Abstract: When a print instruction making a printer to print an image is received from an application program implemented in an information processing device for a general-use printing program embedded in the information processing device, a supporting program causes the information processing device to obtain identification information which identifies a user, and transmit a print job associated with the identification information to the printer. The printer determines whether printing in accordance with the print job is to be performed based on a usage condition of the user identified by the identification information associated with the print job.

Abstract: The first server issues, in response to an issuance request, identification information that corresponds to a printing apparatus and is used for registration processing to use the printing apparatus from a messaging application, and manages first information of the printing apparatus and the identification information, and the second server manages the first information of the printing apparatus and second information of the messaging application and registers the second information of the messaging application so that the printing apparatus corresponding to the identification information from the messaging application can be used if the identification information is determined to be valid by referring to information managed by the first server when the identification information is input via the messaging application, wherein the first server issues, for one printing apparatus, a different piece of identification information for each issuance request.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a memory that stores identification information of authorized users in association with biometric information thereof, a reading device configured to read identification information from a medium, an input device through which biometric information is input, and a processor configured to, upon receipt of one of identification and biometric information, perform a first authentication by determining whether said one of identification and biometric information is stored, when said one of identification and biometric information is stored, upon receipt of the other of identification and biometric information, perform a second authentication by determining whether the other of identification and biometric information is stored in association with said one of identification and biometric information, and when the other of identification and biometric information is stored, enable a first operation that can be performed for the corresponding authorized user.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller including a processor, with the controller configured to register a first print setting value related to a predetermined print setting item, and receive, from an information processing apparatus, a second print setting value set by the information processing apparatus, wherein the received second print setting value is related to the predetermined print setting item. The registered first print setting value is compared to the received second print setting value, and information based on a result of the comparison is transmitted to the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a consumable chip and a communication method thereof. The method is adopted for a consumable chip including a first consumable MCU unit, a verification cryptographic operation unit and a second consumable MCU unit; the method includes: when the first consumable MCU unit is incompatible with the printer, the first consumable MCU unit activating the second consumable MCU unit to execute a second consumable chip core processing flow, and calling the verification cryptographic algorithm function program of the verification cryptographic operation unit to calculate a new verification password; after the first consumable MCU unit inquires that the second consumable MCU unit has completed the second consumable chip core processing flow, the first consumable MCU unit reading the new verification password and sending to the printer, the new verification password is received by the printer to achieve compatibility between the first consumable MCU unit and the printer.

Abstract: A multifunctional peripheral (1) includes a communication part (22), a storage part (21), a free space determination part (25), a confidential document determination part (26), and a storage processing part (27). The free space determination part (25) determines that the storage part (21) contains a free space for storing print data, as a first storage condition. The confidential document determination part (26) determines that the print data is not a confidential document, as a second storage condition. The storage processing part (27) stores the print data in the storage part (21) in association with user information of a user terminal (23) when the first storage condition and the second storage condition are satisfied, and communicates with the user terminal (23) and stores the print data in the user terminal (23) when the first storage condition is not satisfied or when the second storage condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a storage printing process that includes storing print data in a dedicated memory, which is a portable memory set as a storage destination to store the print data in the storage printing process when attached to a dedicated port among a plurality of ports, and causing a print engine to perform printing according to the print data stored in the dedicated memory in response to an operation received via a user interface, prior to the storage printing process, set one of the plurality of ports as the dedicated port, in response to a portable memory being attached to a port, determine whether the portable memory is the dedicated memory and the port is the dedicated port, and provide a notification when determining that the portable memory is not the dedicated memory but the port is the dedicated port.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network connection configuration method, a network connection configuration apparatus, an image forming apparatus, and a storage medium.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printer, a server device, and a client device. The client device receives identification information of a user, and transmits a print job for an image to be printed to the server device. The print job is associated with a computer name. The computer name specifis the client device and is assigned to the received identification information. The server device stores the print job in a specific folder having a name corresponding to the identification information to which the computer name is assigned and which is associated with the print job. The printer searches a folder provided in the server device to find the specific folder, receives selection of a print job from among one or more print jobs stored in the found folder, receives the selected print job from the server device, and prints an image based on the received print job.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a printer and a controller. The printer performs image formation on a sheet at a first speed relating to a speed of image formation or at a second speed slower than the first speed. The controller acquires information on deterioration of developer contained in an own apparatus, and controls the printer to perform image formation at the first speed when the information does not satisfy a predetermined condition indicating that the developer is deteriorated and to perform image formation at the second speed when the information satisfies the predetermined condition.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system that can find an authenticated image forming apparatus from a mobile terminal. The installation transmitting unit transmits the installation location information to the server. The position acquisition unit acquires position information. The location presentation unit receives the installation location information indicating the installation location of the image forming apparatus close to the position information from the server and presents it to the user. The location acquisition unit acquires installation location information from each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. When authenticated by the authentication unit, the location search unit searches for the installation location information stored in the storage unit based on the position information and transmits it to the terminal. The confidential document acquisition unit acquires the confidential document in response to an instruction from the terminal authenticated by the server.

