Abstract: A method of controlling an image forming apparatus using a user terminal includes displaying a popup window corresponding to an event generated in the image forming apparatus, determining whether at least one user terminal is connected to the image forming apparatus, and applying a previously set timeout to the popup window according to the connection of the user terminal.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a display device that displays an input screen image and a touch-panel arranged on the display device, and has a trial copy function of producing, when instructed to produce multiple copies of a document, a copy or copies to allow the user to confirm that the copy or copies are well. When the trial copy function is designated and a copy start key displayed on the input screen image is pressed, the image forming apparatus produces one copy or copies of the document, erases the copy start key from the input screen image, and displays a trial copy key, a trial end key and a balloon including help information. Since keys related to the trial copy are displayed in place of normally displayed keys, operation errors can be reduced and the user can easily execute the trial copy function.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus includes first circuitry that registers job information and a first transmitter that transfers job identification information respectively to a transmission source of the job information and a predetermined destination, and further transfers address information indicating an address of the transmission source of the job information to the predetermined destination.

Abstract: A multifunction machine of a status management system includes an apparatus-side status change communication unit that transmits a status change notification to a management server when status information that is managed by the multifunction machine is changed by operating the multifunction machine, and an apparatus-side information communication unit that transmits a response to the request notification to the management server when a request notification is received from the management server. The management server of the status management system includes a server-side status change communication unit that receives a status change notification from the multifunction machine, and a server-side information communication unit that transmits a request notification to the multifunction machine and receives a response to the request notification from the multifunction machine when the server-side status change communication unit receives the status change notification.

Abstract: In an image reading apparatus, a display displays a first screen on within at least a portion of a first reading processing, and its period extends from a time point at which a conveying mechanism starts conveying the first one of at least one document placed on a document supporter, to a time point at which the conveying mechanism finishes conveying the last one of the at least one document. The first screen inquires about whether a continuous reading processing is to be executed after the first reading processing. A controller determines whether a signal indicating execution of the continuous reading processing is received, with the first screen being displayed. The display displays a second screen when the signal indicating execution of the continuous reading processing is received. The second screen accepts an instruction of execution of the continuous reading processing.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a human-body detection unit, an instruction receiver, and a controller. The controller determines whether an adjustment process is to be performed in accordance with a result of a determination, at an end of an image forming process, as to whether a human body is detected. The controller executes the adjustment process when the image forming process is terminated where the human-body detection unit does not detect a human body. The controller starts the image forming process before the adjustment process is executed where a human body is detected and the image forming instruction is received within a predetermined period. The controller executes the adjustment process when the predetermined period has elapsed while the image forming instruction is not received after the end of the image forming process where the human-body detection unit detects a human body.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a first scanner configured to read a first image from a front side of a document, a second scanner configured to read a second image from a back side of the document, and first and second offset storage parts configured to store a first offset amount for correcting an inclination of the first image and a second offset amount for correcting an inclination of the second image, respectively. The image reading apparatus is configured to generate, when the first scanner is replaced, a new first offset amount based on the second offset amount, a first inclination amount of the first scanner, and a second inclination amount of the second scanner. The image reading apparatus is configured to correct the first image based on the new first offset amount.

