Abstract: An image formation device includes a controller, a storage, and an image former. The storage has a first storage area and a second storage area. The first storage area stores a setting value to be referred to during an operation of the image formation device. The second storage area stores management information to which a group policy is applied. The controller, when the management information was able to be acquired from an external portion, sets the setting value based on the acquired management information, and, when the management information was not able to be acquired from the external portion, sets the setting value based on the management information stored in the second storage area.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus comprising a controller and a communicator, wherein the controller is configured to perform to detect distance information of the image-forming apparatus with respect to a portable terminal device possessed by a user based on communication with the portable terminal device using the communicator, detect, based on the detected distance information, approach or leaving of specific portable terminal devices possessed by at least one or more predetermined users to or from the image-forming apparatus, and change a behavior of the image-forming apparatus when the controller detects the approach or the leaving of the specific portable terminal device to or from the image-forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a displayer, a controller, and an image former. The controller is capable of setting a screen to be displayed on the displayer, as an initial screen, and is capable of making settings as to whether a specific screen for displaying apparatus information is displayed on the displayer in preference to the initial screen. In a case where settings are made to display the specific screen on the displayer in preference to the initial screen, the controller displays the specific screen on the displayer in preference to the initial screen.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus comprising a controller and a communicator, wherein the controller is configured to perform to detect distance information of the image-forming apparatus with respect to a portable terminal device possessed by a user based on communication with the portable terminal device using the communicator, detect, based on the detected distance information, approach or leaving of specific portable terminal devices possessed by at least one or more predetermined users to or from the image-forming apparatus, and change a behavior of the image-forming apparatus when the controller detects the approach or the leaving of the specific portable terminal device to or from the image-forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus shared by users in multiple groups includes a communication unit, a memory, a user authorizer, an operation unit, a display, an image former, and a controller. When the operation unit accepts a command for forming an image from a first user based on spooled image data of the first user stored in a spool area in the memory after the user authorizer has authorized the first user, the controller causes the display to display, in addition to the spooled image data of the first user, spooled image data received by the communication unit, from other users belonging to the same group as the first user. When the operation unit accepts selection and a print command of the spooled image data, the controller causes the image former to collectively form images based on the selected spooled image data.

Abstract: An image formation device includes a controller, a storage, and an image former. The storage has a first storage area and a second storage area. The first storage area stores a setting value to be referred to during an operation of the image formation device. The second storage area stores management information to which a group policy is applied. The controller, when the management information was able to be acquired from an external portion, sets the setting value based on the acquired management information, and, when the management information was not able to be acquired from the external portion, sets the setting value based on the management information stored in the second storage area.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus shared by users in multiple groups includes a communication unit, a memory, a user authorizer, an operation unit, a display, an image former, and a controller. When the operation unit accepts a command for forming an image from a first user based on spooled image data of the first user stored in a spool area in the memory after the user authorizer has authorized the first user, the controller causes the display to display, in addition to the spooled image data of the first user, spooled image data received by the communication unit, from other users belonging to the same group as the first user. When the operation unit accepts selection and a print command of the spooled image data, the controller causes the image former to collectively form images based on the selected spooled image data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of easily constructing an environment in which user authentication is performed in a linking manner is provided. The information processing apparatus includes an authentication portion which performs user authentication based on internal user information entered by a login operation on the information processing apparatus, an authentication link information holding portion which stores, if external user information to be entered to use a service provided via a network matches the internal user information, authentication link information including the internal user information, and an authentication link control portion which performs control, if the authentication link information is stored in the authentication link information holding portion, to permit a user who logs into the information processing apparatus with the internal user information to use the service.

Abstract: The control device comprises: a first storage unit; a second storage unit which has a faster I/O speed than the first storage unit and has a first and a second storage region; and a control unit which, with either the first or the second storage region as a transfer destination region, and transmits a verification value for the data block to the write device. If the verification value is proper, the write device transmits a block transmission commencement request to the control unit prior to transmission of the next data block. If the block transmission commencement request has been received, the control unit switches the transfer destination region to the other of the first or the second storage region, and causes the data blocks which were stored in the transfer destination region prior to the switch to be written to the first storage unit.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus of an image forming system, a judging section judges, based on identification information included in print job data, whether a display apparatus corresponding to the print job data is a specific display apparatus. Based on a judgment result of the judging section, an image formation control section controls image forming operation of an image forming section. When it is judged by the judging section as being the specific display apparatus, this image formation control section suspends the image forming operation by the image forming section once. Further, when it is judged by the judging section as not being the specific display apparatus, the image formation control section causes the image forming operation by the image forming section to be executed promptly.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus of an image forming system, a judging section judges, based on identification information included in print job data, whether a display apparatus corresponding to the print job data is a specific display apparatus. Based on a judgment result of the judging section, an image formation control section controls image forming operation of an image forming section. When it is judged by the judging section as being the specific display apparatus, this image formation control section suspends the image forming operation by the image forming section once. Further, when it is judged by the judging section as not being the specific display apparatus, the image formation control section causes the image forming operation by the image forming section to be executed promptly.

