Abstract: A contents providing system includes a communication unit, a print control unit, an expendable amount deriving unit and an expendable amount storing control unit. The communication unit communicates with a contents server having contents data. The print control unit controls a printer to print the contents data and output a printed material imaging the contents data if the communication unit receives the contents data from the contents server. The expendable amount deriving unit derives an amount of an expendable item required for imaging the contents data in the printer. The expendable amount deriving unit derives the amount of the expendable item in accordance with a size of an image printed by the printer. The expendable amount storing control unit stores information representing the amount of the expendable item derived by the expendable amount deriving unit in a memory unit.

Abstract: A printing device includes a receiving system configured to receive printing data including first information, second information and provider-specifying information that specifies a provider of the second information, from an external apparatus; a printing system configured to perform printing based on the printing data received by the receiving system; an obtaining system configured to obtain printing information representing a predetermined parameter regarding printing of the second information performed by the printing system; a storing system configured to store the printing information obtained by the obtaining system and the provider-specifying information corresponding to the printing information; and a sending system configured to send the printing information and the provider-specifying information stored by the storing system to an aggregating server.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a print unit, an acquisition unit and a print control unit. The print unit prints an image. The acquisition unit acquires image data indicating a print image including an advertising image. The print control unit controls the print unit to print only a residual image obtained by removing the advertising image from the print image indicated by the image data acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus transmits data via a network to a server equipped with a function for distributing an image received from a terminal apparatus over the network to another terminal apparatus over the network and a function for transmitting a track back notification with respect to a track back destination address. The image processing apparatus includes an image reading unit capable of reading an image from an original, a determining unit that determines a track back address that is used in correspondence with the image read by the image reading unit, and a data transmitting unit that transmits both image data indicative of the image read by the image reading unit, and address data indicative of the track back destination address determined by the determining unit to the server.

Abstract: In a communication system, an information providing server has a request reception unit to receive a request for contents from an information processing device, a content transmission unit to transmit contents corresponding to the received request, and an information addition unit to add related contents to existing contents. The information processing device has a request transmission unit to transmit the request for contents to the information providing server, a content reception unit to receive contents from the information providing server, an addition judgment unit to judge whether the additional information is to be added to the contents, and a restriction unit to restrict request types to those requesting contents relating to the related contents if it is judged that the additional information is to be added to the contents.

Abstract: An image output apparatus, having a first image output device to output a first image, a second image output device, which is capable of outputting a second image in a higher resolution than a resolution of the first image output device, a first obtaining system to obtain first data and locator information indicating a location of second data, which are stored in association with each other in a storing unit, a first controlling system to control outputting the first image based on the first data, a second obtaining system to obtain the second data according to the locator information obtained by the first obtaining system in response to an output instruction given, and a second controlling system to control outputting the second image based on the second data from the second image output device when the second obtaining system obtains the second data, is provided.

Abstract: A communication system is configured to include at least one information-processing device, at least one information-providing server and a management server. The management server manages whether contents to be transmitted to the information-processing device, which has been registered with the information-providing server, are available in the information-providing server. The information-processing device requests the management server to check availability of specified contents at intervals of a transmission period predetermined for each of the specified contents and receives a check result therefrom.

Abstract: In a service providing system, a client includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit specification information associated with specifications of the client to the management server, a receiving unit configured to receive registration completion information from a management server, a transmitting unit configured to transmit a request for service information to a service providing server, and a service prohibition unit configured to prevent receipt of the service information from the service providing server until the registration completion information is received after transmission of the specification information.

Abstract: A service providing system includes a providing server that provides a service, and a client that receives the service. The providing server includes a first receiving system that receives a request signal for requesting to provide the service, a first sending system that sends a response signal for providing the service in response to the request signal being received, and a time information adding system that adds time information representing timing at which a next request signal is to be sent to the response signal that is sent from the first sending system when requesting the client to continuously send the request signal. The client includes a second sending system that sends the request signal to the providing server, a second receiving system that receives the response signal, and a control system that controls the sending system to send the request signal at the timing represented by the time information added to the received response signal.

