JP7381701B2 - Information processing device, printing device, their control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device, a printing device, a control method thereof , and a program.

Communication devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, and printing devices are equipped with a wireless LAN function. In the wireless LAN function, a direct wireless communication mode is known in which a plurality of communication devices are directly connected without using an access point.

Patent Document 1 describes a configuration in which a printing device and a mobile terminal directly perform wireless communication using an access point mode, which is an example of a direct wireless communication mode.

When using the direct wireless communication mode with a communication device, the user needs to instruct the communication device to start operating the direct wireless communication mode. For example, a "start button" for starting the operation of the direct wireless communication mode is displayed on the communication device, and when the user presses this "start button", the communication device starts the operation of the direct wireless communication mode. .

Furthermore, some communication devices are equipped with a user authentication function. In this case, for example, user authentication is performed by the user holding an IC card over an IC card reader provided in the communication device, or by the user inputting a user ID and password into the communication device. If the user authentication is successful, the user can log into the communication device, and the logged-in user can use the functions provided by the communication device.

JP2017-98916A

In the case of conventional communication devices, after a user logs into the communication device, the communication device starts operating in a direct wireless communication mode. That is, the user can use the direct wireless communication mode only when logging into the communication device, and for that purpose, it is necessary to perform user authentication in advance. Therefore, a user who does not have an authentication IC card, user ID, or password, such as a user visiting from outside the company, cannot log in to the in-house printing device. Therefore, there was a problem in that the data stored in the mobile terminal owned by the user could not be printed using the in-house printing device.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above.

An object of the present invention is to provide information technology that allows even users who have not been authenticated by an information processing apparatus having an authentication function to use the functions of the information processing apparatus.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention has the following configuration. That is,
An information processing device equipped with a wireless communication function,
an operation section that accepts user operations;
a display control means for displaying on the operation unit a login screen for logging into the information processing device in which a user authentication function can be enabled;
The display control means causes the operation unit to display a screen on which the wireless communication function can be instructed after a user who has been authenticated based on user information input via the login screen logs into the information processing device. ,
When a user is not logged in to the information processing device, a login screen for logging into the information processing device in which the user authentication function can be enabled is displayed, and a specific button is pressed on the operation unit without accepting the login. By accepting the operation, a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function is displayed on the operation unit , and the setting screen includes an instruction unit for instructing to cancel printing. Features.

According to the present invention, even a user who has not been authenticated by an information processing device having an authentication function can use the functions of the information processing device.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the accompanying drawings, the same or similar structures are given the same reference numerals.

The accompanying drawings are included in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.
1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a communication system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a printing apparatus according to a first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the operation unit of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on a display unit of an operation unit of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the operation unit of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a diagram showing an example of a user management table. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a direct wireless connection screen displayed on the operation unit of the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a direct wireless setting screen displayed on the operation unit of the printing apparatus according to the second embodiment. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by a printing apparatus according to a second embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the present embodiments are essential to the solution of the present invention. .

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a communication system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

This communication system includes a printing device 100, which is an example of an information processing device according to the present invention, and a mobile terminal 101. The printing device 100 is equipped with a wireless LAN function, and this wireless LAN function has two types of wireless communication modes: infrastructure mode and access point mode. The infrastructure mode is a wireless communication mode in which the printing apparatus 100 wirelessly connects to a relay device such as an access point (not shown) and communicates with a device on the network such as a PC (personal computer). On the other hand, the access point mode is a wireless communication mode in which the printing apparatus 100 itself acts as an access point by activating a software access point in the printing apparatus 100.

A mobile terminal 101 such as a smartphone wirelessly connects to a printing apparatus 100 operating in an access point mode, and transmits print data for printing an electronic file such as a photo to the printing apparatus 100. The access point mode allows wireless communication to be established directly between the printing apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 101 without going through a relay device such as an access point. Note that the access point mode is an example of a direct wireless communication mode in which the printing apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 101 directly establish wireless communication.

