CN110502197B - Image forming apparatus registration method, image forming apparatus registration system, and image forming apparatus control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an image forming device registration method, a system and a control method of the image forming device, which are used for solving the technical problem that the authority control of the image forming device of a specified manufacturer is lacked in the prior art, wherein the image forming device registration method comprises the following steps: the cloud server platform receives characteristic information of the image forming device and corresponding authorization codes; associating the image forming devices corresponding to the characteristic information with authorization codes, wherein the authorization codes required to be associated by different image forming devices are different; and based on the difference of the user characteristics of the image forming device, the input modes corresponding to the authorization codes are different. Therefore, the cloud server platform can control the image forming apparatus by means of the authorization code.

Description

Image forming device registration method, system and image forming device control method

[Technical field]

The present invention relates to the technical field of image formation, and in particular to the technical field of cloud printing, and more specifically to a registration method and system for an image forming device and a control method for an image forming device.

【Background technique】

With the development of Internet technology, traditional image forming devices can also be shared on the network through their own ports or computers connected to the image forming device, so that one image forming device can serve many users; and with the cloud With the development of technology, cloud printing is becoming more and more popular among users.

However, the inventor found during the process of implementing the present invention that existing image forming device sharing or cloud printing technical solutions usually require a dedicated gateway or a dedicated smart router; this will increase the cost of implementing shared printing or cloud printing. It will also affect the complexity of user registration and imaging processing procedures in the entire image forming system.

In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor also found that in existing shared printing or cloud printing technical solutions, cloud printing usually uses a cloud server platform to process documents (such as format conversion, rendering, etc.); therefore, the technology in this field People are eager to develop a technical solution that can control permissions for image forming devices of designated manufacturers, and further need to control permissions according to the specifications of the image forming device. In particular, it is necessary to do so without increasing system burden and user convenience. Consider a technical solution for separate and full control of enterprise cloud printing and personal cloud printing.

[Content of the invention]

In order to solve the technical problem of lack of permission management for image forming devices of designated manufacturers in the prior art, the embodiments of the present invention provide an image forming device registration method, system and image forming device control method, which can implement a technical solution for cloud server platform to manage image forming devices with the help of authorization codes.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the technical solutions provided by the present invention include:

On the one hand, the present invention provides an image forming device registration method, which is characterized in that it includes:

The cloud server platform receives the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code;

The image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information is associated with an authorization code, where different image forming devices need to be associated with different authorization codes; and based on the different user characteristics of the image forming device, the input corresponding to the authorization code The way is different.

In the embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the input method corresponding to the authorization code includes: when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an enterprise-type user, inputting the characteristic information of the image forming device in the cloud server platform through an administrator account; The corresponding authorization code; when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an individual user, directly receive the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code fed back by the personal account.

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the user to which the image forming device belongs is an enterprise-type user, the characteristic information of a plurality of the image forming devices and the corresponding authorization codes are directly input into the cloud server platform at one time through a batch import tool.

Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, the above image forming device registration method further includes: associating the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with an authorization code, and associating the validity period corresponding to the authorization.

Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, the above image forming device registration method further includes: receiving specification parameters corresponding to the image forming device, and image forming devices with different specification parameters require different types of authorization codes; corresponding to the characteristic information When the image forming device is associated with the authorization code, the specification parameters are also associated.

In a second aspect, the present invention also provides an image forming device registration system, which is characterized in that it includes:

an image forming device information acquisition unit, configured to acquire the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code, and transmit the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code to the cloud server platform; and

An image forming device registration unit provided in the cloud server platform, used to associate the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with an authorization code, where different image forming devices need to be associated with different authorization codes; and based on the Depending on the characteristics of the user to whom the image forming device belongs, the input method corresponding to the authorization code obtained by the image forming device information acquisition unit is different.

Preferably, in an embodiment of the present invention, the image forming device information acquisition unit acquires the input method corresponding to the authorization code including: when the user to which the image forming device belongs is an enterprise-type user, inputting the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code in the cloud server platform through an administrator account; when the user to which the image forming device belongs is an individual user, directly receiving the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code fed back by the individual account.

