Abstract: A communication system includes a multifunctional apparatus, an authentication information input device, an I/F converter, and a control server. The control server includes an authentication information input device driver for controlling the operation of the authentication information input device via the I/F converter over a network and a multifunctional apparatus control section for controlling operation of the multifunctional apparatus. The authentication information input device driver causes the authentication information input device to acquire authentication information from a user, and receives, via the network, the authentication information acquired by the authentication information input device. Moreover, in cases where an authenticating section of the control server performs an authentication process with use of the authentication information and authentication is completed successfully, the multifunctional apparatus control section permits the use of the multifunctional apparatus.

Abstract: Leakage of communication information concerning facsimile communication is prevented. A facsimile server manages communication information concerning facsimile communication. An image processing apparatus connects itself to the facsimile server to acquire communication information. Only a part of communication information is displayed, and a user selects a transmission destination. The image processing apparatus sends the designated transmission destination and image data to the facsimile server and requests facsimile communication. The facsimile server sends image data to the designated transmission destination.

Abstract: An apparatus to output a large variety of input data in a desired form is provided. A file of data to be output is specified from among data accumulated in a hard disk device in a data processing apparatus and an output condition is specified. It is determined whether the data can be output under the specified output condition. If the data can be output, it is output under the output condition. For example, the data is printed as an image. The data is sent to a foreign apparatus directly or sent by attaching it to an e-mail. The data is sent to a foreign storage device. If the data cannot be output, link information to access the data is sent by an e-mail.

Abstract: A print system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of client computers, one or a plurality of print servers that store jobs received from the client computers in a memory unit and process the jobs, a plurality of printers that receive a job from the print servers and perform print processing and a network that the client computers, the print servers and the printers are connected to. On receipt of a job from the client computer, in order to notify that the job received from the client computer is stored in the memory unit, the print server transmits job information of the received job to the printers on the network.

Abstract: A communication system includes a multifunctional apparatus, an authentication information input device, an I/F converter, and a control server. The control server includes an authentication information input device driver for controlling the operation of the authentication information input device via the I/F converter over a network and a multifunctional apparatus control section for controlling operation of the multifunctional apparatus. The authentication information input device driver causes the authentication information input device to acquire authentication information from a user, and receives, via the network, the authentication information acquired by the authentication information input device. Moreover, in cases where an authenticating section of the control server performs an authentication process with use of the authentication information and authentication is completed successfully, the multifunctional apparatus control section permits the use of the multifunctional apparatus.

Abstract: Leakage of communication information concerning facsimile communication is prevented. A facsimile server manages communication information concerning facsimile communication. An image processing apparatus connects itself to the facsimile server to acquire communication information. Only a part of communication information is displayed, and a user selects a transmission destination. The image processing apparatus sends the designated transmission destination and image data to the facsimile server and requests facsimile communication. The facsimile server sends image data to the designated transmission destination.

Abstract: An apparatus to output a large variety of input data in a desired form is provided. A file of data to be output is specified from among data accumulated in a hard disk device in a data processing apparatus and an output condition is specified. It is determined whether the data can be output under the specified output condition. If the data can be output, it is output under the output condition. For example, the data is printed as an image. The data is sent to a foreign apparatus directly or sent by attaching it to an e-mail. The data is sent to a foreign storage device. If the data cannot be output, link information to access the data is sent by an e-mail.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus transmits encrypted image data created by encrypting image data by using an authentication code as an encryption key and the first converted information created by digesting the authentication code by using a one-way function to an image recording apparatus. The image recording apparatus creates the second converted information by digesting an authentication code received directly from the user by using a one-way function, decrypts the received encrypted image data into image data by using the received authentication code as a decryption key if the created second converted information and the received first converted information coincide, and creates and records an image based on the decrypted image data.

Abstract: Information processing devices each creates a dirty bit indicative of the presence or absence of update per tip in a sharing region, and updates the dirty bit in accordance with an operation on the tip. A synchronize processing section compares dirty bits of corresponding tips in a synchronous process so as to judge whether the tips have been updated in the both parties. When there is an update in the both parties, a priority side is decided in accordance with a predetermined rule, for example, such as the promoting side of the synchronous process before transmitting the entire contents of the tips.