Note that, instead of the access point mode, other wireless communication methods such as Wi-FiDirect (registered trademark) may be applied to this embodiment. In this embodiment, a communication method for directly establishing wireless communication, such as access point mode or Wi-FiDirect (registered trademark), is described as direct wireless. Further, as will be described in detail later, the printing apparatus 100 includes a user authentication function.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

The CPU 201 loads a control program stored in the ROM 202 into the RAM 203, and controls the operation of the printing apparatus 100 by executing the loaded program. The ROM 202 stores control programs and various data. The RAM 203 is used as a temporary storage area such as the main memory and work area of the CPU 201. The HDD (hard disk drive) 204 is a nonvolatile storage medium that stores various data, and may be a nonvolatile memory other than the HDD. Note that in the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, one CPU 201 executes the processing shown in the flowchart described later, but other embodiments may be used. For example, a plurality of CPUs may cooperate to execute the processing shown in the flowchart described later. Further, a part of the processing in the flowchart described later may be executed using a hardware circuit such as an ASIC.

A wireless LAN I/F (interface) 205 performs wireless LAN communication with external devices such as the mobile terminal 101 and an access point. The wireless LAN communication executed by the wireless LAN I/F 205 is wireless communication such as IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac. The wireless LAN I/F 205 can operate in infrastructure mode and access point mode. The wireless LAN I/F 205 operates by selecting either infrastructure mode or access point mode according to device settings set in advance by the user.

Network I/F 210 connects to a wired LAN via a LAN cable. Network I/F 210 is capable of communicating with an external device (for example, a PC) on a wired LAN. The printer 206 is a printer engine that prints an image on a sheet based on print data received via the wireless LAN I/F 205 or network I/F 210. A scanner 207 reads an image of a document and generates image data corresponding to the image. Image data generated by the scanner 207 is printed by the printer 206 or stored in the HDD 204. The operation unit 208 includes a display unit with a touch panel function, a keyboard, etc., and displays various operation screens on the display unit. A user can input instructions and information to the printing apparatus 100 via the operation unit 208. The IC card reader 209 reads user information stored in the IC card. In the first embodiment, an IC card owned by a user stores the user's user ID and password. Then, the printing apparatus 100 executes user authentication based on the user information read from the IC card by the IC card reader 209.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the operation unit 208 of the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

The display unit 301 has a touch panel function and displays various operation screens. The home button 302 is a button for instructing to return to the home screen, which is the basis for all operations. The logout button 303 is a button for the user to log out after completing the operation. The return button 304 is a button for instructing the user to return from the currently displayed screen to the previous screen. A clear button 305 is a button for canceling input characters and numbers. The numeric keypad 306 is a button for inputting numbers and characters.

Next, the operation screen provided by the printing apparatus 100 and the operation procedure when the user uses direct wireless will be described.

4 and 5A are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 208 of the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4(A) shows the login screen. When the startup of the printing device 100 is completed, this login screen is displayed. Here, the user can authenticate the user by holding his or her own IC card over the IC card reader 209.

FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of a user management table stored in, for example, the HDD 204 of the printing apparatus 100.

This user management table holds information for managing user information (user name, user ID, password) of users who are permitted to log in to the printing apparatus 100. Therefore, users registered in this user management table can log in to the printing apparatus 100.

When the user holds his or her IC card over the IC card reader 209, the IC card reader 209 reads user information (user ID and password) from the IC card. Then, the CPU 201 determines whether the user information read from the IC card by the IC card reader 209 is registered in the user management table. If the user information read from the IC card is registered in the user management table, it means that the authentication has been successful, and the display on the operation unit 208 shifts to the menu screen in FIG. 4(B). A user who has been successfully authenticated in this way is logged into the printing apparatus 100 and can use the functions of the printing apparatus 100. On the other hand, if the user information read from the IC card is not registered in the user management table, authentication will fail, the operation unit 208 will notify the user of authentication failure, and the menu screen will not be displayed.

In the first embodiment, the user enters the user ID and password into the input field 401 and the input field 402 on the login screen in FIG. You can also enter it. When the user enters a user ID and password in an input field 401 and an input field 402 and presses a login button 403, the printing apparatus 100 executes user authentication. Further, instead of the printing apparatus 100 having the user management table, an external authentication server may have the user management table. If the authentication server includes this user management table, the printing apparatus 100 transmits the user information input from the IC card reader 209 or the operation unit 208 to the authentication server. Then, the printing apparatus 100 executes user authentication by receiving the result of the authentication processing by the authentication server (authentication success or authentication failure) from the authentication server.