It is further preferred in the embodiment of the present invention that when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an enterprise user, the characteristic information of multiple image forming devices and the corresponding authorization codes can be directly input at once through a batch import tool. to the image forming apparatus information acquisition unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the image forming device registration unit associates the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with an authorization code, and also associates the validity period corresponding to the authorization.

In the embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the image forming device information acquisition unit is also used to obtain specification parameters corresponding to the image forming device, and image forming devices with different specification parameters require different types of authorization codes; the image forming device The device registration unit associates the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with the authorization code and also associates the specification parameters.

In a third aspect, the present invention also provides a control method for an image forming device, which is characterized in that it includes:

Determine whether the image forming device is registered to the cloud server platform according to any of the image forming device registration methods provided in the first aspect;

The job document is only allowed to be transmitted to the image forming device when the image forming device is registered to the cloud server platform.

In a fourth aspect, the present invention also provides an electronic device, which is characterized in that it includes:

Memory;

processor; and

Computer program;

Wherein, the computer program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor to implement the method provided in any one of the above first aspect or the third aspect.

In a fifth aspect, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program is stored thereon; the computer program is executed by a processor to implement any one of the above-mentioned first or third aspects. method described in the item.

By adopting the above technical solution provided by the present invention, at least one of the following beneficial effects can be obtained:

1. Provide a method of associated management with image forming devices based on authorization codes, so that only image forming devices from designated manufacturers can be registered to the cloud server platform, to avoid excessive registration of image forming devices, which would lead to excessive burden on the cloud server platform. And based on the different characteristics of the user of the image forming device, the corresponding input method of the authorization code is different; in this way, the cloud server platform can be compatible with both personal cloud printing services and enterprise cloud printing services.

2. Since the cloud server platform can provide management accounts for enterprises, it can be managed directly by the administrator, instead of individual enterprise users directly registering and controlling; individual users can first send a request to purchase an authorization code to the cloud server platform through the terminal, and the cloud After receiving the corresponding fee information, the server platform directly feeds back the authorization code to the individual user; in this way, different registration methods can be better formulated for different users, which is more conducive to the marketing of the technical solution provided by this embodiment. Furthermore, enterprise users can support batch registration, so that the registration of multiple image forming devices in the cloud server platform can be completed more quickly.

3. Image forming devices with different specifications and parameters require different types of authorization codes. When associating the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with the authorization code, the specification parameters are also associated; in this way, the image forming device can be better processed according to the specifications of the image forming device. Permission management and control can better meet the operational needs of the cloud server platform, and the cloud server platform can accurately allocate resources based on the specification information of the image forming device.

【Brief Description of the Drawings】

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention and are not relevant to the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without exerting any creative effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a structural block diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a structural block diagram of a cloud server platform provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a structural block diagram of an image processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an image forming device registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of another image forming device registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of another image forming device registration method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a control method for an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a structural block diagram of an image forming device registration device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a structural block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【Detailed ways】

In order to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be clear that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Example

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an image forming system, which includes: a cloud server platform 100, terminals 210 and 220 for receiving user account information and imaging job files, and image forming devices 310 and 320 for performing imaging processing operations; wherein:

As shown in Figure 2, the cloud server platform 100 includes: an information management unit 110 for storing user account information, image forming device identification information, etc., wherein the user account information includes user information, user organization information; the information management unit also The document management unit 120 can be used to control the user's corresponding account expense information; it is used to store the job files to be processed. Of course, the document management unit can directly transmit the job documents stored therein to the image forming device, and can also format the job documents. Conversion and rendering processing can also identify the number of jobs and document specifications in the job document; a network communication unit 140 for communicating with the terminal and the image forming device, the network unit can support but is not limited to Wi-Fi, Net, Mobile web, NFC and other types; and a control unit 130 that controls the content and output delivery of the information management unit 110 and the document management unit 120; wherein the information management unit 110, the document management unit 120, the network communication unit 140 and the control unit 130 can be integrated On one cloud server platform, it can also be set up on different cloud server platforms (in this case, each cloud server platform can be set up with a separate control unit, or the control unit can be set up separately on a cloud server platform); it can also be set among them Some units are provided on a cloud server platform; the embodiments of the present invention do not specifically limit them.

