Abstract: A terminal device performs operations includes: a file information receiving process to receive M pieces of file information for identifying M image files from a printer storing M image files; a specific signal receiving process to receive a specific signal from the printer; a determination process to determine whether an inter-device distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance by using a received radio field intensity of the specific signal; a selection process to select N pieces of file information, which is a part of the M pieces of file information when it is determined in the determination process that the inter-device distance is equal to or less than the predetermined distance; and a print instruction transmission process to not transmit the print instruction to the printer when it is determined that the inter-device distance is not equal to or less than the predetermined distance.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus using an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet and a display unit configured to display information includes at least one controller, the at least one controller configured to function as a management unit configured to manage print data in association with user information, the management unit configured to discriminably manage information about previously-printed print data and information about imprinted print data, and a unit configured to display on the display unit a user selection screen on which a plurality of selection objects corresponding to the user information is arrangeable and on which the selection object corresponding to the user information associated with the unprinted print data is arranged while no selection object corresponding to the user information associated with the previously-printed print data but not associated with the unprinted print data is arranged.

Abstract: There is provided a color matching method including: step of, for each of segmented regions obtained by dividing a region of an entire color chart into a plurality of regions so that boundaries of the segmented regions are parallel to the feeding direction of the base material, determining average color difference between colorimetric values of a color chart outputted from the reference device and colorimetric values of a color chart outputted from the adjustment target device; a step of, taking a segmented region whose average color difference is minimum as the reference region, calculating difference values of the average color differences between the reference region and each of the segmented regions other than the reference region; and a step of specifying a segmented region whose difference value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value as an abnormal region in which abnormality of a head is occurring.

Abstract: A control method includes outputting an estimated feature value based on first layout data generated by a user, generating an album creation parameter based on the output estimated feature value, generating layout data based on the generated album creation parameter and an image used for second layout data generated by a user, and updating the album creation parameter based on a feature value based on the generated layout data and a feature value based on the second layout data. The first data and the second are uploaded to a server. When a number of pieces of layout data uploaded to the server is fewer than a predetermined number, data in units of album double-page spreads is used as the first layout data. When the number of layout data uploaded to the server is greater than the predetermined number, data in units of albums is used as the first layout data.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for decoding data streams are provided. A computing device can receive a decoder-input data stream encoded in a decoder-input format. The decoder-input data stream can include one or more pages of content. The decoder-input data stream can be initiated by an identifier identifying the decoder-input format (which may be the same as an encoder-output format) and a lookup table. The lookup table can reference objects within the decoder-input data stream and can specify locations of each of the one or more pages within the decoder-input data stream. The computing device can generate an output based on the decoder-input data stream.

Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device having a plurality of task queues and a processor to receive print data including a plurality of sheetside images, process one or more of the plurality of sheetside images in parallel via nested task queues, the nested task queues including a first task queue associated with a first set of processing threads and second set of task queues, each associated with a second set of processing threads, each task queue in the second set of task queues corresponding to a thread within the first set of processing threads, wherein execution of tasks via the second set of task queues has a higher priority designation than execution of tasks via the first set of processing threads, which are in the first task queue.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that is capable of a simple operation and is capable of executing a function in an action pattern corresponding to a changeable user's request. A registration unit registers a function in association with an action pattern. A selection unit designates a function registered by the registration unit and to select one of a first mode and a second mode. A controller controls so as to execute a function designated by the selection unit according to the action pattern registered in association with the designated function when the selection unit selects the first mode, and to execute a function designated by the selection unit according to an action pattern designated by a user irrespective of the action pattern registered in association with the designated function when the selection unit selects the second mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an extraction unit that extracts a document on which reading is unsuccessfully completed in a surface unit in a case where a bundle of a plurality of documents including written information are optically read one by one in order; and a generation unit that generates a list of summary results in which a number indicating in what number the document including a surface is read from the bundle of documents is added to a record corresponding to the surface on which reading is unsuccessfully completed.

Abstract: An example of an apparatus including a memory to store a plurality of print profiles and sample page data. The apparatus includes a selection engine to select a first print profile and a second print profile from the plurality of print profiles. The apparatus includes a printing device to generate a first print sample in accordance with the first print profile and to generate a second print sample in accordance with the second print profile. The apparatus includes an input device to receive input to identify a preferred print sample. The apparatus includes a processor coupled to the memory and the input device, wherein the processor is to direct the selection engine to select a third print profile based on the first print profile, the second print profile, and the input to generate a third print sample for comparison with the preferred print sample.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an analysis image generation unit configured to generate an analysis image in such a manner that the size of an image selected by a user is reduced in a client, an analysis image upload unit configured to upload the analysis image generated by the analysis image generation unit from the client to a server, and a print image upload unit configured to upload a print image to the server after uploading of the analysis image by the analysis image upload unit is completed.

