Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an extraction section that extracts delayed processing having a waiting time which is longer than a predetermined time, from a use history of each of plural users using plural processing devices, the waiting time being a time from performing of an instruction to perform processing to starting of performing the processing, an analysis section that analyzes a cause of the delayed processing, and a notification section that notifies the user who has performed an instruction to perform the delayed processing, of at least one of an analysis result obtained by the analysis section or a countermeasure based on the analysis result.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquisition unit and a setting unit. The acquisition unit acquires a selection result indicating whether a print processor is used for a process related to a print layout. The setting unit sets, in accordance with the selection result and as a print processor used for a printer driver associated with a printer device, a print processor associated with the printer driver.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a data processing part that performs image processing of image data, a setting part that sets multiple wireless communication identifiers and functions related to image processing that are respectively associated with the multiple wireless communication identifiers wherein these wireless communication identifies are stored in a storage part, a communication part that establishes a communication with at least one of the external devices using one of the wireless communication identifiers such that the established communication is related to the one of the wireless communication identifiers, wherein the one of the external devices is defined as a connected external device, and the one of the wireless communication identifiers is defined as a related ID, when an image processing job is acquired via the communication part, the control part controls the image processing at the data processing part based on the function associated with the related ID.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which is capable of preventing decrease in user convenience with respect to enlarged display of a previewed image. The image processing apparatus generates preview images based on document data. Based on completion of generation of a first preview image based on the document data, a display device is caused to display a screen through which an instruction to start generation of a second preview image based on the document data can be issued.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores a usage history of using an image forming apparatus by a user and a number of times of viewing report information by the user; and circuitry configured to determine an arrangement of the report information relating to a function of an application and display the report information, based on the usage history and the number of times of viewing the report information by the user.

Abstract: In a data generating apparatus, a processor acquires offset information indicating a deviation in a colorant usage used by a specific print execution unit from a standard amount of usage. The standard amount of usage is a standard quantity concerning colorant used by print execution units. The processor controls the specific print execution unit to print a first patch image and generates first control data using first read data based on the first patch image. The processor generates corrected first control data using the offset information. The processor controls the specific print execution unit to print a second patch image using the corrected first control data and generates second control data using second read data based on the second patch image. The first and second control data is for common use in the printing processes performed on the print execution units.

Abstract: An estimation unit provides an estimation result using a trained model generated by machine learning which is trained using training data that includes input data representing document data about documents read from a plurality of MFPs and teaching data representing collected setting data about each of the documents read from the plurality of MFPs. A setting unit transmits, for a particular document read by the MFP, an estimation request to the estimation apparatus along with document data about the document read by the MFP, and receives the estimation result, and sets an output setting of the document based on the received estimation result.

Abstract: A method for scanning a document a single time on a multi-function device (MFD) to generate a scanned image in different resolutions is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor of the MFD and includes receiving the document, causing a scanner to scan the document, generating a plurality of scanned documents, wherein each one of the plurality of scanned documents have different resolutions, and outputting the plurality of scanned documents.

Abstract: A color conversion method for performing color conversion on print data includes a color conversion process of converting a color of a pre-conversion color system used to express a color in the print data before the color conversion is performed to a color of an ink color system corresponding to inks of multiple colors, and in the color conversion process, a position selecting process of selecting some positions from the positions in the print data, a profile using process of converting the color of each position in the print data according to a profile associating the colors before and after the conversion, and a color correcting process of performing correction on results of color conversion in the profile using process with respect to the selected position selected in the position selecting process to obtain a color expressed using ink of the predetermined number of colors or less.

Abstract: In a communication system (Sy), mail information is transmitted from a portable terminal device (20) to an image forming apparatus (10) through short distance communication. In the image forming apparatus (10), the mail information is received at a first near field radio communication section (16) and stored into a first storage section (19), a destination address, a title, and a text are displayed on a screen of a first display section (12) based on the mail information, an e-mail is created by use of the destination address, the title, and the text on the screen selected through operation of a first operation section (14), image data is transmitted from a first network communication section (15) with the created e-mail, and then the mail information is erased from the first storage section (19).

Abstract: Load on a system is reduced. In an embodiment, a status information managing unit acquires data indicating the status of each functional unit to be transmitted to an apparatus management server, and a system control unit instructs data acquisition timing for acquiring the data to the status information managing unit. Moreover, the status information managing unit acquires data that changes over time according to the usage status, and acquires and caches, in advance, data that does not change over time according to the usage status. Furthermore, after receiving a transmission request from the apparatus management server, the system control unit transmits status information including cached data and acquired data. Thus, at the time of data transmission, only data that changes over time need be acquired, so the number of data to be acquired may be reduced.

Abstract: A printing apparatus that performs printing based on a print job received from a terminal apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire print settings corresponding to the print job, a display unit configured to display a predetermined inquiry screen in a case where double-sided printing is set and a predetermined binding direction is set as print settings for printing on a predetermined type of medium based on the print settings acquired by the acquisition unit, and a printing unit configured to perform single-sided printing that is based on the print job in a case where an instruction for printing is issued by a user via the predetermined inquiry screen displayed by the display unit.

Abstract: An ordering server apparatus includes a controller circuit configured to receive remaining amount information from an image forming apparatus, determine to order a consumable product to be used in the image forming apparatus on a basis of the remaining amount information, obtain image forming apparatus location information, the image forming apparatus location information indicating location information of the image forming apparatus, obtain stock manager server location information, the stock manager server location information indicating location information of each of one or more stock manager server apparatuses, determine, on a basis of the image forming apparatus location information and the stock manager server location information, one stock manager server apparatus having a smallest distance from the image forming apparatus, and send, to the determined stock manager server apparatus, an order request to order the consumable product.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus processes image information printed by a printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a data obtaining unit to obtain print data for printing a line-width detection image including first multiple patches. Each of the first multiple patches includes multiple lines at substantially equal intervals in a first direction, each line having a first width in the first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting the first. The first multiple patches include first and second patches. A first substantially equal interval between a first plurality of lines in the first patch differs from a second substantially equal interval between a second plurality of lines in the second. An information obtaining unit obtains information on a print result of the printed line-width detection image. A correction unit corrects widths of lines in the first direction included in an image to be printed based on the obtained information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a sensor and circuitry. The sensor is configured to read a visible spectrum and an invisible spectrum of an image. The circuitry is configured to separate the image read into a visible image and an invisible image and perform different image correction processes on the visible image and the invisible image, respectively.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus displays a setting screen capable of accepting a user instruction for selectively instructing a first printing that indicates four-side borderless printing that makes no margin on both sides in a widthwise direction of the recording medium and makes, by cutting the recording medium, no margin on both sides in a lengthwise direction, and a second printing mode that indicates three-side borderless printing that makes a margin on one side in the widthwise direction of the recording medium and no margin on another side in the widthwise direction and makes, by cutting the recording medium, no margin on both sides in the lengthwise direction of the recording medium. In the first printing mode, a first print setting is not able to be set by a user, and in the second printing mode, the first print setting is able to be set by a user.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores in advance first identification information out of the first identification information and second identification information which are associated with the same user. The control unit acquires data of a job associated with the second identification information. The control unit suspends the execution of the job when the second identification information is not associated with the first identification information. The control unit authenticates the user using the first identification information. The control unit associates the second identification information with the first identification information when an operation determined in advance is received.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a dividing unit that divides a text from a user into multiple segments, an acquisition unit that acquires information on multiple predetermined operations, an associating unit that associates one of the predetermined operations with each of the segments in accordance with the segments and the information on the predetermined operations, and an output unit that outputs information on a series of the predetermined operations associated with the segments.

Abstract: A method for changing a message that is presented on a multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the method is executed by a processor and includes monitoring a user interaction with the MFD, determining a message is to be displayed based on the user interaction with the MFD, changing the message based on historical interactions with the message by a user and a plurality of parameters associated with the message to create an adapted message for the user, and causing the adapted message to be displayed on a display of the MFD.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: storing, for each user, a first image forming apparatus usually used, a print setting usually used in the first image forming apparatus, and a first operational procedure, the first operational procedure being a procedure for selecting the print setting via a user interface of the first image forming apparatus; receiving authorization information of a user from a second image forming apparatus; and where the first operational procedure of a user specified based on the authorization information is different from a second operational procedure, the second operational procedure indicating a procedure for selecting the print setting of the specified user via a user interface of the second image forming apparatus, sending guide information to the second image forming apparatus, the guide information indicating guide-display of the second operational procedure.