Abstract: In an embodiment, a workflow processing apparatus is connected to a network and obtains a file over the network. The workflow processing apparatus includes: a file analyzing unit, a workflow selecting unit, and a workflow processing unit. The file analyzing that extracts information for use in classification of the file from a file name assigned to the file as bibliographic data and stores the bibliographic data as being associated with the file in a temporary storage area. The workflow selecting unit obtains the file and the bibliographic data stored in the temporary storage area, determines an operation to be performed according to the bibliographic data, and selects a workflow for performing the determined operation from preset multiple workflows. The workflow processing unit processes the file according to the selected workflow.

Abstract: There is provided a communication device. The communication device includes: a first communication module configured to detect an external communication device in accordance with a first communication mode and communicate with the detected external communication device in accordance with the first communication mode; a second communication module configured to detect an external communication device in accordance with a second communication mode and communicate with the detected external communication device in accordance with the second communication mode, wherein power consumption of the second communication mode is lower than that of the first communication mode; a controller configured to: i) cause the second communication module to detect the external communication device in accordance with the second communication mode; and ii) connect the first communication module to the external communication device detected by the second communication module in accordance with the first communication mode.

Abstract: An interaction system interacts with a distribution system and a core system including a storage to store image data distributed from the distribution system at a predetermined storage location. The distribution system includes an acquiring part to acquire the image data, a distributing part to distribute the acquired image data to the core system, a storage to store distribution destination information indicating a storage location of the distributed image data in the core system, a display control part to control a display of information related to the distributed image data and acquired from the core system, based on the distribution destination information, and a processing part to execute a process with respect to the distributed image data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage module stores device information of a counterpart device generated by an authentication process required for wireless communication, a registration information control module registers location information as either of first location information of a location where the device information of the counterpart device will be stored after termination of wireless communication with the counterpart device and second location information of a location where the device information will not be stored after termination of the wireless communication, and a wireless communication control module receives location information of the wireless communication device at the time of execution of the wireless communication, determines whether the received location information coincides with the first location information or not, and executes an authentication process by use of the device information storied in the storage module to enable the wireless communication when the received location

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes: a communication module which is communicatable with a counterpart communication apparatus by a plurality of communication systems and which communicates with the counterpart communication apparatus by at least one of the plurality of communication systems; a communication system determination module which determines a communication system based on a logical connection type established during a communication with the counterpart communication apparatus; and a communication controller which controls the communication module to establish the communication by the determined communication system.

Abstract: A process coordinating system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus that are connected via a network. The image forming apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire image data; an attaching unit configured to attach metadata including process contents to the image data acquired by the acquiring unit; and a transmit unit configured to transmit the acquired image data and the attached metadata. The information processing apparatus includes a receive unit configured to receive the image data and the metadata; a display control unit configured to cause an execution button for executing the process contents included in the received metadata and the received image data to be displayed in the same screen; and a processing unit configured to perform a process indicated by the process contents on the image data upon pressing of the execution button.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a content reproducing apparatus includes a wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication with a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, a reproducing unit which reproduces streaming data received by the wireless communication unit depending on a predetermined reproducing order, and a control unit which starts a communication connection process between the wireless communication apparatus which stores streaming data to be reproduced next in the reproducing order and the wireless communication unit at a predetermined period of time before reproduction end prediction time of the streaming data which is being reproduced by the reproducing unit.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a wireless communication device including: a wireless communication unit that wirelessly receives first power consumption information from a device, the first power consumption information including a plurality of data pieces, each data piece indicating power consumption in the device for processing a streaming data signal encoded in each of a plurality of encoding formats; an encoding format selection unit that selects one of the encoding formats for a data signal to be transmitted, based on the received first power consumption information; and an encoding controller that encodes the data signal to be transmitted in the encoding format selected by the encoding format selection unit to generate an encoded data signal as a streaming data and outputs the encoded data signal to the wireless communication unit, wherein the wireless communication unit wirelessly transmits the encoded data signal as the streaming data to the device.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus comprises a selection module to select an application from applications to be run on the apparatus, a movement information generation module to generate movement information indicating positional change of the apparatus by detecting a position of the apparatus, a target selection module to select a counterpart wireless communication apparatus as a connection target from other apparatuses which are wirelessly connectable with the apparatus by referring to a type of the application selected by the selection module and the movement information generated by the movement information generation module, and a wireless communication module wirelessly transmits data handled by the application to the counterpart wireless communication apparatus selected by the target selection module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage module stores device information of a counterpart device generated by an authentication process required for wireless communication, a registration information control module registers location information as either of first location information of a location where the device information of the counterpart device will be stored after termination of wireless communication with the counterpart device and second location information of a location where the device information will not be stored after termination of the wireless communication, and a wireless communication control module receives location information of the wireless communication device at the time of execution of the wireless communication, determines whether the received location information coincides with the first location information or not, and executes an authentication process by use of the device information storied in the storage module to enable the wireless communication when the received location

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, implementing data processes via network, includes a remote environment file obtaining unit, a plug-in environment file generating unit, a difference file generating unit, a determining unit, and a plug-in setting file generating unit. The remote environment file obtaining unit receives an updating notice of workflow definition for the data processing, and obtains a remote environment file storing a plug-in program retained by an operation node. The plug-in environment file generating unit generates a plug-in environment file including a plug-in identification of a to-be-updated plug-in program. The difference file generating unit generates a difference file between the remote environment file and the plug-in environment file. The determining unit determines whether to set an install/uninstall process, or an operation attribution value for the plug-in program for the operation node.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and a method of image processing, and a recording medium including an image processing control program are disclosed. The system allows a user to select one or more image processing condition items, and stores the user selection as item setting information. Based on the item setting information, the system displays an instruction screen which displays an image processing condition specified by the one or more image processing condition items selected by the user.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus comprises a selection module to select an application from applications to be run on the apparatus, a movement information generation module to generate movement information indicating positional change of the apparatus by detecting a position of the apparatus, a target selection module to select a counterpart wireless communication apparatus as a connection target from other apparatuses which are wirelessly connectable with the apparatus by referring to a type of the application selected by the selection module and the movement information generated by the movement information generation module, and a wireless communication module wirelessly transmits data handled by the application to the counterpart wireless communication apparatus selected by the target selection module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a content reproducing apparatus includes a wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication with a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, a reproducing unit which reproduces streaming data received by the wireless communication unit depending on a predetermined reproducing order, and a control unit which starts a communication connection process between the wireless communication apparatus which stores streaming data to be reproduced next in the reproducing order and the wireless communication unit at a predetermined period of time before reproduction end prediction time of the streaming data which is being reproduced by the reproducing unit.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a wireless communication device including: a wireless communication unit that wirelessly receives first power consumption information from a device, the first power consumption information including a plurality of data pieces, each data piece indicating power consumption in the device for processing a streaming data signal encoded in each of a plurality of encoding formats; an encoding format selection unit that selects one of the encoding formats for a data signal to be transmitted, based on the received first power consumption information; and an encoding controller that encodes the data signal to be transmitted in the encoding format selected by the encoding format selection unit to generate an encoded data signal as a streaming data and outputs the encoded data signal to the wireless communication unit, wherein the wireless communication unit wirelessly transmits the encoded data signal as the streaming data to the device.