Abstract: A method for confirming a connection to a cloud service, which is to be executed by an electronic device, includes: executing, when the electronic device is not connected to an available cloud service, a connection test between the electronic device and the cloud service at a predetermined timing; and notifying, when a connection between the electronic device and the cloud service fails in the connection test, an administrator and/or a user of an error from the electronic device.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus includes an operation panel, the image forming apparatus forming an image based on image data; and a user terminal having a printer driver capable of configuring preliminary setting information pertaining to formation of the image. The user terminal is able to transmit the preliminary setting information configured by the printer driver to the image forming apparatus. When the image forming apparatus is accessed by a user after receiving the preliminary setting information, the image forming apparatus transitions to an image-data acquisition standby state to accept an operation to acquire image data, and when the image data is acquired, the image forming apparatus forms an image based on the image data by applying the preliminary setting information.

Abstract: A distribution processor performs processing related to distribution of materials. The distribution processor includes a storage storing material data and material distribution information including a sending address and printing necessity of the material data for each of distribution members, a counter counting based on the material distribution information or the material data, a data sending processor sending the material data to the sending address of each of the distribution members for the material data based on the material distribution information and a counting result of the counter, and a printing information generating section generating printing information for printing the material data. The counter counts the number of copies to be printed of the material data distributed according to the printing necessity. The printing information generating section generates the printing information including the distribution members and the number of copies to be printed counted by the counter.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a CPU, and when the information processing device receives print image data through a network, the CPU sets a transmission destination of the print image based on transmission history of a user.

Abstract: A distribution processor performs processing related to distribution of materials. The distribution processor includes a storage storing material data and material distribution information including a sending address and printing necessity of the material data for each of distribution members, a counter counting based on the material distribution information or the material data, a data sending processor sending the material data to the sending address of each of the distribution members for the material data based on the material distribution information and a counting result of the counter, and a printing information generating section generating printing information for printing the material data. The counter counts the number of copies to be printed of the material data distributed according to the printing necessity. The printing information generating section generates the printing information including the distribution members and the number of copies to be printed counted by the counter.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a CPU, and when the information processing device receives print image data through a network, the CPU sets a transmission destination of the print image based on transmission history of a user.