Abstract: An image forming apparatus may include a pressurization member rotated by a motor in a direction of transportation in the fixing apparatus, of the recording material downstream in a transportation path, a fixing belt that forms, as being opposed to the pressurization member, a nip region where an unfixed image is fixed, the fixing belt being rotated as following rotation of the pressurization member, a support member that is arranged on an inner side of the fixing belt and slidably supports the fixing belt at a position opposed to the pressurization member against a pressure applied by the pressurization member, and a control unit that obtains torque at the time when the motor is driven each time a predetermined condition is satisfied, and determines that the fixing apparatus has reached the end of its life based on variation over time in obtained torque turning from increase to decrease.

Abstract: An applicator device includes a printing head that applies a material to a target, a camera that captures an image of the target, and a processor. In the case where the applicator device moves relative to the target or the target moves relative to the applicator device and an application area of the target in the image reaches a particular position in the image, the processor performs a notification process to notify that the application area has reached the particular position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus a display unit includes a reception unit configured to receive a user operation, a setting unit configured to set, as a default language, a language selected by a plurality of operations, a changing unit configured to change, from the default language to a language different from the default language, a language to be displayed by a single operation, and a control unit configured to perform control in such a manner that in a case where the setting unit does not change the default language and the changing unit changes the language to be displayed to the language different from the default language, the language to be displayed is changed to the default language, whereas in a case where the setting unit changes the default language to another language, the language to be displayed is not changed from the other language.

Abstract: According to the technology of the present disclosure, in a case where multiple documents are placed on a document positioning plate, it is possible to display document images on a UI screen in such a manner that the user can easily check the correspondence relationship between the document images being displayed on the UI screen and the corresponding documents placed on the document positioning plate. An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a processor causing the image processing apparatus to perform: acquiring position information of each of a plurality of document image areas, and information of an analyzing result obtained by analysis of document image data corresponding to each of the plurality of document image areas; and controlling the information of the analyzing result corresponding to one of the plurality of document image areas to be displayed together with the scanned image data on a display apparatus.

Abstract: A print information processing system includes a terminal device, and a server. The terminal controller controls an image capturing device to capture an image representing at least part of a cassette and acquiring the captured image. The cassette accommodates print medium therein. A server storage stores information concerning a specific content including at least one of print data and information available for editing the print data. The system performs a detection process detecting the cassette by analyzing the captured image and a determination process determining whether the detected cassette satisfies a specific condition. The server controller performs an information transmission process transmitting the information concerning the specific content to the terminal device in a case where the determination process determines that the detected cassette satisfies the specific condition.

Abstract: Provided are a printing control apparatus, a method of controlling a printing control apparatus, and a storage medium capable of simplifying a process of updating information on a paper sheet for a tray for which update of the information is restricted. In a case where update of information on a print medium stored in association with a tray that is provided in an image forming apparatus and holds a print medium is restricted, a user interface is presented which requests to select whether to update the information stored in association with the tray to received update information. Then, the information stored in association with the tray is updated depending on the selection made via the user interface.

Abstract: A communication job record display device that is capable of improving display of a destination in a record of transmission and reception. A display unit displays information about a communication job concerning transmission and reception with an external device. An obtaining unit obtains record information about the communication job including destination information. A display controller controls display by the display unit. The display controller changes a destination display method based on a size of a record display screen displayed on the display unit and the destination information about the record information obtained so that the destination information will be displayed on the display screen.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit including a scanner and a printer, a server, and a local network circuit connecting the image forming unit and the server. In each of the image forming unit and the server, a hardware processor selects one of a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol in accordance with data to be transmitted by a transceiver. The first communication protocol includes a provision for ensuring reliability of communication, and the second communication protocol does not include a provision for ensuring reliability of communication.

Abstract: A server may establish a session with a function execution device via the Internet, the session being for executing server-push communication, the function execution device being capable of executing at least a facsimile function, receive first image data from a terminal device via the Internet, and in a case where the first image data is received from the terminal device, send facsimile request information to the function execution device via the Internet by using the session, the facsimile request information being for requesting a facsimile transmission of an image corresponding to the first image data.

