Patent ID: 9288205
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an image processing unit; a panel configured to receive a first user input of authentication information of a user; a network interface configured to transmit the authentication information and receive notification of success of user authentication and user privilege level; and a controller configured to generate an authentication token in association with the authentication information and the user privilege level, when the user is authenticated; control the panel to display a user interface corresponding to the user privilege level, by which one of functions of the image processing apparatus is selected, control the network interface to transmit the authentication token and the authentication information to a computing device that is connected to the image processing apparatus through a computer network, when a second user input on the user interface designates access to a service managed by the computing device, and control the image processing unit to perform image processing in connection with the service, when the computing device authenticates the user based on the authentication token and the authentication information.