Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to receiving a usage report from a printer, wherein the usage report comprises a count of pages printed and a time spent in a first power state; calculating a power consumption for the printer according to the usage report, and providing a report of historic power consumption.

Abstract: According to an information transmission app, a CPU of an information processing terminal is configured to obtain connection information of an access point of wireless network and determine whether there exists an electronic device having completed the setup. When determining that there exists an electronic device having completed the setup, the CPU determines whether to transmit the connection information to an other electronic device. Further, when determining that there exists the first electronic device having completed the setup or when determining that the connection information is to be transmitted to the other electronic device, the CPU transmits the connection information to the other electronic device, and when determining that that the connection information is not to be transmitted, the CPU does not transmits the connection information. The other electronic device completes the setup using the connection information transmitted from the information processing terminal.

Abstract: A non-transitory storage medium stores a plurality of instructions readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to execute (a) adding processing of instructing an operating system of the information processing apparatus to add a particular device that communicates with the information processing apparatus, (b) when pairing by the operating system is completed after the adding processing, making-available processing of instructing the operating system to make wireless communication available based on a particular profile, and (c) after execution of the making-available processing, setup processing of setting up for executing wireless communication with the particular device by software based on the particular profile. The setup processing is not executed in a case where an availability of wireless communication is not stored in the storage so as to be associated with the particular device information.

Abstract: A discharge system includes: a reader unit configured to obtain read images corresponding to images of a plurality of pages by reading printed sheets of a printing job for printing the plurality of pages; a detection unit configured to detect a printing failure of each of the printed sheets using the read images; and a discharge unit configured to discharge each of the printed sheets in a discharge mode that depends on a detection result of the printing failure. The discharge unit discharges one or more printed sheets to a first discharge destination in a first discharge mode until the printing failure is detected, discharges a failure sheet in a second discharge mode in response to the printing failure being detected, and discharges a reprinted sheet on which the same page as the failure sheet is printed to the first discharge destination.

Abstract: A follower circuit includes a communication circuit coupled to a data pad and an authentication circuit to conduct a communication session. The communication circuit detects a stepped voltage signal having a plurality of successive voltage levels of three voltage levels on the data pad to initiate a data frame of the communication session and provides a voltage signal to the data pad to request the communication session. The authentication circuit coupled to the communication circuit identifies a parameter in the data frame.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect an original, a nonvolatile storage that includes a semiconductor area, a setting unit configured to execute a setting for dividing the semiconductor area into a plurality of areas, and a controller configured to execute Trim processing on the divided areas in response to passing of a predetermined time period while the image forming apparatus is in a standby state. The controller is configured to stop the Trim processing based on a detection of the original detected by the sensor while the Trim processing is executed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. For example, the method executed by a processor of a multi-function device (MFD) includes detecting use of the MFD, wherein the MFD is associated with a plurality of MFDs that are designated as a cluster within a location, deactivating the MFD in response to use of the MFD being detected, transmitting a first notification to deactivate the plurality of MFDs within the cluster in response to use of the MFD being detected, initiating a decontamination process within the location in response to the use of the MFD being detected, receiving an indication that the decontamination process is completed, transmitting a second notification to reactivate the plurality of MFDs within the cluster, and reactivating the MFD.

Abstract: An imaging device comprises a scanning unit to create a scanned image of a document placed in the scanning unit. The imaging device comprises a remote scan management engine to create a remote scan request indicator in response to a remote access request received from a client device connected to the imaging device for remotely accessing the scanned image. The remote scan request indicator indicative of an authorization status of the remote access request. The authorization status being at least one of authorized, refused, and pending for authorization. The imaging device comprises a print engine to print a document copy having the scanned image and a remote scan request indicator. The remote scan request indicator is to allow an owner of the document to access the remote access authorization indicator to update the authorization status, to secure authorized access of the scanned image.

Abstract: In some examples, the disclosure describes a computing device that includes instructions to: position an image with a first aspect ratio within a boundary with a second aspect ratio, select a window that includes a portion of the image and a portion of the boundary, predict transitional pixels into the portion of the boundary based on proximate pixels of the image within the selected window, and generate the transitional pixels into the portion of the boundary.

