Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture image data and a controller operatively coupled to the image sensor. The controller is configured to receive, from the image sensor, a requesting user image of a requesting user who requests authentication to use the image forming apparatus. The controller is configured to transmit the requesting user image to a terminal associated with an authenticating user that is authorized to authenticate the requesting user. The controller is configured to acquire, from the terminal, an authentication result indicating whether the authenticating user authenticates the requesting user to use the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a role management system includes a first management unit, a second management unit, an acquisition unit, and a first control unit. The first management unit manages a role assigned to a user identified by an identifier in correlation with the identifier. The second management unit manages a role to be assigned to an assignee identified by an identifier in correlation with the identifier. The acquisition unit individually acquires two identifiers as a first identifier and a second identifier. The first control unit controls the first management unit so that the role managed by the second management unit in correlation with an identifier acquired as the second identifier by the acquisition unit is managed as a role assigned to a user identified by an identifier acquired as the first identifier by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture image data and a controller operatively coupled to the image sensor. The controller is configured to receive, from the image sensor, a requesting user image of a requesting user who requests authentication to use the image forming apparatus. The controller is configured to transmit the requesting user image to a terminal associated with an authenticating user that is authorized to authenticate the requesting user. The controller is configured to acquire, from the terminal, an authentication result indicating whether the authenticating user authenticates the requesting user to use the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a document processing device includes a plurality of storage units, a specification unit, and a processing unit. The storage units are set with respectively different setting information. The storage unit stores a processing target document. The specification unit specifies a processing target area determined by the setting information set in the storage unit for each of the documents respectively stored in the plurality of storage units. The processing unit executes, for each document, a predetermined process on a content located in the processing target area specified by the specification unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an indication management device includes voice acquisition means, indication recognition means, importance degree determination means, and output control means. The voice acquisition means acquires a voice which is input by a voice input terminal. The indication recognition means recognizes details of an indication from the voice acquired by the voice acquisition means. The importance degree determination means determines a degree of importance of the indication from the voice acquired by the voice acquisition means. The output control means controls output of indication details to an output device in accordance with the degree of importance determined by the importance degree determination means.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display, a memory that stores a firmware program for performing one or more basic functions of the image processing apparatus and a graphical user interface (GUI) function by which a GUI is displayed on the display, and a processor configured to, upon receipt of a first input operation corresponding to one of the basic functions via a first application program, execute the GUI function of the firmware program to generate a first GUI for accepting a second input operation related to the selected one of the basic functions, and control the display to display the first GUI via the application.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus including a detection unit of at least one computer, a decision unit of the at least one computer, and a sound control circuit. The detection unit detects a position and a movement direction of a moving object in an area in which an article, corresponding to information that is provided, is disposed. The decision unit decides a direction in which the information is provided to the moving object from a relationship between the position of the moving object, the movement direction of the moving object, and a position in the area of the article. The sound control circuit controls a sound output attached to the moving object to localize a sound image according to the information in the direction decided.

Abstract: A content providing apparatus includes a selecting unit, a setting unit, and an output unit. The selecting unit selects additional information output while being superimposed on content output to a display device. The setting unit sets the additional information selected by the selecting unit in any position overlapping the content. The output unit outputs the content, for which the additional information is set by the setting unit, to the display device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an indication management device includes voice acquisition means, indication recognition means, importance degree determination means, and output control means. The voice acquisition means acquires a voice which is input by a voice input terminal. The indication recognition means recognizes details of an indication from the voice acquired by the voice acquisition means. The importance degree determination means determines a degree of importance of the indication from the voice acquired by the voice acquisition means. The output control means controls output of indication details to an output device in accordance with the degree of importance determined by the importance degree determination means.

Abstract: A purchase support system includes a server including a memory storing a list of commodities and purchase conditions specified by a customer, and a first processor, and a terminal including a display, a camera acquiring an image, and a second processor transmitting the image to the server. The first processor, upon receipt of the image from the terminal, identifies commodities in the image, determines first commodities that are included in the list of commodities and are also identified in the image, generates second information indicating where the first commodities are displayed, and transmits the first and second information to the terminal, and the second processor, upon receipt of the first and second information, controls the display to display, in the image, guidance images each indicating a location of a first commodity and whether the first commodity satisfies the purchase condition.

Abstract: A point-of-purchase advertisement system includes a storage device, a user terminal, and a central server communicating with each other over a computer network. The storage device maintains a selling price master list. The user terminal includes a display screen and a processor that generates a point-of-purchase advertisement including a commodity and a display price.

Abstract: A content providing apparatus includes a selecting unit, a setting unit, and an output unit. The selecting unit selects additional information output while being superimposed on content output to a display device. The setting unit sets the additional information selected by the selecting unit in any position overlapping the content. The output unit outputs the content, for which the additional information is set by the setting unit, to the display device.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus including a detection unit of at least one computer, a decision unit of the at least one computer, and a sound control circuit. The detection unit detects a position and a movement direction of a moving object in an area in which an article, corresponding to information that is provided, is disposed. The decision unit decides a direction in which the information is provided to the moving object from a relationship between the position of the moving object, the movement direction of the moving object, and a position in the area of the article. The sound control circuit controls a sound output attached to the moving object to localize a sound image according to the information in the direction decided.

Abstract: A point-of-sale terminal includes a storage device that stores, in association for each of a plurality of commodities that may be registered, a commodity code unique to the commodity, a commodity name, a price of the commodity, and a commodity classification to which the commodity belongs. An input device receives input of a commodity classification and a price of the commodity. A processor is programmed to perform a category-based commodity registration processing including: searching the storage device based on the commodity classification and the price input via the input device, determining at least one candidate commodity based on the search, and registering the commodity based on the commodity code stored in association of a selected one of the at least one determined candidate commodities. The processor settles the transaction based on the price associated with each commodity code of the commodity registered.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium includes a program that is executable in a product registration server to cause the product registration server to perform a method of carrying out product registration. The method includes the steps of generating a product registration file associated with a customer ID, comparing non-acceptable ingredient IDs included in a customer record with ingredient IDs included in an ingredient record associated with a product ID, and responsive to a command to complete the product registration, transmitting data in a registered product list, and not data in a registration pending list, to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. The registered product list includes product IDs of products having no ingredients identified by any of the non-acceptable ingredient IDs, and the registration pending list includes product IDs of products having at least one ingredient identified by one or more of the non-acceptable ingredient IDs.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium includes a program that is executable in a product registration server to cause the product registration server to perform a method of carrying out product registration. The method includes the steps of generating a transaction file associated with a customer ID and retrieving a customer record associated with the customer ID, the customer record including a reference ratio therein, registering products in the transaction file in response to user selections, and generating image data of a graphical user interface (GUI) indicating nutrition balance of registered products, and transmitting the generated image data to the user computing device.