Abstract: In a document outputting method for editing a document managed by a document management service, which provides the document when an edit or an output of the document is permitted, an output condition property candidate obtain request for obtaining an output condition property candidate including an edit property indicating edit contents executable for the document and an output property indicating an output method executable when the document is output is received, and the output condition property candidate is provided to a request originator sending the output condition property candidate obtain request.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus capable of changing the setting contents including setting items, an occupied state in that the setting items cannot be accessed and the settable state in that the setting items can be accessed are managed. The settable state in that a plurality of setting device managing parts cannot transit is transferred from one setting device managing part to another setting device managing part.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document control service that generates authentication information corresponding to the request to output a stored document and transmits the authentication information to the network service, and a document output service that receives the authentication information from the network service, obtains the stored document corresponding to the authentication information, and outputs the obtained stored document. After authenticating the stored document, the document control service generates authentication information corresponding to a request to output the stored document from an external network apparatus. The document control service, the external network apparatus, and the document output service can exchange the authentication information instead of the stored document.

Abstract: In an information-processing apparatus which provides one or more clients with a function that needs exclusive access control, a first management unit manages a series of first processing steps and incidental information in a state where a session with a client is maintained. A second management unit manages a series of indivisible second processing steps performed by using the function that needs exclusive access control. The first management unit starts the management of the first processing steps when a management start request is received from the client or when a request other than the management start request is received.

Abstract: In a document outputting method for editing a document managed by a document management service, which provides the document when an edit or an output of the document is permitted, an output condition property candidate obtain request for obtaining an output condition property candidate including an edit property indicating edit contents executable for the document and an output property indicating an output method executable when the document is output is received, and the output condition property candidate is provided to a request originator sending the output condition property candidate obtain request.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus capable of changing the setting contents including setting items, an occupied state in that the setting items cannot be accessed and the settable state in that the setting items can be accessed are managed. The settable state in that a plurality of setting device managing parts cannot transit is transferred from one setting device managing part to another setting device managing part.

Abstract: In an output information providing method for providing an edit property indicating edit contents executable for a document and an output property indicating an output method executable when the document is output, an output condition property candidate obtain request is received, and the output condition property candidate is provided to a request originator sending the output condition property candidate obtain request.

Abstract: A user authentication method is applicable to an image forming apparatus connectable via a network to an authentication apparatus that performs authentication of a user and including authentication set information that sets whether to perform authentication in the authentication apparatus.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a plurality of communication ports sends and receives data in accordance with different communication protocols. A data managing part stores and manages the data received from the plurality of communication ports as a data file in a storing part. A data distributing part distributes the data file to a device in response to a request concerning obtaining the data file from the device connected to the image apparatus through a network.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and an image processing apparatus are disclosed to provide various services to other one or more apparatuses connected thereto via a network. The image forming apparatus includes one or more hardware resources being configured to form an image, one or more programs executing an image formation process, a communication part communicating with a client, an image data conversion part converting a format of image data, and an image processing part, in response to a request from the client, using the image data conversion part to convert a format of image data.

Abstract: In an information-processing apparatus which provides one or more clients with a function that needs exclusive access control, a first management unit manages a series of first processing steps and incidental information in a state where a session with a client is maintained. A second management unit manages a series of indivisible second processing steps performed by using the function that needs exclusive access control. The first management unit starts the management of the first processing steps when a management start request is received from the client or when a request other than the management start request is received.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, method and system are disclosed, for acquiring a store document in the image forming apparatus and generating access authentication information. The image forming apparatus can operate without wasteful use of resources thereof and unnecessary authentication. In the image forming apparatus, in response to an authentication request for a stored document therein from an external network device, first session information of a first session established within the image forming apparatus is acquired, the first session information is associated with second session information of a second session established between the network device and the image forming apparatus, and the second session information is sent to the network device.

Abstract: A document management service receives a certification information acquisition request for a stored document stored in the document storage from another apparatus via a network, and provides certification information in response to the certification information acquisition request. A printing service receives a stored document printing request from the other apparatus with a utilization of the certification information, and printing out a stored document in response to the certification information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a document control service that generates authentication information corresponding to the request to output a stored document and transmits the authentication information to the network service, and a document output service that receives the authentication information from the network service, obtains the stored document corresponding to the authentication information, and outputs the obtained stored document. After authenticating the stored document, the document control service generates authentication information corresponding to a request to output the stored document from an external network apparatus. The document control service, the external network apparatus, and the document output service can exchange the authentication information instead of the stored document.