Abstract: A device includes a first unit and a second unit, wherein, a first storage controller of the first unit stores in a first storage authentication information used for user authentication, a provision controller of the first unit controls a function provider of the first unit to provide a predetermined function when an authorized user is obtained, a first acquirer of the second unit acquires the authentication information before performance of the user authentication, a first generator of the second unit generates priority user information representing of the acquired authentication information, authentication information corresponding to a user who has been authenticated in user authentication as an authorized user, to which user authentication time information is added, and an authenticator of the second unit performs user authentication by collating the input authentication information with the priority user information and supplies the provision controller of the first unit with a user authentication result

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first unit configured to provide a given function; and a second unit configured to be connected to the first unit. The second unit includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire authentication information from an authentication medium; an authentication unit configured to use the acquired authentication information to perform a user authentication process that enables the use of the function of the first unit; and a first power management unit configured to, when the first unit transitions to an energy-saving mode in which power consumption is reduced by stopping power supply to a given hardware resource, cause the second unit to transition to the energy-saving mode while the acquisition unit is kept in a driven state and, on the user authentication process, recover the second unit from the energy-saving mode such that the authentication unit performs the user authentication process.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to check whether a program is active at plural timings. The program is previously terminated while keeping prohibition of at least one operation of the information processing apparatus. The circuitry cancels the prohibition of the at least one operation of the information processing apparatus when the program remains inactive for a given period of time.

Abstract: A device is provided that includes an operation unit having a program installed therein and including a processor that is configured to execute a first monitoring process of monitoring an arrival of a first time that is set up in advance, and a setting process of setting up the first time to be monitored in the first monitoring process in response to a request from the program. When the arrival of the first time is detected in the first monitoring process, the setting process causes the program to recover from a transitioned state to which the program transitions when the operation unit is in a power-saving mode.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a determination unit, an authentication unit, and a using unit. The determination unit determines, from among application programs enabling user authentication using user identification information stored in a storage medium, an application program having application information containing information representing that the user authentication can be performed, as an application program to be used for the user authentication. Using the application program determined by the determination unit, the authentication unit determines whether input information that is input by a user matches the user identification information stored in the storage medium so as to perform the user authentication. When the input information and the user identification information match, the using unit uses the information stored in the storage medium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to check whether a program is active at plural timings. The program is previously terminated while keeping prohibition of at least one operation of the information processing apparatus. The circuitry cancels the prohibition of the at least one operation of the information processing apparatus when the program remains inactive for a given period of time.

Abstract: A device includes: a storage medium control unit provided for each type of storage medium to at least read out information from the storage medium; a linkage unit that determines an application program corresponding to a type of a storage medium from which information is to be read out, through a first acquisition unit that acquires first correspondence information in which each application program is associated with a type of a storage medium from which the application program uses information, and determines a storage medium control unit corresponding to the type of the storage medium, through a second acquisition unit that acquires second correspondence information in which a storage medium control unit is associated with a type of a storage medium from which the storage medium control unit can read out information; and a management unit that enables the determined application program to use the determined storage medium control unit.

Abstract: A device is provided that includes an operation unit having a program installed therein and including a processor that is configured to execute a first monitoring process of monitoring an arrival of a first time that is set up in advance, and a setting process of setting up the first time to be monitored in the first monitoring process in response to a request from the program. When the arrival of the first time is detected in the first monitoring process, the setting process causes the program to recover from a transitioned state to which the program transitions when the operation unit is in a power-saving mode.

Abstract: A device includes a first unit and a second unit, wherein, a first storage controller of the first unit stores in a first storage authentication information used for user authentication, a provision controller of the first unit controls a function provider of the first unit to provide a predetermined function when an authorized user is obtained, a first acquirer of the second unit acquires the authentication information before performance of the user authentication, a first generator of the second unit generates priority user information representing of the acquired authentication information, authentication information corresponding to a user who has been authenticated in user authentication as an authorized user, to which user authentication time information is added, and an authenticator of the second unit performs user authentication by collating the input authentication information with the priority user information and supplies the provision controller of the first unit with a user authentication result

