Abstract: A file management system includes a management server, and an electronic device connectable to the management server through a network. The management server includes a first storage unit that stores therein a first workflow that defines first processing, which is executed with a first event as a trigger, for a file, and a first control unit that monitors, based on the first workflow, the first event and executes the first processing if the first event occurs. The electronic device includes a second storage unit that stores therein a second workflow that defines second processing, which is executed with a second event different from the first event as a trigger and in which a final processing operation generates the first event, for the file, and a second control unit that monitors, based on the second workflow, the second event and executes the second processing when the second event occurs.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an information processing device, a display apparatus, and an operation detecting device. The control circuit allocates (N?1) or more mutually different attributes to respective axes of a (N?1)-dimensional space, generates a graph plotting the plurality pieces of stored data on the (N?1)-dimensional space as respective points corresponding to the plurality pieces of data, classifies the plurality pieces of plotted data into groups using another one attribute other than the (N?1) or more attributes; and processes the plurality of points so as to be identified by the group. The display apparatus displays the graph processed by the control circuit. The operation detecting device detects an action performed by a user. The control circuit moves, rotates, zooms in, and zooms out the graph displayed on the display apparatus depending on the user's action detected by the operation detecting device.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus having a control circuit. The control circuit includes a standard application execution circuit, an apparatus control platform, and a standard application control circuit. The standard application execution circuit has the standard application execution service that executes a standard application. The apparatus control platform includes control service, apparatus control execution service, and an apparatus control management service. The control service controls hardware on an operating system. The apparatus control execution service executes the control service with an interface that is an executing procedure of the control service. The apparatus control management service instructs a call of the control service to the apparatus control execution service. The standard application control circuit manages a state of the standard application and provides an interface for using the hardware resources of the standard application execution service.

Abstract: Provided is an image formation device with which expanded is easy and the development cost can be reduced. A device control platform manages hardware resource in an operating system. A standard application service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing a standard application function from outside of a standard application execution unit. A platform service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing hardware resource from the outside of the device control platform. A standard function service enables the use of the standard application functions corresponding to the standard application service interface unit. An expanded function service enables the use of the hardware resource corresponding to the platform service interface unit. An expanded application management unit manages and executes expanded applications capable of calling the standard function service and the expanded function service.

Abstract: Provided is an image formation device with which expanded is easy and the development cost can be reduced. A device control platform manages hardware resource in an operating system. A standard application service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing a standard application function from outside of a standard application execution unit. A platform service interface unit provides an interface for utilizing hardware resource from the outside of the device control platform. A standard function service enables the use of the standard application functions corresponding to the standard application service interface unit. An expanded function service enables the use of the hardware resource corresponding to the platform service interface unit. An expanded application management unit manages and executes expanded applications capable of calling the standard function service and the expanded function service.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device, an information management program, and an information management method that help reduce the amount of memory for job information. An MFP (electronic device) has a job information generating device which generates, for each job executed by application software, job information including settings used by the application software that executes the job, and an access managing device which manages, when the job is executed, access to the job information from the application software. The job information generating device duplicates general job information including general setting items to generate preliminary job information, accepts, for the job, values for setting items included in the preliminary job information, and then generates the job information such that it includes, out of settings included in the preliminary job information, only settings used by the application software.

Abstract: A document management system includes: a shared storage section that stores document information so as to share the document information among shared users; an access management section that permits access to the shared storage section by each shared user through authentication; a history acquiring section that acquires a record of an operation that is input for the document information by any shared user; an SNS server function section that generates a social timeline showing specific pieces of information in time sequence and generates, for each shared user, a history timeline that is a social timeline showing as the specific pieces of information the operation records acquired for the shared users; and a timeline display processing section that acquires, for each shared user, a history timeline reflecting the state after the authentication of the shared user to display the history timeline showing the operation records in time sequence.

Abstract: Provided is an article information providing apparatus that includes a display circuit, an imaging circuit, an object recognizing circuit, and an article discriminating circuit. The display circuit displays an article information image in which article information is shown. The imaging circuit images real space. The object recognizing circuit recognizes the object imaged by the imaging circuit. The article discriminating circuit discriminates the article from the object recognized by the object recognizing circuit and displays the article information image on the display circuit based on the state of the discriminated article. In addition, the article discriminating circuit displays the article information image on the display circuit when a dynamic state change of the discriminated article is identified.

Abstract: Provided is the image forming apparatus, image formation method, and recording medium, which make unnecessary a change of the function in the side of a whole apparatus control platform, when the addition (extension) of the function of application is needed. Image processing service I/F, device operation service I/F, and network communication service I/F of a platform service I/F part are independent, without cooperating, respectively. Then, image processing service, device operation service, and network communication service of each part controlling service are called. That is calling a control service providing part of each part controlling service corresponding to the request from the standard application, directly, by each control service call part.

Abstract: A cue point control apparatus used for capturing a display apparatus includes a control unit and a motion detecting unit. The control unit sets a marker while capturing, as a moving image, a presentation performed with displaying an image on a screen of the display apparatus. The motion detecting unit detects a motion of a user performing the presentation. When the control unit determines a set first motion of the user for the marker setting by the detected motion, the control unit sets a temporal marker in a frame of the moving image at a time when determining the first motion during the capturing.

