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

Claim 14:
15. A method for operating an image forming apparatus, the method comprising:
capturing, by an image sensor of the image forming apparatus, a requesting user image of a requesting user who requests authentication to use the image forming apparatus;
displaying, by a user interface, a plurality of candidates for an authenticating user that is authorized to authenticate the requesting user;
receiving, from the requesting user, a selection indicating the authenticating user from the displayed candidates;
transmitting the requesting user image to a terminal associated with the authenticating user that is that is selected through the user interface; and
acquiring, from the terminal, an authentication result indicating whether the authenticating user authenticates the requesting user to use the image forming apparatus.