Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an imposition control program, and an imposition control method. The hardware processor of the image processing apparatus is configured to impose plural print jobs. When imposing plural print jobs, the hardware processor extracts plural job-imposition layouts suitable for imposing the print jobs from a table stored in a storage unit. The hardware processor calculates the number of blank pages to be given after laying out pages of the print jobs with each of the job-imposition layouts extracted, and determines specific job-imposition layouts with which a smaller number of blank pages are given among the job-imposition layouts extracted. The hardware processor uses a display unit to display the specific job-imposition layouts so as to allow a user to choose a job-imposition layout to be used for imposing the print jobs.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an imposition control program, and an imposition control method. The hardware processor of the image processing apparatus is configured to impose plural print jobs. When imposing plural print jobs, the hardware processor extracts plural job-imposition layouts suitable for imposing the print jobs from a table stored in a storage unit. The hardware processor calculates the number of blank pages to be given after laying out pages of the print jobs with each of the job-imposition layouts extracted, and determines specific job-imposition layouts with which a smaller number of blank pages are given among the job-imposition layouts extracted. The hardware processor uses a display unit to display the specific job-imposition layouts so as to allow a user to choose a job-imposition layout to be used for imposing the print jobs.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of executing a scan calibration program on multi-function peripherals, the method includes: receiving a request for initiation of a scan calibration program on a multi-function peripheral; determining whether or not a print calibration should be performed on the multi-function peripheral before printing a calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral, wherein the determination of whether or not to execute the print calibration is based on a predetermined condition of the multi-function peripheral; executing the print calibration on the multi-function peripheral, if the predetermined condition exists on the multi-function peripheral; and printing the calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral after the determination of whether or not the print calibration should be performed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of executing a scan calibration program on multi-function peripherals, the method includes: receiving a request for initiation of a scan calibration program on a multi-function peripheral; determining whether or not a print calibration should be performed on the multi-function peripheral before printing a calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral, wherein the determination of whether or not to execute the print calibration is based on a predetermined condition of the multi-function peripheral; executing the print calibration on the multi-function peripheral, if the predetermined condition exists on the multi-function peripheral; and printing the calibration chart on the multi-function peripheral after the determination of whether or not the print calibration should be performed.

Abstract: A method for obtaining one or more signatures on a document is disclosed, which includes: inputting information of a requestor and one or more approvers into an image forming apparatus and requesting signature approval on one or more documents; generating an e-mail from the image forming apparatus to the one or more approvers; forwarding the generated e-mail to the one or more approvers, wherein the one or more approvers can approve or reject the request for the signature approval from the requestor, forwarding the approval or rejection from each of the one or more approvers to the remote server upon selection of an approval or a rejection icon, and processing the approval or rejection of each of the one or more approvers on the remote server and generating a notification on the remote server, which is forwarded to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a password for an image forming apparatus is disclosed, the method includes the steps of: providing a password setting mode on the image forming apparatus configured to automatically generate a password for the image forming apparatus after the image forming apparatus is ready to operate for image formation; determining if the password setting mode on the image forming apparatus is enabled or disabled; confirming a status of the image forming apparatus being ready to operate for image formation; and if the password setting mode is enabled, automatically generating the password for the image forming apparatus after confirming the status.

Abstract: A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for displaying one or more sets of tab sheets on a graphical user interface, the computer readable program code configured to execute a process, which includes inputting attributes of one or more sets of tab sheets into an image forming apparatus. The attributes of the one or more sets of tab sheets are converted into a thumbnail image. Upon selecting tab paper in a paper media menu on a graphical user interface, the thumbnail image of the one or more sets of tab sheets is displayed. A set of tab sheets is then selected for insertion into a print job, and the print job is sent to the image forming apparatus for printing.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a customer survey for an image forming apparatus is disclosed, which includes generating an e-mail on the image forming apparatus addressed to one or more customers; forwarding the generated e-mail to the one or more customers, wherein each of the one or more customers is requested to complete a customer satisfaction survey; receiving answers to the customer satisfaction survey from the one or more customers; tabulating the answers to the customer satisfaction survey from the one or more customers to determine if the image forming apparatus has one or more complaints associated therewith; selecting a temporary solution for each of the one or more complaints on the image forming apparatus having a complaint ratio greater than a predetermined ratio; and implementing the temporary solution on the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A method for obtaining one or more signatures on a document is disclosed, which includes: inputting information of a requestor and one or more approvers into an image forming apparatus and requesting signature approval on one or more documents; generating an e-mail from the image forming apparatus to the one or more approvers; forwarding the generated e-mail to the one or more approvers, wherein the one or more approvers can approve or reject the request for the signature approval from the requestor, forwarding the approval or rejection from each of the one or more approvers to the remote server upon selection of an approval or a rejection icon, and processing the approval or rejection of each of the one or more approvers on the remote server and generating a notification on the remote server, which is forwarded to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for displaying one or more sets of tab sheets on a graphical user interface, the computer readable program code configured to execute a process, which includes inputting attributes of one or more sets of tab sheets into an image forming apparatus. The attributes of the one or more sets of tab sheets are converted into a thumbnail image. Upon selecting tab paper in a paper media menu on a graphical user interface, the thumbnail image of the one or more sets of tab sheets is displayed. A set of tab sheets is then selected for insertion into a print job, and the print job is sent to the image forming apparatus for printing.

