Abstract: An image forming apparatus removably having an operation panel having a display unit, an imaging unit and a wireless communication unit communicable with the image forming apparatus. In a status where the operation panel is not mounted on the image forming apparatus, an image indicating an operation method is combined with a video image obtained by the imaging unit and displayed on the display unit, and the combined image is displayed.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a size detector configured to detect a size of an original on a contact glass when an angle of a pressing plate is within a predetermined range, a storage element configured to store information of the detected size of original, a reader configured to read the original on the contact glass, using the information of the stored size of the original, after a log-on, and a storage updater configured to update the stored size of the original, along with a log-off.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a CPU that determines whether or not to use operation information included in paper information received from another printing apparatus. If it is determined to use the operation information, the received paper information is registered as the paper information of Type 2. In addition, the CPU included in the printing apparatus selects one of a plurality of pieces of paper information and controls a printer unit such that the printer unit performs a printing process in an operating state based on the operation information included in the selected piece of paper information.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a CPU that determines whether or not to use operation information included in paper information received from another printing apparatus. If it is determined to use the operation information, the received paper information is registered as the paper information of Type 2. In addition, the CPU included in the printing apparatus selects one of a plurality of pieces of paper information and controls a printer unit such that the printer unit performs a printing process in an operating state based on the operation information included in the selected piece of paper information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms images on sheets by using input image data, the apparatus including: a detection unit that detects a blank area outside of an image forming area formed on a sheet; a setting unit that, when a sum of a length in a conveyance direction of a blank area on a trailing edge side in the conveyance direction of a sheet and a length in the conveyance direction of a blank area on a leading edge side in the conveyance direction of a sheet conveyed following the sheet is a reference value or less, sets a sheet conveyance interval to the reference value, and when the sum is greater than the reference value, sets the conveyance interval to be less than the reference value; and a conveying unit that conveys the sheets at the conveyance interval set by the setting unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus enables efficient use of an image memory area according to processing contents set by a user. A CPU searches destinations set sequentially, and makes for each destination an image area information generating decision for searching for a destination that generates an image a printer section possibly output. After completing the image area information generating decision for all the destinations, the CPU decides whether the image area information is to be generated or not in the end. When it decides that the image area information is to be generated, it sets a compression rate of a compression expansion circuit of an image compression expansion section at a higher value, and simultaneously enables the output of the image area data buffer.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a convenient printing system applicable not only to the office environment but also to the POD environment. To accomplish this, a printing system capable of supplying a print medium to a printing apparatus from a plurality of feeding apparatuses each having a feeding unit for feeding a print medium, a multi feed detection unit for detecting occurrence of multi feed of overlapping print media, and a multi feed discharge unit for discharging multi-fed print media includes a multi feed discharge destination setting unit for, when the multi feed detection unit detects occurrence of multi feed, setting which of multi feed discharge units is to accept multi-fed print media, and a control unit for controlling the feeding apparatus to discharge the multi-fed print media to the multi feed discharge unit set by the multi feed discharge destination setting unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus performs printing with the use of sheets of paper set in any of a plurality of paper-feeding units. The print apparatus is controlled by a method including: determining whether the amount of sheets of paper remaining in a first paper-feeding unit has reached a predetermined amount; and if so switching from the first paper-feeding unit to a second paper-feeding unit. If it is determined that the amount of sheets of paper that remain in the first paper-feeding unit has reached the predetermined amount, control is performed so that the paper-feeding unit that is used for printing should be changed after the ejection of the last one of a plurality of sheets of paper that are included in one set thereof set in the first paper-feeding unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image input/output apparatuses for outputting inputted image data, a control method of the image input/output apparatuses, an image input/output system and a storage medium thereof. According to the present invention, in case of receiving an image output request of outputting image data inputted by another image input/output apparatus using the another image input/output apparatus and an own image input/output apparatus, setting related to sheet size selection of the own image input/output apparatus is disabled, and data size of the image data transferred from the another image input/output apparatus is calculated. Then, output sheet size is selected on the basis of the calculated result.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a convenient printing system applicable not only to the office environment but also to the POD environment. To accomplish this, a printing system capable of supplying a print medium to a printing apparatus from a plurality of feeding apparatuses each having a feeding unit for feeding a print medium, a multi feed detection unit for detecting occurrence of multi feed of overlapping print media, and a multi feed discharge unit for discharging multi-fed print media includes a multi feed discharge destination setting unit for, when the multi feed detection unit detects occurrence of multi feed, setting which of multi feed discharge units is to accept multi-fed print media, and a control unit for controlling the feeding apparatus to discharge the multi-fed print media to the multi feed discharge unit set by the multi feed discharge destination setting unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a CPU that determines whether or not to use operation information included in paper information received from another printing apparatus. If it is determined to use the operation information, the received paper information is registered as the paper information of Type 2. In addition, the CPU included in the printing apparatus selects one of a plurality of pieces of paper information and controls a printer unit such that the printer unit performs a printing process in an operating state based on the operation information included in the selected piece of paper information.

