Abstract: A document creation support device that supports work when a new document is created on the basis of a first document that includes at least one first reported matter, includes a hardware processor that: extracts a second reported matter related to the first reported matter from a second document that differs from the first document; and presents support information on the basis of the extracted second reported matter.

Abstract: An affinity calculation apparatus for calculating a degree of affinity between a first element and a second element that are not directly relevant among three or more elements includes: an extraction section configured to extract, from a document, relevance of each of pairs of two directly relevant elements of the three or more elements; and a calculation section configured to calculate the degree, of the pairs, based on the relevance of each of pairs of two elements of the first element, the second element, and one or more intermediate elements that lie between the first element and the second element.

Abstract: A client information management apparatus comprises a hardware processor. The hardware processor performs: detecting a change in a department where one client member belongs and updating a department about one client member in client information if member name in client personal information is the same as a member name about the one client member registered with the client information and if the department in the client personal information differs from the department about the one client member registered with the client information; referring to the communication information and extracting a member relating to the one client member as an update target member from different client members registered with the client information; and updating a department about the update target member registered with the client information to the same department as the one client member.

Abstract: An intermediate server acting as a relay between an information processing apparatus and an external server includes a first registration control unit that transmits registration information regarding an application software service of the external server to the information processing apparatus, and causes the information processing apparatus to execute a registration operation of pre-registering information for receiving the application software service; a storage unit that stores a template for re-registration information for re-registering the application software service; a detection unit that detects a change in network identification information regarding the intermediate server; and a second registration control unit that, when the change is detected, generates re-registration information that includes changed new network identification information regarding the intermediate server on the basis of the template, transmits the re-registration information to the information processing apparatus, and cause

Abstract: A document creation support device that supports work when a new document is created on the basis of a first document that includes at least one first reported matter, includes a hardware processor that: extracts a second reported matter related to the first reported matter from a second document that differs from the first document; and presents support information on the basis of the extracted second reported matter.

Abstract: A sentence scoring device includes a hardware processor that: extracts a sentence from a document; identifies a matter shown by the sentence; acquires a continuing period of the identified matter; derives a first weighting value of the sentence based on the acquired continuing period; extracts a keyword included in the sentence; derives a second weighting value of the sentence based on the extracted keyword; and determines a weighting value of the sentence based on the first weighting value and the second weighting value.

Abstract: A sentence scoring apparatus includes a hardware processor that: extracts a sentence from a document having a hierarchical structure; derives a first weight value corresponding to a title of a hierarchical layer above a hierarchical layer to which the sentence extracted by the hardware processor belongs; extracts a keyword included in the sentence; derives a second weight value of the sentence on the basis of the extracted keyword; and determines a weight value of the sentence on the basis of the first weight value and the second weight value.

Abstract: An authenticating system comprises an information processing device and an authentication server connected over a network.

Abstract: A client information management apparatus comprises a hardware processor. The hardware processor performs: detecting a change in a department where one client member belongs and updating a department about one client member in client information if member name in client personal information is the same as a member name about the one client member registered with the client information and if the department in the client personal information differs from the department about the one client member registered with the client information; referring to the communication information and extracting a member relating to the one client member as an update target member from different client members registered with the client information; and updating a department about the update target member registered with the client information to the same department as the one client member.

Abstract: A risk determination system includes: an intergroup relationship decision unit configured to decide a first relationship indicating a relative relation between a first group and a second group; an interperson relationship decision unit configured to decide a second relationship indicating a degree of connection of a person belonging to the first group to the second group; and a determination unit configured to determine a risk in the first group to the second group on the basis of the first relationship and the second relationship.

