Abstract: A detector detects a first key information piece embedded on one side of one sheet or more than one respective sheets from which image data is read out by a reader, and a second key information piece embedded on the other side thereof or on another sheet. And a comparator compares to each other, the detected first and second key information pieces and judges whether or not these key information pieces are related to each other. Then, a controller permits an output portion to output image data read out from all judgment target sheets if it is judged about all these respective sheets that the first and second key information pieces are related to each other, meanwhile the controller prohibits the output portion from outputting image data read out from one sheet if it is judged about this sheet that those key information pieces are not related to each other.

Abstract: In the case where an attribute of a general-purpose file to be processed is an attribute inhibiting printing, an MFP selects a transmission function, which is one of output functions of the MFP, as a function that can be performed (selected) in response to an output instruction, and displays a screen for transmission. In the case of an attribute permitting a document assembly function, the MFP determines that a bind function is a function that can be performed (selected), and displays a screen for the function. In the case of an attribute inhibiting the document assembly function, the MFP determines that a function of adding information to a file, which is one of the output functions of the MFP that does not implement the document assembly function, is a function that can be performed (selected), and displays a screen for the function.

Abstract: An e-mail processing apparatus, comprising: a communication part that receives e-mails; an accumulator that accumulates the e-mails received via the communication part; a display; and a controller that makes the display display in tree structure, cross relationships between the accumulated e-mails, based on past data of the accumulated e-mails.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: a display which is capable of displaying a preview image of a document, the document consisting of a plurality of pages including one or more text sections in a text data format and one or more illustration sections in an image data format; an illustration section selector which selects one of the one or more illustration sections on any of the pages in the preview image displayed on the display, according to a user operation; a page selector which specifies one of the plurality of pages as a destination page to which the illustration section selected by the illustration section selector is to be transferred, according to a user operation; a realignment portion which transfers the illustration section selected by the illustration section selector to the destination page selected by the page selector and realigns texts in a text section of the destination page; and a controller which allows the display to display a preview image of the destination page including the texts

Abstract: A network system including at least one client and a user account management server is provided. The user account management server includes a user account saving portion for saving a user identifier and a user password for a cooperative server with which at least one client works in coordination for specific processing. Each of the clients includes an application storage portion for storing an application for the specific processing, a reference information storage portion for storing reference information to be referred to when the application is executed, a location information obtaining portion for obtaining location information indicating a saving location of the user identifier and user password, a user account obtaining portion for obtaining, based on the location information, the user identifier and the user password from the user account management server, and an update portion for updating the reference information to indicate the user identifier and the user password.

Abstract: In an image processing system including a plurality of image processing devices, each image processing device includes an authenticating unit, a function implementing unit and a function specifying unit. The authenticating unit performs user authentication. The function specifying unit specifies a specific image processing function in another image processing device for each of the users. The function implementing unit implements the specific image processing function for the user already logging in the authenticating unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image data input portion that inputs image data and a text data input portion that inputs text data. The text data inputted by the text data input portion is converted into voice data by a voice data converter, and this obtained voice data and the image data inputted by the image data input portion are connected to each other by a connector, and then a file including the voice data and the image data connected to each other is created.

Abstract: A system for outputting an image includes first and second image output apparatuses. The first image output apparatus includes a display processing portion that displays an image to be outputted on electronic paper based on a first condition under which a job to output the image is executed, a conditions storing processing portion that stores, in a conditions storage, the first condition in association with a job identifier for identifying the job, and a job identifier storing processing portion that stores the job identifier in the electronic paper. The second image output apparatus includes a reading portion that reads out the job identifier from the electronic paper, an obtaining portion that obtains, from the conditions storage portion, the first condition corresponding to the job identifier thus read out, and a job execution portion that executes a whole or a part of the job based on the first condition thus obtained.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storing portion, an authentication portion to authenticate a user using one of the one or more user apparatuses on the basis of identification information received from the user apparatus; a selecting portion to select, as main data, a piece of data from among one or more pieces of data stored in a presentation area which is a predetermined one of the plurality of storage areas; a screen generating portion to generate an access screen including an image of the selected main data; an access detecting portion to detect an access to the presentation area; and a screen transmitting portion, when the access detecting portion detects an access to the presentation area by the authenticated user, to transmit the generated access screen to the one of the one or more user apparatuses that is used by the authenticated user.

Abstract: A communication system and a communication method for permitting a user of a cell-phone to receive data in a non-service area via an MFP. When the communication condition between a base station and a cell-phone becomes bad, the base station sends a map showing the current position of the cell-phone and the locations of nearby MFPs to the cell-phone. The user of the cell-phone selects one from the MFPs on the map and notifies the base station of the selected MFP. The base station sends an e-mail addressed to the cell-phone to the selected MFP, and the MFP stores the e-mail therein. The user of the cell-phone makes an access to the MFP by short-distance wireless communication to receive the e-mail.

