Patent ID: 8156562
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G03G,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus which transmits, via a network, image data to be output from an image forming apparatus, comprising: an authentication information input portion which inputs authentication information of a user inputted by the user; an identifying unit that identifies an authentication method of the authentication information input by said authentication information input portion; a first determination portion which determines whether an authentication portion of the image forming apparatus is adapted to authenticate the authentication method of the authentication information of the user input by said authentication information input portion; and a transmission controller which, (i) in a case where said first determination portion determines that the authentication portion is adapted to authenticate the authentication method of the authentication information of the user input by said authentication information input portion, controls data transmission so that data obtained by adding the authentication information of the user to the image data and output restriction information indicating whether or not to permit operation in a print mode of a predetermined color are transmitted to the image forming apparatus, and (ii) in a case where said first determination portion determines that the authentication portion is not adapted to authenticate the authentication method of the authentication information of the user input by said authentication information input portion, controls data transmission so that the image data is not transmitted to the image forming apparatus.