Abstract: An example electronic apparatus includes a communication circuitry; a power supply; a first processor configured to have a first mode which receives first power from the power supply and connects with a server through the communication circuitry to transmit and receive information, and a second mode which receives no power or second power lower than the first power from the power supply; and a second processor configured to repetitively output a mode switching signal within a preset range of time interval based on the second mode of the first processor, wherein the first processor is switched over to the first mode based on the mode switching signal, is configured to transmit connectivity keeping information to the server through the communication circuitry and is switched over to the second mode.

Abstract: A printing system includes: a first printer; a second printer; a server device; and a client device. The first printer is configured to perform: receiving first authentication information; accessing, in response to determining that first authentication performed according to a first authentication method is successful, the server device using first account information; receiving, from the server device, a print job stored in association with user identification information included in the first authentication information; printing an image based on the print job.

Abstract: A method and system of training a machine learning neural network (MLNN) in monitoring anatomical positioning causing bodily pressure ulcers (BPUs). The method comprises receiving, in a first input layer of the MLNN, from a millimeter wave (mmWave) radar sensing device, mmWave radar point cloud data representing anatomical positions of the medical patient in association with corresponding durations; receiving, in at least a second layer of the MLNN, attendant attribute data for the durations, the first and the at least a second input layers being interconnected with an output layer of the MLNN via at least one intermediate layer; training a MLNN classifier in accordance with a supervised classification that establishes a correlation between a likelihood of formation of BPUs with the mmWave point cloud data and attendant attribute data; and adjusting the initial matrix of weights by backpropagation to increase correlation with the likelihood of formation of BPUs as generated at the output layer.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printer, a server device, and a client device. The client device receives identification information of a user, and transmits a print job for an image to be printed to the server device. The print job is associated with a computer name. The computer name specifis the client device and is assigned to the received identification information. The server device stores the print job in a specific folder having a name corresponding to the identification information to which the computer name is assigned and which is associated with the print job. The printer searches a folder provided in the server device to find the specific folder, receives selection of a print job from among one or more print jobs stored in the found folder, receives the selected print job from the server device, and prints an image based on the received print job.

Abstract: A printing system that operates responsive to data bearing records enables providers of printable content records to have printed copies of the content records produced and delivered to designated record recipients. Central system circuitry (22) is in operative connection with at least one data store (24), and includes record data corresponding to the content records and records regarding printing operations, the locations thereof and other record data. The central system circuitry operates to cause printed copies of the content records produced by respective printing operations located in geographic proximity to respective record recipients. The exemplary system further enables a content record provider to operate the system to host content records so that printed copies of the records may be obtained by record requesters located in widely dispersed geographic locations.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of assessing the condition of a real-world object is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises: receiving sensor data depicting the real-world object; authenticating the received sensor data as genuinely depicting the real-world object; and if the authentication is successful, assessing a condition of the real-world object from the sensor data.

Abstract: A maintenance support system includes a network interface, a memory, and a processor configured to, upon receipt of first information indicating a status of a first apparatus via the network interface, store the first information in the memory, upon receipt of second information indicating a status of a second apparatus via the network interface, store the second information in the memory, and determine a priority of on-site maintenance between the first and second apparatuses based on the first and second information stored in the memory.

Abstract: A method of controlling an image forming system, the method including: determining whether or not a connection state enabling communication between an image forming apparatus and a second operation device has been established, in a case where an instruction is issued from a first operation device to the image forming apparatus; and displaying, in a case where it is determined in the determining that the connection state has been established, on a display of the first operation device, a selection screen for selection of whether or not the image forming apparatus is to be allowed to operate according to the instruction.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire printing data that is data as a base of an image to be printed, acquire read data that is data obtained by reading the image printed on a paper sheet, specify whether or not the printing data or the read data is an image corresponding to any of an image having a periodic structural feature or an image not having a structural feature, in a case where the printing data or the read data corresponds to the image having the periodic structural feature or the image not having the structural feature, perform registration using a position correction amount that is a correction amount for registering an image based on the printing data and an image based on the read data and is calculated for an already printed image, and inspect the image by comparing the printing data with the read data.

Abstract: In a printing system, a smartphone reads a printer ID and transmits a smartphone's print command that includes the read printer ID and a user ID to a server; the server transmits a server's print command that includes the printer ID included in the received smartphone's print command to an office PC associated with the user ID included in the received smartphone's print command; the office PC creates print data based on the print job received from the server, according to the received server's print command; and a printer performs printing according to the received print data.

