Monitoring host apparatus, image forming apparatus, and access control method for access to their web pages
US8082323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention realizes access authentication by a simple method using an existing hardware construction while assuring security when a user accesses a monitoring service display screen of a monitoring host from a client PC. A WEB page provided by a monitoring host apparatus is accessed from a WEB page intended for an administrator using an image forming apparatus, a device serial number of the image forming apparatus is used for authentication, thereby omitting an authentication operation using a log-in/account. Thus, problems experienced by the user or the administrator of the monitoring host in managing the log-in/account and a password are minimized.
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