Abstract: A system of devices receives and stores documents based on confidential information redacted from the documents. An electronic document is analyzed to identify character blocks having confidential information. The confidential information can be in different formats within the document. Redaction rules are applied to the character blocks to identify confidential categories for the confidential information within the blocks. The confidential information is redacted based on the rules such that the confidential information is removed from the document. A new electronic document is generated with the information redacted such that it is not viewable or printable. The two documents with different levels of confidential information is then stored on separate devices within the system.

Abstract: A multifunction peripheral (MFP) acquires a display setting of an operation unit in the MFP, which is associated with a user at a client terminal, when accessed from the client terminal. The MFP performs control so that display of an operation screen of the MFP in the client terminal becomes display according to the acquired display setting of the operation unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first display control unit and a second display control unit. The first display control unit displays a visual representation in a screen for setting a first SIP server and a second SIP server connected to an IP-FAX terminal on a display unit. The second display control unit displays a first connection state between the IP-FAX terminal and the first SIP server and a second connection state between the IP-FAX terminal and the second SIP server on the display unit, based on completion operation of setting of the first SIP server and setting of the second SIP server by a user.

Abstract: A position detecting device includes an image sensor and circuitry. The image sensor is configured to read reflected light of light emitted from a light source onto a medium to be read. The circuitry is configured to perform black correction processing on an output signal of the image sensor using black correction data of the image sensor and detect a position of the medium from the output signal after the black correction processing.

Abstract: An information processing system for controlling usage of a service to be provided to a user via a device, obtains information on an amount of resource usage by a server in providing the service, determines whether the amount of resource usage satisfies at least one condition of a plurality of conditions previously set, and when the amount of resource usage is determined to satisfy at least one condition of the plurality of conditions, performs, in accordance with the at least one condition, at least one of a plurality of control operations including a control operation for changing a screen displayed by the device and a control operation for restricting accumulation of the jobs in the second server.

Abstract: A multifunction peripheral (image forming apparatus) capable of voice guidance includes a voice output unit, a storage unit in which voice guidance data for voice guidance is stored, a control unit that performs control to output voice guidance from the voice output unit, and a communication unit that performs communication connection with an external apparatus. In a case where public announcement data that is transmitted from the external apparatus is received, public announcement based on the public announcement data is output from the voice output unit.

Abstract: A system includes an image analyzer to analyze an image to be printed by a printer and to obtain an image parameter of the image, and a database to store a plurality of print-mode configurations for the printer. Each print-mode configuration has associated therewith a measure that represents a suitability of the print-mode configuration to print an image having a certain image parameter on a certain print medium. The database receives a query, and the query indicates the image parameter and a print medium. The database selects, responsive to the query and to the measure, a print-mode configuration for the printer, and outputs the selected print-mode configuration. The system modifies the measure associated with the selected print-mode configuration in response to a feedback about the printed image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes the following. A forming operating unit performs image forming based on image data. A data obtaining unit obtains the image data as a target of the image forming. An instruction obtaining unit obtains an operation instruction to instruct the forming operating unit to perform the image forming. An authentication receiver receives a predetermined authentication operation regarding approval of reception of the operation instruction. A hardware processor performs the image forming when a limit setting regarding a limit of reception of the operation instruction is set on the image data as the target of the image forming according to the obtained operation instruction and it is determined that the authentication receiver received the authentication operation. The instruction obtaining unit obtains a setting changing instruction to change the limit setting. The hardware processor changes the limit setting based on the obtained setting changing instruction.

Abstract: A host apparatus connected with an image forming apparatus and a web page printing method thereof. The method of printing a displayed web page includes capturing at least one area on the displayed web page, displaying the at least one captured area in a first area disposed adjacent to the displayed web page, editing the at least one captured area displayed in the first area, and executing the at least one captured and edited area. With this, it is convenient for a user to select, edit and print a desired area from a web page.

Abstract: A receipt printer includes a printing device, a communication interface configured to receive print data, and a processor. The processor is configured to generate text receipt data representative of text data included in the print data received by the communication interface, generate code symbol data corresponding to an optically-readable code symbol indicative of the text receipt data, based on the text receipt data, and control the printing device to print a receipt image on a receipt sheet based on the print data received by the communication interface and the optically-readable code symbol based on the code symbol data.

