Data processing system, data processing apparatus and log in method

• US 9,923,889 B2
• Filed: 10/22/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Nakajima, Masato, Ohzaki, Hiroki, Fukuda, Yasuharu, Kashiyama, Shigeki
• Primary Examiner(s): Avery, Jeremiah
• Application Number:
  US14/919,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20160127349A1
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226

Abstract

A data processing system including a data processing apparatus, includes a user data storing unit that stores user data of a user who uses a first service, the user data including first authentication data used for logging in the first service and user specifying data; a determining unit that determines, when the user who uses the first service sets second authentication data used for logging in a second service different from the first service, user specifying data usable as the second authentication data from the user specifying data included in the user data; and a management unit that sets the user specifying data determined to be usable as the second authentication data in the user data of the user who uses the first service as the second authentication data, and manages the user data as user data of the user who uses the first service and the second service.

Claims

1. A data processing system including a data processing apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores user data of a user who uses a first service, the user data including a first item that is a part of first authentication data used for logging in the first service and a second item that is user specifying data of a type different from the first item,

the memory further storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to function as

a screen generating unit that generates a log-in screen for accepting an input of at least a part of the first authentication data from a user terminal of the user, and causes the generated log-in screen to be displayed on the user terminal of the user,

an accepting unit that accepts an input of the first authentication data input via the log-in screen from the user terminal, of the user,

a determining unit that determines, when the user is successfully authenticated based on the first authentication data accepted by the accepting unit and sets second authentication data used for logging in a second service different from the first service which requires authentication data of a type same as the second item of the user data, whether the second item of the user data is usable as the second authentication data based on whether the second item of the user data is unique, and

a management unit that sets the second item determined to be usable as the second authentication data by the determining unit as the second authentication data, and manages the user data as user data of the user who uses the first service and the second service.

2. The data processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the screen generating unit to generate a first user data screen for displaying the user data of the user who uses the first service, when the user is successfully authenticated based on the first authentication data accepted by the accepting unit and sets the second authentication data used for logging in the second service, the second item being displayed in the first user data screen,

wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the accepting unit to accept a selection of the second item used as the second authentication data input via the first user data screen from the user terminal of the user, and

wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the determining unit to determine whether the second item accepted by the accepting unit is usable as the second authentication data.

3. The data processing system according to claim 2, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the first user data screen to display a button to select the second item to be used as the second authentication data.

4. The data processing system according to claim 2, wherein the second item is mail address data of the user and the user data includes one or more mail address data.

5. The data processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the screen generating unit to further generate a second log-in screen for accepting an input of the second authentication data, respectively, and display the generated log-in screens in a switchable manner.

6. The data processing system according to claim 1,

wherein the second item is mail address data,

wherein the first authentication data includes tenant data, data identifying a user, which is different from mail address data, and password data, and

wherein the second authentication data includes mail address data and password data.

7. A data processing apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores user data of a user who uses a first service, the user data including a first item that is a part of first authentication data used for logging in the first service and a second item that is user specifying data of a type different from the first item,

the memory further storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to function as

a screen generating unit that generates a log-in screen for accepting an input of at least a part of the first authentication data from a user terminal of the user, and causes the generated log-in screen to be displayed on the user terminal of the user,

an accepting unit that accepts an input of the first authentication data input via the log-in screen from the user terminal of the user,

a determining unit that determines, when the user is successfully authenticated based on the first authentication data accepted by the accepting unit and sets second authentication data used for logging in a second service different from the first service which requires authentication data of a type same as the second item of the user data, whether the second item of the user data is usable as the second authentication data based on whether the second item of the user data is unique, and

a management unit that sets the second item determined to be usable as the second authentication data by the determining unit as the second authentication data, and manages the user data as user data of the user who uses the first service and the second service.

8. A log in method performed in a data processing system including a data processing apparatus,

the data processing system including

a processor;

and

a memory that stores user data of a user who uses a first service, the user data including a first item that is a part of first authentication data used for logging in the first service and a second item that is user specifying data of a type different from the first item,

the memory further storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to function as a screen generating unit, an accepting unit, a determining unit and a management unit,

the log in method comprising;

a step of generating a log-in screen for accepting an input of at least a part of the first authentication data from a user terminal of the user, and causing the generated log-in screen to be displayed on the user terminal of the user performed by the screen generating unit;

a step of accepting an input of the first authentication data input via the log-in screen from the user terminal of the user performed by the accepting unit;

a step of determining, when the user is successfully authenticated based on the first authentication data accepted by the accepting unit and sets second authentication data used for logging in a second service different from the first service which requires authentication data of a type same as the second item of the user data, whether the second item of the user data is usable as the second authentication data based on whether the second item of the user data is unique, performed by the determining unit; and

a step of setting the second item determined to be usable as the second authentication data by the determining unit as the second authentication data, and managing the user data as user data of the user who uses the first service and the second service performed by the management unit.