Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to provide a mobile terminal with download information, the download information being necessary information for causing the mobile terminal to download a first application into the mobile terminal and start up the first application in the mobile terminal, the first application being executed by the mobile terminal to send an instruction to the image forming apparatus, the first application being a part of a second application, the second application being operable as an independent application in the mobile terminal by being installed into the mobile terminal, and the first application being operable in the mobile terminal without being installed in the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A storage medium storing an application program executable by a computer of an information processing device, an operating system of the information processing device having an automatic function by which, when procedure data indicating: (i) a series of procedures of a plurality of functions and operations; and (ii) an activation condition, is registered therein, the operating system automatically executes the series of procedures in response to the activation condition being satisfied, wherein, when the application program is activated based on the automatic function, the application program causes the computer to: acquire input information which includes activation information for identifying the activation condition; decide print target data based on the acquired activation information acquired; and automatically output a print job based on the decided print target data, the operating system being configured to transmit the input information to the application program at the time of activating the applicat

Abstract: A storage device stores an operation history in which at least one of four types of data, picture, graphic, symbol, and keyword, in a first data set used in image formation on a sheet by the image forming device is associated with a setting data set manipulated by a user during the image formation. An image reading device reads an original document for use in forming an image and generates a second data set. A comparator compares at least one of the four types of data in each of the stored first data sets with at least corresponding one type of data in the second data set and selects the first data set consistent with the second data set. A screen creator uses the setting data set associated with the selected first data set to create a setting screen for image formation. A display device displays the created setting screen.

Abstract: A printer for issuing a print medium includes: a rechargeable battery configured to supply power to the printer; a printing part configured to print information on the print medium; a controller configured to determine a number of print media on which the printing part can print with present remaining battery capacity of the battery, based on information related to variation of remaining battery capacity of the battery relative to a number of print media that have been issued.

Abstract: A printer is caused to perform duplex printing by an information processing device in which an OS standard printing program is installed. When causing a printer connected to a PC to execute duplex printing based on a print instruction output from an editing application installed in the PC, an auxiliary program that supports the printer executes rotation processing of rotating an image of a page, which is required to be rotated, by 180° for intermediate data received from a general-purpose print program, executes rearrangement processing of rearranging a processing order from a page order to a print order for print data received from the general-purpose print program, according to a sheet conveying aspect of the printer, and transmits the print data after the rotation processing and the rearrangement processing from the PC to the printer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a first management unit configured to manage account information of a cloud service, and a second management unit configured to manage setting information on a function of a shortcut, includes a control unit configured to change, in a case where the account information is changed and a shortcut using the account information is present, the setting information of the shortcut.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect an original, a nonvolatile storage that includes a semiconductor area, a setting unit configured to execute a setting for dividing the semiconductor area into a plurality of areas, and a controller configured to execute Trim processing on the divided areas in response to passing of a predetermined time period while the image forming apparatus is in a standby state. The controller is configured to stop the Trim processing based on a detection of the original detected by the sensor while the Trim processing is executed.

Abstract: A networked device or appliance that connects directly to a copier or printer via a network connection, such as Ethernet, or some other suitable physical network connection and protocol. The copier may, but need not, be connected to the customer environment. The appliance functions outside the user's network environment and is independent from it. The device may also be powered independently from the other aspects of the network.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising a display control unit configured to, in a case where there is an item in which a content has not been set in a plurality of items of job information, decide for each history data of a plurality of jobs an item to be used for displaying a list of execution histories of the plurality of jobs and, based on a content set for the decided item, control the display unit so as to display the list of execution histories of the plurality of jobs.

Abstract: A control method causes a Graphical User Interface (GUI) application to perform activating in response to a first print request from a drawing application, acquiring intermediate data based on drawing data generated by the drawing application, and outputting intermediate data. In a case where a second print request is issued by a printer driver that has acquired intermediate data output from a GUI application, the GUI application is re-activated in response to the second print request, and a predetermined screen is provided by the GUI application that has been activated in response to the second print request issued by the printer driver.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit that receives print setting for a Web page from an operator; a requesting unit that requests data on the Web page by transmitting terminal information set on the basis of the print setting to a Web server that provides the data on the Web page; and a generation unit that generates print data on the basis of the data on the Web page obtained from the Web server in response to a request from the requesting unit.

