Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an information processing system includes a plurality of communication terminals, each installed with a web browser; and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes first circuitry configured to: determine occurrence of a trigger to capture an image of a shared screen to be shared by the plurality of communication terminals; generate data of a web page including the image of the shared screen captured based on the occurrence of the trigger; and transmit the data of the web page to the plurality of communication terminals. Each of the plurality of communication terminals includes second circuitry configured to display the web page including the image of the shared screen based on the data received from the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an information processing system includes a plurality of communication terminals, each installed with a web browser; and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes first circuitry configured to: determine occurrence of a trigger to capture an image of a shared screen to be shared by the plurality of communication terminals; generate data of a web page including the image of the shared screen captured based on the occurrence of the trigger; and transmit the data of the web page to the plurality of communication terminals. Each of the plurality of communication terminals includes second circuitry configured to display the web page including the image of the shared screen based on the data received from the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for communicating with an image forming apparatus includes processing circuitry that creates a second document file from a first document file including data of a plurality of pages, the second document file being created such that respective data of the plurality of pages are arranged in page order in the second document file, and a communication interface that transmits the created second document file to the image forming apparatus. The data arrangement of the second document file includes: first discrimination information for discriminating boundaries between the respective data of the plurality of pages; and second discrimination information for discriminating a drawing object supported by the image forming apparatus from a drawing object not supported by the image forming apparatus among drawing objects included in the first document file.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicating with an image forming apparatus includes a memory that stores a program and a processor that executes the program stored in the memory to perform a process. The process includes receiving a first document file including multiple sets of encrypted page data of pages, arranging the sets of the encrypted page data in page order, attaching identification information for identifying a page data boundary to each of the arranged sets of the encrypted page data, obtaining decoding information for decoding the sets of the encrypted page data from the first document file, generating a second document file including the arranged sets of the encrypted page data and the decoding information disposed before the arranged sets of the encrypted page data, and transmitting the generated second document file to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for communicating with an image forming apparatus includes processing circuitry that creates a second document file from a first document file including data of a plurality of pages, the second document file being created such that respective data of the plurality of pages are arranged in page order in the second document file, and a communication interface that transmits the created second document file to the image forming apparatus. The data arrangement of the second document file includes: first discrimination information for discriminating boundaries between the respective data of the plurality of pages; and second discrimination information for discriminating a drawing object supported by the image forming apparatus from a drawing object not supported by the image forming apparatus among drawing objects included in the first document file.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicating with an image forming apparatus includes a memory that stores a program and a processor that executes the program stored in the memory to perform a process. The process includes receiving a first document file including multiple sets of encrypted page data of pages, arranging the sets of the encrypted page data in page order, attaching identification information for identifying a page data boundary to each of the arranged sets of the encrypted page data, obtaining decoding information for decoding the sets of the encrypted page data from the first document file, generating a second document file including the arranged sets of the encrypted page data and the decoding information disposed before the arranged sets of the encrypted page data, and transmitting the generated second document file to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, which connects to at least one client apparatus via a first network and is connectable to an external apparatus via a second network, includes first and second receiving units, a specifying unit, first and second switching units, and a transmitting unit. The first receiving unit receives client information from the client apparatus via the first network. The specifying unit specifies a device connected to the first network and controllable by the client apparatus. The first switching unit switches connection from the first network to the second network. The second receiving unit receives, based on the client information and the specified device, a control program for controlling the device from the external apparatus via the second network. The second switching unit switches connection from the second network to the first network. The transmitting unit transmits the received control program to the client apparatus via the first network.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, which connects to at least one client apparatus via a first network and is connectable to an external apparatus via a second network, includes first and second receiving units, a specifying unit, first and second switching units, and a transmitting unit. The first receiving unit receives client information from the client apparatus via the first network. The specifying unit specifies a device connected to the first network and controllable by the client apparatus. The first switching unit switches connection from the first network to the second network. The second receiving unit receives, based on the client information and the specified device, a control program for controlling the device from the external apparatus via the second network. The second switching unit switches connection from the second network to the first network. The transmitting unit transmits the received control program to the client apparatus via the first network.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first acquirer, a second acquirer, and an installer. The first acquirer acquires, from electronic device, identification information by which a driver program of the electronic device is identified. The second acquirer acquires the driver program identified by the identification information from a server apparatus. The installer installs the acquired driver program.

Abstract: A data processing system includes a first processor and a second processor and further includes an intermediate data generating unit that generates intermediate data; a first storage control unit that stores the intermediate data and identification data that identifies the intermediate data in correspondence with each other in a first storage area; a second storage control unit that stores the identification data in correspondence with the intermediate data in a second storage area; a process requesting unit that sends a request for processing the print data to an image processing apparatus; and an obtaining unit that obtains a processed result from the image processing apparatus based on the identification data.

Abstract: A control system for forming and outputting an image, in which an image output control apparatus cooperates with another information processing apparatus that instructs an image forming apparatus to form and output an image. The control system includes an intermediate data generator that acquires an image to be output and generates intermediate data as print data, an intermediate data storage processor that stores the generated intermediate data in a predetermined storage area, an intermediate data acquisition unit that acquires the intermediate data, an additional processor that executes an additional process in outputting the image based on the acquired intermediate data, and a print job generation controller that instructs a print job generator that generates a print job to instruct the image forming apparatus to execute forming and outputting the image to generate the print job based on the intermediate data.

