Abstract: An electronic device is capable of communicating with a management server through a network, the management server being capable of transmitting information to a plurality of service providing servers. The electronic device includes: a communication unit configured to connect the electronic device to the network; a management unit configured to be capable of managing permission state information in a state where the electronic device is not connected to the network by the communication unit, the permission state information indicating whether transmission of device information from the electronic device is permitted by a user; and a processing unit configured to perform a process for transmitting the device information to the management server in a state where the electronic device is connected to the network by the communication unit in a case where the permission state information indicates that the transmission of the device information is permitted by the user.

Abstract: A terminal device may supply a communication executing instruction to an OS program. The OS program may supply a signal sending instruction to a first wireless interface in response to obtaining the communication executing instruction, and the first wireless interface may start sending a polling signal in response to obtaining the signal sending instruction and establishes a first wireless connection with the communication device. The first wireless connection may be for causing the communication device to execute a specific process. After the first wireless connection has been established with the communication device, the terminal device may determine whether a predetermined condition is fulfilled; and in a case where it is determined that the predetermined condition is not fulfilled, may supply the communication executing instruction to the OS program without the specific instruction being inputted.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus aims to prevent sheets in a sheet feeder which is designated for a print job by a user from being used for another print job other than the print job. The image forming apparatus, equipped with a plurality of sheet feeders, executes a submitted print job, prompts a user to select a sheet feeder for use in the print job from among the plurality of sheet feeders, and provides control such that the selected sheet feeder cannot be used for another print job other than the print job.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for validating paper forms are provided. A node can receive paper-form data from a paper form that has first and second data items (DIs). The node can: determine first and second metadata for the first and second DIs respectively, determine respective first and second validation entities (VEs) to validate respective values of the first and second DIs based on the respective first and second metadata, where the first and second VEs can differ, provide a user interface (UI) including a display of the first DI, receive a validation status for the first DI via the first UI from the first VE, select a first distributed storage system (DSS) associated with the first DI, and record the value of the first DI and the validation status in the first DSS. The node can generate an output related to the paper-form data based on the first DSS.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a list acquirer that acquires a display object that is at least one of a folder and a file including a name and a type serving as an attribute; a display name decider that decides whether a name relating to a display object is named according to the type, on the basis of predetermined rules for displaying a list, and if not a name according to a type, adds an identifier to the name according to the type; and a list generator that displays the display object in the list by utilizing the name for an acquired display object or the name having an identifier added based on a decision by the display name decider.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for optimizing and facilitating 3D printing services in a marketplace environment are provided. In one example, a system comprises a hosting system to enhance a 3D printing service marketplace environment including marketplace participants and a federated network of 3D printing service providers. In one aspect, operations include receiving a 3D printing request to print a 3D object selected from among a selection of 3D objects, responsive to the 3D printing request and the 3D object selected from among the selection of 3D objects, listing at least some of the 3D printing service providers based on a 3D printer identifier metric, wherein the 3D printer identifier metric includes one or more of a 3D printing quality metric, a 3D printer model number, a 3D printer serial number, and a 3D digital model type. The operations further include receiving a selection of a preferred 3D printing service provider from among the list of at least some of the 3D printing service providers.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus includes: a reading unit that reads image data, which includes an image of a document transported along a transport path and an image at a scanning position of the image, from a storage area in synchronization with a reading synchronization signal; a detection unit that detects a dirt at the scanning position by processing the image data; and a delay unit that delays and outputs a period, during which the synchronization signal to be provided to the detection unit is valid, until reading of data of a document part included in the image data starts.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a plurality of image processing functions, executes processing based on an OS as an operation system, and includes an OS memory and a control device. The control device functions as an allocating device, a determination device, and a release device. The allocating device allocates, on the OS memory, image processing memories used for image processing, for the image processing functions, respectively. The determination device determines, based on respective past usage statuses of the image processing memories allocated for each of the image processing functions, regions unlikely to be used, of the image processing memories. The release device, upon occurring memory shortage in the OS memory, releases the regions of the image processing memories determined by the determination device to resolve the memory shortage.

Abstract: A pull printing server may include a communicator to receive a job list including user authentication information from an image forming apparatus, and a controller to determine at least one of the image forming apparatus or a user terminal as a job list display device by using an authentication level corresponding to the user authentication.