Terminals 210 and 220 are used to receive and transmit user account information, such as user name, user company, department, etc., and can also be used for fee transactions. Specific hardware implementation solutions of terminals 210 and 220 include but are not limited to: mobile phones, pads, computers, etc. As shown in FIG3 , the terminal 210 (the terminal 220 is similar to the terminal 210 and will not be described in detail) is provided with an imaging APP (Application) specifically used for information exchange with other devices in the image forming system, and the imaging APP includes: a user information acquisition unit 212, a job document acquisition unit 214, and a network communication unit 216; wherein the user information acquisition unit 212 may be an input unit of the terminal (such as a touch screen or a button) to receive user account information manually input by a user, or may be a reading unit that automatically reads from a memory and may directly obtain previously stored user account information from the memory of the terminal; the job document acquisition unit 214 is configured to acquire a job document on which a user wishes to perform an imaging operation, and the job document acquisition unit 214 may be a reading unit that reads a job document from other applications or a memory, or may be a document editing unit that receives document content input by a user; the network communication unit 216 is used to complete information exchange between the user information acquisition unit 212 and the job document acquisition unit 214 and the outside.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the image forming device 310 includes but is not limited to a printer, a copier, a scanner, a fax machine, or a multi-function machine that combines the above functions; the image forming devices 310 and 320 provided in this embodiment include an image processing unit 310, a control unit 310, and a control unit 310. The image processing unit 310 is configured to perform at least one imaging processing function of printing, copying, and scanning; the network communication unit 330 can directly establish network communication with the cloud server platform 100. In an optional implementation, The network communication unit 330 in the image forming apparatus can also directly communicate with the terminal 210; and the network communication unit in the image forming apparatus 310 and 320 can communicate with the outside through a wired local area network or by connecting to the outside through a router. The World Wide Web can also be used through a wireless network (such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.); the controller 320 is used to control the imaging processing operations of the image processing unit 310, and to control the opening, closing, or access rights of the network communication unit 330. .

Therefore, when the image forming device is used, it can have a built-in network communication unit that communicates with the user APP and the cloud server platform, so that the image forming device can quickly access the sharing or cloud server platform, and when the user registers and performs imaging processing, the image forming device It can also interact directly with user APPs and cloud server platforms. Of course, without considering the cost and process complexity, you can also connect to a dedicated gateway or computer first, and then connect to the outside through the dedicated gateway or computer.

The user accesses the cloud server platform 100 through the APP (application) or web browser in the terminal, and registers the user identification information and the identification information of the organization to which the user belongs as the user account information to the information management unit in the cloud server platform 100; the user can also interact with the terminal through an image forming device to obtain the user account information corresponding to the user identification information and the identification information of the organization to which the user belongs from the terminal, and then transmit the personal information to the cloud server platform 100 through the image forming device, wherein the user identification information can be the personal user identification or the identification information of the group to which the personal user belongs, including company name, enterprise name, etc., which is not limited here, and the identification information of the organization to which the user belongs can be the institution, organization, region, corresponding administrator, etc. to which the individual belongs.

[Implementation method of registering image forming device to cloud server platform]

Since the image forming device is provided with a network communication unit, if a cloud server platform URL is built into the image forming device, the cloud server platform URL may be input through the panel or Webpage corresponding to the image forming device, or the cloud server platform URL may be transmitted to Image forming device; in this way, the image forming device can access the cloud server platform 100 and establish network communication with the cloud server platform 100 .

After the image forming device establishes network communication with the cloud server platform 100, the cloud server platform 100 can obtain the identification information of the image forming device, where the identification information of the image forming device includes characteristic information of the image forming device, such as MAC address, serial number, etc. , and at least one of the institution, organization, region, corresponding administrator, etc. to which the image forming device belongs, representing the institution to which the image forming device belongs, and then the characteristic information of the image forming device is associated with the information characterizing the institution to which the image forming device belongs. The method of obtaining the institution information of the image forming device includes: the user can input it on the terminal user interface, and then transmit it to the image forming device through the terminal, or it can be directly on the image forming device corresponding to the operation panel, the print driver user interface, or User interface input such as a Webpage interface can also be a code that represents the institutional information of the image forming device built into the image forming device in advance. In this way, after the image forming device establishes network communication with the cloud server platform 100, the image forming device directly forms the representative image. The organization information to which the device belongs is uploaded to the cloud server platform. The user may also input the institutional information corresponding to the current image forming device on the terminal user interface, and then upload it to the cloud server platform 100. The user may also scan the QR code information containing the image forming device identification information through the terminal, and obtain The image forming identification information is sent to the cloud server platform 100, where the QR code information containing the image forming device identification information can be displayed on the image forming device user interface, or printed out by the image forming device, or directly printed on the image forming device , may be printed on a label attached to the image forming device, may be sprayed on the image forming device through inkjet coding technology, or may be displayed on the image forming device in a visible form through other methods.

