Abstract: An image forming apparatus receives a print job. If the print job includes instruction information for giving an instruction on a sheet setting for a sheet feed unit, the image forming apparatus makes the sheet setting for the sheet feed unit based on the instruction information. The image forming apparatus executes printing based on the print job.

Abstract: Quality request data of a printed product including information regarding a print quality request of a printed product, and information regarding a tolerable variation of a print quality request of a plurality of printed products is received, and whether quality of a printed product is satisfied is determined based on information regarding a print quality request of a printed product, and information regarding a tolerable variation of a print quality request of a plurality of printed products that is included in the quality request.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to, on the basis of submitted data, generate a quality report for a printed material inspected by an inspection apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a first specifying unit that, when the submitted data is a new version and an old version of the submitted data is present, specifies a difference by comparing the new version of the submitted data with the old version of the submitted data; a second specifying unit that, on the basis of the difference, specifies an inspection for which an inspection result will be affected by the difference; and a creation unit that creates a quality report which makes it possible to distinguish, among inspection results received from the inspection apparatus, an inspection result for the inspection that will be affected from another inspection result.

Abstract: A printing system in which a client device utilizing a web browser and a printer, that provides a share folder, are communicably connected, displays a screen on which a print file can be specified by a drop operation on the web browser, transmits the specified print file and share-folder specification information from the client device to the printer, and prints the print file using print settings linked to the share folder.

Abstract: A system includes an information processing apparatus that requests access to a file system managed by an image forming apparatus, receives a program for determining a transfer order of a plurality of print files designated by a screen and, in a case where a plurality of print files are stored in the folder via the displayed screen, executes the received program to determine a transfer order of the plurality of print files. The image forming apparatus, when the request is accepted, generates the program in accordance with a predetermined condition designated in advance by a user, and transmits the screen information and the generated program to the information processing apparatus, and executes image formation, which is based on a print file transferred in association with the folder and uses the print setting information, in an order in which the print file is transferred.

Abstract: Part of a received job ticket is analyzed, and an acquisition request for a print file is transmitted to an external apparatus based on a result of the analysis. The job ticket is analyzed, and printing is controlled based on a result of the analysis and the print file acquired from the external apparatus based on the acquisition request to the external apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, to which terminals are connected, comprises an image forming unit, a detector that detects an error, and a controller that, when the error is detected, specifies a portable terminal through which an operation to eliminate the error is requested, transmits a request to the specified terminal, and transmits a notification that notifies of an occurrence of the error to each terminal other than the specified terminal. The terminal that has received the request displays information representing an error type and information promoting an elimination of the error, and the terminal that has received the notification displays not the information that promotes the elimination of the error, but the information representing the error type.

Abstract: A Multi Function Peripheral (MFP) stores setting information for collectively setting a plurality of setting contents regarding image formation in print data. The MFP performs control such that, in response to accepting a registration request issued via an operation by an authenticated user for registering the setting information in the image forming apparatus, the setting information is registered in the storage means such that the stored setting information has a data structure that allows the setting information to be referred to using identification information of the authenticated user. In response to accepting a request including identification information of a user from a print client for acquiring attribute information regarding image formation allowed to be used by the user, the MPF acquires setting information used by the user based on the identification information and transmits the attribute information including the setting information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a storage unit that provides a folder with which print setting information is associated, and an image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet. The present image forming apparatus transmits, to an external apparatus, screen information for causing a screen for accepting a designation of a print file to be transferred to the image forming apparatus in association with the folder to be displayed. The screen enables acceptance of a temporary setting that is applied in preference to print setting information stored in the folder in advance. Also, the present image forming apparatus causes the image forming unit to execute image formation based on the print file transferred in association with the folder, in accordance with print settings resulting from preferentially applying a setting item of the temporary setting to the print setting information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus performs, in a case where a file transmitted from an information processing apparatus is stored in a folder that is accessible from the information processing apparatus and with which a print setting is associated, processing for printing the file in accordance with the print setting. The image forming apparatus transmits, to the information processing apparatus as screen information of an operation screen displayable by a web browser, screen information of a first operation screen for accepting an operation for storing a print target file in the folder, and screen information of a second operation screen for, in a case where the operation is accepted via the first operation screen, accepting a determination as to whether or not to transmit the print target file to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, which is connectable to a first device configured to conduct a punching process on a sheet with use of a replaceable punching member, the first device being connectable to a second device configured to conduct a binding process for generating a bookbinding product having a binding member inserted through a hole punched in the sheet, the image forming apparatus including: a display configured to display a print setting screen; and a controller configured to determine whether or not the replaceable punching member of the first device is compatible with the binding member of the second device, and control the display to inhibit bookbinding setting using the second device from being selected on the print setting screen in a case where the replaceable punching member is not compatible with the binding member.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus performs, in a case where a file transmitted from an information processing apparatus is stored in a folder that is accessible from the information processing apparatus and with which a print setting is associated, processing for printing the file in accordance with the print setting. The image forming apparatus transmits, to the information processing apparatus as screen information of an operation screen displayable by a web browser, screen information of a first operation screen for accepting an operation for storing a print target file in the folder, and screen information of a second operation screen for, in a case where the operation is accepted via the first operation screen, accepting a determination as to whether or not to transmit the print target file to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus accepts, from an external apparatus, a request to access a file system managed by the image forming apparatus. Upon accepted the request, the image forming apparatus generates a program for determining an order of image formation of a plurality of image forming targets that are stored in the folder according to information of a print setting set for the requested access destination folder. Further, the image forming apparatus transmits screen information of an operation screen for operating the folder and the generated program to the external apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a storage unit that provides a folder with which print setting information is associated, and an image forming unit for forming an image on a sheet. The present image forming apparatus transmits, to an external apparatus, screen information for causing a screen for accepting a designation of a print file to be transferred to the image forming apparatus in association with the folder to be displayed. The screen enables acceptance of a temporary setting that is applied in preference to print setting information stored in the folder in advance. Also, the present image forming apparatus causes the image forming unit to execute image formation based on the print file transferred in association with the folder, in accordance with print settings resulting from preferentially applying a setting item of the temporary setting to the print setting information.

