Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that is able to prevent a security environment from being changed due to maintenance work without an administrator user noticing. The image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus that performs image formation, and includes a setting receiving unit that receives settings such as settings related to maintenance of the image formation, settings related to security, and an administrator user setting. The setting receiving unit receives all of the settings by a maintenance worker when the administrator user setting is unset, and prohibits receiving settings related to security by the maintenance worker when the administrator user setting is set.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that prevents the image forming apparatus being operated in a state where a user setting value is changed by a maintenance worker before a user is aware of the change without lowering efficiency of a maintenance work. The image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure is an image forming apparatus whose operation is controlled based on a setting value, and the setting value contains an operation control user setting value set by an administrator user having administrator authority. The image forming apparatus includes a maintenance work processing part that prohibits a general user having no administrator authority from using the image forming apparatus until the administrator user approves the operation control user setting value changed by the maintenance worker if the operation control user setting value is changed by the maintenance worker having the administrator authority.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that is able to prevent a security environment from being changed due to maintenance work without an administrator user noticing. The image forming apparatus is an image forming apparatus that performs image formation, and includes a setting receiving unit that receives settings such as settings related to maintenance of the image formation, settings related to security, and an administrator user setting. The setting receiving unit receives all of the settings by a maintenance worker when the administrator user setting is unset, and prohibits receiving settings related to security by the maintenance worker when the administrator user setting is set.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that prevents the image forming apparatus being operated in a state where a user setting value is changed by a maintenance worker before a user is aware of the change without lowering efficiency of a maintenance work. The image forming apparatus according to the present disclosure is an image forming apparatus whose operation is controlled based on a setting value, and the setting value contains an operation control user setting value set by an administrator user having administrator authority. The image forming apparatus includes a maintenance work processing part that prohibits a general user having no administrator authority from using the image forming apparatus until the administrator user approves the operation control user setting value changed by the maintenance worker if the operation control user setting value is changed by the maintenance worker having the administrator authority.

Abstract: Provided is a data setting system that has an image forming apparatus provided with an image reading part, and the communication terminal apparatus provided with a light irradiating part. The image forming apparatus is provided with an optical-communication receive part and an optical-communication execution part. The optical-communication receive part receives an external light signal by using an image reading part. The optical-communication execution part performs a setup of the data corresponding to the received light signal. The communication terminal apparatus is provided with an optical-communication sending part. The optical-communication sending part sends the light signal corresponding to a setup of data using a light irradiating part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of toggling between image formation mode and energy conservation mode, the image formation mode allowing image formation on a recording medium, and the energy conservation mode having power consumption lower than that of the image formation mode, the image forming apparatus including: a constantly-energized portion that is energized both in the image formation mode and the energy conservation mode; a non-constantly-energized portion that is energized only in the image formation mode; and an opening/closing member capable of exposing an internal mechanism held inside a casing of the image forming apparatus, in which the constantly-energized portion toggles from the energy conservation mode to image formation mode when the opening/closing member is closed from an opened state in the energy conservation mode.

Abstract: The print pattern forming unit forms plural comparative print patterns on a sheet by reference print patterns corresponding to every sheet feed cassette associated with different reference positions for every sheet feed cassette. The displacement amount calculation unit reads the comparative print patterns on the sheet, and calculates displacement amounts between the reference positions and comparative positions of the read comparative print patterns corresponding to the reference positions. The correction unit corrects the print position of the sheet conveyed from the sheet feed cassette based on the displacement amount for every sheet feed cassette.

Abstract: Provided is a data setting system that has an image forming apparatus provided with an image reading part, and the communication terminal apparatus provided with a light irradiating part. The image forming apparatus is provided with an optical-communication receive part and an optical-communication execution part. The optical-communication receive part receives an external light signal by using an image reading part. The optical-communication execution part performs a setup of the data corresponding to the received light signal. The communication terminal apparatus is provided with an optical-communication sending part. The optical-communication sending part sends the light signal corresponding to a setup of data using a light irradiating part.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a package holding section; a package designation receiving section; and a program creating section. The package holding section holds a plurality of packages each containing: a command to output to an image forming apparatus an instruction to perform an operation performable by the image forming apparatus or a designation of a setting value for an item adjustable in the image forming apparatus, the setting value indicating an operating level of an operation shown by the item; and image data showing the operation for which the command instruction to perform is intended or the item for which the command designates the setting value. The package designation receiving section receives a designation of packages and an order of execution of the packages. The program creating section uses the designated packages to create a program for executing the commands in the packages in the designated order of execution.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a package holding section; a package designation receiving section; and a program creating section. The package holding section holds a plurality of packages each containing: a command to output to an image forming apparatus an instruction to perform an operation performable by the image forming apparatus or a designation of a setting value for an item adjustable in the image forming apparatus, the setting value indicating an operating level of an operation shown by the item; and image data showing the operation for which the command instruction to perform is intended or the item for which the command designates the setting value. The package designation receiving section receives a designation of packages and an order of execution of the packages. The program creating section uses the designated packages to create a program for executing the commands in the packages in the designated order of execution.