Abstract: An information processing device includes control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to store, in a first memory, record information formed each time a predetermined event occurs in a device and perform an update process of successively updating an old piece of record information with a new piece of record information in the record information stored in the first memory; transmit the record information stored in the first memory via a first signal line; transfer communication abnormality record information stored in the first memory to a second memory, which is configured not to update record information, and store the communication abnormality record information in the second memory when a communication abnormality signal of the first signal line is supplied via a second signal line; and transmit the communication abnormality record information stored in the second memory via the first signal line when communication of the first signal line is restored.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an assignment unit that assigns plural associated execution instructions to a first group and a second group; and an order setting unit that sets an order of second execution instructions assigned to the second group in accordance with an order of first execution instructions assigned to the first group.

Abstract: A method of controlling an image processing apparatus includes displaying a plurality of areas including a center area having image data to be printed, and outer peripheral areas located in a perimeter of the center. These areas are zoned based on folding lines and/or cutoff lines. Print information is displayed in one of the plurality of outer peripheral areas. Another display step displays, when the predetermined operation is received, the print information on a target area among the plurality of the outer peripheral areas such that the print information, displayed on the target area, is facing a predetermined direction based on the target area. A processing step executes a process of printing the plurality of areas displayed on the display unit and the print information facing the predetermined direction, on the print medium to be processed by folding and/or cutting off the predetermined direction.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus enables a user to easily grasp the number of images to be combined to a frame. In a case where a plurality of images are combinable to a frame selected by using a communication application, a request message to request transmission of a plurality of images is transmitted via a network.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a content processing program. A computer executes steps including a first determination step, a first update step, a charging step, and a second update step. In the first determination step, it is determined whether or not an output voltage is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. In the first update step, an update process of the content of which the update instruction is received is executed in the case that the output voltage is determined as being equal to or greater than the threshold value. In the charging step, a battery is charged until the output voltage becomes equal to or greater than the threshold value in the case that the output voltage is determined as being less than the threshold value.

Abstract: A control method for a printing apparatus that receives print data from a printing service using Internet Printing Protocol and executes printing of the print data, includes displaying, a list of print jobs held in the printing service, accepting a print instruction for a print job selected from the displayed list, sending, to the printing service, a request for transmitting print data, and printing based on a received print data in response to the request triggered by the print instruction, using a printing device, and requesting the printing service to transmit print data corresponding to a print job selected from the list, in response to acceptance of a cancel instruction for the selected print job, and discarding the print data received from the printing service, without executing printing based on the print data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a hard disc drive storing a database including image formation authority of a registered user and a remaining available amount and ID information for specifying the remaining available amount of the database to be updated based on processing detail data serving as data indicating processing details of the image forming apparatus; an image forming device; an auxiliary storage device storing processing management data including the processing detail data; and a controller managing details of processing performed by the image forming device. After ending of processing performed by the registered user, the controller uses the processing management data stored in the auxiliary storage device to update the remaining available amount specified by use of the ID information and deletes the processing management data from the auxiliary storage device in response to completion of the update.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions executable by a processor coupled with a terminal device.

Abstract: There is provided a control method for an image processing apparatus that generates a plurality of pieces of album data corresponding to a plurality of albums, the plurality of pieces of album data including a common page, which is a page common to all of the plurality of pieces of album data, and an individual page, which is a page not common to all of the plurality of pieces of album data. At least one image data group out of at least one image data group specified as a common image data group is controlled in such a way as not to be specified as an individual image data group.

Abstract: An information processing method including: obtaining first identification information from an image processing apparatus through communication by use of a first communication unit, which is configured to communicate with the image processing apparatus without a network, the first identification information identifying the image processing apparatus; obtaining second identification information transmitted from a management server, which is configured to manage status information transmitted from the image processing apparatus through the network, in response to transmission of the first identification to the management server through the network, the second identification information identifying the image processing apparatus; and transmitting a request, to a server that provides a web service, for performing registration regarding the image processing apparatus based on the second identification information.