The characteristic information of the image forming device is associated with the information characterizing the organization to which the image forming device belongs, which can also be referred to as the image forming device completing the registration process on the cloud server platform 100 . The characteristic information of the image forming device is associated with the information representing the institution to which the image forming device belongs. That is, all image forming devices that need to be associated with the institution to which the image forming device belongs can be recorded in the cloud server platform 100, which facilitates the integration of the image forming device and the institution to which it belongs. And control. For example, you can quickly understand how many image forming devices your affiliated organization has, so that you can later trace the operation information of the image forming devices according to your affiliated organization. You can also quickly understand how many image forming devices are currently associated with the enterprise, and based on the image forming device Cost control can be implemented based on the number of devices, and only users of the company can use the corresponding image forming device. A specific way of associating the characteristic information of the image forming device with the information characterizing the institution to which the image forming device belongs may be to store the characteristic information of the image forming device and the information characterizing the institution to which the image forming device belongs one-to-one in the form of a storage table. , or use the information representing the organization to which the image forming device belongs as the header, and then store all the image forming devices corresponding to the organization information as a table; of course, you can also not use the table, but use other forms, such as folder management, or software Code recording, etc.; as long as the characteristic information of the image forming device is input into the cloud server platform 100, the information characterizing the institution to which the image forming device belongs can be quickly obtained, or the information characterizing the institution to which the image forming device belongs can be input, and the characteristic information of the image forming device can be quickly obtained; The specific form is not limited in this embodiment.

Using the technical solution provided by this embodiment, it is possible to associate the user, the image forming device, and the institution to which the image forming device belongs during the user registration and image forming device registration processes; this facilitates the cloud server platform to effectively manage the user, image forming device, and the organization to which the image forming device belongs. Form a device for control.

In the technical solution provided by this embodiment, in the process of registering the image forming device to the cloud server platform, it is also necessary to associate the specifications of the image forming device with the image forming device. The specific association method is similar to the association of affiliation information mentioned above. Only the associated content is different. The specification information mentioned in this embodiment generally refers to the consumable information, time, etc. consumed by the image forming apparatus to process images, support different functions and/or perform image processing processes; and the higher the specification information, it usually refers to the consumables information, time, etc. consumed to complete the corresponding image processing operation. The higher the cost and correspondingly the lower the specification information usually means the lower the cost to complete the corresponding image processing operation. For example, when the paper size is used as the specification information, the specification of A4 is lower than that of A3. A4 can be called low specification and A3 is high specification.

In addition, the organization information of the image forming device and the identification information of the image forming device can also be directly embodied in the form of a barcode (such as a QR code). For example, the image forming device directly generates a QR code including the organization information of the image forming device and the identification information of the image forming device, and displays it on the display panel of the image forming device, or prints it out directly; it can also be generated by a terminal connected to the image forming device, and then sent to the image forming device, and displayed on the display panel of the image forming device, or printed out directly by the image forming device; it can also be generated by the cloud server platform 100 after the image forming device completes the registration on the cloud server platform 100. In this way, when the user wants to use the image forming device later, he can directly scan the barcode information with the terminal, and then establish a network connection between the terminal, the cloud server platform 100, and the image forming device, and complete job transmission, status information feedback, etc. among the three.

[Implementation method of registering the image forming device to the cloud server platform based on the authorization code]

As shown in FIG. 5 , this embodiment provides a method for registering an image forming device, the method comprising:

S110. The cloud server platform receives the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code;

S120. Associate the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with the authorization code. Different image forming devices need to be associated with different authorization codes; and based on the different user characteristics of the image forming device, the corresponding input methods of the authorization code are different.

