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EP-4738768-A1 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

EP4738768A1EP 4738768 A1EP4738768 A1EP 4738768A1EP-4738768-A1

Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to the disclosure includes: a communicator that can communicate with a server via a network, the server executing first authentication based on first authentication information including an account name; and a storage, and receives a refresh token transmitted by the server according to a result of the first authentication. Storage of the refresh token in the storage is controlled based on a setting related to whether or not to store the refresh token in the storage.

Inventors

  • MASUDA, AKITOSHI

Assignees

  • Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha

Dates

Publication Date
20260506
Application Date
20251022

Claims (6)

  1. An information processing apparatus (10) comprising: one or more controllers (100); a communicator (140) capable of communicating with a server (30) via a network (NW), the server (30) executing first authentication based on first authentication information including an account name; and a storage (110), wherein the one or more controllers (100) receive a refresh token transmitted by the server (30) according to a result of the first authentication, and control storage of the refresh token in the storage (110) based on a setting related to whether or not to store the refresh token in the storage (110).
  2. The information processing apparatus (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first authentication information includes the account name and a first password, the storage (110) stores a second password different from the first password and the account name in association with each other, and the one or more controllers (100) execute second authentication based on the account name and the second password.
  3. The information processing apparatus (10) according to claim 2, wherein, if the setting of storing the refresh token in the storage (110) is made, the one or more controllers (100) store the refresh token in association with the account name and the second password in the storage (110).
  4. The information processing apparatus (10) according to claim 3, wherein, if the setting of storing the refresh token in the storage (110) is made, the one or more controllers (100) accept an input of the account name and the second password, and transmit the refresh token stored in association with the input account name and second password in the storage (110), to the server (30) using the communicator (140).
  5. The information processing apparatus (10) according to claim 3, further comprising an operation inputter (130), wherein, if the setting of not storing the refresh token in the storage (110) is made, the one or more controllers (100) accept an input of the account name and the first password using the operation inputter (130), and transmit the accepted account name and first password to the server (30) using the communicator (140).
  6. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus (10) that includes a communicator (140) capable of communicating with a server (30) via a network (NW), the server (30) executing first authentication based on first authentication information including an account name, and a storage (110), the method comprising: a step of receiving a refresh token transmitted by the server (30) according to a result of the first authentication; and a step of controlling storage of the refresh token in the storage (110) based on a setting related to whether or not to store the refresh token in the storage (110).

Description

Field of the Invention The disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and the like. Note that the disclosure is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2024-190830 filed in Japan on October 30, 2024, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Background Art Some information processing apparatuses such as a Multi-Function Printer/Peripheral (MFP) use a web service using an access token and a refresh token issued by an authentication server. Citation List Patent Literature PTL 1: JP 2021-060744 A Summary Technical Problem An object to be solved by the disclosure is to facilitate management related to authentication in an information processing apparatus that uses a service on a network using authentication with a token. Solution to Problem The disclosure provides an information processing apparatus that includes: one or more controllers; a communicator that can communicate with a server via a network, the server executing first authentication based on first authentication information including an account name; and a storage, and the one or more controllers receive a refresh token transmitted by the server according to a result of the first authentication, and controls storage of the refresh token in the storage based on a setting related to whether or not to store the refresh token in the storage. Furthermore, the disclosure also provides a method of controlling an information processing apparatus that includes a communicator that can communicate with a server via a network, the server executing first authentication based on first authentication information including an account name; and a storage, and includes: a step of receiving a refresh token transmitted by the server according to a result of the first authentication; and a step of controlling storage of the refresh token in the storage based on a setting related to whether or not to store the refresh token in the storage. Advantageous Effects of Disclosure According to the disclosure, it is possible to facilitate management related to authentication in an information processing apparatus that uses a service on a network using authentication with a token. Brief Description of the Drawings FIG. 1 is a schematic conceptual diagram of an authentication system according to a first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 2 is a block diagram view of a Multi-Function Printer/Peripheral (MFP) according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 3(A) is a block diagram for describing a configuration of a controller of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure, and FIG. 3(B) is a block diagram for describing a configuration of a storage of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 4 is a flow chart for describing an operation of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 5 is a flow chart for describing the operation of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 6 is a flow chart for describing the operation of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 7 is a schematic conceptual diagram for describing an operation of the authentication system according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a screen displayed on a display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 9 is a diagram for describing transition of the screen displayed on the display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing transition of the screen displayed on the display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 11 illustrates an example of the screen displayed on the display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the screen displayed on the display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 13 illustrates an example of the screen displayed on the display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 14 illustrates an example of the screen displayed on the display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 15 illustrates an example of the screen displayed on the display of the MFP according to the first embodiment of the disclosure. Description of Embodiments Hereinafter, an embodiment of the disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. For example, a Multi-Function Printer/Peripheral (MFP) 10 will be described as an embodiment of an image processing apparatus in the disclosure. Note that the MFP 10 according to the disclosure is not limited to any configuration as long as the MFP 10 is configured to be able to communicate with an authentication server 30 via a network NW. Note that the following embodiment is an example for describing the disclosure, an example of the disclosure described in the claims will be described, and the technical scope of the disclosure is not limited t