Patent ID: 11949839
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image sensor configured to capture image data;
a user interface configured to:
display a plurality of candidates for an authenticating user that is authorized to authenticate a requesting user; and
receive, from the requesting user, a selection indicating the authenticating user from the displayed candidates; and

a controller operatively coupled to the image sensor and configured to:
receive, from the image sensor, a requesting user image of the requesting user who requests authentication to use the image forming apparatus;
transmit the requesting user image to a terminal associated with the authenticating user that is selected through the user interface; and
acquire, from the terminal, an authentication result indicating whether the authenticating user authenticates the requesting user to use the image forming apparatus.