Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus and control method for image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US14916973Application Date: 2014-09-02
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Publication No.: US10209980B2Publication Date: 2019-02-19
- Inventor: Shota Shimizu
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. I.P. Division
- Priority: JP2013-186433 20130909
- International Application: PCT/JP2014/004505 WO 20140902
- International Announcement: WO2015/033554 WO 20150312
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F8/65 ; G06F21/57
Abstract:
If firmware installed in an image forming apparatus 100 is a firmware having a security specification configuration, an operator who is permitted to instruct to update the firmware in the image forming apparatus 100 is limited to an operator having an administrator authority. This may improve the security of the image forming apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160196130A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2016-07-07
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