Abstract: A method of controlling job authority of an image forming apparatus that supports a P2P connection includes: storing a profile of a wireless device that is P2P connected to the image forming apparatus in the image forming apparatus; receiving and storing job authority information corresponding to the profile; when the wireless device requests the image forming apparatus to execute an operation, setting a job authority of the wireless device by using the profile and the job authority information; and checking the job authority of the wireless device by the image forming apparatus, and executing the requested job when the wireless device has the authority to perform the requested job.

Abstract: Provided is an image data processing server including: a user authenticating unit that authenticates a user of an imaging device; a permission acquiring unit that acquires access permission to a user account of a predetermined service; an image receiving unit that receives image data which is transmitted from the imaging device; a type determining unit that determines a type of the image data; and a data transmitting unit that transmits data to the user account of the predetermined service when the image data is determined to be image data of a predetermined type.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, cooperation system and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium is provided with: a computer-readable program capable of implementing a user interface for easily changing an operation of each apparatus individually while one or more first apparatuses and one or more second apparatuses are cooperatively operating wherein a state of the corresponding change instruction object is switched in correspondence to the progressing status of the operation of each apparatus, it is possible to implement the user interface for easily changing an operation of each apparatus individually.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus controlling a scanner, a reading instruction and a reading setting made in the scanner is detected by the scanner driver. When the reading instruction is detected, reading to be performed according to the detected reading setting is acquired by an application via an operating system, and the scanner driver is instructed that the scanner executes the reading according to the acquired reading setting, with the application.

Abstract: Devices and methods for an image shift template. Information defining a document and a first print job is received into a printer. The first print job comprises instructions for printing the document and document finishing instructions. The finishing instructions are analyzed and areas of the pages of the document that will be unusable after a finishing operation according to the instructions are identified. Selection is received to print an image shift template on the document. The image shift template comprises x- and y-axes associated with the document and indication of the areas of the pages of the document that will be unusable after the finishing operation. A second print job is created comprising instructions for printing the pages of the document with the image shift template superimposed on the pages. The pages of the document including the image shift template are printed, according to the second print job.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system where a plurality of image forming apparatuses for printing an image on a sheet based on a job, and outputting the image are connected with one another in a communicable manner, including a communication unit to carry out the communication, and a control unit to manage the job, and control the communication unit, where the control unit divides the job for sequentially processing a plurality of steps into a plurality of divided step jobs, executes a former part of the divided step jobs on an image forming apparatus which can execute the former part of the divided step jobs, and reserves a latter part of the divided step jobs on an image forming apparatus which can execute the latter part of the divided step jobs, and is different from the image forming apparatus, thereby enabling efficient execution of the job.

Abstract: A method for determining imaging device locations within an organization includes determining a plurality of recent users of an imaging device based upon a user log thereof; identifying an assigned location of each of the plurality of recent users in the organization via communication with a user location directory; and associating a location of the imaging device to an area in the organization that is common among the assigned locations of the recent users.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for accurately emulating a printer on a computing device that is not connected to the printer. The computing device is provided with firmware and programming code that interfaces with the firmware for a customized printing operation. The firmware is provided with the printer and the computing device. The programming code is provided with the computing device, and the computing device runs the programming code. The programming code interfaces with the firmware provided with the computing device and causes the computing device to emulate the printer, when the printer runs the programming code. The computing device and the printer are not connected.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having an interface for communicating with an external apparatus, and a method of controlling the same, detect that a transition condition for the information processing apparatus to transition into a sleep mode is satisfied; and cancel, in a case where an interrupt from the interface occurs during an interval from a timing of that it is detected that the transition condition is satisfied to a timing of that the transition to the sleep mode completes, the transition to the sleep mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores first information therein. The controller is configured to obtain from an external apparatus second information about a status of the information processing apparatus. The second information is held in the external apparatus. The controller then determines based on the second information whether the first information should be deleted from the memory in accordance with the second information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a serial data output unit configured to convert image data into serial data and output the serial data along with first data for detecting unique data in the image data and second data so that the first data is arranged before the image data and the second data is arranged after the image data; a data length change unit configured to change data lengths of the first data and the second data; a parallel data output unit configured to convert the image data of the serial data output from the serial data output unit into parallel data, and output the parallel data; and a data controller configured to control the data length change unit to change the data lengths of the first data and the second data to be arranged before and after the image data according to a condition of image formation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an AR display device including: a display unit configured to display an augmented reality space in which an image is overlapped with a reality space; a camera configured to shoot the reality space corresponding to the augmented reality space; a setting information obtaining unit configured to obtain setting contents relating to an additional processing to be carried out for an image or an output sheet; a detecting unit configured to detect a sheet in the reality space and a posture thereof; and a display control unit configured to prepare an output image which simulatedly shows a processing result to be obtained in accordance with the setting contents and which is corrected so as to be matched with the posture of the sheet, and to instruct the display unit to display the augmented reality space in which the output image is overlapped with the sheet.

