Information providing device, method, program and recording medium, and user authentication device, method, program and recording medium
First Claim
1. An information providing device arranged in a multi-function peripheral system including multiple image formation applications and a platform, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control execution of a requested processing according to a function call from one of the image formation applications, the information providing device comprising:
- a provider association unit configured to associate a plurality of information providers, including first and second information providers the plurality of information providers providing respective user information items, the provider association unit comprising;
a first unit causing the first information provider to receive a first user information item, stored in a first information management unit, in response to a user information receiving request;
a second unit causing the second information provider to receive a second user information item, correlated with the first user information item and stored in a second information management unit, in response to a predetermined identification data; and
a third unit configured to generate an authentication merge ticket including data indicating at least one of an authentication provider name, a term of validity of the ticket, an authentication domain name, and user attributes, the authentication merge ticket being a unified information item generated by combining the first user information item and the second user information item based on the predetermined identification data; and
an interface configured to transmit the authentication merge ticket to a computer remote from the information providing device via a network.
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Abstract
In an information providing device and method, a plurality of information providers, including first and second information providers, are made to be associated with each other. The first information provider is caused to receive a first user information item, stored in a first information management unit, in response to a user information receiving request. The second information provider is caused to receive a second user information item, correlated with the first user information item and stored in a second information management unit, in response to a predetermined identification data. A unified information item is created by combining the first user information item and the second user information item based on the predetermined identification data is outputted.
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Citations
31 Claims
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1. An information providing device arranged in a multi-function peripheral system including multiple image formation applications and a platform, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control execution of a requested processing according to a function call from one of the image formation applications, the information providing device comprising:
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a provider association unit configured to associate a plurality of information providers, including first and second information providers the plurality of information providers providing respective user information items, the provider association unit comprising; a first unit causing the first information provider to receive a first user information item, stored in a first information management unit, in response to a user information receiving request; a second unit causing the second information provider to receive a second user information item, correlated with the first user information item and stored in a second information management unit, in response to a predetermined identification data; and a third unit configured to generate an authentication merge ticket including data indicating at least one of an authentication provider name, a term of validity of the ticket, an authentication domain name, and user attributes, the authentication merge ticket being a unified information item generated by combining the first user information item and the second user information item based on the predetermined identification data; and an interface configured to transmit the authentication merge ticket to a computer remote from the information providing device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information providing method for use in an information providing device which makes a plurality of information providers, including first and second information providers, be associated with each other, the information providing device arranged in a multi-function peripheral system including multiple image formation applications and a platform, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control execution of a requested processing according to a function call from one of the image formation applications, the information providing method comprising:
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causing the first information provider to receive a first user information item, stored in a first information management unit, in response to a user information receiving request; causing the second information provider to receive a second user information item when the user information receiving request exceeds a range of validity associated with the first information provider, the second user information item is correlated with the first user information item and stored in a second information management unit, in response to a predetermined identification data; generating an authentication merge ticket including data indicating at least one of an authentication provider name, a term of validity of the ticket, an authentication domain name, and user attributes, the authentication merge ticket being a unified information item generated by combining the first user information item and the second user information item based on the predetermined identification data; and transmitting the authentication merge ticket to a computer remote from the information providing device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A tangible storage medium including computer program instructions for causing an information providing device which makes a plurality of information providers, including first and second information providers, be associated with each other, and which is arranged in a multi-function peripheral system including multiple image formation applications and a platform, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control execution of a requested processing according to a function call from one of the image formation applications, to perform:
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causing the first information provider to receive a first user information item, stored in a first information management unit, in response to a user information receiving request; causing the second information provider to receive a second user information item when the user information receiving request exceeds a range of validity associated with the first information provider, the second user information item is correlated with the first user information item and stored in a second information management unit, in response to a predetermined identification data; generating an authentication merge ticket including data indicating at least one of an authentication provider name, a term of validity of the ticket, an authentication domain name, and user attributes, the authentication merge ticket being a unified information item generated by combining the first user information item and the second user information item based on the predetermined identification data; and transmitting the authentication merge ticket to a computer remote from the information providing device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A user authentication device arranged in a multi-function peripheral system including multiple image formation applications and a platform, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control execution of a requested processing according to a function call from one of the image formation applications, the information providing device comprising:
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a provider association unit which makes a plurality of authentication providers, including first and second authentication providers, be associated with each other, the provider association unit comprising; a first unit causing the first authentication provider to perform, in response to a first authentication request, a first user authentication based on a first user identification data that is specified in the first authentication request; a second unit causing the second authentication provider to perform, in response to a second authentication request related to a user approved by the first user authentication, a second user authentication based on a second user identification data that is correlated with the first user identification data; and a third unit configured to generate an authentication merge ticket including data indicating at least one of a ticket type, an authentication provider name, a term of validity of the ticket, and an authentication domain name, the authentication merge ticket being a unified information item generated by combining the first user identification data and the second user identification data based on a result of the first and second user authentication; and an interface configured to transmit the authentication merge ticket to a computer remote from the information providing device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A user authentication method for use in a user authentication device which makes a plurality of authentication providers, including first and second authentication providers, be associated with each other, the information providing device arranged in a multi-function peripheral system including multiple image formation applications and a platform, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control execution of a requested processing according to a function call from one of the image formation applications, the user authentication method comprising:
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causing the first authentication provider to perform, in response to a first authentication request, a first user authentication based on a first user identification data that is specified in the first authentication request; causing the second authentication provider to perform, in response to a second authentication request related to a user approved by the first user authentication, a second user authentication based on a second user identification data that is correlated with the first user identification data; generating an authentication merge ticket including data indicating at least one of a ticket type, an authentication provider name, a term of validity of the ticket, and an authentication domain name, the authentication merge ticket being a unified information item generated by combining the first user identification data and the second user identification data based on a result of the first and second user authentication; and transmitting the authentication merge ticket to a computer remote from the information providing device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A tangible storage medium including computer program instructions for causing a user authentication device which makes a plurality of authentication providers, including first and second authentication providers, be associated with each other, and which is arranged in a multi-function peripheral system including multiple image formation applications and a platform, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control execution of a requested processing according to a function call from one of the image formation applications, to perform:
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causing the first authentication provider to perform, in response to a first authentication request, a first user authentication based on a first user identification data that is specified in the first authentication request; causing the second authentication provider to perform, in response to a second authentication request related to a user approved by the first user authentication, a second user authentication based on a second user identification data that is correlated with the first user identification data; generating an authentication merge ticket including data indicating at least one of a ticket type, an authentication provider name, a term of validity of the ticket, and an authentication domain name, the authentication merge ticket being a unified information item generated by combining the first user identification data and the second user identification data based on a result of the first and second user authentication; and transmitting the authentication merge ticket to a computer remote from the information providing device via a network. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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