Abstract: A display apparatus include: a displayer that displays on a screen at least one image used for an operation to instruct execution of processing under a predetermined condition; a preparation detector that detects preparation performed by a user for the processing; and a disabling unit that disables a non-target image used for an operation to instruct execution of non-target processing different from target processing corresponding to a result of detection of the preparation detector, the non-target image being of the at least one image displayed on the screen.

Abstract: An image processing method includes correcting a show-through of a document image, and setting a document type, wherein a correction amount for the document image is changed based on the set document type.

Abstract: An operation receiving apparatus includes: a display; a user interface that overlaps with the display and receives a manual operation by a user; and a controller that acquires a recognition result of a user voice, and controls the display to display a first display region and a second display. The first display region displays an operation item that can receive an instruction by the manual operation, and the second display region displays an operation item that can be instructed by the user voice based on the recognition result.

Abstract: An apparatus that executes a job, broadcasts a wireless signal prior to establishing a connection by wireless communication with an external apparatus. The wireless signal includes information relating to the apparatus, by which it can be identified whether execution of a job by the apparatus is possible, in a predetermined packet.

Abstract: A processing system includes a detecting unit that detects an operator operation to set a recording medium onto an image processing apparatus or to move part of the image processing apparatus wherein the operator operation is an operation performed by an operator, and a controller that registers a registration processes and performs, in response to detected operator operation, a registration process among registration processes registered in advance wherein if one or more of the registration processes satisfy a predetermined condition, the controller registers the one or more of the registration processes which are changed not to perform in response to the operator operation or to perform the one or more of the registration processes after performing a particular process.

Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus capable of printing a plurality of additional information without non-uniformity in a case where a plurality of images and the plurality of additional information corresponding to the respective images are arranged and printed on the same print medium, an information processing apparatus prepares a template in which image arrangement frames for arranging the plurality of images individually and an additional information arrangement frame for arranging the plurality of additional information together are laid out. The information processing apparatus arranges the plurality of images in the respective image arrangement frames and arranges the plurality of additional information in the additional information arrangement frame.

Abstract: An image forming device and an operating method of an image forming device are provided. The operating method includes receiving first authentication information corresponding to an account of a first user, when the account of the first user is authenticated according to the first authentication information, preparing an operation of the image forming device according to usage authorization of the first user; receiving a request to provide job information of the first user, obtaining a first job list of the first user from a ledger on which job information of a user with respect to a certain image forming job is recorded, based on a blockchain in which the ledger is distributed and managed, and performing a first image forming job selected from the first job list.

Abstract: A network device including a detection unit that detects an event includes a communication setting managing unit that manages notification settings; an event collecting unit that, in the case in which notification information linked to the event detected by the detection unit is present, determines whether or not each of the details of the notification information is a notification target in accordance with the notification settings and generates a message for each of the details that are notification targets by assigning attribute information linked to the detail or the event; and an event transmitting unit that transmits the generated one or more messages to a management server, and, in the case in which it is determined that a plurality of details corresponding to the notification information linked to the detected event are determined to be the notification targets in accordance with the notification settings, information that can be used for uniquely identifying the event as a part of the attribute infor

Abstract: A system including at least one server includes an obtaining unit that, in a case where a print instruction is issued by voice to a voice control device, obtains information based on the print instruction, and a generation unit that generates print data based on the obtained information, where the generation unit generates the print data by using a previously registered print setting when a print setting is not included in the obtained information.

Abstract: A method, at a terminal having at least one associated graphical user interface(s)(GUI)(s), comprising: receiving input data, at one or more I/O device(s) associated with and communicatively connected to the terminal, selecting one or more file object(s) displayed on the at least one associated graphical user interface(s); retrieving, from a database stored on a computer-readable medium, parameters associated with one or more criteria for performing a sequence of one or more commands; accessing properties of file(s) associated with the one or more file objects; comparing the properties of the file(s) with the parameters associated with one or more criteria to determine which criteria are met; retrieving, from a database stored on a computer-readable medium, sequences of one or more commands to be performed under specified conditions; and calculating and initiating the appropriate sequence of commands. A terminal, system, and computer readable medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device connected to a device that executes a process in accordance with a function selected by a user among a plurality of functions, the information processing device includes a setter that sets a first function and a second function from the plurality of functions and a restrictor that restricts the first function, and the restrictor releases the restriction on the first function if the user selects the second function.