Patent ID: 8339630
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A print-order receiving apparatus comprising: a first memory unit for storing an administrator password used to determine whether or not to allow access to administrative information; a second memory unit for storing an order-confirmation password used to determine whether or not to perform printing; a first data-reading unit for reading image data from a first portable recording medium; a password requesting unit for requesting the order-confirmation password via a touch-panel display having a manual password input screen during an operation of receiving a print-order regarding the read image data, the manual password input screen being a data entry displayed on the touch-panel display operable to receive data entry via touch selection; a second data-reading unit for automatically reading password data from a second portable recording medium when inserted into a first slot of the printing apparatus visible to users (i) when the order-confirmation password is requested, (ii) while the manual password input screen is displayed on the touch-panel display, and (iii) in response to the first portable recording medium communicating with the first data-reading unit; and a print-determination unit for checking whether the read password data and the order-confirmation password match and for determining whether or not to print the image data, wherein,