The menu screen in FIG. 4B displays buttons for the user to use functions provided by the printing apparatus 100. The copy button 411 is a button for the user to use the copy function. When the user presses this copy button 411, the operation unit 208 displays a copy screen (not shown).

The print cancel button 412 is a button that allows the user to execute print cancel (a function in which the printer 206 interrupts printing and discards print data). When the user presses the print cancel button 412, the operation unit 208 displays a print cancel screen (not shown).

The direct wireless connection button 413 is a button for the user to use direct wireless communication. When the user uses direct wireless communication, the user first presses the direct wireless connection button 413.

The settings button 414 is a button used by the user to perform device settings for the printing apparatus 100. When the user presses the settings button 414, the operation unit 208 displays various setting screens according to the user's operations.

FIG. 4(C) shows a setting screen for direct wireless printing, and this screen is one of the setting screens displayed when the setting button 414 is pressed on the menu screen of FIG. 4(B). The items that can be set on this setting screen will be explained in detail below.

The direct wireless printing setting screen is a screen that can be accessed by a user with special authority, such as a system administrator. Item 421 is a setting for allowing printing by direct wireless communication when the user is not logged in. The registration button 422 is a button for reflecting the settings on the direct wireless printing setting screen on the printing apparatus 100. When the system administrator presses the registration button 422, the contents set on this direct wireless printing setting screen are stored in the HDD 204, and the settings on this setting screen are reflected on the printing apparatus 100. If the user selects "Do not allow" 423 and presses the registration button 422 on the direct wireless printing setting screen, printing via direct wireless communication will only be possible if the user logs in to the printing device 100 through user authentication. It becomes possible. That is, if "Not Permitted" 423 is set on the direct wireless printing setting screen, after login authentication is performed on the login screen of FIG. 4(A), the menu screen of FIG. 4(B) is displayed. In this case, since the user has already logged in, all functions are displayed and available for selection on the menu screen of FIG. 4(B).

On the other hand, if the user selects "Allow" 424 and presses the registration button 422 on this direct wireless printing setting screen, the use of printing via direct wireless communication is enabled by user authentication even if the user is not logged in. possible. If "Allow" 424 is set on the direct wireless printing setting screen and the home button 302 in FIG. 3 is pressed while the login screen in FIG. 4(A) is displayed, the screen in FIG. 5(A) will be displayed. The menu screen will be displayed.

When the menu screen in FIG. 5A is displayed, the user has not logged in, so only the direct wireless connection button 501 and print cancel button 502 are selectable on this menu screen, and only the available printing devices 100 are selectable. Functionality is limited.

It is assumed that when the login screen in FIG. 4A is displayed and the home button 302 is pressed, the menu screen in FIG. This menu screen may be displayed when the button is pressed.

In response to the user pressing the direct wireless connection button 413 or 501 on the screen of FIG. 4(B) or FIG. 5(A), the operation unit 208 displays the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6(A).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a direct wireless connection screen displayed on the operation unit 208 of the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment.

A start button 601 is displayed on the wireless connection screen in FIG. 6(A). This start button 601 is a button used by the user to instruct the printing apparatus 100 to start direct wireless communication operation. When the operation unit 208 is displaying this wireless connection screen, the printing apparatus 100 has not started direct wireless operation. Therefore, even if the mobile terminal 101 searches for nearby access points, it cannot find the printing apparatus 100 and cannot establish a wireless connection between the mobile terminal 101 and the printing apparatus 100. In order to establish a wireless connection between the mobile terminal 101 and the printing apparatus 100, the user needs to press the start button 601 to cause the printing apparatus 100 to start direct wireless communication. When the user presses the start button 601, the printing apparatus 100 starts direct wireless communication operation. The operation unit 208 then displays the wireless connection screen shown in FIG. 6(B).

