Abstract: This image forming system includes an information processing device, a server, and a multifunction peripheral. The server stores in advance fingerprint information of authorized users of information processing devices. When the stored fingerprint information matches a user's fingerprint information from the information processing device, the server transmits user's identification information and an access token to the information processing device and multifunction peripheral. Upon accepting the first request to log in to the multifunction peripheral, the information processing device transmits identification information and access token stored in the information processing device to the multifunction peripheral.

Abstract: A method and system for creating an ethernet-formatted packet from an upstream DOCSIS packet. The upstream packet is first received along with packet characteristic data that is contained in physical layer prepend data and in the packet header. A packet tag is then created, based on the packet characteristic data. The packet characteristic data includes identifiers for the transmitting remote device and the channel over which the transmission is sent. Packet characteristic data also includes information about the physical characteristics of the transmission signal, such as the power level and time offset. The packet characteristic data also includes administrative information, such as the minislot count at which the packet is received and whether the packet was received in contention. The packet tag is appended to the payload of the upstream packet. Also appended to the payload is an encapsulation tag, and source and destination address headers. The result is a packet in an ethernet format.