US 11,736,649 B2
Image forming device determining whether authentication skipping condition is satisfied
Toshikazu Hori, Nagoya (JP)
Assigned to Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/146,537.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-006659 (JP), filed on Jan. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0227091 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. H04N 1/44 (2006.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01)
CPC H04N 1/4413 (2013.01) [G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H04N 1/4433 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2149 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming device comprising:
an image forming engine configured to form an image;
a memory storing configuration information and a device password;
an input output interface; and
a controller configured to operate based on the configuration information, the controller configured to perform:
in a case where a storage medium is connected to the input output interface:
determining whether an authentication skipping condition is satisfied, the authentication skipping condition including a condition that the device password is maintained to an initial value;
importing the setting configuration information from the storage medium to the memory without performing authentication using the device password in a case where the authentication skipping condition is satisfied; and
importing the setting configuration information from the storage medium to the memory after performing authentication using the device password in a case where the authentication skipping condition is not satisfied,
wherein after the import configuration information is imported, the controller operates according to the import configuration information.