Updating authentication server lists for users accessing shared access devices
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1. A method comprising:
- preparing a module for use in a networked system accessed by users,said networked system comprising a plurality of networked printing devices connected together through a network,said module comprising a form program comprising an authentication server list,said authentication server list comprising a list of authentication servers which store access rights of said users and instructions related to said authentication server list, andsaid access rights defining which of said networked devices said users have a right to access;
formatting said module as a document print job;
forwarding said module, which is formatted as said document print job, essentially simultaneously to each of said networked printing devices along a print job submission path within said network, said formatting being performed such that said document print job conforms to all restraints imposed by said print job submission path on any other document print jobs;
recognizing, by each of said networked printing devices, said module, which is formatted as said document print job, as a special job to be processed differently than said any other document print jobs; and
following said recognizing of said module as said special job, updating, by each of said networked printing devices and according to said instructions, authentication server lists within said networked devices using said module.
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A method, service, system, computer program, etc., provides a list of acceptable authentication servers that a user could use to log in when accessing a networked device, such as a networked printer or document processing device. The embodiments include preparing a module, such as a dynamically loadable module (DLM) for use in the networked system accessed by the users. Each of the networked devices is enabled to accept the DLM. The embodiments forward the DLM to the networked devices as a print job along a print job submission path within the network. The networked devices recognize the DLM as a special job. Further, the networked devices use the DLM to install the XML file on each of the networked devices. Thus, the authentication server lists and authentication programs are updated within each of the networked devices using the DLM.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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preparing a module for use in a networked system accessed by users, said networked system comprising a plurality of networked printing devices connected together through a network, said module comprising a form program comprising an authentication server list, said authentication server list comprising a list of authentication servers which store access rights of said users and instructions related to said authentication server list, and said access rights defining which of said networked devices said users have a right to access; formatting said module as a document print job; forwarding said module, which is formatted as said document print job, essentially simultaneously to each of said networked printing devices along a print job submission path within said network, said formatting being performed such that said document print job conforms to all restraints imposed by said print job submission path on any other document print jobs; recognizing, by each of said networked printing devices, said module, which is formatted as said document print job, as a special job to be processed differently than said any other document print jobs; and following said recognizing of said module as said special job, updating, by each of said networked printing devices and according to said instructions, authentication server lists within said networked devices using said module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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preparing a module for use in a networked system accessed by users, said networked system comprising a plurality of networked printing devices connected together through a network, said module comprising a form program comprising an authentication server list and an authentication program and instructions related to said authentication server list and said authentication program, said authentication server list comprising a list of authentication servers which store access rights of said users, said access rights defining which of said networked printing devices said users have a right to access, and said authentication program requesting each user to specify one of said authentication servers, a user identification, and a password when logging in to said network system; formatting said module as a document print job; forwarding said module, which is formatted as said document print job, essentially simultaneously to each of said networked printing devices along a print job submission path within said network, said formatting being performed such that said document print job conforms to all restraints imposed by said print job submission path on any other document print jobs, said restraints comprising at least format, size and naming conventions; recognizing, by each of said networked printing devices devices, said module, which is formatted as said document print job, as a special job to be processed differently than said any other document print jobs; and following said recognizing of said module as said special job, updating, by each of said networked printing devices and according to said instructions, authentication server lists and authentication programs within said networked printing devices using said module. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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preparing a dynamically loadable module (DLM) for use in a networked system accessed by users, said networked system comprising a plurality of networked printing devices connected together through a network, said DLM comprising a form program comprising an authentication server list and an authentication program and instructions related to said authentication server list and said authentication program, said authentication server list comprising a list of authentication servers which store access rights of said users, said access rights defining which of said networked printing devices said users have a right to access, and said authentication program requesting each user to specify one of said authentication servers, a user identification, and a password when logging in to said networked system; formatting said DLM as a document print job; forwarding said DLM, which is formatted as said document print job, to said networked printing devices along a print job submission path within said network, said formatting being performed such that said document print job conforms to all restraints imposed by said print job submission path on any other document print jobs, said restraints comprising at least format, size and naming conventions; recognizing, by each of said networked printing devices, said DLM, which is formatted as said document print job, as a special job to be processed differently than said any other document print jobs; and following said recognizing of said DLM as said special job, updating, by each of said networked printing devices and according to said instructions, authentication server lists and authentication programs within said networked printing devices using said DLM. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product stored in electronic storage memory of a computer comprising instructions that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
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preparing a module for use in a networked system accessed by users, said networked system comprising a plurality of networked devices connected together through a network, said module comprising a form program comprising an authentication server list and an authentication program and instructions related to said authentication server list and said authentication program, said authentication server list comprising a list of authentication servers which store access rights of said users, said access rights defining which of said networked devices said users have a right to access, and said authentication program requesting each user to specify one of said authentication servers, a user identification, and a password when logging in to said networked system; formatting said module as a document print job; and forwarding said module, which is formatted as said document print job, to said networked devices along a print job submission path within said network, said formatting being performed such that said document print job conforms to all restraints imposed by said print job submission path on any other document print jobs, said restraints comprising at least format, size and naming convention, said module, which is formatted as said document print job, being recognized by said each of said networked devices as special job to be processed differently than said any other document print jobs and then used to update, according to said instructions, authentication server lists and authentication programs within said networked devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Current AssigneeXerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
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Original AssigneeXerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
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InventorsWilkie, Robert B., Barrett, Michael W., Patel, Parul, Lambert, Eric, Midgley, Christian G., Schleede, Kenneth B.
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Primary Examiner(s)Flynn, Nathan
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Assistant Examiner(s)WRIGHT, BRYAN F
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Application NumberUS11/691,732Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,135 DaysField of Search726/3US Class Current358/1.15CPC Class CodesH04L 63/08 for authentication of entit...H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
