MFP User Authentication via Print Job Header Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in quickly and conveniently authenticating to use the personalization functions of multi-function peripherals (MFPs) due to the need for manual input of user names and passwords or card authentication, especially in environments where domain authentication is not used, leading to reduced usability.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that receives a print job, extracts owner and domain information from the job header, generates user identification information, and registers it for automatic user authentication, allowing for seamless access to MFP functions without requiring manual authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual authentication (user name and password input via touch panel or card authentication) is implemented, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically extracts user identification information from print job data and performs user registration without requiring manual authentication. The MFP self-services by obtaining owner information and domain information from the print data header, generating user ID, and completing registration autonomously, eliminating the need for users to manually input credentials or present cards.
Solution Approach 2:
User authentication information is extracted and registered in advance from the print job data before the user needs to access MFP functions. The system performs preliminary user registration by obtaining owner information and domain information from the print data header, generating user ID, and storing it in the user management table before the user actually uses the MFP.
2Ease of operation
If authentication function is not installed, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The MFP automatically performs user registration by extracting information from print jobs without requiring pre-installed authentication functions. The system self-services by obtaining owner information and domain information from print data, generating user ID, and completing registration autonomously, providing security without manual authentication setup.
3Ease of operation
If automatic user registration using owner name and computer name is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameters used for user identification based on the network environment. Instead of using only owner name and computer name, the system extracts domain information from the print data header and uses it to generate user ID in the format 'owner information@domain information', adapting to different network authentication methods (domain-based or local authentication).
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided an image processing apparatus which comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive a print job from an information processing apparatus; an obtaining unit configured to obtain at least owner information and domain information from a header of the print job; a generating unit configured to generate user identification information including the owner information and the domain information; a registering unit configured to register the user identification information; and a storage unit configured to store the print job in association with the user identification information. Thus, it is possible to register the appropriate user identification information according to environments of a network system.