Abstract: A scanner may register one or more profile information to a memory, in a case where an operation for selecting specific profile information from among the one or more profile information registered to the memory is performed, send a first authentication request including first authentication information included in the specific profile information to the server, in a case where an authentication by the first authentication information fails in response to sending the first authentication request to the server, display an authentication information input screen, in a case where second authentication information is inputted in the authentication information input screen, send a second authentication request including the second authentication information to the server, and in a case where an authentication by the second authentication information is successful in response to sending the second authentication request to the server, send scan data to the server.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus that is characterized by: reading an original document and generating image data; performing transmission of an electronic mail to which the image data is attached; performing, according to an end of the transmission of the electronic mail, transmission of an end notification mail for notifying the end of the transmission of the electronic mail; setting a transmission destination to which the end notification mail is transmitted; and deciding whether or not to permit the attachment of the image data to the end notification mail, according to the transmission destination.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus communicates with a chat server that controls displaying information indicating received image data on a talk room based on received information indicating the talk room of the chat server. The image processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads an image of a document and generates image data based on the image, a receiving unit that receives information indicating the talk room of the chat server from a mobile terminal, and a transmission unit that transmits the generated image data and the information indicating the talk room to the chat server.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image; a transfer circuit configured to generate a transfer voltage, and supply the transfer voltage to transfer roller for transferring the image onto a sheet; a door provided to a mounting portion onto which the image forming unit is mounted; a sensor configured to detect an open/closed state of the door; an interlock switch configured to interrupt voltage to be supplied to the transfer circuit, in a case where the sensor detects an open state in which the door is opened; and a controller configured to: determine whether a failure has occurred or not based on a detection result of the sensor and a supplying/interrupting state of the voltage of the interlock switch; and determine, in a case where determining that the failure has occurred, which of the sensor and the interlock switch is failed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor changes darkness of an image presented in mid-air in response to a sensor detecting a user performing a mid-air gesture on the image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display, a network interface, and a processor. The processor is configured to generate a first screen on which at least one malfunctioning part candidate of the apparatus is presented in a selectable manner, and control the interface to transmit error information corresponding to a selected malfunctioning part candidate to another apparatus. When a first malfunctioning part candidate corresponding to a particular sound output by the image processing apparatus that is not working properly is selected on the first screen, the processor generates a second screen on which one or more reference sounds potentially corresponding to the particular sound are presented in a selectable manner. When a reference sound is selected as corresponding to the particular sound on the second screen, the processor includes sound information corresponding to the selected reference sound in the error information.

Abstract: In order to automatically group or cluster printing devices in a fleet of such devices for servicing, print status data and print state data are received, which comprises alert information for each of the plurality of printing devices, from each of a plurality of printing devices in a fleet of devices. Devices with similar print statuses and alerts are automatically clustered, and the clustered output result displayed on a user interface of a device management application (DMA). The clustered output result is also integrated into the DMA, and a print status alert module generates automated print status alerts for printers identified during clustering. The automated print status alerts are then output for display on the user interface.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a hardware processor that: adjusts positions of pixels in image data when an ink ejection failure occurs in a nozzle that forms an image by ejecting ink, so as to reduce an influence of the ink ejection failure when forming an image based on the image data; and adds pixels to an area in the image data where pixels have disappeared due to the adjustment of the hardware processor.

Abstract: There is provided with a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The medium stores a predetermined application that displays information related to a printer and is executed by a computer which includes an operating system for displaying a display item for activating an application. The computer uses the predetermined application to determine whether predetermined information related to the printer has been obtained when the predetermined application has been activated and cause the operating system to display the display item for activating the predetermined application by registering, based on a determination that the predetermined information has been obtained, activity information related to an activity of the predetermined application in the operating system.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a volatile first storage and a nonvolatile second storage with a limited number of writes, and the apparatus includes a printer configured to execute printing based on image data, and a controller having one or more processors which execute instructions stored in one or more memories, the controller being configured to acquire information about a number of writes of the second storage, and switch between a first operating mode of storing the image data in the second storage and a second operating mode of storing the image data in the first storage and not storing the image data in the second storage based on the information about the number of writes.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that performs control so that a specific operation among operations performed on a second operation unit is invalidated in a state where an operation performed on a first operation unit is valid.