Abstract: A method of detecting and displaying network status for an image forming system having an image forming apparatus and a printer controller. The method includes the steps of connecting the printer controller with the image forming apparatus through a first line which a client sends a print job to the printer controller and a second line which transfers the image data. Upon detection of a failure in network connectivity through the first line, transmitting messages from the printer controller and image forming apparatus to the printer controller and the image forming apparatus. The messages sent and received by the printer controller and the image forming apparatus are gathered and based on the gathered messages received and not received by the image forming apparatus and the printer controller, a cause of the failure is detected.

Abstract: A method of managing a plurality of print jobs executed by an image forming apparatus, which includes: processing a plurality of sub-print jobs that constitute a print job for printing by the image forming apparatus; assigning the plurality of sub-print jobs to a print job management module; managing the processing of each of the sub-print jobs with the print job management module, wherein the print job management module determines based on an estimated time for processing of each of the sub-print jobs, if the print job should be printed first sheet to last sheet with each of the sheets face down or last sheet to first sheet with each of the sheets face up; sending the processed sub-print jobs to a print queue for printing in an order according to the determination result by the print job management module; and printing the plurality of sub-print jobs in the print queue.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus 1 to form a panel sheet 100 placed at sections 111 to 113, 115 to 117 and 119 to 121 where operation buttons to be operated by a user are located, having a display 24b to display country setting screen to conduct country setting, operation buttons 24a at the sections 111 to 113, 115 to 117 and 119 to 121 to received operation to select a country in a state where the country setting screen to conduct country setting is being displayed on the display 24b. The panel sheet 100 corresponding to the language selected via the operation buttons 24a at the sections 111 to 113, 115 to 117 and 119 to 121.

Abstract: Device, method and computer program capable of obtaining from image data document data readable and effectively adherable in a region of definite form without waste. According to the device, method and computer program, a document block containing a specific image such as a headline and a body text is extracted from among image data to be processed, character code is recognized from a character image of the specific image within the document block, the document block is reconstructed in a specific shape, and character code data corresponding to the recognized character code is laid out within the reconstructed document block.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus 1 to form a panel sheet 100 placed at sections 111 to 113, 115 to 117 and 119 to 121 where operation buttons to be operated by a user are located, having a display 24b to display country setting screen to conduct country setting, operation buttons 24a at the sections 111 to 113, 115 to 117 and 119 to 121 to received operation to select a country in a state where the country setting screen to conduct country setting is being displayed on the display 24b. The panel sheet 100 corresponding to the language selected via the operation buttons 24a at the sections 111 to 113, 115 to 117 and 119 to 121.

Abstract: The digital copying machine (11) obtains an image data by reading a document, applies a character recognition process on its URL, and transmits an HTML file transfer request to the Web server (20) corresponding to said URL. If it receives an HTML file from the Web server (20), it generates the image data of the Web page from said HTML file and outputs the image data; if it fails to receive an HTML file from the Web server (20), it outputs the document image data. It compares the document image data with the Web image data. It outputs the Web image data if the images match; it outputs an image specified by the user, if the images do not match. It applies a character recognition process on the printing date, and retrieves from the hard disk the HTML file related to said URL received later than said printing date.

Abstract: The digital copying machine 11 obtains an image data by reading a document, applies a character recognition process on its URL, and transmits an HTML file transfer request to the Web server 20 corresponding to said URL. If it receives an HTML file from the Web server 20, it generates the image data of the Web page from said HTML file and outputs the image data; if it fails to receive an HTML file from the Web server 20, it outputs the document image data. It compares the document image data with the Web image data. It outputs the Web image data if the images match; it outputs an image specified by the user, if the images do not match. It applies a character recognition process on the printing date, and retrieves from the hard disk the HTML file related to said URL received later than said printing date.

Abstract: The digital copying machine (11) obtains an image data by reading a document, applies a character recognition process on its URL, and transmits an HTML file transfer request to the Web server (20) corresponding to said URL. If it receives an HTML file from the Web server (20), it generates the image data of the Web page from said HTML file and outputs the image data; if it fails to receive an HTML file from the Web server (20), it outputs the document image data. It compares the document image data with the Web image data. It outputs the Web image data if the images match; it outputs an image specified by the user, if the images do not match. It applies a character recognition process on the printing date, and retrieves from the hard disk the HTML file related to said URL received later than said printing date.

Abstract: A printer changes a setup menu in such a way as to enable a user to select an automatic mode for automatically setting a switching time for switching to a power saving mode in accordance with information concerning execution frequency of a printing process, when a prescribed discrepancy occurs between a prescribed switching time and actual printing process execution status.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus that reads color images by means of scanning the document surface with CCD sensors that correspond to red (R), green (G) and blue (B) colors respectively, comprising: a diagonal line pattern 4 provided within the CCD sensors' reading ranges; a color shift correction factor arithmetic unit 40 that detects color shifts from the data obtained by reading the diagonal line pattern and calculates correction factors; and a correction arithmetic unit 42 that corrects the document image data for each color component read in the previous step using the calculated correction factors.