Abstract: A printing apparatus for shortening the time required to read documents having a plurality of pages, while preventing the occurrence of an overflow in a storage unit.

Abstract: A management apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains a history of communication performed with an external apparatus in accordance with a derivative application program created on a basis of a basic application program and a state control unit that, if the basic application program is made unavailable, controls, using the history of communication, whether to make the derivative application program unavailable.

Abstract: In a case where it is determined that any job in a queue other than a job at the head of the queue is a first job, an image processing module is requested to execute processing based on a first job acquired from the queue. On the other hand, in a case where it is determined that no job in the queue other than the job at the head of the queue is the first job, the image processing module is requested to execute processing based on a second job different from the first job acquired from the head of the queue, and when the processing by the image processing module is completed, the determination by a determination unit is executed again.

Abstract: To provide a printing system that can print, on a medium, an alignment mark for aligning the medium in a processing device that performs processing on the medium after printing without complicated work carried out by a user. The printing system includes a printer, the processing device, a printer control unit, a processing device control unit, a data creating unit that creates printing data for performing printing on the medium and processing data for performing processing on the medium after printing, and a data processor that transmits the printing data to the printer control unit and transmits the processing data to the processing device control unit. The data processor creates alignment data for aligning the medium in the processing device, and transmits the alignment data to the printer control unit. The printer control unit controls the printer to print the alignment mark on the medium.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the sending, delivery and receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at a user's site, and a faxing system that may be deployed remotely from the user's site. The fax connector can be accessed at the user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at the user's site communicates with the remotely deployed faxing system to send, receive, obtain status on, or perform other functions associated with, faxing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a priority setting unit configured to set the lowest failure recovery priority for devices belonging to a first group for which it is not possible to determine how to recover from failures, among devices in which the failures have occurred, and set a failure recovery priority higher than the lowest failure recovery priority, for devices belonging to a second group for which it is possible to determine how to recover from the failures, among the devices in which the failures have occurred.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a reading unit, which is configured to read an original placed on an original table in a main scanning direction by irradiating the original with light; and a sub-scanning size detector, which is configured to detect presence or absence of the original on the original table by radiating invisible rays. When the platen cover forms an angle of equal to or smaller than a first angle with respect to the original table, the image reading apparatus determines a size of the original in a sub-scanning direction in accordance with a detection result acquired from the sub-scanning size detector. When the platen cover forms an angle equal to or smaller than a second angle, which is smaller than the first angle, with respect to the original table, the image reading apparatus determines a size of the original in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing apparatus provided with sheet containers and capable of registering sheet information in correspondence with the sheet containers. The printing apparatus can update print adjustment information linked with the sheet information in accordance with a request from a sheet management application executed by an external apparatus. The printing apparatus includes a unit configured to retain information about the external apparatus executing the sheet management application. The unit is configured to simultaneously retain information about multiple external apparatuses. The external apparatus includes a display configured to display information and a unit configured to cause the display to display an execution screen of the sheet management application.

Abstract: A method and system for recommending a transaction to replace a target device by calculating a total cost of ownership based upon actual device usage data. Based, at least in part, on the TCO for the target device, a recommendation is provided to replace the target device with a replacement device that has a lower TCO than the target device, or a TCO difference compared to the TCO of the target device that is within a predefined range.

Abstract: A print control apparatus receives a print job from an external apparatus. In a case where attribute information for performing processing for each set, the set being composed of one or more pages included in a print job, is included in the received print job, the print control apparatus extracts print data, which is to be used for outputting of one set of printed product, from the received print job based on the attribute information. Moreover, the print control apparatus stores, in a storage area, data including the extracted print data to be used for outputting of one set of printed product and a number of copies derived based on at least the attribute information.

Abstract: A sheet management system, in which a print control apparatus and an image forming apparatus are configured to communicate with each other, includes a selection unit, an adjustment unit, a confirmation unit, and a setting unit. The selection unit selects a sheet feeding deck. The adjustment unit adjusts sheet information including setting values for performing print processing on a sheet to be used for printing. The confirmation unit confirms. In a case where there is not a match between selected sheet information set for the sheet feeding deck and the sheet information to be adjusted, the confirmation unit confirms whether the sheet information to be adjusted by the adjustment unit is to be set for the selected sheet feeding deck. The setting unit sets the sheet information adjusted by the adjustment unit for the image forming apparatus in accordance with a result of confirmation by the confirmation unit.