a user interface.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one security code is manually input by a user through the user interface.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one security code uniquely corresponds to the user.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein a single security code is commonly assigned to both the first printing of said print data and the reprinting of said print data.

11. A computer program stored in a computer storage, the computer program causes a computer to carry out the method of claim 6.

12. The computer program of claim 11, wherein the option is provided by displaying a user interface.

13. The computer program of claim 12, wherein the at least one security code is manually input by a user through the user interface.

14. The computer program of claim 11, wherein the at least one security code uniquely corresponds to the user.

15. The computer program of claim 11, wherein a single security code is commonly assigned to both the first printing of said print data and the reprinting of said print data.