Abstract: A liquid discharging apparatus includes a drive signal output circuit outputting a drive signal, a drive portion including a discharging head that discharges a liquid onto a medium based on the drive signal, a solid-state battery supplying electric power to the drive signal output circuit, a supporting portion supporting the drive signal output circuit, and a housing accommodating the drive signal output circuit, the drive portion, the solid-state battery, and the supporting portion, in which the housing includes a first housing surface that intersects a discharging direction, which is a direction in which the liquid is discharged from the discharging head, and the solid-state battery is positioned between the first housing surface and the supporting portion.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus to combine a plurality of processes to execute a job related to image formation, the image formation apparatus including: a communicator that sends and receives data to and from an external application via a network, an image data acquirer that acquires image data, an image former that forms an image based on the image data, a storage that stores temporary intermediate data involved in the image formation, a display that displays a message for a user, and a controller that controls the communicator, the image data acquirer, the image former, the storage, and the display; wherein upon performing a process of the plurality of processes, the controller determines whether a next process is present.

Abstract: An MFD is disclosed. For example, the MFD includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions. The instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations that include receiving an email, determining that a user wants to establish a connection based on the email, generating a reply email to the user, wherein the reply email includes an executable file that automatically configures an endpoint device of the user to establish the connection, transmitting the reply email to the user, and establishing the connection to the endpoint device of the user in response to execution of the executable file by the endpoint device of the user.

Abstract: In a communication system, a first mediation apparatus includes a first control device. The first control device stores in a memory a correlation database correlating a mediation apparatus ID of the second mediation apparatus with a first device ID of a device. The first controller requests a management server to register the first device ID, and receives a first command from the management server. The first controller transmits a second command to the second mediation apparatus through the firewall by using a series of procedures. The second command includes second instruction information based on the second command. The first controller transmits a first response to the management server. The second mediation apparatus includes a second control device to initiate the series of procedures and transmits a third command based on the second command to the device, and transmits a second response as to the first mediation apparatus through the firewall.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method. The method includes selecting a plurality of elements on a design page and, for each selected element, determining a plurality of edge bleed pairs, each edge bleed pair including a particular edge and a particular bleed of the design page. Each edge bleed pair is processed to determine whether the selected element should be resized, the determination being based on the position of the particular edge relative to the particular bleed. If the determination is that the element should be resized, the method involves resizing the selected element so that the element covers a greater portion of the particular bleed than was originally covered by the element.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains media information concerning paper sheets set in media feed units provided to a printing apparatus, respectively, and includes a control unit. The control unit determines that designation information for determining a used media feed unit to be used for printing is not required in a case where it is possible to selectively determine the used media feed unit from the media feed units based on the media information. The control unit indicates the designation information in a case where it is not possible to determine the used media feed unit based on the media information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a program and an output system. The program causes an information processing device to function as a first communication unit configured to transmit, to the output system, an output request of data, and to receive, from the output system, identification information for identifying the output request of the data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developing device, a control unit, and a density measuring unit. An electrostatic latent image is formed on the surface of an image carrier. A developing device supplies toner to the image carrier and develops the electrostatic latent image formed on the image carrier to form a toner image. The density measuring unit measures the toner density of the plurality of first patch toner images formed by the developing device. The control unit calculates a relationship between the toner density of the plurality of first patch toner images measured by the density measuring unit and the applied voltage applied to the developing device when the plurality of first patch toner images are formed, and adjusts the applied voltage based on a calculation result.

Abstract: In an approach to governance of document printing, one or more computer processors receive a request from a user to print a document. One or more computer processors identify a content and a context of the document. Based on the content and the context of the document, one or more computer processors determine whether the request complies with one or more printing policies. Responsive to determining the request complies with the one or more printing policies, one or more computer processors determine one or more format attributes of the document. Based on the one or more format attributes, one or more computer processors determine whether the document format is optimized, where optimization minimizes use of one or more printing supplies. Responsive to determining the document format is not optimized, one or more computer processors provide a recommendation for optimizing the document format to the user.