When the printing device 100 operates by direct wireless, the printing device 100 generates an SSID and a connection key (for example, a WEP key). In the area 611 of the wireless connection screen in FIG. 6B, the SSID and connection key generated by the printing apparatus 100 are displayed. After confirming the content displayed in this area 611, the user uses his or her mobile terminal 101 to search for nearby access points, and selects the access point with the SSID displayed in this area 611 from the list of search results. select. Then, when the user inputs the connection key displayed in this area 611 into the mobile terminal 101, a direct wireless connection is established between the printing apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 101. After wirelessly connecting the mobile terminal 101 to the printing apparatus 100 using the direct wireless communication function, the user selects data to be printed on the mobile terminal 101. When the user inputs a print instruction using the mobile terminal 101, the mobile terminal 101 uses a direct wireless communication function to transmit print data for printing the data selected by the user to the printing apparatus 100. The printing device 100 that has received this print data executes printing processing based on the received print data.

On the other hand, when the printing apparatus 100 starts direct wireless communication, the printing apparatus 100 enters a standby state for receiving a request to establish a wireless connection from an external device such as the mobile terminal 101. When the printing apparatus 100 starts direct wireless communication, the mobile terminal 101 can find the printing apparatus 100 when searching for nearby access points. When receiving a request to establish a wireless connection from an external device, the printing device 100 establishes a wireless connection using direct wireless communication with the external device. After establishing this wireless connection, actual data communication (for example, transmission of print data from the mobile terminal 101 to the printing apparatus 100) is performed between the printing apparatus 100 and the external device.

A stop button 612 is displayed on the wireless connection screen in FIG. 6(B). This stop button 612 is a button for the user to issue a stop instruction to stop the operation of direct wireless communication. When the user wants to stop the direct wireless communication operation of the printing apparatus 100, the user presses the stop button 612. When the user presses the stop button 612, the printing apparatus 100 stops the direct wireless communication operation. Furthermore, in order to prevent the printing apparatus 100 from remaining in direct wireless communication operation, the wireless connection screen shown in FIG. 6(B) is displayed before switching the display to the login screen shown in FIG. 4(A). Then, only when the user presses the stop button 612 on the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6(B) and the printing apparatus 100 stops the direct wireless communication operation, the screen changes to the login screen of FIG. 4(A).

Next, the process executed by the printing apparatus 100 when the user uses direct wireless without logging into the printing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the printing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. Note that the processing of each step shown in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 201 loading a control program stored in a memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing it. Note that the printing apparatus 100 may be configured so that the CPU 201 executes at least some of the steps in the flowchart of FIG. 7, and a CPU (not shown) different from the CPU 201 executes the remaining steps.

First, in S701, the CPU 201 causes the operation unit 208 to display the login screen shown in FIG. 4(A). Here, the IC card reader 209 reads user information from the IC card, or the user enters the user ID and password in the input fields 401 and 402 of the login screen and presses the login button 403, and the process advances to S702. , perform user authentication. In S702, the CPU 201 determines whether the user is a user who is permitted to log in, based on the input user information. This determination is made by checking whether the user information is registered in the user management table described above. Here, if the user information is registered in the user management table, it is determined that the authentication is successful and the process advances to S703. On the other hand, if the user information is not registered in the user management table (determined as authentication failure), the process advances to S705.

In step S703, the CPU 201 displays the menu screen of FIG. 4B on the operation unit 208, and allows the user to use all functions. In S704, the CPU 201 performs various operations to execute the functions instructed on the menu screen, and executes S704 and S705 until it is determined in S705 that a logout operation has been performed. When the logout operation is performed in this way, the process returns to S701 and the login screen is displayed. Note that the various operations in S704 are not directly related to the present invention, so detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, if the user has not been authenticated in S702, the process advances to S705, and the CPU 201 determines whether a specific button on the operation unit 208 has been pressed. The specific button here is the home button 302 as described above, but it may also be the logout button 303 or other buttons. Here, if the specific button is not pressed, the process advances to S701, but if it is determined that the specific button has been pressed, the process advances to S707. In step S707, the CPU 201 determines whether permission to use direct wireless printing is set on the setting screen in FIG. 4C when the user is not logged in. This determination is made by referring to information on the HDD 204 that holds the items set on the setting screen of FIG. 4(C). Here, if "Do not allow" 423 is selected on the setting screen, the process returns to S701 and the login screen is displayed. On the other hand, if "Allow" 424 is selected on the setting screen, the process advances to step S708, and the CPU 201 performs display control to display the menu screen shown in FIG. 5(A), and the process advances to step S709. In S708, since the user is not logged in, only the direct wireless connection button 501 and print cancel button 502 are selectable. Note that if the print cancel button 502 is pressed on the menu screen in FIG. 5A in step S708, the printing process of the print data transmitted using direct wireless communication is canceled, but a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. .

