| US 7,548,329 B2 | ||
| Image formation apparatus, control method of image formation apparatus, storage medium of storing computer-readable program, and program | ||
| Masahiko Sakai, Kanagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 12, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/986,390. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-385060 (JP), filed on Nov. 14, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0105122 A1, May 19, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.14 [358/1.15; 358/1.16] | 16 Claims |
| 1. An image formation apparatus, comprising:
an input unit adapted to input authentication information for specifying a user;
an authentication unit adapted to authenticate whether or not the specified user is a proper user whose use request of said
image formation apparatus is approved, based on the authentication information input by said input unit;
a register adapted to register a security setting with respect to each user authenticated by said authentication unit;
a judgment unit adapted to judge whether or not the security setting corresponding to the user authenticated by said authentication
unit has been registered by said register; and
a controller adapted to control to process the job in one of a first mode of storing a job concerning image formation in a
nonvolatile memory and deleting the job stored in the nonvolatile memory after performing an image formation process to the
job stored in the nonvolatile memory, or a second mode of performing the image formation process without storing the job in
the nonvolatile memory, in a case where said judgment unit judges that the security setting corresponding to the user authenticated
by said authentication unit is registered.
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