Abstract: A multifunction peripheral stores normal user information for executing user authentication in and an auxiliary storage. The multifunction peripheral has a quick login mode for simple authentication. When registering a new user in the quick login mode, the CPU determines whether a login name in the normal user information of an existing user matches a login name of the new user. When the two login names match, the user is allowed to select whether to associate the new user with the existing user. When selected to associate the new user with the existing user, the quick user information of the new user including the first management information and the second management information is generated using at least user ID in the normal user information of the existing user, the first management information is stored in the auxiliary storage, and the second management information is stored in a main storage.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for printer analytics. One embodiment includes a printer analytics server. The server includes a memory, an interface configured to collect performance data from a population of printers and a subject printer on an ongoing basis for storage in the memory, and a controller able to determine a production target for the subject printer relative to the population of printers based on the performance data. The production target dynamically varies over time as a function of the performance data of the population of printers. The controller is further able to generate reports indicating deviation of the subject printer from the production target, as the performance data for the subject printer and the population of printers changes over time, and to transmit the reports to a print server of a print shop that operates the subject printer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain status information indicating status of an image output apparatus from the image output apparatus and a display control unit configured to display a setting screen for setting print setting on a display unit. In a case where the obtaining unit fails to obtain the status information and a set value set on the setting screen is changed, the display control unit displays a predetermined warning display on the setting screen.

Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a transmission-side control device and a reception-side control device. The transmission-side control device is configure to: divide image data into a plurality of division data; add check data for error detection to each of the plurality of division data; and transmit, to a reception-side control device, each of the plurality of division data to which respective check data are added. The reception-side control device is configured to: receive each of the plurality of division data to which the respective check data are added; perform error detection on each of the plurality of division data, using check data added to the division data; and transmit, to a drive device configured to control a drive element, division data on which a process of error detection is performed, in parallel with a process of transmitting division data by the transmission-side control device.

Abstract: When message communication data including destination data and message data has been received, a data acquiring portion acquires, from a storage device, a piece of target person data that is a piece of registrant data corresponding to the destination data. When the piece of target person data has been acquired, a target person extracting portion extracts, from a captured image of a camera, target face feature data that matches registered face feature data of the piece of target person data. An audio control portion causes an audio device to output an audio message that includes a target person identification sound representing registrant identification data of the piece of target person data. When the message is output, and it has been determined that the target person is present in front of an apparatus, an output control portion causes an information output device to output information represented by the message data.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a controller to discharge to a first discharger a sheet determined not to have a product defect and discharge to a second discharger a sheet determined to have a product defect. The controller is configured to, in a case where it is determined that a first sheet on which an image has been formed has the product defect, execute an adjustment operation of adjusting image forming conditions for an image former, and execute a recovery process in which the image formed on the first sheet is formed on a second sheet by the image former with the product defect removed based on completion of the adjustment operation.

Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, when a print instruction is input from an editing application to a general-use printing program, and image data included in the print instruction contains barcode information indicating a barcode, a support program corresponding to a printer generates substitute image. The substitute image is generated by the general-use printing program and substitutes for an image of the barcode.

Abstract: A terminal device (e.g., a smartphone) may use a private key to generate a first configuration object used for establishing a first wireless connection between the terminal device and an access point. The terminal device may also use the private key to generate a second configuration object used for establishing a second wireless connection between a communication device (e.g., a printer) and the access point. The terminal device may then transmit specific data (e.g., print data) to the communication device via the access point.

Abstract: A server device includes communication means, information storage means, and output means. The communication means communicates with an information processing device that includes a display unit for displaying a symbol and a sending unit for sending information relating to the failure of the own device. The information storage means stores the information relating to the failure sent from the information process device. The output means outputs information relating to the failure stored in an access destination specified by the symbol to a user terminal that reads the symbol.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for handling image forming abnormality, and an image forming apparatus are provided. The method is applied to the image forming apparatus and includes acquiring a print job from a control terminal and analyzing the print job to obtain an analysis result. When the analysis result is a failed analysis, whether a control program installed on the control terminal is abnormal is determined accordingly. The control program is a program which enables the control terminal to exchange the print job with the image forming apparatus. If the control program installed on the control terminal is abnormal, an abnormal-driving information page is generated and printed to output. By printing to output the abnormal information page, the user can be effectively and clearly informed of the cause of the printer abnormality, which improves the efficiency and user experience of abnormality resolution.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an accepting unit and a determining unit. The accepting unit accepts first information and second information about a work, the first information being information related to intended use of the work, the second information being information related to an acquisition means of the work. The determining unit determines, based on the accepted first information and second information, whether to allow or not allow the work to be sent to an external apparatus.

