Abstract: One embodiment is a method that analyzes a print request that is transmitted over an internet and received at a cloud print system. The method then executes with priorities a list of job tasks to print the print request at a web-enabled printer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method includes executing a series of processes utilizing a plurality of functions based on a plurality of setting values, storing, as a history, an execution result of the processing, a plurality of setting values, and an error content in a case where the execution result is failure, determining whether the execution result of a previous processing is successful based on the stored in a case where the processing execution unit re-executes processing, specifying a setting value potentially causing the failure based on the error content in a case where the determination unit determines that the execution result of the previous processing is failure and performing display control of a setting field for setting the setting value.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for predictively tracking expected print jobs. The system comprises a memory that identifies categories of print jobs, and that stores rules that indicate how often print jobs will be received at a presentation system. The system also comprises a control unit operable to identify a rule for a category of print jobs, to analyze the rule to generate a predicted schedule of print jobs expected for receipt at the presentation system, and to determine whether expected print jobs have been received at the presentation system in accordance with the schedule. The control unit is further operable to generate an alert if an expected print job has not been received at the presentation system in accordance with the schedule.

Abstract: The advantage of the invention is to prevent malicious use of a leaked e-mail address. A printing system has a printer, and a server device which causes the printer to conduct printing of print target data included in an e-mail when receiving the e-mail that designates the printer as a printing place. The printing system has an expiration date setting section that sets an expiration date in an e-mail address that uses the printer as the printing place, a mail address registering section that registers the generated e-mail address and the set expiration date by being associated with each other, and an expiration date managing section that manages the registered expiration date and disables the e-mail address whose expiration date has expired.

Abstract: An image forming device provided in a print system displays a shared use request screen operated by a user other than a manager of the image forming device, and for a request shared use of the image forming device. The external print service provided in the print system receives the shared use request of the image forming device by the user through the shared use request screen, and generates a setting screen for setting by the manager of whether or not to approve the received shared use request of the image forming device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and user interface wherein a multifunction copier, equipped with a Universal Serial Bus port, accepts data directly from a USB-Data Storage Device (USB-DSD) for the purpose of printing, e-mailing, and faxing. The system contains a copier containing a computer-controller having at least one USB port interface. The controller has a service that can either be enabled or disabled by a system administrator. The service is capable of performing email, printing and facsimile functions. When a user inserts a USB-DSD into the USB port on the controller, the service presents the user with the three options stated above. Once the user selects the desired function, the service then invokes a document conversion utility, which scans the USB-DSD and displays the supported files found on the DSD. Each desired function will have multiple options for a user to choose.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an exposure glass on which an original is to be placed; a scanner cover to openably cover the exposure glass from above, a tip of the scanner cover is lifted to open the exposure glass; a document scanner to read a two-dimensional objet of the original on the exposure glass and output read image data; a camera unit to capture an image of a three-dimensional object of the original on the exposure glass and output captured image data; photography lighting equipment including movable light source unit to illuminate the three-dimensional object put when the camera unit captures the image of the three-dimensional object; an image forming unit to convert the read image data and the captured image data to form a printed image on a recording medium; and a setting controller to control a reading process, a capturing process, and an image forming process.

Abstract: A printing system comprising a printing apparatus and an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprises a unit configured to transmit a status acquisition request to the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus comprises: a timeout processing unit configured to manage a timeout of a job to be processed; a determination unit configured to determine whether the status acquisition request contains an identifier of the job; and a unit configured not to reset a lapse of the timeout time of the job by the timeout processing unit when the determination unit determines that the status acquisition request does not contain the identifier of the job, and to reset the lapse of the timeout time of the job by the timeout processing unit when the determination unit determines that the status acquisition request contains the identifier of the job.

Abstract: A present color compensating method includes receiving selection of an input ICC profile and an output ICC profile, receiving selection of a plurality of color rendering intents to be applied to an ICC profile, generating a color conversion table using the selected input ICC profile, the selected output profile, and the selected plurality of color rendering intents, and generating print data using the generated color conversion table.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an apparatus body; a transport device that is openable and closable; an image reading unit disposed in one of the apparatus body and the transport device and reading an image of the document transported by the transport device; a member to be read that is disposed in the other of the apparatus body and the transport device at a position opposite the image reading unit when the transport device is closed, the member to be read being read by the image reading unit; and a control unit that causes the image reading unit to read the member to be read at a predetermined time, and if the transport device is open at the predetermined time, causes the image reading unit to read the member to be read when the document is transported by the transport device.

