Communication Terminal Unified Authentication for Print Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication terminals face complexity in setting and managing user authentication information for both login and authentication printing processes, requiring users to input credentials multiple times, which is time-consuming and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A communication terminal configured with a display device, memory, and processor that simplifies the setting of user authentication information by allowing users to set credentials once for login, which can then be automatically applied to print settings, enabling seamless authentication printing through cooperation with an image processing apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users set authentication information separately for login and print settings, then authentication security is maintained, but user operation complexity increases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the login authentication information and print authentication information into a single unified authentication setting. The communication terminal now stores one set of user credentials that are automatically applied to both login operations and print operations, eliminating the need for separate authentication configurations while maintaining security requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication information setting is designed to serve multiple functions simultaneously. The same user credentials stored in the communication terminal are universally applied to both logging into the image processing apparatus and performing authentication printing, making the authentication system multi-functional and reducing operational complexity.
2Reliability
If users input authentication information multiple times for different functions, then system security is maintained, but productivity decreases and time loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication by storing user credentials in advance within the communication terminal. When the user needs to log in or perform authenticated printing, the stored credentials are automatically retrieved and applied without requiring re-input, thus maintaining security while improving operational speed and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication terminal automatically manages and applies authentication information for both login and printing operations without requiring repeated user intervention. The terminal itself services the authentication requirement by autonomously using the stored credentials, reducing time loss and improving productivity.
3Ease of operation
If the terminal automatically applies login credentials to print settings, then ease of operation improves and productivity increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The communication terminal acts as an intermediary that automatically transfers and applies authentication information between the login function and the print function. This intermediary role simplifies the user experience by handling the complexity of credential management internally, while the user only needs to set credentials once.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile terminal can set a user credential used to log into an image processing apparatus and transmit print data to the image processing apparatus. The mobile terminal displays a screen that receives a print setting with respect to the print data to be transmitted. The mobile terminal also displays, in response to receipt of a user instruction to display a screen configured to receive a setting of authentication information, as a screen that receives the print setting, the screen configured to receive the setting of the authentication information to be added to the print data and on which the user credential used to log in is reflected.