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

Claim 8:
9. A printing system in which a printing apparatus and an information processing apparatus are connected via a network, the information processing apparatus receiving image data from an imaging apparatus that images a user of the printing apparatus and performing authentication processing for the user based on the image data,
the printing apparatus comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a human body; and
a first processor configured to transmit detection information of the sensor, wherein
the information processing apparatus includes:
a connection terminal configured to receive the detection information; and
a second processor configured to control, based on the detection information, 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 and the detection information indicates that the human body is not detected, the user is logged out from the printing apparatus.