Abstract: An application package includes a device driver group including a plurality of different device drivers, each of the device drivers being programmed by a native code in correspondence with each of hardware environments, each of the hardware environments being different for each of electronic apparatuses, each of the device drivers being operated on an operating system of each of the electronic apparatuses, and a bytecode that is operated on a virtual environment of the electronic apparatus. The bytecode includes a first program code that causes a processor of the electronic apparatus to acquire information on the hardware environment, a second program code that causes the processor to search for a device driver corresponding to the acquired hardware environment out of the device driver group, and a third program code that causes the processor to install the retrieved device driver in the operating system.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming device includes a control circuit having (1) a device control platform managing a hardware resource on an operating system, (2) a standard application execution part executing a standard application utilizing the hardware resource under the control of the device control platform, (3) an extended application platform with a standard function service that allows for a utilization of a function of the standard application executed by the standard application execution part, and (4) an install service adding, without having to change a configuration of a standard firmware, an interface in order to cope with a function that is not available and allowing for utilization thereof.

Abstract: A portable storage device is provided with a memory part, a free space detecting part, a vibration detecting part, a reporting part, and a controller. The memory part stores data. The free space detecting part detects a free space of the memory part. The vibration detecting part detects vibration. The reporting part reports the free space. The controller performs writing and reading of data for the memory part. If vibration is detected by the vibration detecting part, the controller causes the reporting part to report corresponding to the detection result of the free space of the memory part by the free space detecting part.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device, an information management program, and an information management method that help reduce the amount of memory for job information. An MFP (electronic device) has a job information generating device which generates, for each job executed by application software, job information including settings used by the application software that executes the job, and an access managing device which manages, when the job is executed, access to the job information from the application software. The job information generating device duplicates general job information including general setting items to generate preliminary job information, accepts, for the job, values for setting items included in the preliminary job information, and then generates the job information such that it includes, out of settings included in the preliminary job information, only settings used by the application software.

Abstract: A portable storage device is provided with a memory part, a free space detecting part, a vibration detecting part, a reporting part, and a controller. The memory part stores data. The free space detecting part detects a free space of the memory part. The vibration detecting part detects vibration. The reporting part reports the free space. The controller performs writing and reading of data for the memory part. If vibration is detected by the vibration detecting part, the controller causes the reporting part to report corresponding to the detection result of the free space of the memory part by the free space detecting part.

Abstract: An information management system includes a registration information storing section, a permission information receiving section, and a registration information management section. The registration information storing section stores registration information for which a first user has a usage right. The permission information receiving section receives, from a second user not having the usage right for the registration information, input of usage permission information that is notified from the first user to the second user and for temporarily permitting the second user to check the existence of the registration information and to use the registration information. Based on the usage permission information, the registration information management section enables the second user to check the existence of the registration information and to use the registration information.

Abstract: An information display system includes a word recognition device, a server, and a plurality of terminals. The server includes a first communication circuit, a dictionary, and a first control circuit. The first control circuit transmits the received word and the searched explanation to the plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals each include a second communication circuit, an operation circuit, a display circuit, a storage circuit, and a second control circuit. When receiving the word and the explanation of the word from the server, the second control circuit causes the display circuit to display the received word and causes the storage circuit to store the received explanation. When accepting a selection of the displayed word via the operation circuit, the second control circuit obtains the explanation corresponding to the selected word from the storage circuit to cause the display circuit to display the obtained explanation.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic equipment that displays information in response to a variety of display requests of a user. The electronic equipment of the present disclosure is worn on the body. A communication circuit acquires various kinds of information from a various-information database in which the various kinds of information are stored via a network. A display circuit displays the various kinds of information. An imaging circuit images a real space. An object recognition circuit recognizes an object from an image imaged by the imaging circuit. A display request determination circuit determines a display request based on a combination of recognized different objects. Further, the display request determination circuit makes a transmission request for information to the various-information database in response to the display request through the communication circuit.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus having a control circuit. The control circuit includes a standard application execution circuit, an apparatus control platform, and a standard application control circuit. The standard application execution circuit has the standard application execution service that executes a standard application. The apparatus control platform includes control service, apparatus control execution service, and an apparatus control management service. The control service controls hardware on an operating system. The apparatus control execution service executes the control service with an interface that is an executing procedure of the control service. The apparatus control management service instructs a call of the control service to the apparatus control execution service. The standard application control circuit manages a state of the standard application and provides an interface for using the hardware resources of the standard application execution service.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an information processing device, a display apparatus, and an operation detecting device. The control circuit allocates (N?1) or more mutually different attributes to respective axes of a (N?1)-dimensional space, generates a graph plotting the plurality pieces of stored data on the (N?1)-dimensional space as respective points corresponding to the plurality pieces of data, classifies the plurality pieces of plotted data into groups using another one attribute other than the (N?1) or more attributes; and processes the plurality of points so as to be identified by the group. The display apparatus displays the graph processed by the control circuit. The operation detecting device detects an action performed by a user. The control circuit moves, rotates, zooms in, and zooms out the graph displayed on the display apparatus depending on the user's action detected by the operation detecting device.