In step S709, the CPU 201 determines whether the direct wireless connection button 501 is selected on the menu screen of FIG. 5(A), the start button 601 is pressed on the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6(A), and the start of a direct wireless connection is instructed. Please judge. If the CPU 201 determines in S709 that the start of a direct wireless connection has been instructed, the process advances to S710, but otherwise the process advances to S708. In S710, the CPU 201 starts wireless communication operation in access point mode. Specifically, when the start button 601 is pressed, the CPU 201 causes the operation unit 208 to display the direct wireless connection screen shown in FIG. 6(B). Here, the user of the mobile terminal 101 enters the connection key displayed in the area 611 of the wireless connection screen into the mobile terminal 101, thereby establishing a direct wireless connection between the printing apparatus 100 and the mobile terminal 101. be done. Then, the user of the mobile terminal 101 uses a wireless communication function using direct wireless communication to transmit print data for printing the data selected by the user to the printing apparatus 100. The printing device 100 that receives this print data executes printing processing based on the print data. The process then proceeds to S711, and the CPU 201 determines whether the stop button 612 on the wireless connection screen in FIG. 6(B) has been pressed. If it is determined that the stop button 612 has been pressed, the process proceeds to S712. In S712, the CPU 201 stops direct wireless communication, returns to S701, and displays the login screen.

Furthermore, in S710, before switching the display to the login screen of FIG. 4(A), the wireless connection screen of FIG. 6(B) is displayed. This is to prevent the printing apparatus 100 from remaining in direct wireless communication operation.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, even if the user is not authenticated at the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus can be moved to the direct wireless communication mode by performing a specific operation on the printing apparatus. Thereby, it is possible to transmit print data from the terminal of an unauthenticated user to the printing apparatus by direct wireless communication and have the printing apparatus print the print data.

[Embodiment 2]
In the above-described first embodiment, an example has been described in which the printing apparatus can be shifted to the direct wireless communication mode and used by performing a printing apparatus-specific operation without the user logging into the printing apparatus.

On the other hand, in Embodiment 2, an example will be described in which when a specific button on the operation panel of the printing device is pressed, an authentication screen for direct wireless communication is displayed, and only when this authentication is performed, the mode is shifted to direct wireless communication mode. do. Note that the communication system and the hardware configuration of the printing device according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and therefore their description will be omitted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a direct wireless setting screen displayed on the operation unit 208 of the printing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment.

Items that can be set on the direct wireless setting screen shown in FIG. 8(A) will be explained in detail.

This direct wireless setting screen is a screen that can be accessed by a user with special authority, such as a system administrator. Item 801 is a setting for whether or not to perform authentication for direct wireless communication when printing is performed using direct wireless communication when the user is not logged in. The registration button 803 is a button for reflecting the settings on the direct wireless setting screen in the printing apparatus 100. When the system administrator presses the registration button 803, the contents set on this direct wireless setting screen are stored in the HDD 204 and reflected on the printing apparatus 100. When "Use" 804 is selected in the item 801, printing via direct wireless communication is permitted only when the direct wireless communication authentication is successful and the user logs in. Therefore, when "Use" 804 is selected, it is necessary to set a password 802 for authentication of direct wireless communication. When "Use" 804 is selected, the menu screen of FIG. 5(A) is displayed only when the user logs in after successfully authenticating the user on the login screen of FIG. 8(B).

On the other hand, when "Do not use" 805 is selected in the item 801, the menu screen of FIG. 5(A) is displayed without displaying the authentication of direct wireless communication.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the printing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment. Note that the processing of each step shown in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 201 loading a control program stored in a memory such as the ROM 202 into the RAM 203 and executing it. Note that the printing apparatus 100 may be configured so that the CPU 201 executes at least some of the steps in the flowchart of FIG. 9, and a CPU (not shown) different from the CPU 201 executes the remaining steps. In FIG. 9, the same processing steps as in the flowchart of FIG. 7 described above are indicated by the same reference numerals, and their explanation will be omitted.

