Abstract: A method for controlling a communication apparatus includes receiving a transmission destination, acquiring identification information of a user who inputs a transmission destination of image data, requesting identification information of a checker for the transmission destination, acquiring the requested checker identification information, and storing the acquired user identification information and the acquired checker identification information as transmission history information of the image data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus to connect with a printer and a display, includes: a processor to control the printer to print one or more images that are obtained to output one or more printed images, in response to a print request received from a first user; and control the display to display the one or more images that have been printed with the printer, the images being displayed to one or more users other than the first user.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes a memory, a processor, and a setting processor. The memory has plural memory areas, and the plural memory areas include registered memory areas that are registered to be used, and unregistered memory areas that are not registered to be used. The processor stores input data in a corresponding memory area among the plural memory areas. In response to an instruction to perform a setting process related to a function which uses a memory area, the setting processor executes a setting process including registering a memory area selected from among the unregistered memory areas to use the selected memory area for the function or including presenting the selected memory area to a user as a candidate for the memory area used by the function.

Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium storing computer-readable instructions which cause, when executed by a controller, cause the print layout generating device to display a first image indicative of a layout area in which objects can be arranged, display a second image indicative of a database including at least one field, and at least one record for the at least one field, the at least one record containing character data corresponding to each of at least one field, receive a first operation to select at least one field, receive a second operation to select a position within the layout area, identify a position of the selected object within the layout area, generating print layout data in which the selected object and a selected field are associated with each other. Selected characters corresponding to the selected field of the database are arranged within the selected objects for each record of the database.

Abstract: A server apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a reporting unit, a script acquiring unit, and a requesting unit. When a user issues a request for executing information processing to an information processing apparatus, the acquiring unit acquires unique information for uniquely identifying an information storage medium corresponding to the user through a network. The unique information is read from the information storage medium by a reading device. The reporting unit refers to a storage unit that stores therein pieces of unique information and applications relating to information processing in an associated manner with each other, to detect an application associated with the acquired unique information, and reports the acquired unique information to the detected application. The script acquiring unit acquires, from the application, a script generated by the application based on the unique information.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for a virtual fax machine are provided. In one embodiment, a system for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to display a virtual fax machine based on a script, a server configured to receive at least one electronic document associated with a fax to be sent using the virtual fax machine, and a traditional facsimile machine configured to receive the fax to be sent. In another embodiment, an apparatus for a virtual fax machine is provided including a computer configured to locate and execute a script associated with a virtual fax machine, display the virtual fax machine, associate at least one electronic document with a fax to be sent, encode the at least one electronic document to a form suitable for communication over a network, and transmit the encoded electronic document over the network as the fax to be sent.

Abstract: A system includes: a printing unit that prints a document including a data part; a storage unit that stores (i) specifying information which uniquely specifies the document and (ii) the data part in association with each other; an obtaining unit that obtains the specifying information of the document from a document recipient; and a transmitting unit that transmits the data part corresponding to the obtained specifying information to the document recipient.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of performing a software program including a first program layer with an instruction set to be interpreted and performed by a processor and a second program layer with an instruction set compiled in advance by a unit other than the processor comprises a unit configured to transmit parameter information used for image processing from the first program layer to the second program layer, a unit configured to perform the image processing in the second program layer according to the parameter information, a display control unit configured to display an indicator for allowing a user to recognize that the image processing is in progress, and a unit configured to issue an instruction to control display of the indicator from the second program layer to the first program layer, the display control unit controls the display according to the instruction.

Abstract: When a mechanism enters a first state, an intermediate transfer member separates from a second photosensitive member. When the mechanism enters a second state, the intermediate transfer member contacts the second photosensitive member. When a first monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a first type by using toner of a first color, the mechanism enters the first state. When a second monochrome image is formed on a sheet of a second type by using toner of the first color, the mechanism enters the second state. A rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second monochrome image on the sheet of the second type is controlled to a predetermined rotation speed. The predetermined rotation speed is slower than a rotation speed of the second photosensitive member for forming the second image.

Abstract: Provided is an input device comprising: a touch panel which receives an operation from a user; an external member having an external surface substantially the same as a surface of the touch panel; and a near field communication unit which is provided near the surrounding of the touch panel and inside of the external member and performs communication with an object to be detected which is brought close to a detection range, wherein a position corresponding to the near field communication unit of the external member projects from the touch panel and is inclined such that the side close to the touch panel is higher than the side distant from the touch panel.