Abstract: A printing system is operable to enable a printing apparatus to continue a printing of a print job by using printing media of a second supply source after using printing media of a first supply source without expending all of printing media of the first supply source. The printing media included in the first supply source are the same size and type as the printing media included in the second supply source.

Abstract: Sending of an electronic mail while associating an information processing device with a mobile information terminal conventionally imposes a troublesome operation on a user. An information processing device (100, 102) of the present invention can communicate with a mobile information terminal (1004) and includes a terminal detection unit (205, 512) for detecting the mobile information terminal 1004 in Step 3000 of FIG. 5, an obtaining unit (206, 511) for obtaining mail information in Step 4000 of FIG. 5 from the mobile information terminal 1004 in accordance with the detection of the mobile information terminal 1004 by the terminal detection unit (205, 512), and a sending unit (206, 511) for sending the electronic mail on the basis of the thus obtained mail information in Step 4000 of FIG. 5.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first communication apparatus; a second communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with each of one or more second wireless communication apparatuses; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the first communication apparatus via the first communication unit an apparatus ID that is held by the first communication apparatus and that is used for identifying one of the one or more second wireless communication apparatuses to or from which the second communication unit transmits or receives data; and a control unit configured to control the second communication unit to transmit or receive the data to or from the one of the one or more second wireless communication apparatuses that is identified by the apparatus ID acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus enables efficient use of an image memory area according to processing contents set by a user. A CPU searches destinations set sequentially, and makes for each destination an image area information generating decision for searching for a destination that generates an image a printer section possibly output. After completing the image area information generating decision for all the destinations, the CPU decides whether the image area information is to be generated or not in the end. When it decides that the image area information is to be generated, it sets a compression rate of a compression expansion circuit of an image compression expansion section at a higher value, and simultaneously enables the output of the image area data buffer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image input/output apparatuses for outputting inputted image data, a control method of the image input/output apparatuses, an image input/output system and a storage medium thereof. According to the present invention, in case of receiving an image output request of outputting image data inputted by another image input/output apparatus using the another image input/output apparatus and an own image input/output apparatus, setting related to sheet size selection of the own image input/output apparatus is disabled, and data size of the image data transferred from the another image input/output apparatus is calculated. Then, output sheet size is selected on the basis of the calculated result.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image input/output apparatuses for outputting inputted image data, a control method of the image input/output apparatuses, an image input/output system and a storage medium thereof. According to the present invention, in case of receiving an image output request of outputting image data inputted by another image input/output apparatus using the another image input/output apparatus and an own image input/output apparatus, setting related to sheet size selection of the own image input/output apparatus is disabled, and data size of the image data transferred from the another image input/output apparatus is calculated. Then, output sheet size is selected on the basis of the calculated result.

Abstract: A scan request is analyzed to determine which application has issued the scan request. Depending on the analysis result, it is determined whether image data obtained by scanning a document using a scanner is stored in a semiconductor memory or on a hard disk. The image data is assigned an identifier indicating the recording medium in which the image data is stored, the type of the job, the document, the image file type, and the number of pages. The image data is processed in accordance with the identifier. This allows the data to be processed by the application in an optimum manner depending on the application.

Abstract: A scan request is analyzed to determine which application has issued the scan request. Depending on the analysis result, it is determined whether image data obtained by scanning a document using a scanner is stored in a semiconductor memory or on a hard disk. The image data is assigned an identifier indicating the recording medium in which the image data is stored, the type of the job, the document, the image file type, and the number of pages. The image data is processed in accordance with the identifier. This allows the data to be processed by the application in an optimum manner depending on the application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image input/output apparatuses for outputting inputted image data, a control method of the image input/output apparatuses, an image input/output system and a storage medium thereof. According to the present invention, in case of receiving an image output request of outputting image data inputted by another image input/output apparatus using the another image input/output apparatus and an own image input/output apparatus, setting related to sheet size selection of the own image input/output apparatus is disabled, and data size of the image data transferred from the another image input/output apparatus is calculated. Then, output sheet size is selected on the basis of the calculated result.