Therefore, a method of associated management with image forming devices based on authorization codes is provided, so that only image forming devices from specified manufacturers can be registered to the cloud server platform, thereby avoiding registration of too many image forming devices and causing excessive burden on the cloud server platform. And based on the different characteristics of the user of the image forming device, the corresponding input method of the authorization code is different; in this way, the cloud server platform can be compatible with both personal cloud printing services and enterprise cloud printing services.

Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, the input method corresponding to the above-mentioned authorization code includes: when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an enterprise-type user, input the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code in the cloud server platform through the administrator account; When the user to whom the image forming apparatus belongs is a personal user, the characteristic information of the image forming apparatus and the corresponding authorization code fed back by the personal account are directly received.

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the user to which the image forming apparatus belongs is an enterprise type user, the characteristic information of a plurality of image forming apparatuses and the corresponding authorization codes are directly input into the cloud server platform at one time through a batch import tool.

Since the cloud server platform can provide management accounts for enterprises, it can be directly managed by administrators instead of individual enterprise users who directly register and manage; individual users can first send a request to purchase an authorization code to the cloud server platform through a terminal, and after the cloud server platform receives the corresponding fee information, it directly feedbacks the authorization code to the individual user; this can better formulate different registration methods for different users, which is more conducive to the market promotion of the technical solution provided by this embodiment. Furthermore, enterprise users can support batch registration, so that multiple image forming devices can be registered in the cloud server platform more quickly.

Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, the above image forming device registration method further includes: associating the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with the authorization code, and associating the validity period corresponding to the authorization.

Preferably, in the embodiment of the present invention, the above image forming device registration method further includes: receiving specification parameters corresponding to the image forming device, and image forming devices with different specification parameters require different types of authorization codes; When associated with the authorization code, specification parameters are also associated.

Therefore, since image forming devices with different specifications and parameters require different types of authorization codes, the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information is associated with the authorization code and the specification parameters are also associated; this can better perform permission management based on the specifications of the image forming device, thereby better meeting the operating requirements of the cloud server platform, and the cloud server platform can accurately allocate resources based on the specification information of the image forming device.

In a preferred implementation of this embodiment, the above image forming device registration method further includes: if the validity period associated with the image forming device and the authorization code has expired, unbinding the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code, and the cloud server platform no longer A cloud service is provided to the image forming apparatus. Of course, when the image forming device mentioned in this embodiment is in other states, the cloud server platform administrator can also unbind the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code by modifying the data information of the cloud server platform. Moreover, after the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code are unbound, the image forming device and the image forming device can be associated and registered to the cloud server platform again based on the new authorization code. The specific registration process can be the same as the new registration method mentioned above.

In a preferred implementation manner of this embodiment, the above-mentioned image forming device registration method further includes: the cloud server platform receives the image forming device identification information, specifically including:

After the image forming device is connected to the network, it automatically accesses the network address corresponding to the cloud server platform and sends the image forming device characteristic information to the cloud server platform; specifically, the image forming device manufacturer can input the cloud server in advance in the image forming device The access address of the platform and the firmware for automatic access.

Run the registration application on the terminal, the registration application obtains the searchable image forming device in the network where the terminal is located, and feeds the searchable image forming device back to the cloud server platform;

The cloud server platform confirms the image forming device to be associated that has not been associated among the searchable image forming devices, and feeds back the image forming device to be associated to the terminal where the registered application is located;

Select the image forming device that needs to be associated on the terminal where the registration application is located, and the registration application obtains the corresponding affiliation information;

The cloud server platform receives characteristic information of the image forming device and corresponding organization information.

Among them, the terminal where the registered application is located can be the user login terminal mentioned above, or it can be an independent terminal, such as a computer in the office. The registration application can obtain searchable image forming devices in the network where the terminal is located. It can search for image forming devices in the local area network where the current terminal (belonging to the current institution) is located through the wired network protocol, or it can search for the image forming device connected to the network through the wireless network protocol. Image forming device on the same router as the terminal. The registration application can obtain the corresponding institution information by inputting it on the registration application, or by the registration application automatically obtaining it based on the information of the current terminal (belonging to the current institution), such as the institution provided by other application software in the terminal. information.

