Abstract: A form system 104 creates a table layout in accordance with an XML document that possesses a structure that is described by an XML schema. If a complex type of table element is present, the field name of the element is saved, and the child table elements of the complex type table element are laid out in the orientation of the height of the table. The field name and field region of each respective child table element is saved, and the position and size thereof determined. If a repeating loop element is present, an element is inserted beneath the table element in question that denotes the fact that the repeating loop is present. The layout data thus created is stored in the form storage unit 103.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for printing data based on an electronic file and generating management information about the print data including receiving print data and identification information associated with the electronic file, comparing the received print data with registered print data registered in a management apparatus based on the identification information, and registering the management information.

Abstract: Setting for detecting a region of interest from data to be inserted into a field region in a page is performed. When target data is inserted into the field region, a region of interest in the data is detected in accordance with the setting. a size of the destination field region is adjusted, to which the data of the region of interest be inserted, on the basis of the size of the region of interest, and the data of the region of interest in the destination field region in the page is lie out.

Abstract: A partial layout area using a template is created in a page. Setting information on the template used in the created partial layout area is set. The layout of the template used in the created partial layout area is controlled on the basis of the setting information set for the partial layout area.

Abstract: A copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image can be enlarged or reduced. More specifically, the shapes of a latent image portion and a background portion are changed according to a certain magnification factor, and a pattern appropriate for the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is applied to a dot pattern making up the latent image portion and a background portion. Thus, the appropriate copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image according to the size of a document image after change can be generated without deteriorating the function of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image, and the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image can be overlaid with the document image and output.

Abstract: In a terminal device utilizing contents-having a limitation in the use frequency, an encrypted electronic file containing the contents is decrypted, then the decrypted electronic file is interpreted and the contents are outputted in a usable form. A set of an encryption key and a decryption key is generated at or after the output of the contents, then the decrypted electronic file is re-encrypted with the generated encryption key, and the re-encrypted electronic file is stored while the generation decryption key is outputted.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus which performs a data process based on delivery data sent from an external information processing apparatus, it aims to enable to easily customize a data process to be performed by the information processing apparatus, e.g., an operation of an application program which has been already installed in the information processing apparatus. Moreover, it activates a program corresponding to the delivery data, thereby performing a process included in the activated program and corresponding to an event notification.