Abstract: An information processing apparatus may be capable of communicating with a terminal device, the information processing apparatus including a hardware processor that may: cause a display to selectively display one software keyboard of a plurality of software keyboards of different types; acquire, from the terminal device, first specifying information for specifying a software keyboard being used in the terminal device; select one software keyboard from the plurality of software keyboards, based on the acquired first specifying information; and cause the display to display the selected software keyboard.

Abstract: A server connected to an image processing device over a network, executes: running an application that operates in cooperation with the image processing device; obtaining screen information to use the application from the application based on a request from an external device; outputting the screen information to the external device; detecting an error on the image processing device with which the application operates in cooperation; and adding error information to access an error screen constructed by the image processing device to the screen information when the error on the image processing device is detected. The server outputs the screen information with added the error information to the external device when the error information is added to the screen information.

Abstract: A server connected to an image processing device over a network, executes: running an application that operates in cooperation with the image processing device; obtaining screen information to use the application from the application based on a request from an external device; outputting the screen information to the external device; detecting an error on the image processing device with which the application operates in cooperation; and adding error information to access an error screen constructed by the image processing device to the screen information when the error on the image processing device is detected. The server outputs the screen information with added the error information to the external device when the error information is added to the screen information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus over a network is provided. When being accessed from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus obtains user information on a user of the information processing apparatus and device information on a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus from data received through communication involved in the access, and stores the user information and the device information. When the operator using an operating panel to operate the image forming apparatus corresponds to the user, the image forming apparatus makes settings a function thereof to be provided to the operator in such a manner that the function is made similar to a function of the information processing apparatus indicated in the device information.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a display portion to display an image, a request portion to transmit a page transmission request in order to request transmission of a page described in a markup language from a server, a rendering portion to interpret a page received from the server in response to the transmission of the page transmission request to generate a screen and to display the generated screen on the display portion, a state detection portion to detect a state of the device, and an agent selecting portion to select a type of user agent corresponding to the detected state from a first type of user agent and a second type of user agent, and the request portion includes a setting portion to set the selected user agent in the page transmission request.

Abstract: An authentication system is provided with a room-security device, and an information processing apparatus installed in a controlled area controlled by the room-security device, in which the room-security device and the information processing apparatus are connected in a network. The room-security device obtains, from a user, identification information, and transmits the identification information to the information processing apparatus, if the user is permitted to enter a room based on the obtained identification information. The information processing apparatus receives the identification information. If it is detected that the user is alone in the controlled area based on the received identification information, the information processing apparatus performs authentication based on the received identification information instead of asking the user to enter authentication information to obtain the authentication information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus over a network is provided. When being accessed from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus obtains user information on a user of the information processing apparatus and device information on a functional configuration of the information processing apparatus from data received through communication involved in the access, and stores the user information and the device information. When the operator using an operating panel to operate the image forming apparatus corresponds to the user, the image forming apparatus makes settings a function thereof to be provided to the operator in such a manner that the function is made similar to a function of the information processing apparatus indicated in the device information.

Abstract: In order to print a marked-up region in a color appropriate for printing, a MFP includes a communicating portion to which print data is input, a marked-up region extract portion for extracting a marked-up region from the print data, a marked-up region converter for converting a color of the extracted marked-up region to a conversion color appropriate for printing, and a printer for printing the marked-up region extracted from the print data in the conversion color.

Abstract: An authentication system is provided with a room-security device, and an information processing apparatus installed in a controlled area controlled by the room-security device, in which the room-security device and the information processing apparatus are connected in a network. The room-security device obtains, from a user, identification information, and transmits the identification information to the information processing apparatus, if the user is permitted to enter a room based on the obtained identification information. The information processing apparatus receives the identification information. If it is detected that the user is alone in the controlled area based on the received identification information, the information processing apparatus performs authentication based on the received identification information instead of asking the user to enter authentication information to obtain the authentication information.

Abstract: PC link software stored in a personal computer searches for software installed in the personal computer and determines a file format that can be handled in the resulting software for sending to MFP. When MFP receives a destination for scanned image data, file formats displayable at that destination are displayed to allow the user to select in which format the data is sent. Therefore such a situation can be prevented in that the sent image data cannot be displayed at a personal computer.

Abstract: A workflow including a plurality of steps is registered in MFP. The steps of the workflow are serially executed every time when a registered operation user pressed a workflow key. When any user other than the registered operation user logs-in, the workflow key is not displayed, or displayed in a gray-out fashion.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises a document data specification unit to specify document data to be merged, among document data accumulated in an accumulation unit; a scanner unit to read a document; and a control unit to merge image data of the document read by said scanner unit with said specified document data and then replace the original document data with the merged data, or alternatively, to give instructions for the merger and the replacement.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling the data size of an electronic mail. A computer program executes the method as follows. A mail controlling section compresses data of an electronic mail so that the data size is not more than an unsendable size recorded in relation to a destination electronic mail address by referring to an address table. A mail sending section sends the compressed electronic mail to a recipient. In the case where an electronic mail that has been received by a mail receiving section has a data size which is larger than a sendable size, an updating section updates the sendable size. Further, in the case where an error mail with regard to an electronic mail which is smaller in data size than the unsendable size is received, the unsendable size is updated.

Abstract: In order to print a marked-up region in a color appropriate for printing, a MFP includes a communicating portion to which print data is input, a marked-up region extract portion for extracting a marked-up region from the print data, a marked-up region converter for converting a color of the extracted marked-up region to a conversion color appropriate for printing, and a printer for printing the marked-up region extracted from the print data in the conversion color.

Abstract: In a network including a device manager, a device and a client terminal, an acquisition device in the device manager acquires device management data from the device and stores the data as XML data. A selector selects a stylesheet used to present the XML data among one or more stylesheets to be accessed through the network, and an editor correlates the XML data with the selected stylesheet. When the XML data is requested through the network by a presenter of the XML data, a data provider provides the XML data stored in the storage device. Alternatively, the stylesheet selection may be performed in the client terminal. The client terminal can download the stylesheet and present the XML data with the stylesheet.

Abstract: PC link software stored in a personal computer searches for software installed in the personal computer and determines a file format that can be handled in the resulting software for sending to MFP. When MFP receives a destination for scanned image data, file formats displayable at that destination are displayed to allow the user to select in which format the data is sent. Therefore such a situation can be prevented in that the sent image data cannot be displayed at a personal computer.

Abstract: To control a data size of an electronic mail while taking a mail server of recipient side, and to effectively control a data size even when secure limitation information cannot be obtained.