Abstract: A banner advertisement system includes an advertisement terminal, a banner advertisement server, and an image forming apparatus. The advertisement terminal generates a banner advertisement. The banner advertisement server distributes the banner advertisement generated by the advertiser terminal. The image forming apparatus includes a displaying mechanism for displaying the banner advertisement distributed by the banner advertisement server and a response sending mechanism for sending to the advertiser terminal at least one of an order and an inquiry for at least one of a product and services offered by the banner advertisement displayed on the displaying mechanism.

Abstract: In a printing system, a document data transmitting unit transmits document data generated by a document generating device, to a document storing device. A document data transmission/reception unit receives the document data and transmits the received document data to a printer. A storing/monitoring unit detects whether document data is newly stored in a document storing device. A document data acquisition unit acquires the document data when it is detected that the document data is newly stored. A password input unit enters a print password for permitting printing of the document data. A printing unit prints the document data when the print password is correct.

Abstract: An image data obtaining system storing image data optically read from a digital compound machine into a database managed by a server connected to the digital compound machine via a network. The digital compound machine includes: a unit configured to generate an input screen based on input screen configuration information received from the server beforehand; a unit configured to send, to the server, the image data, image data information and a DB key value, wherein the image data information is for associating the image data with the input screen configuration information and is input from the input screen, and wherein the DB key value is for associating the database with the input screen configuration information. The server includes a unit configured to store the image data and/or the image data information into the database associating the image data and/or the image data information with the DB key value.

Abstract: In a printing system, a document data transmitting unit transmits document data generated by a document generating device, to a document storing device. A document data transmission/reception unit receives the document data and transmits the received document data to a printer. A storing/monitoring unit detects whether document data is newly stored in a document storing device. A document data acquisition unit acquires the document data when it is detected that the document data is newly stored. A password input unit enters a print password for permitting printing of the document data. A printing unit prints the document data when the print password is correct.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus using system including at least one image forming apparatus having a touch panel and an office supply information server that is connected to the image forming apparatuses via a network is provided. The image forming apparatus includes: a part for sending order information to the office supply information server; and a part for receiving information from the office supply information server, the office supply information server includes: a server information sending part for sending information to the image forming apparatus; and a client information receiving part for receiving information input from the touch panel of the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus orders an office supply from the office supply information server.

Abstract: An image data obtaining system for storing image data optically read from a digital compound machine into a database managed by a server connected to the digital compound machine via a network is provided. The digital compound machine includes: a unit configured to generate an input screen based on input screen configuration information received from the server beforehand; a unit configured to send, to the server, the image data, image data information and a DB key value, wherein the image data information is for associating the image data with the input screen configuration information and is input from the input screen, and wherein the DB key value is for associating the database with the input screen configuration information. The server includes a unit configured to store the image data and/or the image data information into the database associating the image data and/or the image data information with the DB key value.

Abstract: A banner advertisement system includes an advertisement terminal, a banner advertisement server, and an image forming apparatus. The advertisement terminal generates a banner advertisement. The banner advertisement server distributes the banner advertisement generated by the advertiser terminal. The image forming apparatus includes a displaying mechanism for displaying the banner advertisement distributed by the banner advertisement server and a response sending mechanism for sending to the advertiser terminal at least one of an order and an inquiry for at least one of a product and services offered by the banner advertisement displayed on the displaying mechanism.