Abstract: A system for outputting an image includes first and second image output apparatuses. The first image output apparatus includes a display processing portion that displays an image to be outputted on electronic paper based on a first condition under which a job to output the image is executed, a conditions storing processing portion that stores, in a conditions storage, the first condition in association with a job identifier for identifying the job, and a job identifier storing processing portion that stores the job identifier in the electronic paper. The second image output apparatus includes a reading portion that reads out the job identifier from the electronic paper, an obtaining portion that obtains, from the conditions storage portion, the first condition corresponding to the job identifier thus read out, and a job execution portion that executes a whole or a part of the job based on the first condition thus obtained.

Abstract: An image forming device including a document tag reader that detects a contactless IC tag (document tag) attached to the document. If the document tag reader detects a document tag attached to a document, the tagged document is recognized as having a high management level, and a tagged recording sheet is fed (selected) from a sheet tray storing tagged recording sheets to which a contactless IC tag (sheet tag) is attached. On the other hand, if the document tag reader does not detect a document tag, the document is recognized as having a low management level, and a not-tagged recording sheet is fed (selected) from a sheet tray storing not-tagged recording sheets to which a contactless IC tag (sheet tag) is not attached.

Abstract: In order to provide a more user-friendly image processing apparatus, the present invention provides an image processing apparatus that is able to obtain information stored in a contactless IC tag embedded in the document paper, for example, and search for related information based on the obtained information, and display the related information on a display screen like the liquid crystal display panel in the control panel.

Abstract: In order to facilitate editing of moving images, MFP includes a reproduction portion to reproduce a moving image, an insertion location determination portion to determine, as an insertion location, a reproduction location of a first moving image that is being reproduced at a point of time when an insertion instruction is accepted during reproduction of the first moving image by the reproduction portion, a still image obtaining portion to obtain a still image, a moving image generation portion to generate a second moving image displaying the obtained still image, and a combination portion to generate a third moving image in which the second moving image is inserted at the determined insertion location of the first moving image (S09) and to store the generated third moving image in HDD.

Abstract: A CPU determines whether there is handwriting. If handwriting is determined to be done, the handwritten image data is obtained. Thereafter, CPU determines, based on the obtained handwritten image data, whether the handwritten image is a handwritten data for area designation. If it is determined, based on the obtained handwritten image data, that the handwritten image data is a handwritten image for area designation, next, a designated write area display process is executed.

Abstract: A CPU obtains a leading page of data stored in an HDD and executes delivery. Then, the CPU determines whether a single-delivery stop command is received or not. When the CPU determines that the single-delivery stop command is received, it executes the single-delivery stop processing. The CPU determines whether an all-delivery stop command is received or not. When the all-delivery stop command is received, the CPU executes all-delivery stop/resume processing. When the all-delivery stop processing command is not received, CPU determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed or not. When the predetermined period has elapsed, the CPU obtains a next page and executes next data delivery.

Abstract: In the case where an attribute of a general-purpose file to be processed is an attribute inhibiting printing, an MFP selects a transmission function, which is one of output functions of the MFP, as a function that can be performed (selected) in response to an output instruction, and displays a screen for transmission. In the case of an attribute permitting a document assembly function, the MFP determines that a bind function is a function that can be performed (selected), and displays a screen for the function. In the case of an attribute inhibiting the document assembly function, the MFP determines that a function of adding information to a file, which is one of the output functions of the MFP that does not implement the document assembly function, is a function that can be performed (selected), and displays a screen for the function.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an image data input portion that inputs image data and a text data input portion that inputs text data. The text data inputted by the text data input portion is converted into voice data by a voice data converter, and this obtained voice data and the image data inputted by the image data input portion are connected to each other by a connector, and then a file including the voice data and the image data connected to each other is created.

Abstract: A detector detects a first key information piece embedded on one side of one sheet or more than one respective sheets from which image data is read out by a reader, and a second key information piece embedded on the other side thereof or on another sheet. And a comparator 11 compares to each other, the detected first and second key information pieces and judges whether or not these key information pieces are related to each other. Then, a controller permits an output portion to output image data read out from all judgment target sheets if it is judged about all these respective sheets that the first and second key information pieces are related to each other, meanwhile the controller prohibits the output portion from outputting image data read out from one sheet if it is judged about this sheet that those key information pieces are not related to each other.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has first and second processors for performing first and second processings for image data received by a communication device. A data processing apparatus instructs for the image processing apparatus to execute the first and second processings for image data. When the image data and the instruction therefor are received, the image processing apparatus performs the first and second processings, and sends the image data processed by the second processor to the data processing apparatus, which replaces the received file with the transmitted file.