Abstract: Provided is a distributed type image forming system which reduces storage capacity of server. An encryption addition part encrypts a document data for outputting by pull print with a symmetric key, encrypts the symmetric key by a public key of a user who is permitted to output of the document data, and adds the encrypted symmetric key to the document data. A division part divides document data into a job block and a user block having the symmetric key encrypted by the public key of the user and generates the blockchain of document data. A key decoding part decrypts the symmetric key included in the user block with the secret key of the user. A block acquisition part acquires other blocks from preserving apparatuses. A document reproduction part packs each block to reproduce document data. An output part outputs the reproduced document data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives an operation for specifying an image to be subjected to processing and an operation for determining a parameter to be used in the processing, an execution unit that performs processing based on the determined parameter on the specified image, and an output unit that outputs, when the receiving unit receives an operation for specifying a new image, a parameter that has a particular relationship with a feature of the new image on a basis of a learning result obtained by a learning unit that learns a relationship between a parameter used in the processing that has been performed before by the execution unit and a feature of an image that has undergone the processing.

Abstract: A wireless connection establishment method of an image forming apparatus using a mobile terminal is provided. The wireless connection establishment method includes, while the image forming apparatus is operating in a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Direct mode, receiving a request to switch to a wireless setup mode, terminating the Wi-Fi Direct mode and connecting to a mobile terminal by entering the wireless setup mode, receiving access point (AP) connection information from the mobile terminal, establishing a connection to an AP by using the received AP connection information, and starting the Wi-Fi Direct mode.

Abstract: This image forming apparatus determines, in accordance with state information indicating the state of the image forming apparatus, whether or not a timing for executing an authentication process of a removable cartridge has arrived. Furthermore, if the timing for executing a cartridge authentication process has arrived, this image forming apparatus obtains authentication information regarding authentication from the cartridge, and determines, from the authentication information, whether or not an authentication process is required to be executed. When an authentication process has been executed, an authentication result is written in a storage area of the cartridge.

Abstract: An apparatus detects movement of a target object, estimates a control quantity for first feedback control for the target object at a first period based on a detection signal, estimates a first state quantity of the target object and a second state quantity obtained by time differentiation of the first state quantity for second feedback control for the target object at a second period, shorter than the first period, based on the detection signal, generates a first operation quantity for the first feedback control based on the control quantity, generates a second operation quantity for the second feedback control based on the first and second state quantities, determines a sign of the second operation quantity from a relationship between the first and second state quantities, and generates an operation quantity on the target object from the first and second operation quantities.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first wireless communication unit that establishes first wireless communication with a terminal apparatus by a first wireless communication method, a second wireless communication unit that establishes, by a second wireless communication method, third wireless communication with an access point of a wireless communication network that establishes second wireless communication with the terminal apparatus by the second wireless communication method, and a control unit that controls a mode based on whether or not driving power is supplied from a battery.

Abstract: A printing method comprising the steps of providing, in relation to data of a print job to be carried out, at least one prediction for print data for at least one selection of print parameters using at least one set of sample print data (S107). At least one print parameter is optionally adjusted to provide a prediction which comes sufficiently close to the data of the print job (B109). A software product for performing the method is also disclosed, and the use of the software product for determining printing parameters for a printing method.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a combination of specification information of a communication apparatus and predetermined information indicating a search method used for obtainment of the specification information is displayed by a display method in accordance with a selection by a user from among a plurality of display methods.

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 color inspection device includes a reading device and circuitry. The reading device images a reference object and a color detection object to obtain readings of each of the reference object and the color detection object. The circuitry corrects the readings of the color detection object by using a correction coefficient that is generated from the readings of the reference object and color information measured for each arbitrary region of the reference object.

Abstract: There is provided a control method for an information processing apparatus that stores an editing application with which editing of intermediate data including drawing data generated by a drawing application can be performed, the control method including: obtaining information associated with a print setting; deciding an interface used for obtaining the intermediate data from among a plurality of interfaces on a basis of the obtained information associated with the print setting; and obtaining the intermediate data by using the decided interface, in which the intermediate data output from the editing application is obtained by a printer driver and converted into a print command.

