Abstract: A communication system includes a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus that communicates with the transmitting apparatus over a telephone line. The transmitting apparatus includes a first facsimile transmitting section, a first voice-information transmitting section that transmits first voice information that is voice information on a first user, and a first control section. The receiving apparatus includes a second facsimile receiving section, a second voice-information communication section that receives the first voice information, and a second control section. The second control section permits or rejects reception of the image information from the transmitting apparatus via the second facsimile receiving section based on a result of authentication of the first user performed based on the received first voice information and second voice information on a user who is permitted in advance to use the receiving apparatus.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media for characterizing print volume information for a printing asset are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: query a first computer-readable medium having stored thereon a first print volume data; query a second computer-readable medium having stored thereon a second print volume data; perform a statistical analysis based at least on the first and second print volume data to generate a print volume statistic; code a print volume classification for storage on a data storage device; and store the print volume classification on the data storage device such that the print volume classification is accessible via a structured query.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods and systems for keyword-based printing. The method includes receiving a request for printing a document from a user. Upon receiving the request, a user interface including a keyword-based printing option is provided to the user. The keyword-based printing option allows the user to input one or more keywords. Based on the one or more input keywords, one or more pages from the document having the one or more matching keywords are identified. The pages identified to include the one or more keywords are excluded and the remaining pages of the document are printed.

Abstract: A method for printing a variable data document includes receiving the variable data document which has a specified or estimated repeat length L; receiving or selecting a designated queue size (DQS) and a parameter Q representing a number of repeated pages to be provided in a chunk; arranging at least a portion of the variable data document into at least one cycle of chunks for processing using raster image processors (RIPs), wherein each of the at least one cycle of chunks contains R chunks and each chunk of a first cycle of the at least one cycle of chunks has a size C determined using DQS, Q, and L; and processing, using the RIPs, the portion of the variable data document into rasters for printing by providing at least one chunk of the at least one cycle of chunks to each of the RIPs.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a first communication portion for communicating with a portable terminal through near field wireless communication by using a first communication type in response to holding of the portable terminal thereover, a second communication portion, capable of communicating with the portable terminal on the basis of communication with the portable terminal by using the first communication type, for carrying out wireless communication with the portable terminal by using a second communication type broader in communication range than the first communication type, and a sound generating portion for generating a notification sound for notifying that communication between the portable terminal and the second communication portion is enabled in response to enablement of the communication between the portable terminal and the second communication portion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first controller, a selection section, and a second controller. The first controller performs control in which a second operation screen is displayed on a terminal apparatus that is connected to the image forming apparatus in a manner communication is possible, the second operation screen being generated on the basis of a first operation screen of the image forming apparatus. The selection section selects either one of a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which an operation from the first operation screen is acceptable, the second mode being a mode in which remote control from the second operation screen is acceptable. The second controller performs control in which, if the second mode is selected by the selection section, a display state of the second operation screen is prohibited from being changed in accordance with an operation occurred in the image forming apparatus other than an operation from the second operation screen.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry acquires, from an external server, information related to software that is downloadable on the electronic apparatus through a network and installable on the electronic apparatus. The circuitry determines whether at least conditions of authentication settings with respect to the electronic apparatus are satisfied. The circuitry displays, on a display, a notification screen for notifying the acquired information, according to a determination result.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to manage a shortcut in association with one or more pieces of card information and a control unit configured to execute display control on a display, wherein, when first card information and second card information are managed in association with a first shortcut, the control unit executes control on a screen for the function corresponding to the first shortcut to display in a state where the corresponding group of setting values is applied to the function even if either one of the first card information and the second card information is read. Further, the number of pieces of card information that can be associated with the shortcut has an upper limit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a history-information acquiring section configured to acquire, from a plurality of printers, history information indicating an amount of use of printing media used for printing in the printers and size of a printing region in the printing media on which the printing is performed, a loss-information acquiring section configured to acquire, based on the history information, loss information indicating a non-printing region in each of the printing media, and an output control section configured to cause a display section to output the loss information for each of the printing media.