In step S707 of FIG. 9, if permission for printing by direct wireless communication is set, the process advances to step S901. In step S901, the CPU 201 determines based on the information on the HDD 204 whether the direct wireless communication setting screen in FIG. 8A is set to perform authentication of direct wireless communication. Here, if the setting is "not used" 805, that is, if direct wireless communication authentication is not to be performed, the process advances to step S708, and the menu screen of FIG. 5(A) is displayed, as in the first embodiment described above.

On the other hand, in S901, if the CPU 201 selects "Use" 804, that is, if it is set to perform direct wireless communication authentication, the process advances to S902, and the CPU 201 displays the login screen shown in FIG. 8(B) on the operation unit 208. do. Here, when the user enters a password in the input field 811 and presses the login button 812, the process advances to S903, and the CPU 201 inputs the password 802 set on the setting screen of FIG. 8(A) and the password 802 in the input field 811 of the login screen. compared with the given password. If these match, it is assumed that the direct wireless communication has been authenticated successfully and the process advances to S708. On the other hand, if these do not match, it is determined that the authentication has failed, and the process advances to S902, where the login screen of FIG. 8(B) is redisplayed.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment described above, even if a user who has not logged in, if the user authentication for wireless communication is successful, the printing device can be switched to the direct wireless communication mode. can be done. Thereby, print data can be transmitted from the terminal of an unauthenticated user to the printing apparatus by direct wireless communication to be printed.

100... Printing device, 101... Mobile terminal, 201... CPU, 202... ROM, 203... RAM, 204... HDD, 208... Operation unit

Claims (33)