Abstract: A terminal device may register first device information of a first image processing device in a memory; specify by using the first device information, N applications corresponding to one or more types of image processes that the first image processing device is capable of executing from among M applications; display a first menu screen on a display unit, the first menu screen including N icons indicating the specified N applications, each of the N icons having a first type of displaying state that is capable of accepting a selecting operation for using an application, the first menu screen not including each of (M?N) icons having the first type of displaying state, the (M?N) icons indicating (M?N) applications; send an execution instruction to the first image processing device by using a target application indicated by a target icon selected from among the N icons in the first menu screen.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a server and an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, an image reading unit, and the like, and executes a job of copy, transmission or reception of an electronic mail, print, FAX transmission, or the like in accordance with an operation of a user. In the image forming apparatus, in a case where a plurality of jobs are simultaneously executed, history information that includes log information of each of the plurality of jobs and image data corresponding to an image handled by the job is generated.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for reading a document to generate image data using a reading unit performs, receiving a job including a document reading-and-transmission job for causing the reading unit to read a document to generate image data and then transmitting the image data to a specified destination, from an information processing apparatus communicable via a network, storing the received job, displaying a list of the stored jobs in response to a user instruction, displaying a confirmation screen related to transmission setting contents of a document reading-and-transmission job selected from the list of jobs, and executing, in a case where execution of the selected document reading-and-transmission job is instructed via the confirmation screen, the document reading-and-transmission job.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a reception unit that receives an image forming instruction from a user, a retaining unit that retains the image forming instruction in association with the user, an acceptance unit that accepts an execution instruction from the user; an authentication unit that performs authentication of the user, and an image forming unit that executes the image forming instruction retained by the retaining unit in association with the authenticated user. The image forming unit executes the image forming instruction without accepting the execution instruction by the acceptance unit in a case where the authentication unit completes the authentication and cancellation of execution by the user is not present within a holding time.

Abstract: The web server program causes the information processing apparatus to function as: a reception unit that receives a request from a web application executed on the web browser; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the request, information about a domain of the web application executed on the web browser; a determination unit that determines whether or not to permit communication with the web application executed on the web browser, based on the domain indicated in the information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a transmission unit that transmits a response to the web browser based on the result of determination of the determination unit, wherein the web server program communicates with an external apparatus connected to a network, and acquires, from the external apparatus, information used for authentication or authorization by the external apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus saves, in a user database, a user ID used in user authentication processing and a department ID in association with each other, and saves, in a department database, the department ID and a number of sheets printed by a print unit in association with each other. The image forming apparatus performs deletion control to: in conjunction with accepting a deletion instruction for deleting the user ID and the department ID that are saved in the user database, delete the user ID and the department ID; and from out of department IDs saved in the department database, exclude a department ID not deleted from the user database by the deletion instruction to thereby execute processing to identify an unnecessary department ID, and delete the identified department ID from the department database.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a specific pattern storage unit, a pattern comparing unit, a character recognizing unit, and a file generating unit. The specific pattern storage unit stores specific pattern information in which a specific pattern is registered. The pattern comparing unit compares the image data with a specific pattern that is registered in the specific pattern information by image matching and determines whether or not the specific pattern present in the image data is detected, and when detected, deletes the specific pattern from the image data and outputs pattern-deleted image data. The character recognizing unit performs an OCR process on the pattern-deleted image data, converts a character string in the pattern-deleted image data into text data, and outputs the converted text data as an OCR analysis result. The file generating unit generates document data based on the OCR analysis result.

Abstract: An information output system includes a main memory, a first processing circuit, a second processing circuit, an output device, and notifying circuitry. The main memory is configured to store information. The first processing circuit is configured to read the information from the main memory. The second processing circuit is configured to transfer the information read. The output device is configured to output the information transferred. The notifying circuitry is configured to notify the second processing circuit of an activation timing of the first processing circuit. The second processing circuit is configured to start to transfer the information after being notified of the activation timing of the first processing circuit or request the first processing circuit to cancel reading of the information, according to a time by which the activation timing notified is delayed from an activation timing of the second processing circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a terminal apparatus including a first wireless communication interface that performs wireless communication with an electronic apparatus using a first wireless communication scheme, a second wireless communication interface that performs wireless communication with the electronic apparatus using a second wireless communication scheme, and a processor. The processor instructs the electronic apparatus, a communication connection to which is made with the first wireless communication scheme, to perform a job, and then performs control that turns off the wireless communication in compliance with the first wireless communication scheme and acquires status information on the electronic apparatus using the second wireless communication scheme.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a control panel to receive selection of a print job from a user; a sensor to detect a state of an expendable of the image forming apparatus; an image forming device to form an image on a recording medium; and a processor to: control the control panel to display a saving setting screen for setting saving of the expendable in the print job, based on information indicating a state of the expendable at the time of executing the print job and a print condition of print data indicated by the print job; and execute the print job according to saving setting of the expendable that is set using the saving setting screen, to control the image forming device to form an image of the print data.