Abstract: A system and method for identification and location of user identified, feature specific printers works in conjunction with a user's smartphone or tablet computer. A user inputs their desired printer features into their device, and a listing of candidate printers within a search perimeter is rendered. A distance between the user device and each candidate printer is calculated from a determined location user device relative to locations of each of the candidate printers. The user selects their desired printer from the candidates, and directions for the user to walk to the selected printer are generated and displayed.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: an authenticator that authenticates one or more image processing apparatuses using authentication information of a user in response to receipt of the authentication information; and a server including a processor configured to permit the user to use an image processing apparatus that has location information related to the authentication information of the user among the authenticated one or more image processing apparatuses.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a program and an output system. The program causes an information processing device to function as a first communication unit configured to transmit, to the output system, an output request of data, and to receive, from the output system, identification information for identifying the output request of the data.

Abstract: When message communication data including destination data and message data has been received, a data acquiring portion acquires, from a storage device, a piece of target person data that is a piece of registrant data corresponding to the destination data. When the piece of target person data has been acquired, a target person extracting portion extracts, from a captured image of a camera, target face feature data that matches registered face feature data of the piece of target person data. An audio control portion causes an audio device to output an audio message that includes a target person identification sound representing registrant identification data of the piece of target person data. When the message is output, and it has been determined that the target person is present in front of an apparatus, an output control portion causes an information output device to output information represented by the message data.

Abstract: A print control server that controls printing via an SNS includes a display controller that causes, when a printer registration request is received from an account of a user of the SNS, an SNS server that manages the SNS to display, on a terminal device operated by the user, an input screen on which an e-mail address that uniquely identifies a printer is entered, an acquisition unit that acquires the e-mail address entered on the input screen, and a registration unit that refers to a database which specifies, in advance, a correspondence relationship with an e-mail address with respect to a plurality of printers and that registers, when the e-mail address acquired by the acquisition unit matches any e-mail address specified in the database, the account in association with the printer identified by the e-mail address acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of one embodiment includes an image processing unit and a controller. The controller receives biometric information for a user for a logon operation and re-orders user record entries in a table when a predetermined condition occurs. Each record entry in the table includes reference biometric information in association with user information. The re-ordering of the entries is based on user information stored in the user record entries. After the re-ordering of the user record entries in the table, the controller performs an authentication operation that includes comparing the received biometric information to reference biometric information in the re-ordered user record entries of the table until a match is determined.

Abstract: A printing system including a server connected to a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus via a network includes a reception unit configured to receive a request to print a file from the second information processing apparatus and a determination unit configured to determine whether a user associated with the second information processing apparatus has a right to print the file, wherein the printing system transmits a first notification for requesting a confirmation about whether to grant the right to the first information processing apparatus in a case where the determination unit determines that the user does not have the right, and wherein the printing system permits the file to be printed from a printing apparatus connected to the server in a case where a confirmation to grant the right is received from the first information processing apparatus as a response to the first notification.

Abstract: In the embodiments described herein, partially encrypted print jobs are described which include unencrypted print job commands and encrypted print data objects. One embodiment comprises a print controller that includes a memory and at least one processor. The memory stores a print job comprising one or more print data objects, and print job commands that define data boundaries in the print job for the print data objects. The at least one processor processes the print job commands to identify the print data objects for the print job based on the data boundaries, encrypts the print data objects using a key while the print job commands remain unencrypted, generates a partially encrypted print job comprising the encrypted print data objects and the unencrypted print job commands, and provides the partially encrypted print job.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first acceptor that accepts a first login; a second acceptor that accepts a second login; and an execution section. When the first login is a success, the execution section causes the electronic apparatus to perform a predetermined function only once without a user's operation. When the second login is a success, the execution section causes the electronic apparatus to perform a function in accordance with a user's operation.