Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2004-09-10

2008-12-02

Chawan, Sheela C (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Applications

Personnel identification

C358S001140, C358S001150

Reexamination Certificate

active

07460692

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a camera which photographs an operator, an authentication unit to authenticate whether or not facial data indicating an operator's face photographed by the camera indicates a registered person based on a result of searching for the facial data registered in a facial data storage unit in which the facial data indicating the operator's face is registered beforehand, and a control unit to control an only predetermined function executable by a person other than the registered person in a case where that it is judged that the operator is not the registered person by an authentication result of the authentication unit.

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