Abstract: Systems and methods relate generally to contextual features for a printing device. In an example method thereof, features of a printing device configuration are queried by a firmware service. The features obtained by a first dynamic scheduling service associated with the printing device are packaged. The features packaged are retrieved to provide a features list thereof by a second dynamic scheduling service for a driver associated with the printing device. Dynamic scheduling data is generated by an artificial intelligence service including deactivating one or more of the features responsive to a policy. The generating of the dynamic scheduling data includes filtering the features using the policy by the artificial intelligence service. A dynamic user interface is created by the second dynamic scheduling service responsive to the dynamic scheduling data.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of reliably outputting remotely. The job acquisition unit acquires a job. When the job is acquired by the job acquisition unit, an imaging unit captures the surroundings and acquires image data. The person detection unit detects a person in the image data imaged by the imaging unit. When the person is detected by the person detection unit, the notification unit notifies the person to request a response to the job. The image forming unit forms an image of the job after the notification by the notification unit.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that enhances the distinctiveness of document having a color portion and outputs in monochrome. A monochrome visual determination unit determines whether or not the distinctiveness of the color portion is low when the document data having the color portion is output in monochrome. This color portion includes characters, electronic marks, and graphs, and they are after a specific keyword. A monochrome presentation unit presents to a user a warning or a result of modification when there is the color portion that the distinctiveness is determined to be low by the monochrome visual determination unit. The monochrome presentation unit presents a state in which the document data is output in monochrome by displaying a preview.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that reduces discomfort when returning from the energy saving mode. The image forming apparatus can switch between an energy saving mode and a normal mode that consumes more power than the energy saving mode as the operation mode. A human sensor can detect a person and calculate the distance to the person. An operation mode control unit raises the temperature of the fixing unit of the image forming unit when a person detected by the human sensor approaches within the first specific distance, and it start transport unit to be driven when the person approaches within a second specific distance, which is closer than the first specific distance.

Abstract: Systems and methods relate generally to contextual features for a printing device. In an example method thereof, features of a printing device configuration are queried by a firmware service. The features obtained by a first dynamic scheduling service associated with the printing device are packaged. The features packaged are retrieved to provide a features list thereof by a second dynamic scheduling service for a driver associated with the printing device. Dynamic scheduling data is generated by an artificial intelligence service including deactivating one or more of the features responsive to a policy. The generating of the dynamic scheduling data includes filtering the features using the policy by the artificial intelligence service. A dynamic user interface is created by the second dynamic scheduling service responsive to the dynamic scheduling data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a storage device that stores font data including a character code and outline data in association with the character code, the outline data being used to render a character specified by the character code; and a text processing unit configured to obtain, from the font data, the outline data in association with the character code included in the printable data, and a character rendering unit configured to process the outline data by changing a coordinate of a stroke, thickness of each line, and/or an interval between characters to thereby create processed outline data, the stroke being a center line of each line included in an object of the character rendered by using the outline data, and render an object of the character by using the processed outline data to thereby render the character specified by the same character code as a different object.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that enhances the distinctiveness of document having a color portion and outputs in monochrome. A monochrome visual determination unit determines whether or not the distinctiveness of the color portion is low when the document data having the color portion is output in monochrome. This color portion includes characters, electronic marks, and graphs, and they are after a specific keyword. A monochrome presentation unit presents to a user a warning or a result of modification when there is the color portion that the distinctiveness is determined to be low by the monochrome visual determination unit. The monochrome presentation unit presents a state in which the document data is output in monochrome by displaying a preview.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus that determines the usage status of a function by a user and improves power consumption efficiency. The image forming apparatus is capable of switching between an energy saving mode and a normal mode in which power consumption is larger than that of the energy saving mode. The power supply control unit determines whether or not power is supplied depending on the usage status of the function by the user. The power supply control unit controls the power supply of the operation panel unit, the document reading unit, and the image forming unit to be turned on or off, respectively, when returning from the energy saving mode to the normal mode according to the determination.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to receive printable data including a character code; and a controller circuitry configured to operate as a font module including font data and a font data supplying unit, the font data including a character code and multiple different outline data in association with the character code, each of the multiple different outline data being used to render a character specified by the character code, the font data supplying unit being configured to supply one outline data to the text processing unit, a text processing unit configured to obtain the one outline data from the font data supplying unit out of the multiple different outline data in association with the character code included in the printable data, and a character rendering unit configured to render the character specified by the character code included in the printable data by using the one outline data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a storage device that stores font data including a character code and outline data in association with the character code, the outline data being used to render a character specified by the character code; and a text processing unit configured to obtain, from the font data, the outline data in association with the character code included in the printable data, and a character rendering unit configured to process the outline data by changing a coordinate of a stroke, thickness of each line, and/or an interval between characters to thereby create processed outline data, the stroke being a center line of each line included in an object of the character rendered by using the outline data, and render an object of the character by using the processed outline data to thereby render the character specified by the same character code as a different object.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to receive printable data including a character code; and a controller circuitry configured to operate as a font module including font data and a font data supplying unit, the font data including a character code and multiple different outline data in association with the character code, each of the multiple different outline data being used to render a character specified by the character code, the font data supplying unit being configured to supply one outline data to the text processing unit, a text processing unit configured to obtain the one outline data from the font data supplying unit out of the multiple different outline data in association with the character code included in the printable data, and a character rendering unit configured to render the character specified by the character code included in the printable data by using the one outline data.

