Patent ID: 11934717
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An information processing apparatus in a printing system in which a printing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, and the information processing apparatus are connected via a network, the printing apparatus including:
a sensor configured to detect a human body; and
a first processor configured to transmit detection information of the sensor, wherein
the imaging apparatus executes imaging of a user who uses the printing apparatus,
the information processing apparatus receives image data captured by the imaging apparatus and performs authentication processing for the user based on the image data,
the information processing apparatus comprises a connection terminal configured to receive the detection information,
the information processing apparatus controls, based on the detection information received by the connection terminal, whether to perform the authentication processing,
the authentication processing is face authentication for authenticating a face of the user,
the imaging apparatus includes a first imaging apparatus for login and a second imaging apparatus for logout, and
when the user who uses the printing apparatus according to the face authentication based on image data of the first imaging apparatus is authenticated again based on image data of the second imaging apparatus, the user is logged out from the printing apparatus.