Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a registration unit that registers an entity and an executable function in association with each other, the entity being an entity in real space identified by sensing, the executable function being a function executable in response to the entity being identified again.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a transfer medium, a conveying unit that conveys the transfer medium, a first image detection unit that detects the image formed by the image forming unit on the transfer medium; and a control unit that controls the forming of the image and the conveying of the transfer medium, and receives detection results from the first image detection unit and a second image detection unit, wherein the control unit determines whether the image detected by the first image detection unit has image quality higher than or equal to predetermined quality and calibrates the first image detection unit based on the detection result from the first image detection unit and the detection result from the second image detection unit for the image having the image quality higher than or equal to predetermined quality.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a portable terminal capable of receiving a signal from a transmitter in a detection area. A processor of the apparatus is configured to determine whether to shift to an operable state from a sleep state based on user information contained in proximity information when the proximity information, containing the user information indicating that a user enters the detection area, is received by the communication interface from the portable terminal receiving a signal from the transmitter.

Abstract: The printing apparatus of the present invention is a printing apparatus including: a power source switch that switches a power source to on or off; a control circuit configured to control supply or shutoff of power from the power source; and a measurement unit configured to measure a predetermined set time after the power source switch is switched to off, and the predetermined set time is set in accordance with processing being performed, and the control circuit performs control, in a case where the power source switch is switched to off, so as to shut off supply of power from the power source in accordance with completion of termination preparation of the processing being performed or completion of measurement of the predetermined set time in the measurement unit.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses printer including an attach/detach part and a control part. The control part executes a cable determination process. In the cable determination process, it is determined whether or not a first communication cable is attached to the attach/detach part. In accordance with a determination result, the control part selectively executes either an enabling process or a disabling process. In the enabling process, a communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is enabled. In the disabling instruction process, a disabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for disabling a communication bus to the first communication cable. In the disabling process, the communication bus to the first communication cable included in the control part is disabled. In the enabling instruction process, an enabling instruction is outputted to the cradle apparatus for enabling the communication bus to the first communication cable.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes at least one of an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet or an image reader configured to read an image on the sheet, and a storage configured to store information. The apparatus also includes a display configured to display a screen, and a controller. The controller is configured to install an application program relating to the image forming device or the image reader, determine whether to display an execution instruction image for inputting an execution instruction of the installed application program on an individual home screen which is a home screen for individual use by each user, and display the individual home screen containing the execution instruction image determined to be displayed on the display.

Abstract: In the case of displaying, as a list, information pieces on virtual printers registered in multiple respective printing services, the user may become confused when choosing a printer if virtual printers that correspond to a printer are displayed as different printers, consequently reducing user convenience. The present invention relates to searching for virtual printers registered in multiple respective printing services and generating a printer list that displays, as a group, virtual printers corresponding to a printer among the virtual printers thus found, on the basis of printer identifiers of the virtual printers.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for improving the intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment. A communication model is developed that includes noise inherent in the message production and message interpretation processes, and considers that these noises have fixed signal-to-noise ratios. The communication model forms the basis of an algorithm designed to optimize the intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment. The intelligibility optimization algorithm only does something (e.g., manipulates the audio signal) when needed, and thus if no noise is present the algorithm does not alter or otherwise interfere with the audio signals, thereby preventing any speech distortion. The algorithm is also very fast and efficient in comparison to most existing approaches for speech intelligibility enhancement, and therefore the algorithm lends itself to easy implementation in an appropriate device (e.g., cellular phone or smartphone).

Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving print data indicative of an image to be printed on a substrate. The print data may indicate an image portion in which an image is present and a void portion in which the image is absent. An amount of background print agent to be applied to a region of the substrate corresponding to the locations of the image portion and the void portion on the substrate when the image is printed may be determined. In examples, the amount of background print agent determined to be applied to a region of the substrate corresponding to the location of the void portion on the substrate when the image is printed is greater than the amount of a background print agent to be applied to the region of the substrate corresponding to the location of the image portion on the substrate when the image is printed.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first server, a second server, and a third server. The first server generates first use log information indicating a log of uses of an output device collected for a first time period. The second server generates second use log information indicating a log of uses of the output device for a second time period, from the first use log information of the output device for the first time, the second time period being longer than the first time period, and sends a notification indicating completion of generation of the second use log information. The third server generates information to be provided to a user, using the second use log information of the output device for the second time period that is obtained from the second server, in response to the notification indicating completion of generation of the second use log information.

