Abstract: The present invention manages a reset type and a reset condition state, the reset type indicating whether or not a screen reset operation is necessary when each synchronized setting value is synchronized. This information is confirmed when synchronization is performed, and necessary reset processing such as log-out processing is executed if necessary.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of matching setting values among a plurality of devices of which energization states are controllable independently. A receiving unit a request from an information processor, which is provided with a plurality of devices of which energization states are controllable independently and performs an information process according to set data, for update information about set data concerning a device being in an energized state. A determination unit determines whether the set data concerning the requested update information is relevant to set data concerning a device being in a non-energized state. A control unit controls whether the update information about the set data concerning the device being in the energized state is given in a response according to the determination result by the determination unit and to transmit the response to the information processor.

Abstract: The present invention manages a reset type and a reset condition state, the reset type indicating whether or not a screen reset operation is necessary when each synchronized setting value is synchronized. This information is confirmed when synchronization is performed, and necessary reset processing such as log-out processing is executed if necessary.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus stores, in association with configuration information of an image processing apparatus, specification information used to determine settings information that is used for an operation of the image processing apparatus and is to be shared between the information processing apparatus and the image processing apparatus, obtains the configuration information of the image processing apparatus receives, in a case where specification information corresponding to the configuration information that the obtaining unit obtained is not stored in the storage unit, the specification information corresponding to the obtained configuration information from an external storage device, and transmits to the image processing apparatus settings information to be shared with the image processing apparatus, which is determined based on the specification information received from the external storage device among the settings information stored by the storage unit.

Abstract: Upon generation of a prescribed condition in an image forming apparatus, when a download request of configuration data associated with that condition is sent to a configuration data management apparatus, the requested configuration data of those managed by the configuration data management apparatus are downloaded to the image forming apparatus. Then, the image forming apparatus uses the configuration data downloaded from the configuration data management apparatus as those associated with the condition.

Abstract: The present invention manages a reset type and a reset condition state, the reset type indicating whether or not a screen reset operation is necessary when each synchronized setting value is synchronized. This information is confirmed when synchronization is performed, and necessary reset processing such as log-out processing is executed if necessary.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is capable of communicating with a server that can generate print data. In the image processing apparatus, first data is transmitted to the server when the first data is in a format that cannot be processed in the image processing apparatus. Print processing of second data is executed ahead of the first data, when the second data received after the first data is in a format which can be processed in the image processing apparatus and the first data is in a state of being converted.

Abstract: The setting management service determines whether or not to hand over configuration data before being replaced to an image forming apparatus after being replaced based on a changed content of device configuration information of the image forming apparatus after being replaced and a handover condition associated with configuration data of the image forming apparatus when the image forming apparatus is replaced, and specifies a setting item required for a reset based on a content of a change flag indicating whether or not a user has changed a setting of configuration data from an initial value to thereby notifies the specified setting item to the image forming apparatus when configuration data is not handed over. The image forming apparatus that has received the notification displays a screen that prompts a reset of the setting item required for the reset.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that lightens the workload for a serviceman or an administrator who imports setting information into the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes an operation section via which the user can input data. The apparatus stores setting information containing a plurality of settings required for operation control and discriminating information on each setting for discriminating whether the setting is of a common setting item or of an apparatus-specific setting item, changes the discriminating information on each setting of the setting information, according to a specific instruction given by the user via the user interface, and externally outputs the stored setting information.

Abstract: Information about a job is left correctly on a user-by-user basis while minimizing a work load on a user. In a method for controlling a job processing system, a user logs in to a job processing apparatus having an operation unit and a job processing unit and causes the job processing unit to execute a job using the operation unit. The method includes, permitting, in a state in which a first user has been logged in to the job processing apparatus, a second user to log into the job processing apparatus, storing information about a job as information about the second user in a storage unit, in the case where the second user logs in to the job processing apparatus in the state in which a first user has been logged in to the job processing apparatus, and the second user issues an instruction to the job processing unit to execute the job using the operation unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which includes an input unit configured to input image data and which is communicably connected to multiple external apparatuses via a network, which obtains a document with a predetermined form via the network from one of the multiple external apparatuses and transmits the image data input by the input unit according to instructions from a user based on the predetermined form. Also, in the case that the predetermined form described in the obtained document is recognized as a form to request input of image data, determines whether transmission of the image data should be restricted according to transmission destination of the image data transmitted, and based on the determining results, a control unit restricts transmission of the image data.

Abstract: Upon generation of a prescribed condition in an image forming apparatus, when a download request of configuration data associated with that condition is sent to a configuration data management apparatus, the requested configuration data of those managed by the configuration data management apparatus are downloaded to the image forming apparatus. Then, the image forming apparatus uses the configuration data downloaded from the configuration data management apparatus as those associated with the condition.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus compares device identification information acquired from XML setting information received from a connected device with device identification information of the image forming apparatus, and determines an import level based on a comparison result. The image forming apparatus extracts a setting according to the import level using each module of a plurality of applications for the image forming apparatus, and stores the extracted setting in a storage that is used for control performed in each application. The device identification information that determines the import level includes at least one of firmware version, destination information, user editing information, accessory connection information, and license information, in addition to model management number and machine body management number.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that lightens the workload for a serviceman or an administrator who imports setting information into the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes an operation section via which the user can input data. The apparatus stores setting information containing a plurality of settings required for operation control and discriminating information on each setting for discriminating whether the setting is of a common setting item or of an apparatus-specific setting item, changes the discriminating information on each setting of the setting information, according to a specific instruction given by the user via the user interface, and externally outputs the stored setting information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, which includes an input unit configured to input image data and which is communicably connected to multiple external apparatuses via a network, which obtains a document with a predetermined form via the network from one of the multiple external apparatuses and transmits the image data input by the input unit according to instructions from a user based on the predetermined form. Also, in the case that the predetermined form described in the obtained document is recognized as a form to request input of image data, determines whether transmission of the image data should be restricted according to transmission destination of the image data transmitted, and based on the determining results, a control unit restricts transmission of the image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input image data and is communicably connected to an external apparatus via a network, wherein a document with a predetermined form is obtained from the external apparatus via the network and a screen based on the document obtained by the obtaining unit is displayed. Image data input by the input unit according to instructions from a user via the screen displayed with the display unit is transmitted. At this time, determination is made regarding the size of image data that can be processed by the transmission destination of the image data, and based on the determination results thereof, control is performed such that the image data according to the size of image data that can be processed by the transmission destination is input by the input unit.

Abstract: Information about a job is left correctly on a user-by-user basis while minimizing a work load on a user. In a method for controlling a job processing system, a user logs in to a job processing apparatus having an operation unit and a job processing unit and causes the job processing unit to execute a job using the operation unit. The method includes, permitting, in a state in which a first user has been logged in to the job processing apparatus, a second user to log into the job processing apparatus, storing information about a job as information about the second user in a storage unit, in the case where the second user logs in to the job processing apparatus in the state in which a first user has been logged in to the job processing apparatus, and the second user issues an instruction to the job processing unit to execute the job using the operation unit.