Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, communication system, and program
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Application No.: US15160641Application Date: 2016-05-20
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Publication No.: US10587765B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Ayumi Itoh
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Holtz, Holtz & Volek PC
- Priority: JP2015-122051 20150617
- Main IPC: H04L29/00
- IPC: H04L29/00 ; H04N1/00 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L12/927 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
A communication system includes: an image forming apparatus including a browser function and being configured to set permission/non-permission for access according to a website being a communication destination; and a setting change apparatus configured to communicate with the image forming apparatus and be capable of changing a setting of the image forming apparatus in accordance with an operation of an administrator, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect that the image forming apparatus is not allowed to access a specific website, an acquisition unit configured to automatically acquire access destination information, identification information, and contact information, and a change request unit configured to transmit a request to change the setting to a setting that permits the image forming apparatus to access the specific website, to the administrator via a network, the identification information, and the contact information, which are acquired by the acquisition unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160373460A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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