As shown in Figure 6, this embodiment provides a specific process for enterprise-level users to register an image forming device, including:

S201. The enterprise administrator logs in and enters the serial number and corresponding authorization code of the image forming device;

For example, download the batch import tool in the management interface corresponding to the cloud server platform; then the designated enterprise account applies for the authorization code file on the designated page, enters the A4/A3 model when applying, and selects the validity period of the authorization code; specific registration methods include: method 1), the enterprise administrator enters the image forming device serial number on the enterprise management page to register the image forming device, method 2), enters the authorization code file through the batch import tool and scans the printer in the local area network to register to the cloud server platform.

The following are the ways to add new enterprises: Method 1) Enterprise users register the enterprise by themselves and select the upper-level service provider or ordinary enterprise; Method 2) Service providers add enterprises to the enterprise.

S203. Associate the serial number of the image forming device with the corresponding authorization code. The specific association method is similar to the association of affiliation information mentioned above, except that the associated content is different.

S205. After the image forming device is turned on, it sends a link request (for example, a predetermined cloud server platform URL is built in in advance and automatically accessed when it is turned on), and transmits the image forming device's own serial number, or other parameters that can characterize the characteristics of the image forming device. . For example, when the image forming device is powered on, it sends a link request to the cloud server platform.

S207. Determine whether the image forming device is registered: The cloud server platform confirms whether the image forming device has been registered, that is, determines whether to associate the serial number of the image forming device with the authorization code according to the above solution, or determines the serial number of the image forming device. Whether it is in the registered whitelist.

S209. Feedback whether cloud imaging processing is available: After the image forming device registers successfully for the first time, the image forming device automatically prints out the QR code; the image forming device records whether it has been registered on the cloud server platform. If so, the image forming device connects Cloud server platform; if it has not been registered, the cloud server platform notifies the image forming device that it is not registered, and the image forming device reports an error message.

As shown in FIG. 7 , this embodiment provides a specific process for an individual user to register an image forming device, including:

S301. User login.

S303. Scan the QR code corresponding to the image forming device: operate the panel keys of the image forming device, print out the QR code, and then use the terminal to scan the QR code corresponding to the image forming device.

S305, parsing the QR code information: the terminal parses the QR code information to obtain the serial number information of the image forming device. The QR code may also include address information for accessing the cloud server platform;

S307. Upload the registration request and transmit the image forming device serial number information.

S309. Feed back fee payment information.

S311. Feedback payment information.

S313. Assign an authorization code, and associate the serial number of the image forming device with the authorization code.

S315. The cloud server platform feeds back the available information for cloud imaging processing to the image forming device.

S317. The cloud server platform feeds back the available information for cloud imaging processing to the terminal.

As shown in Figure 8, this embodiment also provides a control method for an image forming apparatus, which method includes:

S410, determining whether the image forming device is registered with the cloud server platform according to any one of the image forming device registration methods provided by the above technical solutions of this embodiment;

When the image forming device is registered to the cloud server platform, the job document is allowed to be transferred to the image forming device (S420); otherwise, the job document is not allowed to be transferred to the image forming device (S430).

As shown in FIG9 , this embodiment further provides an image forming apparatus registration system, the registration system comprising:

The image forming device information acquisition unit 410 is used to obtain the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code, and transmit the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code to the cloud server platform; and

The image forming device registration unit 420 provided in the cloud server platform is used to associate the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with an authorization code, where different image forming devices need to be associated with different authorization codes; and based on the image forming device to which the image forming device belongs Depending on the user's characteristics, the corresponding input method for the image forming apparatus information acquisition unit to obtain the authorization code is different.

In the embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the input method corresponding to the authorization code obtained by the image forming device information acquisition unit 410 includes: when the user of the image forming device is an enterprise type user, inputting the characteristics of the image forming device in the cloud server platform through the administrator account information and the corresponding authorization code; when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is a personal user, the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code fed back by the personal account are directly received.