Abstract: Image forming apparatus communicates with a server computer and obtains information related to state of power supply from the server computer. Based on the obtained information, the image forming apparatus determines whether or not it is in a time zone of peak power consumption. If it is determined to be the time zone of peak power consumption, a method of counting the number of outputs is switched to a weighted counting method, for counting with weight added to the normal counting method.

Abstract: To provide a control unit including a touch panel display capable of presenting preview display of multiple pages of document images on the display panel, the touch panel display includes: a binding position indicating controller; a binding process preview displaying controller that displays preview images of recording paper bound at the specified position; a paper binding position-linked scrolling display switching controller that, when the binding position in the printed paper is modified, switches the direction of scrolling preview display so as to be suited to the recording paper bound at the modified binding position.

Abstract: Image forming apparatus communicates with a server computer and obtains information related to state of power supply from the server computer. Based on the obtained information, the image forming apparatus determines whether or not it is in a time zone of peak power consumption. If it is determined to be the time zone of peak power consumption, a method of counting the number of outputs is switched to a weighted counting method, for counting with weight added to the normal counting method.

Abstract: When image data is obtained through a network from a document reading portion or a PC etc., a main control portion displays, through a display control portion, a document icon in a document icon area on a display portion. A user drags and drops the document icon on an output image operation area with a touch pen or the like, and the main control portion displays the specified document icon on the area. Moreover, when specification of a paper area, a position of a punch hole, a position of stapling, and the like is performed with the touch pen or the like, the main control portion determines whether or not setting is possible and outputs specified data to an image formation control portion and a post-process control portion.

Abstract: To provide a control unit including a touch panel display capable of presenting preview display of multiple pages of document images on the display panel, the touch panel display includes: a binding position indicating controller; a binding process preview displaying controller that displays preview images of recording paper bound at the specified position; a paper binding position-linked scrolling display switching controller that, when the binding position in the printed paper is modified, switches the direction of scrolling preview display so as to be suited to the recording paper bound at the modified binding position.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, in a display control apparatus that repeatedly displays various image data on a screen, the display control apparatus includes: an input/setting means that, for each unit of image data, inputs/sets an image data display control method corresponding to a number of display times of the image data; a storage means that, for each unit of image data, stores the image data display control method corresponding to the number of display times of the image data that has been input/set by the input/setting means; and a control means that, when repeatedly displaying image data, identifies the number of display times of the image data, and displays the image data according to the image data display control method corresponding to the number of display times that has been stored in the storage means.

Abstract: When image data is obtained through a network from a document reading portion or a PC etc., a main control portion displays, through a display control portion, a document icon in a document icon area on a display portion. A user drags and drops the document icon on an output image operation area with a touch pen or the like, and the main control portion displays the specified document icon on the area. Moreover, when specification of a paper area, a position of a punch hole, a position of stapling, and the like is performed with the touch pen or the like, the main control portion determines whether or not setting is possible and outputs specified data to an image formation control portion and a post-process control portion.

Abstract: A job processing apparatus includes a job executing section, an operating section, an interface section, and a control section. The control section shifts the job processing apparatus from a normal operation mode to a power-saving operation mode after a lapse of standby time T during which no command input to the job executing section is detected. The control section returns the job processing apparatus from the power-saving operation mode to the normal operation mode when a command input to the job executing section is detected in the power-saving operation mode. The control section utilizes standby time T1, instead of the standby time T, if a last job executed by the job executing section is according to job data input through the interface section. The standby time T1 is shorter than the standby time T.

Abstract: A job processing apparatus includes a job executing section, an operating section, an interface section, and a control section. The control section shifts the job processing apparatus from a normal operation mode to a power-saving operation mode after a lapse of standby time T during which no command input to the job executing section is detected. The control section returns the job processing apparatus from the power-saving operation mode to the normal operation mode when a command input to the job executing section is detected in the power-saving operation mode. The control section utilizes standby time T1, instead of the standby time T, if a last job executed by the job executing section is according to job data input through the interface section. The standby time T1 is shorter than the standby time T.