Abstract: An affinity calculation apparatus for calculating a degree of affinity between a first element and a second element that are not directly relevant among three or more elements includes: an extraction section configured to extract, from a document, relevance of each of pairs of two directly relevant elements of the three or more elements; and a calculation section configured to calculate the degree, of the pairs, based on the relevance of each of pairs of two elements of the first element, the second element, and one or more intermediate elements that lie between the first element and the second element.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided with the following functional portions: a printable/unprintable determination portion that determines whether or not a print job can be executed based on any of a plurality of conditions specified by a user; and a first printing process portion that executes, if it has been determined that the print job can be executed based on any of the plurality of conditions, the print job based on any of executable conditions among the plurality of conditions, the executable conditions being conditions based on which the print job can be executed.

Abstract: A network system includes a first device for performing specific processing; a second device for causing the first device to perform the specific processing; and a server for supporting the second device in having access to the first device. The first device includes a first session establishing portion which has access to the server and to establish a first session between the first device and the server. The second device includes an address information transmission portion which sends address information indicating an address of the second device to the server, and a transfer portion which transfers the address information through the first session to the first device. The first device further includes a second session establishing portion which has access to the second device based on the address information and to establish a second session between the first device and the second device.

Abstract: An intermediate server used outside a network having one or more printing devices and a distributing server for distributing data to each of said one or more printing devices is provided. The intermediate server includes a receiving portion for receiving job data for execution of a print job and designation data indicating an identifier of each executing printing device that is to execute the print job among the printing devices; a first transmission portion for sending, to the distributing server, the job data and the designation data received; a saving portion for saving the job data when the job data cannot be transferred to the distributing server; and a second transmission portion for sending, in response to a request from any one of the printing devices, the job data saved in the saving portion to the printing device as a request source.

Abstract: An intermediate server acting as a relay between an information processing apparatus and an external server includes a first registration control unit that transmits registration information regarding an application software service of the external server to the information processing apparatus, and causes the information processing apparatus to execute a registration operation of pre-registering information for receiving the application software service; a storage unit that stores a template for re-registration information for re-registering the application software service; a detection unit that detects a change in network identification information regarding the intermediate server; and a second registration control unit that, when the change is detected, generates re-registration information that includes changed new network identification information regarding the intermediate server on the basis of the template, transmits the re-registration information to the information processing apparatus, and cause

Abstract: An intermediate server used outside a network having one or more printing devices and a distributing server for distributing data to each of said one or more printing devices is provided. The intermediate server includes a receiving portion for receiving job data for execution of a print job and designation data indicating an identifier of each executing printing device that is to execute the print job among the printing devices; a first transmission portion for sending, to the distributing server, the job data and the designation data received; a saving portion for saving the job data when the job data cannot be transferred to the distributing server; and a second transmission portion for sending, in response to a request from any one of the printing devices, the job data saved in the saving portion to the printing device as a request source.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is connectable to a PC and has an operation panel disposed on or in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus. When a request for acquisition of a user-interface image is received from the operation panel, the image forming apparatus creates, by using an instance, a user-interface image to be displayed on the operation panel. When a request for acquisition of a user-interface image is received from the PC, the image forming apparatus creates, by using another instance, a user-interface image to be displayed on the PC. The two instances belong to the same class.

Abstract: A network system includes a first device for performing specific processing; a second device for causing the first device to perform the specific processing; and a server for supporting the second device in having access to the first device. The first device includes a first session establishing portion which has access to the server and to establish a first session between the first device and the server. The second device includes an address information transmission portion which sends address information indicating an address of the second device to the server, and a transfer portion which transfers the address information through the first session to the first device. The first device further includes a second session establishing portion which has access to the second device based on the address information and to establish a second session between the first device and the second device.

Abstract: An authenticating system comprises an information processing device and an authentication server connected over a network.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a request portion that requests, from a server machine, access information used for reading out a job, and an access information reception portion that receives the access information. The server machine includes a job reception portion that receives the job and stores the job into a first area, a second area into which the job is to be stored for the image forming apparatus, a storage portion that stores, therein, second read-out information used for reading out the job from the second area, and a response portion that receives a request, and if there is first read-out information used for reading out the job from the first area, then sends the first read-out information to the image forming apparatus as the access information, and otherwise, moves the job to the second area, and sends the second read-out information to the image forming apparatus.