Abstract: When other user is using an image forming apparatus before an output-permitted user having issued a security job reaches the image forming apparatus, security is lowered and also it takes some time until processing of security job is completed. The image forming apparatus notifies the output-permitted user of information indicating that other user is using the image forming apparatus in a case where the other user present near the image forming apparatus (own apparatus) is using the image forming apparatus. With this arrangement, the output-permitted user can know whether or not the other user is using the image forming apparatus before the output-permitted user reaches the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Provided are a profile creation apparatus, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a profile creation program and a profile creation method. The profile creation apparatus includes a standard-color-profile obtaining section that obtains a standard color profile and a reference-device-profile obtaining section that obtains a reference-device profile. The profile creation apparatus further includes a color-conversion-table creation section that creates a color conversion table by combining the standard color profile and reference-device profile with being weighted such that a weighed ratio of the standard color profile increases as chroma calculated from input color values of the color conversion table increases, in a predetermined chroma region. The profile creation apparatus further includes a color conversion section that performs color conversion on a print image by using the color conversion table and outputs the print image to a certain printing device.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus capable of detecting correct color tones of an image printed on a sheet is described. The image reading apparatus includes a scanner 100, a colorimeter 103, a cooling device 145, a temperature control unit 111, and an image correction unit 113. While an image correction process is not performed, the temperature control unit 111 controls the cooling temperature to a first temperature for shifting the cooling device 145 to a predetermined cooled state. While the image correction process is performed, the temperature control unit 111 controls the cooling temperature to a second temperature for making the temperature of the sheet uniform. The image correction unit 113 obtains, while the temperature control unit 111 controls the cooling temperature to the second temperature, the correction amount of the image based on the colorimetric measurement result of the colorimeter 103 and the reading result of the scanner 100.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to communicate with at least one server and a relay device; a processor configured to execute functions; and a controller. The controller causes the image processing apparatus to: send the relay device identification information identifying the image processing apparatus; receive, from the relay device, setting information indicating which service is usable by the image processing apparatus identified by the transmitted identification information, among services provided by the at least one server; display at least one service image respectively identifying at least one usable service of the services based on the setting information; and limit selection of at least one of the functions, based on the setting information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus decides a grid point coordinate on a lookup table corresponding to a predetermined color; calculates, based on association between a signal of the predetermined color in the uniform color space designated by a first color space information and the decided grid point coordinate, a first matrix for converting each signal in the uniform color space into a grid point coordinate; calculates, based on association between the signal of the predetermined color in the uniform color space designated by a second color space information and the decided grid point coordinate, a second matrix for converting each grid point coordinate into a signal in the uniform color space; and generates a lookup table for converting each grid point coordinate into a signal in the second color space by using the second matrix and the second color space information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanning section, a storage section, an image forming section, and a control section. The scanning section scans an image formed on a first side of the recording medium to obtain scanned image data. The storage section stores therein specific information data indicating a specific image or a specific character string. The control section controls the scanning section and the image forming section. The image forming section forms an image based on input image data on a second side of the recording medium. The control section determines whether or not the input image data includes the specific information data and the scanned image data includes the specific information data and determines based on a result of the determination whether or not to control the image forming section to form a masking image on the first side of the recording medium.

Abstract: An operation display apparatus includes: an operating unit; a display unit; a position detecting unit configured to detect a position of a predetermined portable terminal; a free region detecting unit configured to detect a free region on a display screen of at least one of the display unit and the portable terminal; and an operation control unit configured to display an image of the operating unit in the free region when the position of the portable terminal detected by the position detecting unit is in front of a front side of the operating unit, and accept an operation performed on the image, as an operation received by the operating unit, the free region being detected by the free region detecting unit.

Abstract: A printer is configured such that a low position face is formed in an upper portion of a frame that forms a skeleton of an apparatus body thereof, and a panel unit that provides a user with a function of operating the printer and a function of displaying various items is disposed in a state of being embedded in the low position face. This configuration enables the height-direction size (the z-axis direction size) of the printer to be suppressed to a size smaller than the size resulting from independently adding the height-direction size of the frame to the height-direction size of the panel unit.

Abstract: This invention aims at conducting a scheduling work of print processing efficiently. A device scheduler refers to print job composition information registered in step control information of the step “printer reservation” of other print job (other order) in a workflow information table, and a schedule information table. The device scheduler searches both other print jobs (proof print jobs and regular print jobs) that a to-be-registered proof print job having a processing time of the proof print job described above affects and other print jobs (proof print jobs and regular print jobs) that affect the to-be-registered proof print job. The device scheduler determines whether the to-be-registered proof print job can be registered in a schedule (there is no search result in Step 2017 described above). When the registration is not possible, the device scheduler informs an operator of the result that automatic scheduling is impossible.

Abstract: In case of transmitting a document file such as a PDF file to a printer without converting it into print data, a PC extracts from the document file to be printed information to be accessed when starting an analysis of the document file and transmits the information to the printer. The PC extracts a specified data from the document file and transmits it to the printer each time when the specified data is requested by the printer.

Abstract: A web publishing method using J2EE based controller. User submits an image from a workstation and chooses “Print to Website” option as the media type. The image is converted into an image format (e.g. JPEG) that can be display in a browser. These images can then be transmitted through a new output channel that would package them into a J2EE EAR file. The J2EE EAR file would abide by all J2EE conventions for specifying the URL and user interfaces via Struts MVC (Model View Controller). The EAR file can then be dropped in the JBoss deployment directory where it would be made available to the user. The user can receive a prompt at the driver or client tool interface letting them know that printing was successful, presenting them with the new URL, and optionally asking them to password the new web site if so desired.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that calculates importance of data based on a print log. A print-log database stores therein a print log of data printed. A calculating unit refers to the print log to check the number of times of printing the data, and calculates importance of the data based on the number of times of printing. A storing unit stores the importance of the data in an importance database.

Abstract: Tray information for bth copy is read from a RAM. Next, print data is read from the RAM, and format data corresponding to a macro ID for the bth copy is read from the RAM. Then, image data is generated by combining the print data and the format data. Finally, based on the image data, an image is formed on a recording medium that was supplied from a tray designated by the tray information for the bth copy.