Abstract: A image forming apparatus includes a power control unit, an operation mode control unit, and a first timer. The power control unit performs control so as to switch between a normal power state for supplying the operation power supply voltage to the image forming unit, a first power saving state for not supplying the operation power supply voltage to the image forming unit, and a second power saving state having less power consumption than the first power saving state. The operation mode control unit performs control so as to switch a normal mode corresponding to a normal power state, a first power saving mode corresponding to a first power saving state, and a second power saving mode corresponding to a second power saving state.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to control an operation of an apparatus by executing a control program, in a case where an instruction to shift to a power-off state is received, perform shift from a normal operation state to any one of a first power-off state or a second power-off state, the first power-off state being a state where the operation is stopped without restarting the control program, the second power-off state being a state where the control program is restarted and then the operation is stopped, and in a case where the shift to the first power-off state is made, set at least a part of information regarding an operation of the information processing apparatus to a value that is set in a case where the control program is restarted.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an assumption unit and a storing unit. The assumption unit makes an assumption of content of a parameter set by a user by analyzing an image captured in a time series and depicting how the user performs an operation of a first apparatus designated as a target for recording the operation. The storing unit stores the assumed content of the parameter as an operation record.

Abstract: A multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the MFD includes a communication interface to establish a communication path with an authentication server, a user interface to receive document control information for a document to be generated, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions. The instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to generate a machine readable code that contains the document control information for the document and print the machine readable code onto the document that is printed by the MFD.

Abstract: A system for providing continuous positive air pressure therapy is provided. The system includes a flow generator, a sensor, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to control operation of the flow generator based on sensor data. The computing device is further configured to display, on a display device, one or more questions relating to demographic and/or subjective feedback; responsive to displaying the one or more questions, receive one or more inputs indicating answers to the one or more questions; transmit the answers to a remote processing system; receive, from the remote processing system, settings determined based on the transmitted answers; and adjust control settings of the system based on the received settings.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an information storing unit, an information acquiring unit and a control unit. On the basis of association between pieces of identification information stored in the storing unit and pieces of user information, the control unit authenticates the use of the image forming apparatus by a user corresponding to an associated piece of identification information. Upon acquisition by the acquiring unit, of a piece of identification information which is not stored in the storing unit, the controller unit causes a display portion to display display regions corresponding to pieces of user information so as to be selectable to cause the storing unit to store piece of identification information and a corresponding piece of user information in association with each other.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of a simple operation and is capable of executing a function in an action pattern corresponding to a changeable user's request. A registration unit registers a function in association with an action pattern. A selection unit designates a function registered by the registration unit and to select one of a first mode and a second mode. A controller controls so as to execute a function designated by the selection unit according to the action pattern registered in association with the designated function when the selection unit selects the first mode, and to execute a function designated by the selection unit according to an action pattern designated by a user irrespective of the action pattern registered in association with the designated function when the selection unit selects the second mode.

Abstract: In a case where an image processing apparatus and a terminal display screens in an associated manner, if the terminal receives a user operation in a state where an enlarged screen is displayed only on the terminal, and the terminal transmits information about the operation as it is to the image processing apparatus, processing not intended by the user may possibly be performed. Therefore, when the terminal receives a user operation in a state where an enlarged screen is displayed only on the terminal, the terminal does not transmit the operation information as it is to the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: A communication device is connected to first and second networks. The communication device includes a processor executing a process including relaying communication between the first and second networks; and confirming connection to a first device connected to the first network or a second device connected to the second network, based on a device list registered in advance. The confirming includes blocking the relaying when the confirmation of the connection to the first device is unsuccessful; enabling the relaying when the confirmation of the connection to the first device is successful and when the second device is not registered in the device list; enabling the relaying when the confirmation of the connections to the first and second devices is successful; and blocking the relaying when the confirmation of the connection to the first device is successful and when the confirmation of the connection to the second device is unsuccessful.

