Abstract: An information distribution system includes a reception unit to receive first data from an application; plug-ins respectively corresponding to types of the devices; a determination unit to determine, for each of one or more devices specified by one or more pieces of selected address specification information, whether the first data relates to the first data which is a conversion source of one or more pieces of second data having been transmitted; and a distribution unit to transmit, to the devices using the plug-ins, the one or more pieces of second data each obtained by conversion into a data format specified by the data format information a and information for identifying whether the first data which is a conversion source of the one or more pieces of second data relates to the first data which is the conversion source of the one or more pieces of second data having been transmitted.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicably connected with a printer, includes: a plurality of applications including at least a first application and a second application; a printer driver to control display of a screen for performing print settings for the printer, including a first module to accept a print request from the first application and a second module to accept a print request from the second application. The first module includes: an acquirer to acquire model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and a storage controller to store connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module. The second module displays a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area.

Abstract: An information distribution system includes a reception unit to receive first data from an application; plug-ins respectively corresponding to types of the devices; a determination unit to determine, for each of one or more devices specified by one or more pieces of selected address specification information, whether the first data relates to the first data which is a conversion source of one or more pieces of second data having been transmitted; and a distribution unit to transmit, to the devices using the plug-ins, the one or more pieces of second data each obtained by conversion into a data format specified by the data format information a and information for identifying whether the first data which is a conversion source of the one or more pieces of second data relates to the first data which is the conversion source of the one or more pieces of second data having been transmitted.

Abstract: An information delivery system includes plural plug-ins, a receiving unit, a destination-identifying information acquiring unit, a data-format information acquiring unit, a selecting unit, and a delivery unit. The plural plug-ins respectively correspond to plural types of devices. Each plug-in controls storage of data format information indicative of a format usable in a corresponding type of device and destination identifying information indicative of a destination device and transmitting data to the device. The receiving unit receives a data transmission request. The destination-identifying information acquiring unit acquires the destination identifying information from the plug-in. The data-format information acquiring unit acquires the data format information from the plug-ins. The selecting unit receives a selection of destination identifying information acquired.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a print data generation part that receives, via an operating system, a print execution instruction including a file and a first print setting from the application, and generates print data; an application management part that sends a printing instruction to the application; an extended interface part other than an interface part defined by the operating system; and a print setting storing part that stores a second print setting that is input from the application management part via the extended interface part. The print data generation part changes a print setting to be used to generate the print data from the first print setting to the second print setting.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium on which first and second programs are recorded for causing a data processing apparatus to perform a data processing method that includes a) accepting, by the first program, a first printing setting condition by using a base program, b) accepting, by the first program, a second printing setting condition from an application without using the base program, c) outputting, by the first program, the second printing setting condition to a third program that can process printing data, d) accepting, by the second program, the second printing setting condition from the third program when converting document data from the application into the printing data, and e) converting, by the second program, the document data into the printing data based on at least one of the first printing setting condition accepted by the first program and the second printing setting condition accepted by the second program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a print data generation part that receives, via an operating system, a print execution instruction including a file and a first print setting from the application, and generates print data; an application management part that sends a printing instruction to the application; an extended interface part other than an interface part defined by the operating system; and a print setting storing part that stores a second print setting that is input from the application management part via the extended interface part. The print data generation part changes a print setting to be used to generate the print data from the first print setting to the second print setting.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, output system, information processing method, and an information processing program stored in a non-transitory recording medium, each of which controls interaction between an upper-level program and a lower-level program, by providing the functions of: storing output processing information relating to output processing being performed or to be performed on output data, in association with output data identification information; and sending the output processing information associated with the output data identification information to the upper-level program, in response to the output data identification information received from the upper-level program.

Abstract: An information delivery system includes plural plug-ins, a receiving unit, a destination-identifying information acquiring unit, a data-format information acquiring unit, a selecting unit, and a delivery unit. The plural plug-ins respectively correspond to plural types of devices. Each plug-in controls storage of data format information indicative of a format usable in a corresponding type of device and destination identifying information indicative of a destination device and transmitting data to the device. The receiving unit receives a data transmission request. The destination-identifying information acquiring unit acquires the destination identifying information from the plug-in. The data-format information acquiring unit acquires the data format information from the plug-ins. The selecting unit receives a selection of destination identifying information acquired.