Abstract: A mediation server for mediating target service provision from a service provision server to an image processing apparatus, including a processor causing the mediation server to supply specific information for displaying a condition setting screen to an external apparatus, receive a plurality of selected setting values from the external apparatus, supply, to the image processing apparatus, a determination execution instruction including the plurality of selected setting values and for executing a determination about validity of a combination of the plurality of selected setting values, receive a result of the determination from the image processing apparatus, and when the result indicates that the combination is valid, supply, to the image processing apparatus, a processing execution instruction including the plurality of selected setting values and being for executing the target image processing in accordance with the determined processing condition.

Abstract: An image scanner includes a main body and a lid. The main body includes a scan window. The scan window is covered by the lid when the lid is closed and is exposed when the lid is open. A lid position detector detects whether the lid is open or closed.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus includes a first-image obtaining unit, a scanned-image obtaining unit, a second-image obtaining unit, first and second registration units, a combining unit, and an inspection unit. The first-image obtaining unit obtains a first image generated by scanning a sheet on which a predetermined image has been printed. The scanned-image obtaining unit obtains a scanned image generated by scanning a printed matter produced by printing a second image additionally on the sheet. The second-image obtaining unit obtains the second image. The first registration unit performs registration between the first and scanned images. The second registration unit performs registration between the second image and the scanned image. The combining unit generates a master image by combining the first and second images based on registration results performed by the first and second registration units. The inspection unit inspects the printed matter by comparing the scanned image against the master image.

Abstract: An output system includes an identification information registration unit configured to register identification information of a terminal device; a transmission unit configured to transmit output data for settings to the terminal device, the output data for settings including the identification information; a determination unit configured to determine whether the identification information obtained by a first communication unit is equal to the identification information included in the output data for settings; an available terminal registration unit configured to register the terminal device as an available terminal device, if the determination unit determines that the identification information obtained is equal to the identification information included in the output data for settings; and an output control unit configured to output the output data received by the first communication unit from the terminal device registered as the available terminal.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a printer driver. The printer driver causes the processor of a computing device to function as a printer driver core section and a print setup user interface section and causes these sections to perform the following processing. The processing includes: defining an area in a PrintTicket to create a first PrintTicket, by the printer driver core section; operating a display section of the computing device to display the print setup screen, and incorporating another PrintTicket into the area of the first PrintTicket to create a second PrintTicket, by the print setup user interface section, where the another PrintTicket includes a description of information about another print feature having been inputted on the print setup screen. The processing further includes converting the second PrintTicket into a third PrintTicket which can be interpreted by the print device, by the printer driver core section.

Abstract: A computer-readable recording medium on which first and second programs are recorded for causing a data processing apparatus to perform a data processing method that includes a) accepting, by the first program, a first printing setting condition by using a base program, b) accepting, by the first program, a second printing setting condition from an application without using the base program, c) outputting, by the first program, the second printing setting condition to a third program that can process printing data, d) accepting, by the second program, the second printing setting condition from the third program when converting document data from the application into the printing data, and e) converting, by the second program, the document data into the printing data based on at least one of the first printing setting condition accepted by the first program and the second printing setting condition accepted by the second program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display control unit and a generation unit. The display control unit displays a job selection screen which displays a plurality of print jobs. The generation unit generates a combined print job in which first and second print jobs selected by using the job selection screen are combined, wherein the display control unit displays, on the job selection screen, information about the combined print job identifiable of each file format of the first and second print jobs prior to be combined, based on information indicating the file format of the first print job and information indicating the file format of the second print job.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for a mobile terminal configured to communicate with first and second scanning devices which exist within a communicatable range of an NFC (near field wireless communication), the recording medium storing instructions which cause the mobile device to, when the NFC is established between the mobile terminal and a particular scanning device, which is one of the first and second scanning devices, transmit to the particular scanning device a scan command to instruct to generate scan data, execute a determination process to determine which of the first and second scanning devices is the particular scanning device, and only when the first scanning device is the particular scanning device, execute a first process to store the scan data in a first storage server which corresponds to the first scanning device, the scan data being generated in the particular scanner device based on the scan command.