Abstract: A multifunction peripheral 1 includes a communication portion 102, a control portion 101, a certified reference time storage portion 103, and a determining portion 104. A communication portion 102 receives a total maintenance time stored in a communication terminal unit 31 from the communication terminal unit 31. A control portion 101 switches its operation mode between a maintenance mode and a normal operation mode to activate the multifunction peripheral 1. A certified reference time storage portion 103 stores a certified reference time that permits switching to the maintenance mode. A determining portion 104 determines whether the total maintenance time has reached the certified reference time. When it is determined that the total maintenance time has reached the certified reference time by the determining portion 104, the control portion 101 switches the multifunction peripheral 1 to the maintenance mode to activate the multifunction peripheral 1.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a hard disk storage unit for storing user registered data; a display unit for displaying the user registered data in a user selectable state; a power supply unit for supplying power to the hard disk storage unit; a power supply control unit for interrupting or starting power supply to the hard disk storage unit; a switch memory for storing at least a part of the user registered data stored in the hard disk storage unit; and an access switching unit for displaying the user registered data stored in the switch memory on the display unit in a user selectable state when the power supply from the power supply unit to the hard disk storage unit is started.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus has an image-forming mode during which an image is formed on a recording medium and a power-saving mode in which power consumption is reduced relative to in the image-forming mode, and comprises: a continuously-powered unit powered in the image-forming mode and the power-saving mode; and a non-continuously-powered unit powered in the image-forming mode but not in the power-saving mode, wherein the continuously-powered unit includes: a communication unit connected with an external network; a storage unit storing data input via the communication unit; and a processing unit performing processing based on data stored in the storage unit when the power-saving mode is switched to the image-forming mode.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a card reader into which a card is inserted and which reads out information carried on the card; a power supply unit which supplies power to the card reader; a detection unit which detects the insertion of a card into the card reader and the ejection of a card from the card reader; and a control unit which controls the power supply unit. When the detection unit detects the insertion of a card, the control unit causes the power supply unit to start the supply of power to the card reader, and when the detection unit detects the ejection of the inserted card, the control unit causes the power supply unit to shut off the supply of power to the card reader.

Abstract: A ROM (18) stores image forming driver information associated with a plurality of size groups into which a plurality of sets of sheet sizes close to each other are respectively sorted. When a sheet size of an image transfer sheet designated by an operator through an operating section (19) and a sheet size of an image transfer sheet detected by an image transfer sheet sensor (21) are different from one another, but both of the image transfer sheet sizes fall in the same size group, a CPU (15) allows an image forming section (16) to execute an image forming processing in accordance with image forming driver information corresponding to the image transfer sheet size designated by the operating section (19).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a hard disk storage unit for storing user registered data; a display unit for displaying the user registered data in a user selectable state; a power supply unit for supplying power to the hard disk storage unit; a power supply control unit for interrupting or starting power supply to the hard disk storage unit; a switch memory for storing at least a part of the user registered data stored in the hard disk storage unit; and an access switching unit for displaying the user registered data stored in the switch memory on the display unit in a user selectable state when the power supply from the power supply unit to the hard disk storage unit is started.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a card reader into which a card is inserted and which reads out information carried on the card; a power supply unit which supplies power to the card reader; a detection unit which detects the insertion of a card into the card reader and the ejection of a card from the card reader; and a control unit which controls the power supply unit. When the detection unit detects the insertion of a card, the control unit causes the power supply unit to start the supply of power to the card reader, and when the detection unit detects the ejection of the inserted card, the control unit causes the power supply unit to shut off the supply of power to the card reader.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of toggling between image formation mode and energy conservation mode, the image formation mode allowing image formation on a recording medium, and the energy conservation mode having power consumption lower than that of the image formation mode, the image forming apparatus including: a constantly-energized portion that is energized both in the image formation mode and the energy conservation mode; a non-constantly-energized portion that is energized only in the image formation mode; and an opening/closing member capable of exposing an internal mechanism held inside a casing of the image forming apparatus, in which the constantly-energized portion toggles from the energy conservation mode to image formation mode when the opening/closing member is closed from an opened state in the energy conservation mode.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus has an image-forming mode during which an image is formed on a recording medium and a power-saving mode in which power consumption is reduced relative to in the image-forming mode, and comprises: a continuously-powered unit powered in the image-forming mode and the power-saving mode; and a non-continuously-powered unit powered in the image-forming mode but not in the power-saving mode, wherein the continuously-powered unit includes: a communication unit connected with an external network; a storage unit storing data input via the communication unit; and a processing unit performing processing based on data stored in the storage unit when the power-saving mode is switched to the image-forming mode.

Abstract: An image forming device of the present invention includes searching section that is configured to search whether a sheet of paper having a suitable size for an essential print object in order to print out the essential print object. In addition, the image forming device includes selecting section and printing section. The selecting section is configured to perform a selection of a sheet of secondary suitable-sized paper, the size of which is larger than the sheet of paper having the suitable size for the essential print object, when the sheet of paper having the suitable size for the essential print object does not exist. The printing section is configured to print the essential print object on the sheet of secondary suitable-sized paper. Accordingly, the essential print object is to be absolutely printed on some form of paper.