Abstract: A printing apparatus including: a printing unit configured to perform printing on a printing medium; and a controller, wherein the printing apparatus is configured to perform communication with an external mediation apparatus configured to perform communication with a management server via the Internet, and wherein the controller is configured to: switch the printing apparatus to a dormant state in response to a predetermined time having elapsed since a specific operation mechanism of a plurality of operation mechanisms including the printing unit became anon-operating state, the printing apparatus being incapable of performing communication with the external mediation apparatus in the dormant state; execute periodic information processing including at least one of information transmission to the external mediation apparatus and information reception from the external mediation apparatus; and prohibit the switching of the printing apparatus to the dormant state during the executing of the periodic information

Abstract: A image forming apparatus includes a power control unit, an operation mode control unit, and a first timer. The power control unit performs control so as to switch between a normal power state for supplying the operation power supply voltage to the image forming unit, a first power saving state for not supplying the operation power supply voltage to the image forming unit, and a second power saving state having less power consumption than the first power saving state. The operation mode control unit performs control so as to switch a normal mode corresponding to a normal power state, a first power saving mode corresponding to a first power saving state, and a second power saving mode corresponding to a second power saving state.

Abstract: A printing system includes an image formation apparatus, an information processing apparatus, and a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive conditions of capabilities required for an image formation apparatus to be registered on a virtual printer, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit the conditions received by the reception unit to the information processing apparatus. The image formation apparatus includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the information processing apparatus, capability information indicating a capability of the image formation apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register the image formation apparatus on the virtual printer in a case where the capability indicated in the capability information transmitted by the second transmission unit satisfies the conditions transmitted by the first transmission unit.

Abstract: A server may execute a first shipping process for shipping a first consumable article for a printer and store first identification information in a memory. The server may receive consumable article information from an external device, determine whether a notification condition is satisfied and determine whether the first identification information matches second identification information included in the consumable article information. In a case where it is determined that the notification condition is satisfied and the first identification information matches the second identification information, the server may send a first notification to external. In a case where it is determined that the notification condition is not satisfied, the first notification is not sent, and in a case where it is determined that the first identification information does not match the second identification information, the first notification is not sent.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that determines the usage status of a function by a user and improves power consumption efficiency. The image forming apparatus is capable of switching between an energy saving mode and a normal mode in which power consumption is larger than that of the energy saving mode. The power supply control unit determines whether or not power is supplied depending on the usage status of the function by the user. The power supply control unit controls the power supply of the operation panel unit, the document reading unit, and the image forming unit to be turned on or off, respectively, when returning from the energy saving mode to the normal mode according to the determination.

Abstract: A device (100) includes a sensor (101) to determine a capacitance between a first metal piece (209, 309, 409, 509, 609, 709, 809, 909) coupled to a paper tray (213, 413, 513, 913) of a printing device (206, 306) and a second metal piece (207, 307, 407, 507, 607, 707, 807, 907) coupled to a paper width adjuster (212) of the printing device (206, 306). The device (100) also includes a controlled (102) coupled to the sensor (101) comprising a processor (103) in communication with a memory resource (104) including executable instructions to determine a size of paper in the paper tray (213, 413, 513, 913) based on the determined capacitance.

Abstract: A printing system includes a smart device and a printer, and the smart device establishes a communication connection with the printer based on a BLE communication scheme, transmits a first request that requests a process relating to connection confirmation by a user, and establishes a communication connection with the printer based on a Wi-Fi Direct communication scheme when the smart device receives, from the printer, a response to the first request, and the printer performs, based on the first request received, connection confirmation display for prompting a user to perform the connection confirmation, transmits, when receiving a user operation based on the connection confirmation display, a response to the smart device, the response indicating reception of the user operation, and establishes the communication connection with the smart device based on the Wi-Fi Direct communication scheme.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image forming engine; an interface; and a controller; wherein the controller is configured to: supply electric power to an external device via the interface; determine whether to execute, during executing the supplying the electric power to the external device via the interface, a first operation relating to image formation by the image forming engine; limit a power amount to be supplied to the external device when the controller determines to execute the first operation based on a result of the determining whether to execute the first operation; execute the first operation in a state in which the power amount to be supplied to the external device is limited; and determine, after the controller has started the executing the first operation, whether to execute a second operation different from the first operation.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for printing an image using an array of nozzles are described. In one example aspect, a printer system includes an array of nozzles and a control device coupled to the array of nozzles. The control device is configured to determine a step size for printing a current section of an image based on a set of masks. The set of masks includes one or more masks used for printing previous sections of the image. The control device is also configured to adjust the set of masks based on a printing mode to be used for the current section of the image. The array of nozzles is configured to print the current section of the image using a combination of the adjusted set of masks.