Abstract: A verification apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an image of a conveyed sheet. The apparatus obtains a reference image for verification of a sheet, and extracts, from the reference image, feature points to be used for alignment of an image with the reference image. The apparatus aligns, with the reference image, a read image obtained by reading an image of a verification target sheet by the reading unit, and verifies the read image by comparing the aligned read image with the reference image. Based on a number of the feature points extracted from the reference image the alignment is performed using positions of the feature points or using positions of sheet vertices each indicating a corner of the sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is configured to detect, from image data of a recording medium on which a plurality of marks are printed, positions of outer edges being edges closer to ends of the image data and positions of inner edges being inside edges not closer to the ends of the image data in both of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction; identify, with respect to a target mark for which a reference position is to be detected and two marks adjacent to the target mark, first line segments connecting positions of inner edges and second line segments connecting positions of outer edges; and detect, as a reference position of the target mark, a midpoint of a line segment connecting an intersection of the two first line segments and an intersection of the two second line segments.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire first information that is information on an apparatus associated with one selection element selectable by a user, and second information that is information on the apparatus associated with another selection element selectable by a user; display the first information, in a case where the one selection element is selected, and display the second information instead of the first information, in a case where the other selection element is selected, on a display unit that displays the one selection element and the other selection element; and display the second information associated with the first information, without performing an operation of selecting the other selection element, in a case where the first information is displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: Methods and systems for image acquisition device virtualization are described herein. A user of a client computing device may access a remote operating system running on a host computing device via a client application running on a local operating system of the client computing device. An image acquisition device such as a scanner may be connected to the client computing device and the user may wish to use the image acquisition device to acquire image data (e.g., scan a photograph). In order for an image application (e.g., a photo editor) running on the remote operating system to read in the image data from the image acquisition devices, the remote operating system of the host computing device may intercept a service call from the image application at a service layer and redirect the service call, via a virtual channel, to the local operating system of the client computing device.

Abstract: A system includes a server and a printing apparatus. The server manages a first printing content and a second printing content as a predetermined printing target. When an instruction user issues a speech instruction for printing the predetermined printing target to an audio control device as an n-th speech print instruction, the server selects the first printing content associated with the predetermined printing target.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to method and system for implementation of a software agent in a computing system, to identify the most effective self-healing action to build a Q-table by applying a reinforcement learning technique. In particular, the method includes determining an induced state of the computing system based on an error in one or more components of the computing system and selecting a corrective action corresponding to the induced state based on a plurality of Q-values stored in the Q-table. The method further includes executing the corrective action in the computing system and evaluating one or more parameters of the computing system to determine a current state of the computing system. Further, the method includes updating a Q-value of the plurality of Q-values corresponding to the corrective action, in response to evaluation of the current state of the computing system, to build the Q-table.

Abstract: A system for securely producing and using high-entropy security information, such as a password. The system includes a printer, a display device, and a generator computer that is connected to the printer and the display device. The generator computer generates the high-entropy set of characters, (e.g., password), and also generates a machine-readable representation of the high-entropy set of characters, (e.g., a barcode). The generator computer causes the printer to print the high-entropy set of characters and the machine-readable representation on paper, and then deletes the high-entropy set of characters and the machine-readable representation from the system. The high-entropy set of characters, (e.g., password), may be entered into a target computer by scanning the barcode on the paper using a barcode scanner connected to the target computer, which is significantly faster than, and eliminates the human error associated with, typing in a high-entropy set of characters.

Abstract: A printing apparatus registers the printing apparatus in a cloud print service, and generates a printer queue storing a print job to be transmitted to the printing apparatus on the cloud print service. If the printing apparatus is associated with a virtual printer on the cloud print service, the printing apparatus acquires information of print jobs managed by the virtual printer from the cloud print service. If an operation for printing the print jobs managed by the virtual printer is received, the printing apparatus gives an instruction for moving a print job that is specified on the basis of at least the acquired information of the print jobs to the printer queue for the printing apparatus provided on the cloud print service, and acquires the moved print job.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a processor configured to: authenticate a user designated as a utilizer of a document; enable the authenticated user to instruct a processing apparatus to perform processing of the document, the processing apparatus being different from the information processing apparatus; and disable the authenticated user to access the document from the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an activator, a command storage device and a controller. The activator activates a customer ID received by a UI, out of customer IDs stored in a customer ID storage device. The command storage device stores the activated customer ID in association with command information received by the UI. The controller changes a function setting of the image forming apparatus, according to the command information received from an external device, despite a security level being set to a high level, when function information included in the command information received from the external device via a communication device accords with the function information included in changeable command information stored in the command storage device.

Abstract: An image processing device may include a controller configured to, in a case where a disabling instruction to cause a service state to shift to a disabled state is obtained under a situation where the service state is an enabled state, shift the service state from the enabled state to the disabled state, and in the case where the disabling instruction is obtained under the situation where the service state is the enabled state, send a first event deletion instruction to a server. The first event deletion instruction may be an instruction to delete, from an event which is to be notified to the image processing device, an acceptance of a job sending request by the server.