Abstract: A server apparatus that communicates with a plurality of information processing apparatuses and transmits synchronization data based on a database to an information processing apparatus that has requested data acquisition includes a hard disk drive (HDD) that stores the database, and at least one controller that updates the database based on update data transmitted from one information processing apparatus from among the plurality of information apparatuses, and receives a request for data acquisition and does not access the database when a transmission source of the request is the one information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A printing device has a print unit for printing on roll paper; a wireless communication unit for communicating wirelessly with a paired control device; and a controller for receiving print data by wireless communication from the control device, and controlling the print unit based on the received print data. When changing from a pairing-disabled mode to a pairing-enabled mode, the controller controls the print unit to print pairing-related information on roll paper, does not process pairing in the pairing-disabled mode, and processes pairing when a pairing request is received in the pairing-enabled mode.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, an event detection unit detects occurrence of an event which requires replacement of a part, a notification unit notifies guidance for replacing the part if the event detection unit detects occurrence of the event, and a control unit ends a notification of the guidance using, as conditions, a case in which a cover open to perform the replacement is set in a closed state and a case in which an input of an instruction that the replacement has completed is accepted.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system for pull printing and does not need a server. A division part generates a blockchain of a document data by generating identification information of the document data for pull print, by dividing into blocks, and by calculating and including a previous hash value of a previous block in order. A storing and transmitting part transmits each of divided blocks. A storing part that stores received block. An outputting and transmitting part transmits the stored block according to the instructions. An identification information acquisition part acquires the identification information of the document data. A block acquisition part acquires each of the block of the document data corresponding to the identification information. A document reproduction part packs each of the block and reproduces to the document data. An image forming part outputs the document data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus performs hold printing in which a received print job is held and printing of the held print job is performed according to a print instruction from a user. The apparatus includes a display device, and a controller including a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to act as an analysis unit to analyze print data of the print job received and held by using a reception of the print job as a trigger, wherein a print process based on the received print job is not performed by using the reception of the print job as a trigger, a display control unit to display a job selection screen on the display device, wherein the job selection screen includes the one or more held print jobs, and a receiving unit to receive a selection of the held print job and the print instruction for the selected held print job, via the job selection screen.

Abstract: A controller of an information processing apparatus is configured to receive image data representing a compound image including at least first characteristic data and second characteristic data, extract first and second characteristic image data respectively representing the first and second characteristic images, determine, by analyzing the first and second characteristic image data as extracted, whether the first and second characteristic images are identical. When it is determined that the first and second characteristic images are not identical, the controller generates arranged image data subjected to be printed and representing the first and second characteristic images in a boundary-distinguishable manner, while, when it is determined that the first and second characteristic images are identical, the controller generates arranged image data subjected to be printed and representing the first and second characteristic images not in a boundary-distinguishable manner.

Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus receives a setting reference value set of plural setting items for an image forming apparatus from a management server, and transmits it to the image forming apparatus using near field wireless communication. The image forming apparatus determines a setting item of which a current setting value is different from the setting reference value, and transmits through the near field wireless communication to the mobile terminal apparatus adjustment item data that indicates the determined setting item, the setting reference value and the current setting value. The mobile terminal apparatus displays the received adjustment item data, and transmits through the near field wireless communication to the image forming apparatus an adjustment instruction that indicates a setting value of a setting item specified by a user in the adjustment item data. The image forming apparatus changes a setting value in accordance with the received adjustment instruction.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including: a document table on which at least one document is arrangeable; an image input unit reading the document arranged on the document table; an individual image extractor extracting image data read by the image input unit on a document basis to obtain image data of an individual image; a storage storing association information between an arrangement status of the document with respect to the document table and a reading surface of the document to be read by the image input unit; an arrangement status determiner determining the arrangement status of the document with respect to the document table on the basis of the image data of the individual image; and a reading surface determiner determining the reading surface of the document read by the image input unit on the basis of the association information and the arrangement status determined by the arrangement status determiner.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a storage that stores data; and a hardware processor. The hardware processor: receives the data and stores the data in the storage; checks the data for viruses when the data is received; sends the data stored in the storage to an external device; determines whether the data has been checked for viruses when the data is sent to the external device; and adds, upon determining that the data has been checked for viruses, checked information to the data to be sent.