Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry generates an abnormal end file in response to an occurrence of an abnormal end of a process being executed, the abnormal end file indicating an occurrence state of the abnormal end, extracts a part of information from the generated abnormal end file, writes the extracted information as abnormal information in a memory, reads the abnormality information from the memory, and displays the abnormality information on a display.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to communicate with a server system with information about a first printing apparatus registered therein. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to acquire information about a first printing apparatus registered as a default printing apparatus in the server system, a storage unit to store information about a second printing apparatus to perform communication not using the server system, as information about the default printing apparatus to be used, a determination unit to determine which of the stored information about the second printing apparatus and the acquired information about the first printing apparatus is to be displayed as information about the default printing apparatus, and a display unit to display the information about the default printing apparatus based on a result of the determination by the determination unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to change an operation mode between a first operation mode and a second operation mode depending on preset time frames, set the time frames in response to an operation performed via a network by an administrative user having administration authority, and change a current operation mode to the first operation mode or the second operation mode in response to an operation input by a general user on an operation panel of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image reading device and an image forming apparatus. The image reading device includes an image reader to read an image of a document, and a color reference component arranged to face the image reader. In the image reading device, the image reader reads the color reference component at a prescribed timing to obtain color reference image data, and correction data generating processes are executed based on the obtained color reference image data to generate correction data used to correct data of the image read by the image reader. In the image reading device, wherein the color reference component is moved relative to the image reader in a direction orthogonal to a direction toward and away from the image reader. The image forming apparatus includes the image reading device, and an image is formed on a recording material based on data of the image read by the image reading device.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a control unit configured to generate color chart data, a transport unit configured to intermittently transport a medium, a printing unit configured to print a colorimetric patches on a processing unit region, a drying unit configured to dry the processing unit region, and a colorimetric unit configured to measure a color of the colorimetric patches in the processing unit region subjected to the drying, wherein the control unit is configured to acquire, based on a printing setting, a drying holding time during which the processing unit region is held at the drying unit, calculate a color-measurable patch number which is measurable by the colorimetric unit within the drying holding time, and generate the color chart data for printing a number of the colorimetric patches in the processing unit region, the number being less than or equal to the color-measurable patch number.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of coping with speedup of a printing operation without requiring a design change of a controller is provided. The image forming apparatus includes an image generating unit configured to generate image data, an image forming unit configured to control image formation based on the image data, a storage unit that is provided between the image generating unit and the image forming unit and temporarily stores the image data, a first connecting unit that connects the image generating unit and the storage unit and performs transferring of the image data at a first operating frequency, and a second connecting unit that connects the storage unit and the image forming unit and performs transferring of the image data at a second operating frequency higher than the first operating frequency. When a predetermined data amount is accumulated in the storage unit, the accumulated image data is transferred to the image forming unit.

Abstract: A control method for an information processing apparatus which comprises a memory that stores a graphical user interface (GUI) application capable of providing a GUI in a case where a driver that does not have a function of providing a GUI is selected, the control method includes causing the GUI application to acquire drawing data generated by a drawing application, acquiring, by the GUI application, at least either of data including information indicating a setting and data including information indicating a capability of the driver, and providing, the GUI application, a first display item.

Abstract: In a printing system, a smartphone reads a printer ID and transmits a smartphone's print command that includes the read printer ID and a user ID to a server; the server transmits a server's print command that includes the printer ID included in the received smartphone's print command to an office PC associated with the user ID included in the received smartphone's print command; the office PC creates print data based on the print job received from the server, according to the received server's print command; and a printer performs printing according to the received print data.

Abstract: A printing system including a printer that sends a printed print medium to a post-processing machine is provided with: a job sorting unit that sorts a plurality of jobs into a plurality of groups; a required printing time calculation unit that calculates a required printing time per set required for printing for each job; a short job determination unit that determines, as a short job, a job for which the required printing time is shorter than a minimum processing time that is a minimum time required for processing for one set in the post-processing machine; and a job group generation unit that generates, on the basis of a plurality of jobs sorted into the same group, a job group obtained by grouping standard jobs (jobs not determined as short jobs) and a job group obtained by grouping short jobs.