Abstract: A host device is configured to upload a message informing of a status of the image forming apparatus to a network service which allows users to share messages on a website. This allows an administrator of the image forming apparatus device to manage the image forming apparatus, irrespective of time and place, by simply accessing the website of a service server providing the network service, which enables more efficient management of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image formation apparatus that discards a job on elapse of an auto clear time. In the case a job is interrupted due to an insufficient balance to pay the fee for the job, the image formation apparatus judges whether the cause of the interruption can be eliminated in a short time or it takes a long time to be eliminated. If the cause takes a long time to be eliminated, the image formation apparatus extends the auto clear time to prevent the job from being discarded for the reason that the user does not have enough time to pay an additional fee.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a file-format conversion function and a method thereof. The image forming apparatus is capable of performing a data communication with an external memory device. The image forming apparatus includes an interface unit to receive a first file from the external memory device and to transmit a second file to the external memory device, and a file converter to convert a format of the first file from a first format into a second format according to information on the first and second files. Thus, the format of the received file can be converted in the image forming apparatus in a simple and speed way.

Abstract: A system for printing a document when it includes one or more target fonts that are emulated with at least one substitute font suitable for printing on a printing device. The substitute font appears visually similar to the target font, substantially preserves the original pagination and line breaks of the provided document, and the printing device is capable of printing the substitute font. A table is provided that lists strategies/logic for enabling the printing device to emulate each of a plurality of predetermined target fonts with a substitute font. These emulation strategies may include but are not limited to, identifying at least one of a resident font for the printing device, stretchable font, local font, or downloadable font to be substituted for the non-resident target font in the provided document.

Abstract: When the pixel of interest exists at a pixel position where reference of an error buffer is necessary, a quantization error generated in a region having undergone error diffusion processing is obtained from the error buffer. A quantization error generated in error diffusion processing in a region containing the pixel of interest is obtained from an error memory. Diffusion errors are calculated from the quantization errors using an error diffusion matrix. The value of the pixel of interest and the diffusion errors are added, and the addition value is quantized into the quantization value of the pixel of interest. The difference between the quantization value and the addition value is calculated as a quantization error to be stored in the error memory. When the pixel of interest exists at a pixel position where write in the error buffer is necessary, the quantization error is stored in the error buffer.

Abstract: A control device mounted in an image forming apparatus includes a region searching for unit searching for a region adapted to measure colors in an image; a color measurement unit configured to measure colors of the superimposed color toner image in the region; a storage unit storing measured colors and densities proportional to area ratios of primary color toner images in the superimposed color toner image in the region; and a correction amount determination unit determine correction amounts corresponding to the setting values expressing the tone reproduction curves to minimize the difference between the measured colors and the reference colors.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and a control method thereof, the control method of an image forming apparatus which transmits and receives facsimiles through a first line and a second line including detecting a facsimile transmitting and receiving error of a first facsimile unit and a second facsimile unit which are respectively matched to the first line and the second line; and switching the first line to be matched to the second facsimile unit if the facsimile transmitting and receiving error is detected in the first facsimile unit. With this, if an error happens to one of a plurality of facsimile cards, a telephone number matched to the facsimile card having the error is automatically switched to a facsimile card normally operating, thereby normally performing a facsimile function.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores programs for a computer to execute a method of controlling a print job of a document from an application. The programs includes a controlling program to control the print job with a job ID, a setting receiving program to receive a setting condition, an image processing program to convert the document into print data, and a print data processing program to store the job ID with image data. The method includes the steps of obtaining the job ID, generating the image data, and storing the job ID with the image data into the print data processing program, executed by the setting receiving program, and the steps of obtaining the document and the job ID, receiving the image data, and converting the image data and the document into the print data, executed by the image processing program.

Abstract: In order to form a high-quality image, upon execution of multi-pass printing using a printing head with a plurality of nozzles, an image processing apparatus calculates, using a scan duty setting unit (105), scan duty data for respective nozzles for each scan of the printing head in accordance with input image data. A halftone processor (108) generates a dot pattern to be formed by applying N-ary processing. The constraining condition information is set so that the phase of spatial frequencies of a next dot pattern to be generated has an opposite phase relationship in a low frequency region with respect to the already printed dot pattern.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes processors which output first and second image data from input image data. The second image data is applied halftone processing of a higher resolution than halftone processing applied to the first image data. The image processing includes a unit configured to decide a mixing ratio of a pixel using a value based on a sum of an error of the pixel and a change amount of a pixel value at that pixel; and a mixing unit configured to mix pixel values of the first image data and the second image data according to the mixing ratios. When the value based on the sum is increased, the mixing ratio of the second image data decided by the decision unit remains the same or is increased.