Abstract: A clip region recognition section recognizes clip regions from a read image. An inclination detection section detects an inclination of each of the clip regions. When the clip regions exist in number between P and Q, inclusive, a first processing control section executes a first clip processing. When the number is under P and over Q, a second processing control section executes a second clip processing. In the first clip processing, processing that an inclination correction section rotates the image according to the inclination of one of the clip regions and that a clip processing section cuts out the clip region is performed on each clip region. In the second clip processing, a clip region selection section selects one of the clip regions, the inclination correction section rotates the image according to the inclination of the selected clip region, and the clip processing section cuts out all the clip regions.

Abstract: The printing apparatus of the present invention includes: a memory storing a program; at least one processor configured to execute the program and function as: an interpretation unit configured to interpret print data of the page to obtain objects contained in the page; an optimization prediction unit configured to check each of the obtained objects to identify the at least one object to be subject to the predetermined conversion process, and to predict, in accordance with the identified object, characteristics of the new objects which are to be obtained by the predetermined conversion process without performing the predetermined conversion process; and an estimation unit configured to estimate a time required for the rendering process of the page, based on at least parameter values corresponding to the predicted characteristics.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a projector that projects an image onto a predetermined projection area outside of the image forming apparatus, an interface, a printer, and a processor. The printer prints an image on an image recording medium based on image data acquired the image acquired through the interface. The processor controls the projector to display the image to be printed on the projection area.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus connected to an external apparatus via a network, includes: a network interface to receive an output-target file and an output setting file from the external apparatus, the output setting file associating file identification information for identifying the output-target file with setting information to be set when the output-target file is output; and circuitry to set an output setting in accordance with the setting information associated with the file identification information of the output-target file, and to output the output-target file in accordance with the output setting that is set.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods and systems for automatically sorting a plurality of pages of a document by a multi-function device. The device comprises a document feeder, a document swapper and a document collector. The multi-function device receives a request to sort the plurality of pages in accordance with at least one sorting parameter. The multi-function device scans the pages and identifies one or more character fields for each of the scanned pages and executes a plurality of page swap cycles between the document feeder, the document swapper, and the document collector until each of the scanned pages are sorted based on the at least one sorting parameter. The sorting is performed by comparing the character fields for each of the scanned pages, a first subset of scanned pages are placed in the document swapper and a second subset is placed in the document collector in each page swap cycle.

Abstract: Methods and systems for forming a pattern ink pantograph. In an example embodiment, two or more pattern inks can be configured, such that a frequency of one pattern ink among the two (or more) pattern inks comprises a frequency below an MTF (Modulation Transfer Function) and a frequency of another pattern ink among the two or more pattern inks comprises a frequency above said MTF. The two or more pattern inks can be used as a special color space to paint a font or a geometric object, and such pattern inks are also independent of what is being written. Each pattern ink comprises vector graphic data.

Abstract: There is provided a multi-function peripheral including: a body including a recording section; a memory; and a controller. The memory is configured to store: first to third basic information. The controller is configured to execute: controlling the memory to store first extended information; extracting second extended information from the first extended information; generating third extended information; generating fourth extended information; and controlling the memory to store the fourth extended information.

Abstract: The present technique relates to a decoding device, a decoding method, an encoding device, an encoding method, and a program which can obtain a high-quality realistic sound. The encoding device stores speaker arrangement information in a comment region in a PCE of an encoded bit stream and stores a synchronous word and identification information in the comment region such that other public comments and the speaker arrangement information stored in the comment region can be distinguished from each other. When an encoded bit stream is decoded, it is determined whether the speaker arrangement information is stored on the basis of the synchronous word and the identification information stored in the comment region. Audio data included in the encoded bit stream is output according to the arrangement of the speakers corresponding to the determination result. The present technique can be applied to an encoding device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus over a wireless network broadcasts a packet to the wireless network to identify the current address of the image forming apparatus, unicasts a packet to a default address of the image forming apparatus to identify the current address of the image forming apparatus, or identifies the current address of the image forming apparatus based on an address of the information processing apparatus in the wireless network and information regarding a connection state of the network of the information processing apparatus so that the current address of the image forming apparatus can be identified to transmit print data to the identified address.

Abstract: A device is provided that includes a memory storing a program and a processor configured to execute the program to implement processes of generating second image data that has a reduced amount of data as compared with first image data on which a process is to be executed, transmitting the generated second image data to an information processing apparatus that is connected to the device via a network, receiving a determination result indicating whether the second image data satisfies a predetermined condition from the information processing apparatus, and outputting information based on the received determination result.