Abstract: An image processing system, which includes an image processing device including at least one of an image reading unit which reads an image and generates image data representing the image and an image printing unit which prints an image represented by image data, a service supply unit configured to execute a service regarding at least one of image data generated by the image reading unit and image data representing an image to be printed by the image printing unit, in response to a request from the image processing device, and an information supply unit which supplies the image processing device with information on services executable by the service supply unit. The information supply unit includes a service storage unit that stores the information on services executable by the service supply unit, and a service information transmitting unit that transmits the stored information on services to the image processing device.

Abstract: A communication system including a transmission apparatus configured to transmit output data and a reception apparatus configured to receive the output data. The reception apparatus includes an output unit configured to execute an outputting procedure based on the output data, an abnormal state notification unit configured to transmit abnormal state notification data to the transmission apparatus, and a retransmission requesting unit configured to transmit retransmission request data if the outputting procedures is not executed normally.

Abstract: A communication system includes a printing apparatus and a data transmitting apparatus configured to transmit image data to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a printing unit, a recording medium information obtaining unit that obtains information identifying the recording medium on which an image has not be printed normally, and a retransmission requesting unit that requests the data transmitting apparatus to retransmit image data corresponding to the recording medium on which an image has not been printed normally in accordance with the recording medium information. The data transmitting apparatus includes an image data storage unit that stores the image data transmitted to the printing apparatus, and an image data retransmitting unit configured such that, when retransmission of the image data is requested by the printing apparatus, the image data retransmitting unit retrieves the image data from the image data storing unit and transmits te same to the printing apparatus.

Abstract: A contents providing system includes a printing device capable of printing contents data on a recording medium, a server capable of performing a data communication with the printing device, the server being configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device. The printing device includes a storage unit configured to store all the contents data received from the server, and a printing unit configured to print out the contents stored in the storage unit. The server includes a contents data transmitting unit configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device, a judging unit configured to judge whether reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed, and a charge processing unit that executes a charging procedure regarding the contents data transmitted by the contents data transmitting unit when the judging unit determines that the reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed.

Abstract: An information output system is provided with an information output unit that outputs information represented by service data, and a data transmitting server configured to transmit the service data to the information output unit. The data transmitting server is provided with a charging unit configured to perform a charging operation with respect the service data transmitted to the information output unit, the charging operation being performed at least one predetermined stage after a start and before a completion of the output of the information.

Abstract: An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device.

Abstract: An MPF (Multi Function Peripheral) obtains a BD address and a device name from a communication partner search response when it receives the communication partner search response from a cellular phone. When the MFP successfully obtains the BD address and the BD address is stored in a device management database in a RAM of the MFP, the MFP obtains a user name corresponding to the BD address from the device management database. The MFP obtains settings associated with the user name from an environment database in the RAM of the MFP and stores the same in an environment storage area in the RAM. A display process, etc. in the MFP are performed according to the settings stored in the environment storage area.

Abstract: A service registration system includes a server that provides a service through a network, a peripheral device capable of communicating with the server and using the service, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the server and the peripheral device. When the terminal device receives the registration requesting information representing information related to registration necessary for using the service from a user, the terminal device transmits registration requesting information to the server. When the server receives the registration requesting information from the terminal device, the server transmits service information necessary for using the service. Further, the terminal device can transmit the service information to the peripheral device when it receives the service information from the server.

Abstract: An MPF (Multi Function Peripheral) obtains a BD address and a device name from a communication partner search response when it receives the communication partner search response from a cellular phone. When the MFP successfully obtains the BD address and the BD address is stored in a device management database in a RAM of the MFP, the MFP obtains a user name corresponding to the BD address from the device management database. The MFP obtains settings associated with the user name from an environment database in the RAM of the MFP and stores the same in an environment storage area in the RAM. A display process, etc. in the MFP are performed according to the settings stored in the environment storage area.

Abstract: An image processing system includes an image processing device including at least one of an image reading unit which reads an image and generates image data representing the image and an image printing unit which prints an image represented by image data; and a service supply unit provided on a network to be accessible from the image processing device using location information indicating a location on the network, and configured to execute a service regarding at least one of image data generated by the image reading unit and image data representing an image to be printed by the image printing unit in response to a request from the image processing device.