Abstract: An information processing device includes a key generation portion that generates a first key associated with an electronic device when a processing request for the electronic device is received, a key transmission portion that transmits the first key to a request source of the processing request, a connection controller that when a second key is received from the request source, connects to the electronic device associated with the first key corresponding to the received second key, and a response notification portion that notifies the request source of response data from the electronic device when the response data is received from the electronic device, the response data including screen data used for controlling the electronic device.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a key generation portion that generates a first key associated with an electronic device when a processing request for the electronic device is received, a key transmission portion that transmits the first key to a request source of the processing request, a connection controller that when a second key is received from the request source, connects to the electronic device associated with the first key corresponding to the received second key, and a response notification portion that notifies the request source of response data from the electronic device when the response data is received from the electronic device, the response data including screen data used for controlling the electronic device.

Abstract: A information collection apparatus for collecting information indicating a state of a printer, the PC configured to perform processing including: collecting a first group of the information; and referring to a collection condition table associating the first group of the information, a first condition, and a second group of the information, wherein when the collected first group of the information satisfies the associated first condition, a determination is made to collect the associated second group of the information, whereas when the collected first group of the information does not satisfy the associated first condition, a determination is made not to collect the associated second group of the information.

Abstract: A information collection apparatus for collecting information indicating a state of a printer, the PC configured to perform processing including: collecting a first group of the information; and referring to a collection condition table associating the first group of the information, a first condition, and a second group of the information, wherein when the collected first group of the information satisfies the associated first condition, a determination is made to collect the associated second group of the information, whereas when the collected first group of the information does not satisfy the associated first condition, a determination is made not to collect the associated second group of the information.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus suppresses information leaking due to a print job being printed when the user is not at the printer. A printing control apparatus that connects to a terminal and a printer has: a communicator configured to receive from the terminal a specified-printer job, which is a print job for which the printer is designated as a print destination; and a controller. If the specified-printer job is not confidential, the controller sends print data based on the specified-printer job to a specified printer, which is the printer designated as the print destination in the specified-printer job. If the specified-printer job is confidential, the controller receives authentication information input to the printer from the printer and executes an authentication process based on the authentication information, and sends the print data to an authenticated printer according to a result of the authentication process.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus suppresses information leaking due to a print job being printed when the user is not at the printer. A printing control apparatus that connects to a terminal and a printer has: a communicator configured to receive from the terminal a specified-printer job, which is a print job for which the printer is designated as a print destination; and a controller. If the specified-printer job is not confidential, the controller sends print data based on the specified-printer job to a specified printer, which is the printer designated as the print destination in the specified-printer job. If the specified-printer job is confidential, the controller receives authentication information input to the printer from the printer and executes an authentication process based on the authentication information, and sends the print data to an authenticated printer according to a result of the authentication process.