Abstract: An image forming system comprises an image forming apparatus and a remote operation apparatus. The image forming apparatus comprises a detection part for detecting a state change of a hardware operating member in an operation part of the image forming apparatus and a transmitting part for transmitting screen control information in accordance with the state change detected by the detection part to the remote operation apparatus. The remote operation apparatus comprises a display part for displaying a simulated image representing the detection part of the image forming apparatus, a receiving part for receiving the screen control information, and a display control part for changing a first image which is the simulated image displayed on the display part before the state change into a second image which is the simulated image in which the state change is reflected, in response to a receipt of the screen control information.

Abstract: A print data processing system 101 has a plurality of print data distribution devices, and an information processing device that receives print data from the plural print data distribution devices. The information processing device initiates a reception process unit appropriately to the plural print data distribution devices. Each reception process unit queries the related print data distribution device for print data, receives the print data when print data is on the print data distribution device, and stores the received print data to a shared storage area.

Abstract: Generally, a job management apparatus of the present embodiment which sends a print job to an image forming apparatus comprises a communication section and a controller. The communication section communicates with the image forming apparatus and a delivery apparatus configured to deliver a sheet printed by the image forming apparatus to a delivery destination. The controller calculates printing time relating to completion of execution of the print job by the image forming apparatus and first arrival time when the delivery apparatus reaches the image forming apparatus and enables the image forming apparatus to execute the print job at a timing when the image forming apparatus can complete the execution of the print job by the first arrival time.

Abstract: A method enables automatically printing a translation of a document without user interaction with a printer local user interface. A trigger event caused by connecting an external storage device with a printer is detected. The storage device includes a folder storing a source document or an access link it. The folder includes information which enables the printer to identify a printing protocol from a plurality of printing protocols. The protocols include at least one translation printing protocol which specifies that the source document is to be translated prior to printing. The source document is retrieved from the folder or from a remote location. The printing protocol is identified, based on the information. When the printing protocol is one of the at least one translation printing protocols, a translation of the source document is obtained in a target language. The translation of the source document is printed on the printer.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a system and method for detecting a folded page in a digital image of a scanned document. In one embodiment, the present method involves receiving a digital image of a document which has been converted to a digitized form using a document scanning device. The digital image is segmented horizontally and vertically to obtain a plurality of image segments. An edge profile is generated for the horizontal and vertical segments. A determination is then made, based on a comparison of the profiles, whether a page fold exists in the digital image. If a page fold is determined to exist in the digital image, the user is notified and the digital image is not sent to a print engine. Otherwise, the digital image is printed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a near field wireless communication function can display a screen including an icon representing the near field wireless communication function, and set, as a setting about the near field wireless communication function, one of an ON setting for enabling the near field wireless communication function and an OFF setting for disabling the near field wireless communication function. If a user operates the icon on the screen, it is determined whether the ON setting or the OFF setting has been set, and a message based on a result of the determination is displayed.

Abstract: An image reading device includes: a reading unit; a first detecting unit that detects a position of the reading unit in the sub-scanning direction; a second detecting unit that detects a position of the reading unit in the sub-scanning direction; and a calculating unit that calculates a skew quantity and a skew direction of the reading unit, based on a difference, introduced by the skew, between a travel distance by which the reading unit has travelled from a measurement reference position located on an upstream side of the first detecting unit and the second detecting unit in a moving direction to a point where the reading unit is detected by the first detecting unit, and a travel distance by which the reading unit has travelled from the measurement reference position to a point where the reading unit is detected by the second detecting unit.

Abstract: During processing of job documents in a document processing workflow, execution of the workflow is stopped at a previously defined first sequentially processed node until no more of the job documents can be directed to the first sequentially processed node by the workflow. Then, the job documents that have been stopped at the first sequentially processed node are arranged in a document order, and the sequentially processed nodes are executed for each of the multiple job documents that have been stopped (and such job documents are processed one at a time through the sequentially processed nodes). Thus, execution waits until an immediately previous one of the job documents (in the document order) has finished processing at a previously defined last sequentially processed node before starting processing an immediately subsequent one of the job documents (in the document order) at the first sequentially processed node.

Abstract: Redundant monitoring of the same printer by multiple monitoring devices when multiple monitoring devices monitor multiple printers is prevented in a network system 1 including a printer, multiple monitoring devices able to monitor printer states, and an information processing device. A monitoring device requests, at a specific interval, from one or more printers targeted for monitoring, a response of printer state information related to a state of the printer; receives printer state information in response to the request; and sends the received printer state information to the information processing device. The information processing device manages the state of the printer based on the received printer state information. When requested for a response of printer state information by a different monitoring device, the printer stops requesting a response of printer state information by monitoring devices other than a specific monitoring device.

Abstract: An image processing system includes: a cloud server that provides a service after identifying a user from first user information; an image processing device that executes a job after identifying the user from second user information, and execute the job; and a user terminal storing the second user information beforehand, wherein the cloud server includes: an access sensing processor that senses access from the user terminal; a user information validating processor that validates the first user information; and a job execution instructing processor that causes the user terminal to transmit a job containing the first and second user information to the image processing device, and the image processing device includes: a job receiving processor that receives the job transmitted; and a user information extracting processor that extracts the first and second user information from the job, and generate user reference information.

Abstract: A communication apparatus capable of performing facsimile communication includes at least one memory that stores a set of instructions and at least one processor. The processor executes the instructions to receive facsimile data, store the received facsimile data in a storage, generate a preview image based on the stored facsimile data, and transmit, according to a request for a preview image from an external device, the generated preview image to the external device. In addition, the stored facsimile data is deleted according to an instruction, but deletion of the facsimile data in the storage is prohibited while the external device is displaying the preview image of the facsimile data if the instruction is received from another external device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a scanner, memory storing instructions; and a controller, when executing the instructions, causing the image processing apparatus to execute: a first reception processing of receiving instruction data, a first determination processing of determining whether the instruction data is screen instruction data or action instruction data. If the instruction data is the screen instruction data, the image processing apparatus executes: a display processing of displaying a setting screen, an acceptance processing of accepting a user operation designating the parameter; a first storage processing of storing the parameter designated by the acceptance processing. If the instruction data is the action instruction data, the image processing apparatus executes: a scan instruction processing of causing the scanner to execute the scanning action; a generation processing of generating the metadata, with using the parameter stored in the memory, and a second transmission processing.

Abstract: In a case where a tile image drawing instruction is included in a Graphics Device Interface (GDI) drawing instruction output from a GDI application, there is a difference between a result of drawing the drawing instruction with a GDI printer driver and a result of drawing the drawing instruction with a V4 printer driver in some cases. In a case where an application of an output source of an XML Paper Specification (XPS) drawing instruction is a GDI application and a tile image drawing instruction is included in the XPS drawing instruction, the aspect of the embodiments performs modification of the tile image drawing instruction so that resolution of a tile image with which pattern drawing is performed in accordance with the tile image drawing instruction is changed.

Abstract: Tools (e.g., a device administration application) may be provided to permit a document production administrator to configure stamper parameters and to pick and choose parameters to be made available for setting by users of a multi-function document processing (MFP) device, for example, via a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device. The device administration application may be configured to permit the document production administrator to configure, from a user terminal or from the MFP device, a stamper GUI portion of a graphical user interface (GUI) provided on the operational display of the MFP device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which prevents a user from being confused when print data comprised of a plurality of sections is printed by the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is able to perform test printing of print data for which a plurality of copies are to be printed. Whether or not a plurality of sections are included in selected print data is determined, and when it is determined that a plurality of sections are included in the selected print data, execution of the test printing is restricted.

Abstract: A printing system includes a terminal and a printer communicable with the terminal. The terminal includes: an operation history recording unit that detects an operation performed by a user for changing a display area of an electronic document displayed on a screen of the terminal, and records operation history information that includes type information about the operation; and an instruction transmitting unit that transmits, to the printer, print instruction information including the operation history information recorded by the operation history recording unit and document information for identifying the electronic document.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus can change an operating state between a normal mode and a power saving mode having power consumption lower than that of the normal mode. The image forming apparatus sets a detection range based on at least one of an angle of a manipulation panel, existence or non-existence of an output to the sheet discharge unit, and existence or non-existence of placement of the authentication device. The image forming apparatus detects an approach of a human body when the operating state is in the power saving mode. When a sensor detects that the human body approaches the detection range, the image forming apparatus returns the operating state from the power saving mode to the normal mode.

Abstract: A stress of a user caused by a waiting time at the time of activation of a printing apparatus or at the time of return from a power save mode to a normal mode is reduced. An information processing apparatus having a storage device includes a control unit configured to control the information processing apparatus and a storage control unit configured to control the storage device in accordance with instructions transmitted from the control unit, and the storage control unit transmits information indicating that communication with the storage device has been established to the control unit in response to a communication establishment request from the control unit before the communication with the storage device is established.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a print image generation section that generates print image data to be supplied to a printing device by executing a rasterizing process with a resolution for printing on print data, and an image density calculation section that executes the rasterizing process on the print data with a resolution lower than the resolution for printing and calculates image density information used in control of an image forming process in the printing device based on raster image data which is generated through the rasterizing process and has a resolution lower than the resolution for printing, wherein a difference in a processing speed between the print image generation section and the image density calculation section causes the image density information of a page prior to a page of the print image data being printed by the printing device to be supplied to the printing device.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a pixel identifying unit that extracts a target partial image formed of a pixel of interest and adjacent pixels from input image data, determines a character of the pixel of interest based on the pixel of interest and the adjacent pixels, and generates identification information indicating a result of determination on the character; and a density converting unit that converts a density of a pixel of the image data based on a contour extraction function or an edge density reducing function on the image data by using the identification information.