Abstract: A device, information processing system, and control method that perform authentication to determine whether a user is an authorized user, permit both an authentication-type application program that performs user authentication and a non-authentication-type application program that does not perform user authentication to access an authentication device when an authentication result indicates that the user is an authorized user, and permit each application program to access the authentication device when an authentication result indicates that the user is an authorized user for the each application program.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a first unit configured to provide a given function; and a second unit configured to be connected to the first unit. The second unit includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire authentication information from an authentication medium; an authentication unit configured to use the acquired authentication information to perform a user authentication process that enables the use of the function of the first unit; and a first power management unit configured to, when the first unit transitions to an energy-saving mode in which power consumption is reduced by stopping power supply to a given hardware resource, cause the second unit to transition to the energy-saving mode while the acquisition unit is kept in a driven state and, on the user authentication process, recover the second unit from the energy-saving mode such that the authentication unit performs the user authentication process.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a detector that detects a user near the image forming apparatus, an authentication device controller that controls an authentication device that the user owns, an authentication unit that authenticates the user, and a power supply controller that controls supplying electric power to component devices of the image forming apparatus, and the power supply controller supplies electric power to component devices of the image forming apparatus in stages upon detecting the user, determining the validity of the authentication device, and authenticating the user.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a determination unit, an authentication unit, and a using unit. The determination unit determines, from among application programs enabling user authentication using user identification information stored in a storage medium, an application program having application information containing information representing that the user authentication can be performed, as an application program to be used for the user authentication. Using the application program determined by the determination unit, the authentication unit determines whether input information that is input by a user matches the user identification information stored in the storage medium so as to perform the user authentication. When the input information and the user identification information match, the using unit uses the information stored in the storage medium.

Abstract: A device includes: a storage medium control unit provided for each type of storage medium to at least read out information from the storage medium; a linkage unit that determines an application program corresponding to a type of a storage medium from which information is to be read out, through a first acquisition unit that acquires first correspondence information in which each application program is associated with a type of a storage medium from which the application program uses information, and determines a storage medium control unit corresponding to the type of the storage medium, through a second acquisition unit that acquires second correspondence information in which a storage medium control unit is associated with a type of a storage medium from which the storage medium control unit can read out information; and a management unit that enables the determined application program to use the determined storage medium control unit.

Abstract: A device includes a first obtaining unit configured to obtain first identification information for use in user authentication from an authentication device; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain second identification information entered by a user; an authenticating unit configured to perform authentication to determine whether the user is an authorized user by comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; and a sharing unit configured to permit both an authentication-type application program that performs user authentication and a non-authentication-type application program that does not perform user authentication to access the authentication device when an authentication result obtained by the authenticating unit indicates that the user is an authorized user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus employing user access authorization management verifies user access authorization using a portable storage medium storing identification (ID) information for the portable storage medium and user verification information registered in the information processing apparatus while including the portable storage medium ID as verified ID information for the portable storage medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a detector that detects a user near the image forming apparatus, an authentication device controller that controls an authentication device that the user owns, an authentication unit that authenticates the user, and a power supply controller that controls supplying electric power to component devices of the image forming apparatus, and the power supply controller supplies electric power to component devices of the image forming apparatus in stages upon detecting the user, determining the validity of the authentication device, and authenticating the user.

Abstract: A disclosed image forming apparatus includes a validating unit validating a holder of an IC card having a first security information set, login information set and first identifier information set, based on the first security information set; a login unit performing a login process for the IC card holder to log in based on the login information set; and a storage unit storing the first security information set as a second security information set and the first identifier information set as a second identifier information set obtained when the login process performed is successful. In the image forming apparatus, the validating unit validates, provided that first identifier information set from the IC card matches the second identifier information set in the storage unit, the holder of the IC card by reusing the second security information set in the storage unit when the first security information is requested using the IC card.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that include a personal identification method acquisition unit that extracts an identification method for identifying an operator from a first image scanned by an image scanning unit; a verification information extraction unit that extracts verification information with respect to personal identification information of the operator from the first image; a personal identification information acquisition unit that acquires the personal identification information in accordance with the identification method; a verification unit that verifies the acquired personal identification information with the verification information; and an authentication unit that authenticates the operator based on authentication information of the operator extracted from the first image when the personal identification information matches with the verification information.

Abstract: A user-information managing unit controls reading of information stored in a user-information DB and a rule DB and writing of information to these databases. A customization processing unit receives a request for customizing rule information stored in the rule DB and, according to the request, customizes the rule information stored in the rule DB via the user-information managing unit.