Abstract: A data processing system includes a first processor and a second processor and further includes an intermediate data generating unit that generates intermediate data; a first storage control unit that stores the intermediate data and identification data that identifies the intermediate data in correspondence with each other in a first storage area; a second storage control unit that stores the identification data in correspondence with the intermediate data in a second storage area; a process requesting unit that sends a request for processing the print data to an image processing apparatus; and an obtaining unit that obtains a processed result from the image processing apparatus based on the identification data.

Abstract: A control system for forming and outputting an image, in which an image output control apparatus cooperates with another information processing apparatus that instructs an image forming apparatus to form and output an image. The control system includes an intermediate data generator that acquires an image to be output and generates intermediate data as print data, an intermediate data storage processor that stores the generated intermediate data in a predetermined storage area, an intermediate data acquisition unit that acquires the intermediate data, an additional processor that executes an additional process in outputting the image based on the acquired intermediate data, and a print job generation controller that instructs a print job generator that generates a print job to instruct the image forming apparatus to execute forming and outputting the image to generate the print job based on the intermediate data.

Abstract: A method for screening the effect of a segment A (chemical species A) on a substance (for example, a cell) containing DNA or RNA by using artificial chemical species. Namely, a method of detecting or identifying the function of a chemical species A on a substance containing DNA or RNA by using one or more chemical species represented by the following general formula (I) which are capable of recognizing a DNA base sequence; a kit therefor; and a plate to be used therein: B-L-A (I) wherein B represents a chemical structure containing an non-natural base capable of recognizing a DNA base sequence; A represents a chemical structure having an interaction with DNA; and L represents a linker whereby the chemical structures A and B can be linked together.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method of producing a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide whereby a longer pyrrole-imidazole polyamide can be conveniently synthesized and a peptide (protein) can be easily transferred. According to this method, a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having a carboxylate group which can be excised from a solid phase carrier at its end, makes it possible to directly transfer various functional groups and can exactly distinguish DNA sequences can be efficiently produced. A method of synthesizing a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide characterized by performing automatic synthesis by the solid phase Fmoc method with the used of a peptide synthesizer; a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having a carboxyl group at its end obtained by this method; a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having a DNA alkylation agent transferred into the carboxyl group at the end of the above-described pyrrole-imidazole polyamide; and a sequence-specific DNA alkylation method characterized by using the above compound.

Abstract: A method for screening the effect of a segment A (chemical species A) on a substance (for example, a cell) containing DNA or RNA by using artificial chemical species. Namely, a method of detecting or identifying the function of a chemical species A on a substance containing DNA or RNA by using one or more chemical species represented by the following general formula (I) which are capable of recognizing a DNA base sequence; a kit therefor; and a plate to be used therein: B-L-A (I) wherein B represents a chemical structure containing an non-natural base capable of recognizing a DNA base sequence; A represents a chemical structure having an interaction with DNA; and L represents a linker whereby the chemical structures A and B can be linked together.

Abstract: Compounds represented by the general formula (I): which two DNA strands can be interstrand-crossliked: A-L-B-X-B-L-A??(I) wherein B represents a chemical structure capable of recognizing the nucleotide sequence of DNA; A represents a chemical structure capable of binding to one of the bases of DNA; L represents a linker by which the chemical structures of A and B can be linked to each other; X represents a spacer by which the A-L-B components can be linked to each other. A method of interstrand-crosslinking DNA by using these compounds; and medicinal compositions containing interstarand-crosslinking agents of DNA.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method of producing a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide whereby a longer pyrrole-imidazole polyamide can be conveniently synthesized and a peptide (protein) can be easily transferred. According to this method, a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having a carboxylate group which can be excised from a solid phase carrier at its end, makes it possible to directly transfer various functional groups and can exactly distinguish DNA sequences can be efficiently produced. A method of synthesizing a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide characterized by performing automatic synthesis by the solid phase Fmoc method with the used of a peptide synthesizer; a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having a carboxyl group at its end obtained by this method; a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having a DNA alkylation agent transferred into the carboxyl group at the end of the above-described pyrrole-imidazole polyamide; and a sequence-specific DNA alkylation method characterized by using the above compound.

Abstract: Compounds represented by the general formula (I): which two DNA strands can be interstrand-crossliked:

Abstract: A method for screening the effect of a segment A (chemical species A) on a substance (for example, a cell) containing DNA or RNA by using artificial chemical species. Namely, a method of detecting or identifying the function of a chemical species A on a substance containing DNA or RNA by using one or more chemical species represented by the following general formula (I) which are capable of recognizing a DNA base sequence; a kit therefor; and a plate to be used therein: B-L-A (I) wherein B represents a chemical structure containing an non-natural base capable of recognizing a DNA base sequence; A represents a chemical structure having an interaction with DNA; and L represents a linker whereby the chemical structures A and B can be linked together.