Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that executes a job including a destination in a setting value, a storage, and a display. The storage stores destination information including the destination, and setting history information that includes the setting value and is history information pertaining to execution of the job. The controller reads the setting history information from the storage, and displays the setting history information on the display when the destination included in the setting history information is stored in the storage.
Abstract: A printing device includes a mount portion, a printer, a display, and a controller. In the mount portion, a consumable is capable of being mounted. The printer is configured to print an image on a printing medium by using the consumable mounted on the mount portion. The controller performs a first display process to display on the display first type-identification information identifying a first consumable. The controller performs, in a case that a prescribed agreement for a subscription is established, a second display process to display on the display second type-identification information identifying a second consumable supported under the prescribed agreement.
Abstract: In one embodiment, a display, a storage, and a controller which executes a job of image processing based on a setting value are provided, and the controller stores, as setting history information, the setting value of the executed job in the storage; displays, on the display, a selection screen to select the setting history information stored in the storage; and executes, when the job based on the setting history information received via the selection screen is to be executed, confirmation processing according to the state of user authentication.
Abstract: A printing system acquires device information from a printing device, transmits the device information acquired to a service providing device and registers the device information acquired, and receives registration information, from the service providing device, for the printing device registered to access the service providing device, with the registration information including an address of the cloud printing service provided by the service providing device and a signed certificate. The received registration information is transmitted to the printing device. The printing device of which the device information has been registered with the service providing device accesses the service providing device using the registration information to acquire a print job held by the service providing device and execute the acquired job.
Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus which stores settings for use in performing job processing includes: a display; and a storage which stores a setting history related to settings of past job processing, and a collective setting in which settings related to job processing are registered collectively. The image forming apparatus further includes: a setting controller which displays a setting history screen including the setting history on the display, displays on the display, in response to selection of the setting history, a setting screen reflecting setting contents based on the selected setting history, and displays a registration button to perform processing to register the collective setting on the setting screen; and a registration controller which performs the processing to register the collective setting in response to an operation on the registration button.
Abstract: A communication device may determine whether the communication device is in a proxy environment or in a non-proxy environment. The communication device may set an operation mode of the communication device to a first mode in a case where it is determined that the communication device is in the proxy environment, the first mode being for repeatedly sending a polling signal to the specific server so as to receive target data from the specific server. The communication device may set the operation mode of the communication device to a second mode in a case where it is determined that the communication device is in the non-proxy environment, the second mode being for receiving the target data from the specific server without sending the polling signal to the specific server.
Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a holder configured to hold an expendable supply attached thereto, a print engine configured to perform printing using the supply, a display configured to display information regarding the supply, and a controller configured to determine whether a supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached a first threshold, the supply-consumed status amount representing how much the supply is consumed, and when determining that the supply-consumed status amount of the supply attached to the holder has reached the first threshold, cause the display to show supply-related information related to a contract concluded on the supply used for the printing.
Abstract: A printing management apparatus includes a processor configured to generate a printing schedule based on a printing group, which is acquired by performing grouping on components that constitute a product for each attribute and in which is possible to change a printing order of the components in the group on which the grouping is performed, in a case where the product is manufactured using a printing apparatus and a post processing apparatus, and generate a post processing schedule based on a post processing group which is acquired by performing grouping on the product constituted by the components included in the printing group.
Abstract: Provided is an image forming system that can utilize result of offset printing in digital printing. The image forming system is capable for hybrid printing that performs offset printing and digital printing. A ticket creation unit creates a job ticket that includes print processing settings for each page. A digital setting unit acquires processing change information including change information at the time of processing in the offset printing to the job ticket created by the ticket creation unit, and it generates digital print setting for the digital printing. Further, the digital printing apparatus functions as a digital printing unit that outputs for digital printing based on the digital print settings generated by the digital setting unit.
Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform one or more processors and perform: transmitting an invitation to a mobile application on a mobile device of a user, wherein the invitation authorizes the mobile application on the mobile device to be used to check-in to a facility; generating, by a visitor application, an image that is displayed on a kiosk at an entrance of the facility; receiving, from the mobile device, image data of the image, as scanned by the mobile application from the kiosk, and mobile application data; validating whether the mobile application data and the image data satisfy one or more criteria; and when the one or more criteria are satisfied, authorizing the user to access the facility. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Abstract: An information processing apparatus connectable to one or more devices via a network. The apparatus includes a measuring unit measuring an inclination of the apparatus; a determining unit determining whether the inclination of the apparatus relative to a given surface of one of the one or more devices is within a predetermined inclination range; a receiving unit that receives radio waves; an obtaining unit obtaining identification information from the radio waves; a radio wave strength measuring unit measuring strength of the radio waves; a selection unit determining whether to select a given one of the one or more devices based on the strength of the radio waves; and a connection unit connecting the information processing apparatus to one of the one or more devices selected by the selection unit and for which the inclination of the apparatus is within the predetermined inclination range.
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for print review systems. One embodiment is a print review system that includes a memory that stores inspection parameters of print media marked by a printer, an interface that communicates with the printer, and a controller that, in response to the printer initiating processing of a print job, receives an indication via the interface of settings used by the printer in processing the print job, modifies the parameters based on the settings, inspects the print media based on the modified parameters, and reports compliance of the print job with the modified parameters.
Abstract: A printing system includes a printing device having a digital front end (DFE) and at least one client device that sends print jobs to the printing device. The DFE stores a device capability file that sets forth device and print options available for the printing device. The print options include a priority value, an option type, a grouping option, a print option icon, and a preview overlay graphic. A copy of the device capability file is made available to a client application on the client device. The client application retrieves all the print information from the device capability file. The client application also presents and previews the print options using the appropriate preview graphic overlay.
Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation device, one or more memories, and one or more processors that execute a set of instructions to receive a print job from an information processing apparatus, store the received print job in the one or more memories, control the operation device to display a list of print jobs stored in the one or more memories, register a print job included in the list in the image forming apparatus, based on a user instruction received by the operation device, and display an execution button for executing the registered print job in a function selection screen.
Abstract: A printing method includes a customizing step of receiving a customization instruction of an administrator and customizing a printing screen, a printing step of performing printing in response to reception of a printing start instruction, and a displaying step of displaying the customized printing screen during the printing step, in which in the displaying step, at least one of a plurality of printing screens including the customized printing screen is automatically selected and displayed depending on a status in the printing step.
Abstract: A distribution processor performs processing related to distribution of materials. The distribution processor includes a storage storing material data and material distribution information including a sending address and printing necessity of the material data for each of distribution members, a counter counting based on the material distribution information or the material data, a data sending processor sending the material data to the sending address of each of the distribution members for the material data based on the material distribution information and a counting result of the counter, and a printing information generating section generating printing information for printing the material data. The counter counts the number of copies to be printed of the material data distributed according to the printing necessity. The printing information generating section generates the printing information including the distribution members and the number of copies to be printed counted by the counter.
Abstract: A multifunction machine as an image forming apparatus according to the present invention has a color correction function as an auxiliary function of a copying function. According to this color correction function, an expression color of each pixel that constitutes an output image is assigned to any one of color shades in a number of 70. Then, a color correction setting screen in which 70 patches corresponding to the assigned color shades are disposed is displayed on the display. Each of the patches functions as an operator for setting a correction value for density of the corresponding color shade. Then, color correction processing is executed on the basis of a setting content on the color correction setting screen or at an appropriate stage in a process of generating data for printing.
Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by an operating system, causing the portable terminal to perform: a first acceptance process of accepting an operation designating one of image forming devices communicable; a first storage process of causing the memory to store a first device ID, as a designated device ID; a second acceptance process of accepting an operation designating contents; and an operation instruction process of transmitting operation instruction information, and the computer-readable instructions, in response to being activated by another program, causing the portable terminal to perform: an acquisition process of acquiring, from the another program, a second device ID for identifying the image forming device; and a second storage process of causing the memory to store the second device ID, as the designated device ID.
Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to select a plug-in related to a function of the information processing apparatus, the plug-in being used to expand a function executed by an apparatus, from an aggregated plug-in in which plug-ins for each of a plural functions are aggregated, and expand the function by using the plug-in.
Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: post request information requesting a proxy printing of a print object through a talk room when a chatbot controlled by the processor receives a request for the proxy printing of the print object posted in the talk room by a requester; and output the print object to an image forming apparatus as a print object of a proxy who accepts the proxy printing of the print object through the talk room to which the request information is posted.