Abstract: An image evaluation system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus. The image forming apparatus prints a reference document including pattern images. The image forming apparatus prints, on the reference document, a check region including check items with respect to the image quality of the printed result. The image forming apparatus reads the printed reference document to generate reference document data. The image forming apparatus transmits the generated reference document data to the information processing apparatus. Based on the received reference document data, the information processing apparatus recognizes a check item selected in the check region.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain status information indicating status of an image output apparatus from the image output apparatus and a display control unit configured to display a setting screen for setting print setting on a display unit. In a case where the obtaining unit fails to obtain the status information and a set value set on the setting screen is changed, the display control unit displays a predetermined warning display on the setting screen.

Abstract: A server may receive remaining amount information related to a remaining amount of color material in a first color material cartridge from a printer on which the first color material cartridge is mounted, and send specific information to an external device in a case where the remaining amount of the color material in the first color material cartridge indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or less than a first remaining amount threshold. The specific information is for changing a state of the printer from a state in which the printing process by using a second color material cartridge to be mounted is restricted to a state in which the printing process by using the second color material cartridge is permitted.

Abstract: A first storage unit, in a case of starting an execution of a job, stores job information in a first non-volatile memory; and a second storage unit stores, in a second non-volatile memory that, a consumables usage amount that changes over a course of the execution of the job. When the execution of the job does not successfully end due to an error of the image processing apparatus, after recovering from the error, a job log including a job execution result up until an occurrence of the error is generated using the job information stored in the first non-volatile memory and the consumables usage amount stored in the second non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A control method of an information processing apparatus on which an expansion application configured to expand a function of print data generation software configured to generate print data runs, is provided. The control method comprises obtaining attribute data on a printing apparatus, the attribute data being output from the printing apparatus, obtaining data indicating a print function, and adding information related to a specific function based on attribute information included in the obtained attribute data if information indicating the specific function is not included in the obtained data indicating the print function. A setting screen including a setting item of the specific function is displayed based on the added information related to the specific function.

Abstract: A method for correcting an error in image printing, the method includes receiving a reference digital image (RDI). Based on a predefined selection criterion, one or more regions in the RDI that are suitable for use as anchor features for sensing the error, are automatically selected. A digital image (DI) acquired from a printed image of the RDI, is received and the one or more regions are automatically identified in the DI. Based on the anchor features of the DI, the error is automatically estimated in the printed image. A correction that, when applied to the DI, compensates for the estimated error, is calculated. The estimated error is corrected in a subsequent digital image (SDI) to be printed, and the SDI having the corrected error, is printed.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores a set of program instructions installed on and executed by a computer provided in a terminal device. The set of program instructions includes receiving a print start operation to start printing images represented by first and second sets of print data. The first set of print data represents a first print image correlated with a first print medium type. The second set of print data represents a second print image correlated with a second print medium type. The set of program instructions include transmitting the first set of print data, and transmitting the second set of print data to the printer. The second print image is to be printed after the first print image is printed. The transmitting the second set of print data is performed before the printer complete printing the first print image.

Abstract: An inspection device includes a processor configured to use original image data as correct image data, and in a case where a first inspection of determining quality of read image data as an inspection target is performed using the correct image data, the read image data being obtained by reading an image-formed matter obtained by forming the original image data on a recording medium, perform a second inspection on a contour portion included in the read image data as the inspection target, the second inspection using read image data obtained based on the original image data, as the correct image data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is controlled to execute, at a first timing, notification processing for a first printed material obtained by printing a first content, based on information indicating that a content printed by a printing apparatus corresponds to the first content, and the information processing apparatus is controlled to execute, at a second timing earlier than the first timing, notification processing for a second printed material obtained by printing a second content, based on information indicating that the content printed by the printing apparatus corresponds to the second content, the second content being different from the first content.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a communicator to receive print data, an image forming unit, and a processor to control the image forming unit to perform image processing on the received print data and control the image forming unit to print the image-processed print data. When the received print data is not a scan file, the image processing is performed at a first level and when the received print data is a scan file, the image processing is performed at a second level, the second level being higher than the first level.

Abstract: A job processing system includes a host computer and an image forming apparatus connected via a network with each other, the host computer includes a job register acceptor that accepts a job register and a communication device that sends the job register to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus includes a display controller and a job execution controller, the job execution controller controls sequential execution of a plurality of jobs shown in the changed job register in accordance with an execution order of the plurality of jobs, and the display controller keeps from making an update to cause a display of the changed job register immediately after a network interface device receives the changed job register, but makes an update to cause a display of the changed job register when a predetermined display updating condition is achieved after the receipt of the changed job register.