US 12,124,749 B2
Image processing device having a VPN processing unit that connects to a VPN using authentication information obtained through UI unit for acquiring workflow using terminal address, information processing system and method
Hiroshi Oka, Kyoto (JP); Shigeki Takaya, Yokohama (JP); Hirofumi Suzuki, Koka (JP); and Kouichi Maruta, Kirishima (JP)
Assigned to KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto (JP)
Appl. No. 18/546,974
Filed by KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto (JP)
PCT Filed Aug. 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/030627
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 18, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/176238, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0134582 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0231719 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/327 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1236 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); H04N 1/32747 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image processing device, comprising:
an image processing unit including a printer;
a user interface (UI) unit subjected to an input action performed by a user;
a virtual private network (VPN) processing unit that connects to a virtual private network (VPN) using authentication information acquired through the UI unit; and
a housing provided with the image processing unit, the UI unit, and the VPN processing unit,
wherein
the image processing device further includes a controller configured to:
receive a print request to the printer through the VPN,
acquire identification information of a source of the print request through the VPN and determine whether the acquired identification information matches identification information stored in advance, and
control the printer to:
print according to the print request when a match is determined, and
not print according to the print request when no match is determined.