IMAGING DEVICE HAVING SECURE PRINTING FUNCTION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAID DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC G06F7/00 

FIELD: physics, computer engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a system, a method and a computer-readable data medium for imaging. The device includes a logic input unit configured to allow a user to perform logic input into an imaging device, a determining unit configured to determine, when the imaging device is operating function-oriented authentication mode, whether a function selected by a user from a plurality of functions requires user authentication, wherein the plurality of functions includes a secure printing function intended for printing data in response to a password input, and a permission unit configured to, when the secure printing function is determined as the user-selected function and the determining unit determines that the user-selected function does not require user authentication, allow the user to use the secure printing function, even if the user is not authenticated.

EFFECT: enabling control of the need for user authentication.

10 cl, 25 dwg