Abstract: Instruction data is configured to include mode information indicating a print mode in download printing. The print mode includes a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode. The download printing includes: in response to extracting the mode information indicating the first mode, performing the download printing by the first mode, the first mode being a mode of, after completing reception of an entirety of a document, starting printing based on the entirety of the document; and in response to extracting the mode information indicating the second mode, performing the download printing by the second mode, the second mode being a mode of, before completing reception of the entirety of the document, starting printing based on a received portion of the document. The second mode is a mode in which reception of the document and printing based on the document are performed in parallel.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform connection to an external server that can be connected from the information processing apparatus and instruct the external server to execute processing as a first job, and then release a resource used in the first job, make an inquiry about whether or not the processing is completed to the external server, and wait for a response from the external server, in a case where a response indicating that the processing by the external server is completed is received in response to the inquiry, execute a second job that is different from the first job and is cooperated with the first job, and, in a case where a connection between the information processing apparatus and the external server is disconnected before or during the execution of the second job, make an inquiry about whether or not the processing is completed to the external server again and wait for a response from the external server.

Abstract: A printing device has a print unit for printing on roll paper; a wireless communication unit for communicating wirelessly with a paired control device; and a controller for receiving print data by wireless communication from the control device, and controlling the print unit based on the received print data. When changing from a pairing-disabled mode to a pairing-enabled mode, the controller controls the print unit to print pairing-related information on roll paper, does not process pairing in the pairing-disabled mode, and processes pairing when a pairing request is received in the pairing-enabled mode.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided though which a transaction, e.g., in a multi-tier, distributed application may be initiated from a portable or hand-held device, such as a smartphone. A computer system or systems, possibly remote from the device, may approve the transaction, complete it, or both, and the remote computer system or systems may cause a document to be printed, e.g., by a printer physically proximate to the device. Aspects of the invention are illustrated by embodiments in which a drug prescription may be created electronically using a hand-held device. In such an embodiment, the prescription may be transmitted to one or more remote computer systems, such as an application server, for processing. If specified, the remote computer systems may cause a prescription to be printed, e.g., at a printer near the prescriber's location. The prescriber may sign the printed prescription and give it to a patient or pharmacy.

Abstract: A server includes memory, a request receiver, a first transmitter, a second transmitter, and a first memory controller. The memory includes a first table to store first identification information identifying a communication device and first user information in association with each other. In response to a reset instruction to reset first identification information being input at a communication device storing the first identification information, the request receiver receive the first identification information, and an identification information request from the communication device. The first transmitter transmits second identification information different from the first identification information to the communication device. The second transmitter transmits the first identification information to the communication device, the first identification information being to be stored in the communication device instead of the second identification information.

Abstract: A processor of a server is configured to receiving a first registration request from a terminal, storing first account and first authentication data in a memory of the server in association with each other, transmitting the first authentication data to terminal, receiving a third registration request from a communication device, storing device identification data and second authentication data in the memory in association with each other, transmitting the second authentication data to the communication device, receiving a fourth registration request including the first authentication data and the second authentication data, and storing the first account data associated with the first authentication data included in the fourth registration request and the device identification data associated with the second authentication data included in the fourth registration request in the memory in association with each other.

Abstract: Provided is an acquisition unit configured to, in a case where a predetermined function is newly added as a function related to a communication apparatus and of which execution is instructed with a voice input to a voice control device, after an input from the user who permits the execution of the at least one function is performed. The acquisition unit acquires information that is based on a predetermined voice input that indicates whether to permit the execution of the predetermined function and that has been received by voice from the user by the voice control device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an activator, a command storage device and a controller. The activator activates a customer ID received by a UI, out of customer IDs stored in a customer ID storage device. The command storage device stores the activated customer ID in association with command information received by the UI. The controller changes a function setting of the image forming apparatus, according to the command information received from an external device, despite a security level being set to a high level, when function information included in the command information received from the external device via a communication device accords with the function information included in changeable command information stored in the command storage device.

Abstract: A communication apparatus capable of performing near field communication acquires communication information of a target apparatus through the near field communication, determines whether or not the target apparatus is connected to an access point to which the communication apparatus is connected, on the basis of the communication information, and accepts the target apparatus as a target to which the communication apparatus is to be connected by using a peer-to-peer communication system, when it is determined that the target apparatus is not connected to the access point to which the communication apparatus is connected.