Abstract: A sample image and a folder name of a selected saving destination folder are obtained, and character recognition processing is performed on the sample image to obtain character strings. When it is determined that the same character string as the folder name of the saving destination folder exists among the obtained character strings, an area where the same character string is detected as an enlargement area, and the identified enlargement area, the sample image, and the folder name are registered while being associated with one another. When a target image on which distribution processing is performed is obtained, a sample image similar to the obtained target image is identified, and an enlargement area registered while being associated with the identified sample image is identified. An area of the target image corresponding to the enlargement area identified by the identification unit is enlarged and displayed on a folder specification screen.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an installer portion, the installer portion being capable of installing a translation data application and an add-on application on the image forming apparatus, the add-on application for customizing functions of the image forming apparatus. The translation data application is capable of storing at least one of plural translation data files, the translation data files classified into groups each containing one or more terms in one or more languages. The translation data application includes: a program for the image forming apparatus to install the translation data file from a server; and a definition file specifying an access method for the add-on application to access the translation data application. Upon activation, the add-on application performs the following operations: accessing the translation data application by the access method; extracting a target term in a target language from the translation data file; and generating a display screen.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, capable of communicating with a server, includes an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet based on print data, and at least one processor that obtains print data transmitted from the server, causes the image forming device to start image formation based on the obtained print data, and notifies the server of identification information of the print data after the start of the image formation. In addition, the at least one processor receives error information from the server as a response to the notification in a case that the server determines that the identification information of the print data does not match identification information stored in the server, and causes the image formation by the image forming device to stop in accordance with receiving the error information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that controls the information processing apparatus to shift from a first state concerning electric power consumption to a second state in which electric power consumption is smaller than the electric power consumption in the first state; and a gaze detection unit that detects a gaze toward the information processing apparatus. The controller controls the information processing apparatus to shift from the first state to the second state in a case where the gaze detection unit has not detected a gaze toward the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a schedule information generation unit that generates schedule information including an order of execution of received jobs; an acquisition unit that acquires resource information related to a resource used to execute a job; a prediction unit that predicts a timing of occurrence of an event that possibly occurs in the apparatus as the received jobs are executed in accordance with the order of execution on the basis of the schedule information and the resource information; a display information generation unit that generates display information for displaying a period of execution of the job to be executed and the timing of occurrence of the event along the same time axis, and for displaying a degree of influence of the event on execution of the job; and a display controller that controls display of the display information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage portion, a communication portion, a mechanism control portion, and a main control portion. The storage portion stores various kinds of information as to the image forming apparatus. The communication portion exchanges data and instructions with another image forming apparatus. The mechanism control portion controls operation of a mechanical system in the image forming apparatus. The main control portion performs a job related to a function of the image forming apparatus by controlling operation of constituent elements including the mechanism control portion in the image forming apparatus, and transmits an instruction to make the other image forming apparatus perform the job via the communication portion if, on detecting an error, the main control portion determines that only the main control portion has been rebooted based on a specific error of the image forming apparatus that is same as the error previously in the job.

Abstract: A wearable computer includes: a first storage that permanently stores a first characteristic therein, the first characteristic representing a physical characteristic of an owner of the wearable computer; an obtaining portion that obtains a second characteristic, the second characteristic representing a physical characteristic of a user who wears the wearable computer; a determination portion that determines whether the user is the owner based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic; a first request portion that requests, when the user is determined to be the owner, to allow the user to log into another device; a second storage that temporarily stores the second characteristic therein; and a second request portion that requests, when the user is not determined to be the owner, to allow the user to log into that another device by sending the second characteristic stored in the second storage portion to that another device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a main processor configured to process packets received by a wired LAN module and a wireless LAN module in a normal state and a sub processor configured to process packets received by the wired LAN module and the wireless LAN module in place of the main processor in a first power saving state in which supply of electric power to the main processor is stopped. In the first power saving state, the sub processor is configured to process a packet received by the wired LAN module by using a first combination of a MAC address and an IP address and to process a packet received by the wireless LAN module by using a second combination of a MAC address and an IP address.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which is able to reliably execute a job received from a mobile device. When a job with user information is received from the mobile device connected to the image forming apparatus via a network, it is determined whether or not the received job is a registration job that requires registration of the user information as authentication information. When it is determined that the received job is the registration job, the user information is obtained from the registration job and registered as the authentication information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing system, comprising a print job receiving section permitting a user to submit a print job to the printing system, the print job comprising a plurality of print job settings, a print job queue section comprising a print job queue for print jobs submitted to the printing system and scheduled to be printed, and a proof print repository section comprising a proof print repository for proof print jobs submitted to the printing system. The printing system comprises a continuous monitoring section configured to compare print job settings of a proof print job residing in the proof print repository or scheduled in the print job queue with current resources available in the printing system according to a proof print policy. The proof print policy is attached to the proof print job and comprises a comparison criterion.