Jefferson IP Law, LLP
User account management based on blockchain in image forming device
An image forming device and an operating method of an image forming device are provided. The operating method includes receiving first authentication information of a first user with respect to the image forming device, authenticating the first authentication information of the first user, based on reference account information of a plurality of users, the reference account information being stored in a storage based on a blockchain that distributes and manages a ledger in which user account information including authentication information and authority information of a user with respect to a certain image forming device has been recorded, when the authentication of the first user is completed, receiving a request to perform a first image forming job, and evaluating first authority information indicating an authority range of the first user, based on the reference account information of the plurality of users, and performing the first image forming job within the authority range of the first user.
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Sejong Jung-Hun Hyun-woo Sangmi
Kim Kim Yoo Kim