Abstract: A host apparatus includes a character input module in which multiple characters are input, a word conversion module configured to convert the multiple characters into a word, a first pseudo-combined-character determining module configured to determine whether a pseudo-combined-character of the word is creatable, where the pseudo-combined-character is creatable, determine whether or not the pseudo-combined-character of the word is to be rendered, and where the pseudo-combined-character is to be rendered, add a special code onto a certain position of multiple character codes, the multiple character codes standing for the multiple characters included in the word, the special code indicating that the multiple characters are to be rendered in the pseudo-combined-character, and a first pseudo-combined-character rendering module configured to render the multiple characters in the pseudo-combined-character and display the pseudo-combined-character on the display device, the multiple characters being specified by the

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller circuit configured to execute an information processing program to operate as a rendering module, the rendering module being configured to determine, with reference to the character code table, whether or not a specified character code is supported by a specified font, the specified character code being the character code in the printable data, the specified font being a font specified by the font specifying information, if determining that the specified character code is an unsupported character code, the unsupported character code being a character code unsupported by the specified font, determine, with reference to the character code table, whether or not there is an alternative font, the alternative font being a font that supports the unsupported character code, and if determining that there is the alternative font, render a character specified by the unsupported character code by using the alternative font.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller circuit configured to execute an information processing program to operate as a rendering module, the rendering module being configured to determine whether or not a specified font is included in the list, the specified font being a font specified by the font specifying information, if determining that the specified font is not included in the list, select an alternative font from the list, the alternative font being one of the one or more fonts, render a character specified by the character code included in the printable data by using alternative font data, the alternative font data being font data of the alternative font, and render alternative font rendering information, the alternative font rendering information being information indicating that rendering is executed by using the alternative font data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller circuit configured to execute an information processing program to operate as a rendering module, the rendering module being configured to determine, with reference to the character code table, whether or not a specified character code is supported by a specified font, the specified character code being the character code in the printable data, the specified font being a font specified by the font specifying information, if determining that the specified character code is an unsupported character code, the unsupported character code being a character code unsupported by the specified font, determine, with reference to the character code table, whether or not there is an alternative font, the alternative font being a font that supports the unsupported character code, and if determining that there is the alternative font, render a character specified by the unsupported character code by using the alternative font.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a communication interface that receives printable data including a character code from a host device; a memory that stores a character code attribute table recording the character code, the character code attribute table being configured to record a rendering attribute in association with the character code; and a processor that executes an information processing program to operate as a rendering module, in which the rendering module is configured to render a character identified by the character code in the printable data on a basis of the rendering attribute recorded in association with the character code in the character code attribute table to generate rendering data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a print device, a sign printing circuit, and a sign analyzing circuit. The print device performs a print job onto a print medium. The sign printing circuit causes the print device to print a sign where a glyph is present in a font corresponding to a code based on the code included in print data. The sign analyzing circuit analyzes whether or not the glyph is invalid data where the sign printing circuit is not able to cause the print device to print. When the sign analyzing circuit analyzes that the glyph present in the font corresponding to the code of a target sign is the invalid data, the sign printing circuit causes the print device to print a specific alternative sign as an alternative to the target sign.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a print device, a sign printing circuit, and a sign analyzing circuit. The print device performs a print job onto a print medium. The sign printing circuit causes the print device to print a sign where a glyph is present in a font corresponding to a code based on the code included in print data. The sign analyzing circuit analyzes whether or not the glyph is invalid data where the sign printing circuit is not able to cause the print device to print. When the sign analyzing circuit analyzes that the glyph present in the font corresponding to the code of a target sign is the invalid data, the sign printing circuit causes the print device to print a specific alternative sign as an alternative to the target sign.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a font cache storage portion and a first determination portion. The font cache storage portion is configured to store a character image by an LRU method. The first determination portion is configured to determine whether to store the character image at a position of a head of the font cache storage portion, on the basis of a used state of the character image.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a font cache storage portion and a first determination portion. The font cache storage portion is configured to store a character image by an LRU method. The first determination portion is configured to determine whether to store the character image at a position of a head of the font cache storage portion, on the basis of a used state of the character image.