Abstract: A print control method for an information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus via a network, includes acquiring print data and print settings corresponding to the print data from one or more applications; determining whether a process related to a scaling process is included in the print settings; comparing, when determining that the process related to a scaling process is included in the print settings, a processing capacity of the image forming apparatus with a processing capacity of the information processing apparatus; and determining whether the process related to the scaling process is to be performed by the image forming apparatus or by the information processing apparatus based on the comparison result.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit for receiving an operation; a setting receiving unit for displaying a setting condition for printing or transmission and receiving a change to the setting condition, after the operation receiving unit receives an instruction to start printing or transmitting; and a storage unit in which the setting condition is stored by the setting receiving unit via an operating system by using, as a key, identification information acquired by the setting receiving unit, the identification information identifying a printing or transmission process and being generated by the operating system according to the instruction to start printing or transmitting. An image processing unit acquires the identification information from the operating system, and reads, from the storage unit, the setting condition using the identification information as a key, and converts document data into print data of a printing device based on the setting condition.

Abstract: A set of files making up a plug-in that is to be added to a base printer driver is stored all together in a single plug-in storage file. While no plug-in is added, the plug-in storage file is kept empty. A file making up the printer driver and the plug-in storage file are included as printer driver configuration files, and are described in a file list in a driver information file. When the printer driver is copied to a client computer, the files making up the printer driver and the plug-in storage file are transferred, following the descriptions in the file list.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, output system, information processing method, and an information processing program stored in a non-transitory recording medium, each of which controls interaction between an upper-level program and a lower-level program, by providing the functions of: storing output processing information relating to output processing being performed or to be performed on output data, in association with output data identification information; and sending the output processing information associated with the output data identification information to the upper-level program, in response to the output data identification information received from the upper-level program.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium on which first and second programs are recorded for causing a data processing apparatus to perform a data processing method that includes a) accepting, by the first program, a first printing setting condition by using a base program, b) accepting, by the first program, a second printing setting condition from an application without using the base program, c) outputting, by the first program, the second printing setting condition to a third program that can process printing data, d) accepting, by the second program, the second printing setting condition from the third program when converting document data from the application into the printing data, and e) converting, by the second program, the document data into the printing data based on at least one of the first printing setting condition accepted by the first program and the second printing setting condition accepted by the second program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit for receiving an operation; a setting receiving unit for displaying a setting condition for printing or transmission and receiving a change to the setting condition, after the operation receiving unit receives an instruction to start printing or transmitting; and a storage unit in which the setting condition is stored by the setting receiving unit via an operating system by using, as a key, identification information acquired by the setting receiving unit, the identification information identifying a printing or transmission process and being generated by the operating system according to the instruction to start printing or transmitting. An image processing unit acquires the identification information from the operating system, and reads, from the storage unit, the setting condition using the identification information as a key, and converts document data into print data of a printing device based on the setting condition.

Abstract: A print control method for an information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus via a network, includes acquiring print data and print settings corresponding to the print data from one or more applications; determining whether a process related to a scaling process is included in the print settings; comparing, when determining that the process related to a scaling process is included in the print settings, a processing capacity of the image forming apparatus with a processing capacity of the information processing apparatus; and determining whether the process related to the scaling process is to be performed by the image forming apparatus or by the information processing apparatus based on the comparison result.

Abstract: An information processing device including: a generation unit that generates a first drawing page on which print data created by an application is drawn and a second drawing page on which drawing data designated to be added onto the print data is drawn; a transmitting unit that sends the second drawing page subsequent to the first drawing page; a receiving unit that receives a command to start each of the first and the second drawing pages and a command to end each of the first and the second drawing pages; and an output control unit that outputs in a manner that the second drawing page is added onto the first drawing page by not executing the command to end the first drawing page and the command to start the second drawing page.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polarized electrode 12 containing mixed activated carbon composed of at least two activated carbons with different specific surface areas, and the specific surface area of the mixed activated carbon is not less than 900 m2/g and less than 1900 m2/g. By setting the specific surface area of the mixed activated carbon to less than 1900 m2/g, the resistance reduction ratio of the polarized electrode 12 rapidly increases.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention includes an obtaining unit; a receiving unit; a generating unit; and an output unit that outputs to the printer the command generated for each of the request. The obtaining unit obtains a specification of commands to output to a printer; the receiving unit receives a request for a process to be executed for the printer; the generating unit generates a predetermined command corresponding to a type of the request and the specification obtained when the request is received; and the output unit outputs to the printer the command generated for each of the request.

Abstract: A vehicle battery cooling device, which includes: a battery case for housing a plurality of batteries to be mounted on a vehicle; a fan for circulating air for cooling the batteries by suctioning air in the battery case; an air inlet disposed on each of a pair of side wall portions facing each other for introducing air from outside the battery case; and an air outlet disposed on a bottom wall portion of the battery case for exhausting air from the battery case by suctioning of the fan.