Abstract: A printing apparatus including: a printing unit; and a controller configured to: receive a processing execution instruction for executing a predetermined processing from an external mediation apparatus; determine whether the received processing execution instruction is a first instruction that does not involve a power supply-off operation; and transmit an execution completion report to the external mediation apparatus such that: in a case where the determining determines that the processing execution instruction is the first instruction, the execution completion report is transmitted to the external mediation apparatus at a time when execution of processing instructed by the first instruction is completed; and in a case where the determining does not determine that the processing execution instruction is the first instruction, the execution completion report is transmitted to the external mediation apparatus at a predetermined timing which is before execution of processing instructed by the processing executi

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program readable by a computer of a terminal management apparatus in a terminal management system where a first system transferring information between the terminal management apparatus and a first terminal apparatus via a relay apparatus and a second system transferring information between the terminal management apparatus and a second terminal apparatus without passing through the relay apparatus coexist, the program causing the terminal management apparatus to perform: when an instruction received from an external apparatus, determining a transmission destination; when the transmission destination is the second terminal apparatus, dividing the received instruction into a plurality of transmission units and transmitting an instruction included in each transmission unit to the second terminal apparatus; and when the transmission destination is the first terminal apparatus, transmitting the received instruction to the relay apparatus without being divided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes multiple network interfaces, multiple storage areas for saving data, an obtaining unit, and a presenting unit. The multiple network interfaces are connected to corresponding networks. For each of the multiple storage areas, a network interface permitted as an output path of the saved data is defined. The obtaining unit obtains network information indicating a network available to each user. The presenting unit presents to a user a list of storage areas selectable as a data storage destination. The presenting unit presents a list of storage areas for which a network interface connected to a network available to the user, which is indicated by the network information, is defined as the output path.

Abstract: A communication device may output information according to a first scheme in a case where a first instruction is obtained in a first state, shift to a second state in a case where the first instruction is obtained in the first state, and shift to a third state in a case where a second instruction is obtained in the second state. In the first state, an authentication request according to the first scheme is not responded to and a search signal according to a second scheme is not responded to. In the second state, the authentication request using only a target channel can responded to and the search signal is not responded to. In the third state, the authentication request using only the target channel can be responded and the search signal using only the target channel can be responded to.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises an accommodating unit that accommodates recording materials and a feeding unit that feeds an accommodated recording material, detects a fed recording material, and measures time from a predetermined timing until a recording material is detected. An information processing apparatus receives measured time data from the image forming apparatus, classifies the received plurality of time data into a first group and a second group in accordance with a length of time, selects a group for predicting a remaining life time of the feeding unit from the classified first group and second group, and predicts a remaining life time of the feeding unit using time data included in the selected group.

Abstract: An information processing device configured to make a printing device execute printing includes a storage section configured to store special color data representing a special color included in a print target image, and a processing section configured to make the printing device print a special color patch as a color patch of the special color included in the print target image based on the special color data to obtain a colorimetric value of the special color patch. Based on the print target image and the special color data, the processing section makes the printing device execute printing of the special color patch in accordance with output of a print image based on the print target image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first communication apparatus; a second communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with each of one or more second wireless communication apparatuses; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the first communication apparatus via the first communication unit an apparatus ID that is held by the first communication apparatus and that is used for identifying one of the one or more second wireless communication apparatuses to or from which the second communication unit transmits or receives data; and a control unit configured to control the second communication unit to transmit or receive the data to or from the one of the one or more second wireless communication apparatuses that is identified by the apparatus ID acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process utilizing location information. The process includes a first control process and a second control process. The first control process includes, in response to receiving of a radio signal used for short-range wireless communication from a transmitter, temporarily activating a location information detector that detects location information, and causing the location information detector to detect the location information. The second control process includes transmitting the location information detected by the location information detector to a server that provides a service utilizing the location information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicating with an input-output device that receives an input voice, outputs voice data corresponding to the input voice, and communicates with a server that analyzes the output voice data. The information processing apparatus further includes a voice output unit configured to output a voice, a reception unit configured to receive a user operation for starting the input-output device, and a control unit configured to perform control to, in response to the user operation received by the reception unit, cause the voice output unit to output a waking word for starting the input-output device.

Abstract: To make it possible for a user to easily modify the recognition state of a document by document recognition processing at the time of multi-cropping processing. A preview screen is displayed on a user interface, which displays the results of the document recognition processing for a scanned image obtained by scanning a plurality of documents en bloc on the scanned image in an overlapping manner. Then, a button for dividing the detected document area is displayed on the preview screen so that it is made possible for a user to easily perform division.

Abstract: A server includes a transceiver and a controller. The transceiver is configured to facilitate communication with a plurality of image forming apparatuses. The controller is configured to receive adjustment information from each of the plurality of images forming apparatuses, determine an updated adjustment value to be used in each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses based on the adjustment information received from of each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and transmit adjustment update information including the updated adjustment value to each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses.