Abstract: A method of defining a three-dimensional structure having multiple facets, such as a package, identifies an image that is to be printed on a first facet. It also identifies a second facet of the package that has a functional relationship with the first facet, determines whether the functional relationship is that of a crease, an edge, or another functional relationship, and automatically defines a bleed area by accessing a rule set and applying the rule set to the determined functional relationship. The bleed area includes an area in which the first image will be printed and that is outside of the location of the first facet.

Abstract: A multi-functional peripheral (MFP”) capable of outputting an image having a wireless communication portion which communicates with an external terminal apparatus wirelessly, a receiving portion which receives a user interface image upon authentication, and a display portion, the user interface image being specified in accordance with a user identification information and a user operation history, and constituting an image displayed on the display portion to operate the MFP directly and/or an image displayed on a terminal-side display portion provided in the external terminal apparatus to operate the MFP, with the MFP executing image output according to user operation received from the operation portion and/or the external terminal apparatus via the wireless communication portion, in a state where the above images are displayed as the user interface image, and based on the user operation history, changing the user interface image specified in order to facilitate operation by the user.

Abstract: On the basis of the type of a preceding job, it is decided whether or not to continue double-sided circulation between the preceding job and a subsequent job. A printing apparatus executes, based on a type of a first job, a first printing process in which, after an image has been printed on a first side and a second side of a sheet by executing the first job, an image starts to be printed on a sheet by executing a second job to be executed following the first job, and a second printing process in which, after an image has been printed on a first side of a sheet by executing the first job and before an image is printed on a second side of the sheet, an image starts to be printed on a sheet of the second job to be executed following the first job.

Abstract: A printing apparatus in which watermark data is stored and a printing control method that controls whether or not the watermark is to be printed on a receipt superimposed with specific print data received from a host apparatus. When it is determined that the watermark is not to be printed over the specific print data, a controller determines where on the receipt the specific print data is to be printed to avoid the watermark.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an identifier generation unit that generates an identifier unique to a combination of, at least, destination information of a destination of printed matter and content information related to part of content to be printed on the printed matter, an address generation unit that generates an address including the identifier generated by the identifier generation unit, a print information generation unit that generates print information that is to be printed on the printed matter and includes the destination information, the content information, and the address generated by the address generation unit, and a recording unit that in an associated form records the destination information, the content information, the identifier, and process result information related to the print information that is processed subsequent to printing of the printed matter.

Abstract: Imaging devices incorporating memory are described herein. According to various embodiments, device driver information may be stored in the memory. Subsequent to the device driver being uploaded to a host device and the host device installing the device driver, the device driver information is deleted from the memory of the imaging device.

Abstract: A data transmitting device is provided. The data transmitting device includes plural bundles of signal lines, each of which includes flatly arranged plural signal lines and which are overlaid in such a manner that surfaces of the bundles of signal lines are contacted with each other while the signal lines extend in a same direction, wherein signal transmission and reception are performed through the signal lines; a transmission timing adjuster to adjust signal transmission timing for each of the plural bundles of signal lines; and a transmission timing controller to perform time division control such that the transmission timing adjuster adjusts the signal transmission timing under the time division control for each of the plural bundles of signal lines.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of instructions executed by a data processing apparatus. The instructions cause the data processing apparatus to: receive a selection of one function among a plurality of functions; acquire an IP address and/or a MAC address from each device possessing the selected function; display, on a display device, a name of each device from which the IP address and/or the MAC address is acquired; receive a selection of one device among the devices whose names are displayed on the display device; register, in a memory, the selected device in correlation with the selected function and in correlation with another function other than the selected function; and transmit a command for executing the selected function to the device that is registered in correlation with the selected function by using the IP address and/or the MAC address acquired from the registered device.

Abstract: A method of creating a label to be printed on a label printing apparatus comprising: determining at least one option to be made available to a user relating to a label-creating process; displaying said at least one option on a display; and enabling a user to select said at least one option; wherein said determination of the at least one option to be made available to the user is based upon at least one parameter.

Abstract: A desired printer can be reliably selected and the setting of which printer is permitted to communicate with which mobile terminal can be easily altered. A mobile terminal acquires printer identification information from a printer by NFC communication, and transmits the printer identification information and mobile terminal identification information to a server, thereby requesting an authentication. The mobile terminal transmits print data to the printer to instruct a printing execution when the authentication is successful. Therefore, the desired printer can be reliably selected by placing the mobile terminal close to the desired printer. Any stolen mobile terminal can be disabled for any printer only by rewriting the centrally managed information on the server.

Abstract: A processor performs receiving a print instruction of printing image files stored in a server; transmitting a first request to the server, the first request requesting the server to transmit, to the printing apparatus, attribute information with respect to each file, the attribute information being at least one of a property and a print setting with respect to each file, the property including at least one of a data size, a file type, and color information of each file; receiving the attribute information with respect to each file from the server; determining a priority order of each image file based on the attribute information; determining a sequence of downloading the files based on the priority order; transmitting a second request to the server based on the sequence, the second request requesting the server to transmit each file; receiving each file from the server; and printing images based on each file.

Abstract: A method of managing a print job is disclosed, the method includes receiving a print job on an image forming apparatus; calculating an estimated processing time and an estimated delay to print time for each page of the print job; processing each page of the print job when the estimated processing time for a page of the print job and the estimated delay to print time for the page of the print job are equal; sending each of the processed pages of the print job to a print engine associated with the image forming apparatus for printing; and printing each of the pages of the print job on the image forming apparatus upon receipt by the print engine.

Abstract: A MFP includes a Web application and an encoded data generator that is configured to generate encoded access data for the Web application. The encoded access data is generated based upon access data that specifies data for accessing the Web application over a network. The generation of the encoded access data may be initiated in response to installation of the Web application on the MFP, in response to a change in configuration of the MFP or the Web application, or in response to the satisfaction of other criteria. Encoded access data may also be re-generated in response to a change to the access data for a Web application, a change to the configuration of an MFP, or in response to satisfaction of other criteria. The encoded access data for the Web application may be made available to users via a user interface of the MFP, printed by the MFP on a printed medium or transmitted to a client device of a user.

Abstract: A method for open systems printing including routing print jobs automatically from different types of source computers to different types of printers without the source computers selecting printers for each print job. The method including routing print jobs automatically from an arbitrary number of source computers to an arbitrary number of printers without the source computers selecting printers for each print job. The method using a print server for use with different types of source computers and different types of printers, the print server directs print jobs received from the source computers to the printers without the source computers selecting printers for each print job. The print server being for use with an arbitrary number of similar types of source computers and an arbitrary number of similar types of printers, the print server directing print jobs received from the source computers to the printers without the source computers selecting printers for each print job.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing print jobs associated with multiple customers. Customer-editable design templates for printed products and design software tools enabling creation by customers of custom print product designs are provided, via a network, to multiple customers operating corresponding electronic devices. Individual print jobs corresponding to custom print product designs created by multiple different customers via the electronic devices are received and automatically aggregated into an aggregate print job comprising individual print jobs from different customers. The aggregated individual print jobs in the aggregate print job are printed simultaneously on one or more units of a shared substrate when the aggregate print job is printed.

Abstract: This invention provides an image processing apparatus which keeps energizing some loads to reduce next startup processing at the time of power OFF operation via a switch of the apparatus while stopping power supply to all the loads at the time of power OFF operation by remote control, a control method for the apparatus, and a program. To accomplish this, this image processing apparatus is shifted to the power OFF state upon, for example, receiving an instruction for decreasing power consumption from an external apparatus, and is shifted to the quick OFF state upon receiving an instruction for decreasing power consumption from the external apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for operating an imaging device is shown. The method includes detecting the malfunction when the imaging device is in a normal mode of operation; causing the imaging device to enter a reduced function mode following the detecting; enabling only one or more functions of the imaging device when in the reduced function mode, the one or more functions being less than all of the functions available when the imaging device is in the normal mode of operation. The one or more functions have operating points when the imaging device is in the reduced function mode that are different than the operating points of the one or more functions when the imaging device is in the normal mode of operation.

Abstract: In aspects of a configurable print server device, a print server device implements a print server manager that receives a print job request from a requesting device. When the print job request requires transcoding into a printer command set and/or printer language supported by a printer connected to the print server device, the print server manager transcodes the print job. The print server manager can download firmware for installation in a printer and download updated printer firmware from an update server over a network. The print server manager is configurable by executing a script with a script engine to manage print server operations of the print server device. Updated versions of scripts can be downloaded over a network from the update server.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire first image data representing gradation of a black character image, and second image data having a resolution lower than that of the first image data and representing gradation of a color image; a first generating unit configured to generate first dot data in accordance with a gradation value of each pixel in the first image data acquired by the acquiring unit; and a second generating unit configured to assign a number of dots to each pixel in the second image data, the number being greater than the maximum number of dots to be assigned by the first generating unit to each pixel in the first image data, and generating dot data for forming an image having an image attribute, in accordance with a gradation value of each pixel in the second image data acquired by the acquiring unit.