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Server, method of managing license, and license management system

A management system and license technology, applied in transmission systems, instruments, digital data certification, etc., can solve problems such as high cost and labor-intensive

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-04-03
KK TOSHIBA +1
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Therefore, in order to release the function restriction of a plurality of image forming apparatuses, it is necessary to prepare hardware keys corresponding to the number of image forming apparatuses, and the cost is high.
It is labor-intensive to connect a hardware key to each image forming device
If the image forming apparatus exists in a place separate from the user, the user must go to the apparatus to connect the hardware key to the apparatus, causing a burden on the user

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no. 1 approach

[0017] figure 1 It is a diagram showing the license management system 100.

[0018] The license management system 100 includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D, a plurality of PCs 2 (Personal Computer), a management server 31, a billing server 32, an authentication server 33, and an MDS (Management Document System) server 34. Each component is connected via the network 4 and can communicate with each other.

[0019] The image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D are MFPs (Multi-Function Peripheral) having various functions such as printing, scanning, and FAX.

[0020] The image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D include a processor 11, a memory 12, a display 13, an operation unit 14, a card reader 15, and an image reading unit 16 (scanner). The operation unit 14 is a keyboard, a touch panel, etc., and receives user operations. The card reader 15 reads the ID card and obtains user identification information. The image reading unit 16 reads an image of a document on the document ...

no. 2 approach

[0067] Hereinafter, the license management process when the image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D request the management server 31 to issue a license only for themselves will be described. In this embodiment, the management server 31 issues individual licenses for the functions of the image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D, and collectively manages the licenses of the image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D. Figure 5 It is a flowchart showing the processing of the image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D.

[0068] In the following processing, the client terminal (PC2 or the image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D) requests the management server 31 in advance for issuance of a license for the designated function of the individual image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D. At this time, the client terminal communicates with the management server 31, and displays an input screen that receives input of the image forming apparatuses 1A to 1D that are license issuance targets and receives input of the content of th...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a server, a method of managing license, and a license management system. Usually, the server of an implementation mode receives a publishing request of a license aiming at a function of an image formation device from a client terminal, and sends the license to the image formation device.

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Technical field [0001] The implementation described in this specification relates to license management technology. Background technique [0002] The image forming apparatus can restrict various functions such as a network printing function and a scanning function. In the past, in order to release the function restriction of the image forming apparatus, it was necessary to connect the hardware key for function release to the image forming apparatus. The hardware key is unique to each image forming apparatus. Therefore, in order to remove the functional limitation of multiple image forming apparatuses, it is necessary to prepare a hardware key corresponding to the number of image forming apparatuses, which is costly. Since it is necessary to connect the hardware key to each image forming device, it takes time and effort. When the image forming apparatus exists in a place separated from the user, the user must go to the apparatus and connect the hardware key to the apparatus, wh...

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IPC IPC(8): H04L29/06
CPCH04L63/0428H04L63/108H04L63/20G06F21/121G06F21/629H04N1/00344H04N1/32539H04N1/344H04N1/4433G06F21/44G06F21/6209H04N2201/0094H04N2201/3281
Inventor 福原隆则
Owner KK TOSHIBA