It is further preferred in the embodiment of the present invention that when the user of the image forming device is an enterprise type user, the characteristic information of multiple image forming devices and the corresponding authorization codes are directly input into the image forming device information acquisition at one time through the batch import tool. unit.

In the embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the image forming device registration unit 420 associates the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with the authorization code, and also associates the validity period corresponding to the authorization.

Preferably, in an embodiment of the present invention, the image forming device information acquisition unit 410 is also used to acquire specification parameters corresponding to the image forming device, and image forming devices with different specification parameters require different types of authorization codes; the image forming device registration unit 420 associates the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with the authorization code, and also associates the specification parameters.

The image forming device registration system provided in this embodiment can perform the above image forming device registration method, and the corresponding specific implementation process and technical effects will not be described again.

As shown in Figure 10, this embodiment also provides an electronic device, which includes:

memory 510;

processor 520; and

Computer program;

Wherein, the above computer program is stored in the memory 510 and is configured to be executed by the processor 520 to implement any of the above image forming device registration methods or image forming device control methods.

This embodiment also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored; the computer program is executed by a processor to implement any one of the image forming device registration methods or the control of the image forming device provided in the first aspect. method.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included in the present invention. within the scope of protection.

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An image forming device registration method, characterized by comprising: The cloud server platform receives the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code; The image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information is associated with an authorization code, where different image forming devices need to be associated with different authorization codes; and based on the different user characteristics of the image forming device, the input corresponding to the authorization code The methods are different; the input method corresponding to the authorization code includes: when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an enterprise-type user, input the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding Authorization code; when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an individual user, directly receive the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code fed back by the personal account; Wherein, the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information is associated with the authorization code, that is, all the image forming devices that need to be associated with the authorization code can be recorded in the cloud server platform, which facilitates the image forming device and the authorization code. Carry out unified control. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an enterprise user, a batch import tool is used to directly import the characteristic information of a plurality of the image forming devices and their respective corresponding The authorization code is entered into the cloud server platform once. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: associating the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with an authorization code, and associating the validity period corresponding to the authorization. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving specification parameters corresponding to the image forming device, and image forming devices with different specification parameters require different types of authorization codes; When the image forming device corresponding to the information is associated with the authorization code, the specification parameters are also associated. 5. An image forming device registration system, characterized by comprising: an image forming device information acquisition unit, configured to acquire the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code, and transmit the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code to the cloud server platform; and An image forming device registration unit provided in the cloud server platform, used to associate the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with an authorization code, where different image forming devices need to be associated with different authorization codes; and based on the Depending on the characteristics of the user to whom the image forming device belongs, the input method corresponding to the authorization code obtained by the image forming device information acquisition unit is different; the input method corresponding to the authorization code includes: when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an enterprise type When a user is a user, the characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code are input into the cloud server platform through an administrator account; when the user of the image forming device is an individual user, the feedback from the personal account is directly received. Characteristic information of the image forming device and the corresponding authorization code; Among them, the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information is associated with the authorization code, that is, the image forming device that needs to be associated with the authorization code can be recorded in the cloud server platform, so as to facilitate the management and control of the image forming device and the authorization code together. 6. The system according to claim 5, characterized in that when the user to whom the image forming device belongs is an enterprise type user, a batch import tool is used to directly import the characteristic information of a plurality of the image forming devices and their respective corresponding The authorization code is once input into the image forming apparatus information acquisition unit. 7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the image forming device registration unit associates the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with an authorization code, and also associates the validity period corresponding to the authorization. 8. The system according to claim 5, characterized in that the image forming device information acquisition unit is also used to obtain specification parameters corresponding to the image forming device, and image forming devices with different specification parameters require different types. the authorization code; the image forming device registration unit associates the image forming device corresponding to the characteristic information with the authorization code, and also associates the specification parameters. 9. A control method for an image forming device, characterized by comprising: Determine whether the image forming device is registered to the cloud server platform according to the image forming device registration method according to any one of claims 1-4; The job document is only allowed to be transmitted to the image forming device when the image forming device is registered to the cloud server platform. 10. An electronic device, characterized in that it includes: Memory; processor; and Computer program; Wherein, the computer program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-4 or 9. 11. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program is stored thereon; the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-4 or 9.