Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, setting information is stored in a storage part for a function which the image forming apparatus operates based on the setting information. An acquisition request of common setting information is sent to an information processing apparatus including the common setting information in common with multiple of the image forming apparatuses connected through a network. The common setting information is received from the information processing apparatus. The common setting information received by the receiving part is set in the setting information stored in the storage part.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detector, a destination specifier, a request transmitter, a response receiver, and an output controller. The detector is configured to detect embedment information embedded onto image data. The destination specifier is configured to specify a destination to which a request for determination on whether to permit an output of the image data is transmitted based on the detected embedment information. The request transmitter is configured to transmit the request together with the image data to the destination. The response receiver is configured to receive a response to the request. The output controller is configured to determine whether to output the image data based on the response.

Abstract: An information apparatus includes an apparatus information obtaining unit that obtains apparatus information from a plurality of apparatuses connected via a network to the information apparatus, an apparatus selection unit that selects a target apparatus from the plurality of apparatuses based on the obtained apparatus information, and a process result obtaining unit that sends a request to the target apparatus to request the target apparatus to perform a process corresponding to the request, and obtains a result of the performed process from the target apparatus.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, setting information is stored in a storage part for a function which the image forming apparatus operates based on the setting information. An acquisition request of common setting information is sent to an information processing apparatus including the common setting information in common with multiple of the image forming apparatuses connected through a network. The common setting information is received from the information processing apparatus. The common setting information received by the receiving part is set in the setting information stored in the storage part.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storing unit that stores setting information for operating the image processing apparatus; and an updating control unit that sends a request for obtaining predetermined differentiated setting information, which is a part of a set of setting information stored in a data processing apparatus in a differentiated manner in accordance with a predetermined differentiating criterion, to the data processing apparatus via a network, obtains the predetermined differentiated setting information from the data processing apparatus via the network and controls to update the setting information stored in the storing unit by the obtained predetermined differentiated setting information.

Abstract: An information apparatus includes an apparatus information obtaining unit that obtains apparatus information from a plurality of apparatuses connected via a network to the information apparatus, an apparatus selection unit that selects a target apparatus from the plurality of apparatuses based on the obtained apparatus information, and a process result obtaining unit that sends a request to the target apparatus to request the target apparatus to perform a process corresponding to the request, and obtains a result of the performed process from the target apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a request sender configured to send a request for setting information to a setting information providing apparatus via a network, the setting information defining behavior of each one of a plurality of information processing apparatuses; a setting information obtainer to obtain the setting information from the setting information providing apparatus; a setting information storage area to store the obtained setting information; and a setting information sender to send information based on the obtained setting information to at least one other information processing apparatus of the plurality of information processing apparatuses other than the information processing apparatus via a network.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storing unit that stores setting information for operating the image processing apparatus; and an updating control unit that sends a request for obtaining predetermined differentiated setting information, which is a part of a set of setting information stored in a data processing apparatus in a differentiated manner in accordance with a predetermined differentiating criterion, to the data processing apparatus via a network, obtains the predetermined differentiated setting information from the data processing apparatus via the network and controls to update the setting information stored in the storing unit by the obtained predetermined differentiated setting information.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, setting information is stored in a storage part for a function which the, image forming apparatus operates based on the setting information. An acquisition request of common setting information is sent to an information processing apparatus including the common setting information in common with multiple of the image forming apparatuses connected through a network. The common setting information is received from the information processing apparatus. The common setting information received by the receiving part is set in the setting information stored in the storage part.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, setting information is stored in a storage part for a function which the image forming apparatus operates based on the setting information. An acquisition request of common setting information is sent to an information processing apparatus including the common setting information in common with multiple of the image forming apparatuses connected through a network. The common setting information is received from the information processing apparatus. It is monitored whether there is a job in the function. Timing for setting the common setting information, which is received by the receiving part to the setting information stored in the storage part, is controlled based on whether a non-processed job is prioritized or an update is prioritized.