Abstract: A printing system in which a client device utilizing a web browser and a printer, that provides a share folder, are communicably connected, displays a screen on which a print file can be specified by a drop operation on the web browser, transmits the specified print file and share-folder specification information from the client device to the printer, and prints the print file using print settings linked to the share folder.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and terminals are connected. The image forming apparatus comprises an image forming unit, a detector that detects an error, and a controller that when the error is detected, specifies a portable terminal to which a work to eliminate the error is requested, transmits a request to the specified terminal, and transmits a notification that notifies an occurrence of the error to each terminal other than the specified terminal. The terminal that has received the request displays information representing an error type and information promoting an elimination of the error, and the terminal that has received the notification displays not the information that promotes the elimination of the error but the information representing the error type.

Abstract: A printing apparatus functions as a determination unit that determines whether or not a print job includes an N-in-one printing setting and a setting of a function for designating a page position and executing the function with respect to the page position, an obtaining unit that obtains, when the print job includes the N-in-one printing setting and the setting of the function, a position after the N-in-one printing for executing the function, and a control unit that executes, in a case in which the position can be specified based on a unit of a sheet on which an image after N-in-one printing is to be printed, printing in accordance with the print job, and, in a case in which the position cannot be specified based on the unit of sheet, to control to perform printing of the print job by enabling only the N-in-one printing setting.

Abstract: A printing apparatus has a sheet holding unit having a detection unit for detecting a size of a sheet which is held and a storage unit configured to store sheet information including at least a size of a sheet as information representing a sheet. The apparatus sets first sheet information selected by a user in association with the sheet holding unit from a plurality of items of sheet information stored in the storage unit and notifies the user of a mismatch in a case where a size of a sheet that the first sheet information set in the setting indicates, and a size of a sheet detected by the detection unit are mismatched.

Abstract: A printing apparatus has a sheet holding unit having a detection unit for detecting a size of a sheet which is held and a storage unit configured to store sheet information including at least a size of a sheet as information representing a sheet. The apparatus sets first sheet information selected by a user in association with the sheet holding unit from a plurality of items of sheet information stored in the storage unit and notifies the user of a mismatch in a case where a size of a sheet that the first sheet information set in the setting indicates, and a size of a sheet detected by the detection unit are mismatched.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus receives print data and settings of a print job which are associated with the print data from an external apparatus via an external interface. A printer section forms an image on a sheet fed from a sheet feeder based on the received print data. It is determined whether or not the settings of the print job include a setting of not performing print recovery processing after sheet jam elimination, and in a case where it is determined that the settings of the print job include the setting of not performing print recovery processing after sheet jam elimination, the print job is cancelled in response to occurrence of a sheet jam in the printer section, and a user is notified of information prompting the user to input the print job again.