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image reader, an input operation unit including a display, an interface configured to receive, from an external medium, setting information for processing of an image read by the image reader, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the display to display a first setting screen for processing the image when the setting information is not received from the external medium and to control the display to display a second setting screen for processing the image when the setting information is received from the external medium. The second setting screen indicates that an operational setting designated by the setting information has already been set on the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first controller, a selection section, and a second controller. The first controller performs control in which a second operation screen is displayed on a terminal apparatus that is connected to the image forming apparatus in a manner communication is possible, the second operation screen being generated on the basis of a first operation screen of the image forming apparatus. The selection section selects either one of a first mode and a second mode, the first mode being a mode in which an operation from the first operation screen is acceptable, the second mode being a mode in which remote control from the second operation screen is acceptable. The second controller performs control in which, if the second mode is selected by the selection section, a display state of the second operation screen is prohibited from being changed in accordance with an operation occurred in the image forming apparatus other than an operation from the second operation screen.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a communication device, a print engine to form an image, and a processor to, based on a first event in the image forming apparatus, generate first log data regarding the first event, generate first integrity inspection data regarding the first log data, generate a first signature value regarding the generated first integrity inspection data, and control the communication device to transmit the generated first log data, the first integrity inspection data and the first signature value to a server device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for executing a robotic process automation (RPA) workflow for document processing are provided. An input document is processed by a first robot executing one or more document processing activities of the RPA workflow. The document processing activities may include optical character recognition, digitization, classification, or data extraction. Execution of the RPA workflow is suspended by the first robot in response to a user validation activity of the RPA workflow. The user validation activity provides for user validation of the results of the one or more document processing activities. A user request that requests validation of the results from an end user is generated and the user request is transmitted to the end user. The execution of the RPA workflow is resumed by a second robot based on the validation received from the end user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to display information on a screen that accepts a setting of a transfer destination for an electronic document prepared in a first application that a first user is authorized to use. The information accepts selection of a second user as a candidate for the transfer destination.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus including a generating unit that generates personal setting information that is used to set an operation screen on a per user basis, and a transmitting unit that transmits the personal setting information generated by the generating unit to an external apparatus, and a portable terminal apparatus including a memory that saves the personal setting information transmitted by the first information processing apparatus, and a transmitting unit that, when the portable terminal apparatus is linked to a second information processing apparatus different from the first information processing apparatus having generated the personal setting information, transmits the personal setting information saved on the memory to the second information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A printed matter processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires image data of an environment in which a printed matter is set, a processor, and a display unit, in which the processor configured to, by executing a program, input the image data acquired by the acquisition unit, display how the printed matter is seen in a case where the printed matter is set in the environment on the display unit, by compositing the printed matter in the image data in accordance with a printing condition of the printed matter, and decide the printing condition of the printed matter by changing the printing condition of the printed matter in accordance with a user operation and displaying the printed matter.

Abstract: Printing devices include a printer power supply, a printer processor connected to the printer power supply, printing components connected to the printer power supply and the printer processor, and a tablet interface device connected to the printer processor and the printer power supply. The tablet interface device includes a tablet processor, a USB connection electrically connected to the tablet processor and the printer power supply, and a touchscreen surface electrically connected to the tablet processor. The tablet processor is adapted to operate independently of the printer processor.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit and a control unit. The detection unit detects motion of a user made between a display surface that displays an image of an object to be operated and the user. The motion is made without contact with the display surface. The control unit instructs the object to execute an operation corresponding to the detected motion of the user.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a storage device, firmware for the image forming device, and a prohibition control unit configured to execute control relating to prohibition in the image forming device. The firmware includes prohibition information indicating the prohibition, and the prohibition control unit holds use prohibition information indicating the prohibition to be used when executing the control relating to the prohibition in the image forming device. After the prohibition control unit sets the prohibition indicated in the prohibition information included in the firmware into the use prohibition information, when a setting file indicating the prohibition to be set in the image forming device is stored in the storage device, the prohibition control unit updates the use prohibition information with the prohibition indicated in the setting file on the storage device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of preventing unintended print data from being automatically printed due to a user's erroneous operation in login-time automatic printing. The image forming apparatus includes a console panel that receives a user's operation. When a user logs in to the image forming apparatus by a first login method using credential information, automatic print processing is started based on print data stored in a storage area in association with the logged-in user, and the automatic print processing is not started when a user logs in to the image forming apparatus by a second login method which does not require credential information.