Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a network interface and circuitry. The network interface is configured to connect to a server and an information processing apparatus through a network. The circuitry is configured to set either one of a first connection mode and a second connection mode, execute a browser in the second connection mode, to cause the browser to receive from a web application via a network port an instruction for controlling image formation by the image forming apparatus, and to control the image forming apparatus to form the image in accordance with the instruction received from the web application, in the second connection mode, close a network port other than the network port that is used for communication with the web application, and in the first communication mode, controlling the image formation based on a print job data transmitted from the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a WOL setting unit that sets WOL setting set information indicating whether a WOL being a function by which power supply to an information processing unit is started when being triggered by receipt of a specific packet from a server, is set or not; a state controlling unit that when receiving a shutdown start request and if the WOL setting set information indicates that the WOL is set, exercises control so as to transition into a WOL standby state; a WOL setting controlling unit that exercises control so as to set the WOL before transition into the WOL standby state; and a WOL setting storage controlling unit that, upon transition into the WOL standby state, exercises control so as to store WOL setting enabling information indicating that the WOL has been set, into a non-volatile memory.

Abstract: A novel information processing apparatus includes an energy-saving mode controller that controls the information processing apparatus in an energy-saving mode, and a restart controller that restarts the energy-saving mode controller each time a predetermined value is counted using a counter. The energy-saving mode controller resets a counter in the restart controller based on information output in a shorter cycle than counting of the predetermined value by the counter in accordance with an operating mode of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A novel information processing apparatus includes an energy-saving mode controller that controls the information processing apparatus in an energy-saving mode, and a restart controller that restarts the energy-saving mode controller each time a predetermined value is counted using a counter. The energy-saving mode controller resets a counter in the restart controller based on information output in a shorter cycle than counting of the predetermined value by the counter in accordance with an operating mode of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus include a program for performing a process concerning image formation by using a hardware resource, and a slot which a recording medium is inserted into and removed from. A status monitoring part monitors whether or not a recording medium is inserted or removed; a recording medium starting part starts the recording medium inserted into said slot into a state in which said recording medium is assessable; and a program starting part reads a program from said recording medium started into the accessible state, and starting said program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first storage unit; a second storage unit connected to the first storage unit via a data transfer channel; a HDD total capacity determination unit acquiring information about a total storage capacity of the first storage unit; a HDD partition capacity determination unit acquiring information about a storage capacity in use of the second storage unit; a comparison unit comparing the total storage capacity of the second storage unit with the storage capacity in use of the second storage unit; a copy determination unit determining whether data stored in the second storage unit can be transferred to the first storage unit based on a result of comparison by the comparison unit; and a copy processing unit transferring the data stored in the second storage unit to the first storage unit when it is determined by the copy determination unit that the transfer is possible.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage section that stores programs for carrying out processes, an updating data selection section that selects an updating data for at least one of programs from an updating data group, based on a program that is started or is startable, and an updating section that updates at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.

Abstract: A card type memory includes a file system for use in an image forming apparatus, outside the file system, an operating system that starts a program installed in the image forming apparatus, an image formation program that executes image formation, and a start program that starts the program are also included in the card type memory outside the file system.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed, the image forming apparatus including a storing unit that stores a program in accordance with which the image forming apparatus operates, an acquiring unit that acquires an update program from an external source, and an updating unit. Before updating the program stored in the storing unit, the updating unit determines whether the update program acquired by the acquiring unit is authentic by checking the electronic signature of the update unit. If the updating unit determines that the update program acquired by the acquiring unit is authentic, the updating unit updates the program stored in the storing unit. Accordingly, the image forming apparatus can improve the reliability of the update program.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus include a program for performing a process concerning image formation by using a hardware resource, and a slot which a recording medium is inserted into and removed from. A status monitoring part monitors whether or not a recording medium is inserted or removed; a recording medium starting part starts the recording medium inserted into said slot into a state in which said recording medium is assessable; and a program starting part reads a program from said recording medium started into the accessible state, and starting said program.

Abstract: A storage unit stores therein license information that indicates whether an application is licensed and permission information that indicates whether an application is allowed to start. A starting unit starts an application for which the permission information is stored in the storage unit. A determining unit acquires license information of a running application from the storage unit and determines whether acquired license information indicates that the application is licensed. An outputting unit outputs error information when the acquired license information does not indicate that the running application is licensed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes hardware resources used by an image forming process, a storage section which stores one or more programs for carrying out processes of user services and control services related to the image forming process, a start information acquiring section which acquires starting information of each of the programs stored in the storage section, a module identification information acquiring section which acquires module identification information of at least one arbitrary program from a recording medium which is recorded with updating data for a plurality of programs, an updating data selection section which selects the updating data corresponding to the at least one arbitrary program from the recording medium, based on the starting information and the module identification information, and an updating section which updates the at least one arbitrary program stored in the storage section based on the selected updating data.