An information processing device equipped with a wireless communication function,
an operation section that accepts user operations;
a display control means for displaying on the operation unit a login screen for logging into the information processing device in which a user authentication function can be enabled;
The display control means causes the operation unit to display a screen on which the wireless communication function can be instructed after a user who has been authenticated based on user information input via the login screen logs into the information processing device. ,
When a user is not logged in to the information processing device, a login screen for logging into the information processing device in which the user authentication function can be enabled is displayed, and a specific button is pressed on the operation unit without accepting the login. By accepting the operation, displaying on the operation unit a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function ;
The information processing apparatus is characterized in that the setting screen includes an instruction section for instructing to cancel printing . further comprising a first setting means for setting whether or not to permit wireless communication using the wireless communication function by accepting an operation of the specific button;
The display control means causes the operation unit to display the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication when the setting by the first setting means is a setting that permits wireless communication using the wireless communication function. The information processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the first setting means is set to permit wireless communication using the wireless communication function, the apparatus further includes a second setting means for setting whether or not to perform user authentication for the wireless communication;
When the second setting means is set to perform user authentication, the display control means displays the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication on the operation unit when the user authentication is successful. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to: 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control means causes the operation unit to display a wireless connection screen including a button for starting the wireless communication. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication includes an SSID for the wireless communication. The wireless connection screen further includes a button for instructing to stop the operation of the wireless communication, and the display control means causes the operation unit to display a login screen in response to an instruction from the button. The information processing device according to claim 4 . 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the login screen is a login screen for logging in with an IC card. 8. The display control means causes a logout button for logging out of the information processing apparatus to be displayed on the operation unit when the user is not logged into the information processing apparatus. The information processing device according to item (1). 9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the login screen is a screen for inputting a user ID and password. 10. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein authentication processing by the user authentication function is executed in an authentication server connected to the information processing device. 11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein authentication processing by the user authentication function is executed in the information processing apparatus. The authentication process by the user authentication function is performed by transmitting the user information input through the login screen to an authentication server connected to the information processing device, and receiving the result of the authentication process from the authentication server. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the information processing apparatus executes the information processing apparatus. 13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a printer section that prints an image on a sheet. 14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a scanner section that reads an image of a document and generates image data. A printing device equipped with a wireless communication function,
an operation section that accepts user operations;
display control means for displaying on the operation unit a login screen for logging into the printing device in which a user authentication function can be enabled;
The display control means causes the operation unit to display a screen on which the wireless communication function can be instructed after a user authenticated based on user information input via the login screen logs into the printing device;
Displaying a login screen for logging into the printing device in which the user authentication function can be enabled when the user is not logged in to the printing device, and operating a specific button on the operation unit without accepting login. A printing apparatus characterized in that, by accepting the above, a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function is displayed on the operation unit. 16. The printing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the setting screen includes an instruction section for instructing to cancel printing . The printing apparatus according to claim 15 or 16, further comprising a scanner section that reads an image of a document and generates image data. further comprising a first setting means for setting whether or not to permit wireless communication using the wireless communication function by accepting an operation of the specific button;
The display control means causes the operation unit to display the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication when the setting by the first setting means is a setting that permits wireless communication using the wireless communication function. 16. The printing device according to claim 15. When the first setting means is set to permit wireless communication using the wireless communication function, the apparatus further includes a second setting means for setting whether or not to perform user authentication for the wireless communication;
When the second setting means is set to perform user authentication, the display control means displays the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication on the operation unit when the user authentication is successful. 19. The printing apparatus according to claim 18, wherein: The printing apparatus according to any one of claims 15 to 19, wherein the display control unit causes the operation unit to display a wireless connection screen including a button for starting the wireless communication. 21. The printing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication includes an SSID for the wireless communication. The wireless connection screen further includes a button for instructing to stop the operation of the wireless communication, and the display control means causes the operation unit to display a login screen in response to an instruction from the button. The printing device according to claim 20. 23. The printing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the login screen is a login screen for logging in with an IC card. 24. The display control means causes a logout button for logging out of the printing apparatus to be displayed on the operation unit when the user is not logged into the printing apparatus. Printing device as described in section. A control method for controlling an information processing device having an operation unit that accepts user operations and having a wireless communication function, the method comprising:
a display control step of displaying on the operation unit a login screen for logging into the information processing device in which a user authentication function can be enabled;
The display control step includes displaying on the operation unit a screen on which the wireless communication function can be instructed after the user who has been authenticated based on the user information input through the login screen logs into the information processing device. ,
When a user is not logged in to the information processing device, a login screen for logging into the information processing device in which the user authentication function can be enabled is displayed, and a specific button is pressed on the operation unit without accepting the login. By accepting the operation, displaying on the operation unit a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function ;
A control method characterized in that the setting screen includes an instruction section for instructing to cancel printing . further comprising a first setting step of setting whether or not to permit wireless communication using the wireless communication function by accepting an operation of the specific button;
The display control step causes the operation unit to display the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication when the settings made in the first setting step are settings that permit wireless communication using the wireless communication function. 26. The control method according to claim 25 . If the first setting step is a setting to permit wireless communication using the wireless communication function, further comprising a second setting step of setting whether or not to perform user authentication for the wireless communication,
When the second setting step is set to perform user authentication, the display control step displays the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication on the operation unit when the user authentication is successful. 27. The control method according to claim 26 , characterized in that: 28. The control method according to claim 25 , wherein the display control step causes the operation unit to display a wireless connection screen including a button for starting the wireless communication. 29. The control method according to claim 25 , wherein the setting screen for establishing the wireless communication includes an SSID for the wireless communication. The wireless connection screen further includes a button for instructing to stop the operation of the wireless communication, and the display control step causes the operation unit to display a login screen in response to the instruction from the button. The control method according to claim 28 . Any one of claims 25 to 30 , wherein the display control step causes a logout button for logging out of the information processing device to be displayed on the operation unit in a state where the user is not logged into the control method. The control method according to item 1. A control method for controlling a printing device having an operation unit that accepts user operations and having a wireless communication function, the method comprising:
a display control step for displaying on the operation unit a login screen for logging into the printing device in which a user authentication function can be enabled;
In the display control step, after a user who has been authenticated based on user information input through the login screen logs into the printing device, displaying on the operation unit a screen on which the wireless communication function can be instructed;
Displaying a login screen for logging into the printing device in which the user authentication function can be enabled when the user is not logged in to the printing device, and operating a specific button on the operation unit without accepting login. A control method characterized in that, by accepting the above, a setting screen for establishing wireless communication using the wireless communication function is displayed on the operation unit. A program for causing a computer to execute all steps of the control method according to any one of claims 25 to 32.

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