Abstract: The second connector of the image forming apparatus behind the firewall connects to the first connector of the management server to establish a session. The web browser of the personal computer sends an HTTP request to the first compressor on the basis of an instruction from a user, a destination of the HTTP request being the web server unit of the image forming apparatus. The first compressor of the management server compresses the HTTP request received from the web browser to generate first compressed data, and sends the generated first compressed data to the second decompressor of the image forming apparatus through a communication path established between the first connector and the second connector. The second decompressor of the image forming apparatus decompresses the first compressed data received from the first compressor to reproduce the original HTTP request, and sends the HTTP request to the web server unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a management system that detects a user operation and acquires information input by the operation as data to be supplied to an electronic apparatus; and a setting system that supplies a first sub-module to the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including one or more electronic apparatuses, the first sub-module being to be installed in each of the one or more electronic apparatuses to allow each of the one or more electronic apparatuses to execute a particular function, and executes a second sub-module to cause the management system to acquire setting data, the setting data being necessary for each of the one or more electronic apparatuses to execute the first sub-module, and to supply the setting data acquired by the management system to the one or more electronic apparatuses.

Abstract: The second connector of the image forming apparatus behind the firewall connects to the first connector of the management server to establish a session. The web browser of the personal computer sends an HTTP request to the first compressor on the basis of an instruction from a user, a destination of the HTTP request being the web server unit of the image forming apparatus. The first compressor of the management server compresses the HTTP request received from the web browser to generate first compressed data, and sends the generated first compressed data to the second decompressor of the image forming apparatus through a communication path established between the first connector and the second connector. The second decompressor of the image forming apparatus decompresses the first compressed data received from the first compressor to reproduce the original HTTP request, and sends the HTTP request to the web server unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a management system that detects a user operation and acquires information input by the operation as data to be supplied to an electronic apparatus; and a setting system that supplies a first sub-module to the electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including one or more electronic apparatuses, the first sub-module being to be installed in each of the one or more electronic apparatuses to allow each of the one or more electronic apparatuses to execute a particular function, and executes a second sub-module to cause the management system to acquire setting data, the setting data being necessary for each of the one or more electronic apparatuses to execute the first sub-module, and to supply the setting data acquired by the management system to the one or more electronic apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that realizes one or more functions based on a device by using an installed application includes a plurality of devices, a controller, a set of APIs, and an application platform. The plurality of devices includes a printing device. The controller executes a plurality of actual processes that control the plurality of devices. The set of APIs call the plurality of actual processes. The application platform provides each API from the set of APIs to the application. The controller further includes a support determination unit that determines, for an API from the set of APIs, whether the API is supported by the image forming apparatus based on the information for support determination of the API.

Abstract: Provided an image forming apparatus that can realize an authentication function easily. (1) Transmit a printing requested data from a PC to a port for printing. (2) A user authentication application inputs printing requested data from the port for printing, and user determination data of the printing requested data are transmitted to a user authentication server. (3) The user authentication server transmits “use permission” or “use non-permission” to the user authentication application. (4) The user authentication application transmits the image data of the printing requested data to an application platform in case of “use permission.” (5) The application platform transmits image data to a controller. (6) The controller outputs the image data to a printing part. (7) The user authentication application transmits “use non-permission” to the PC in case of “use non-permission.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus into which applications are installable includes an operation panel and a resolution comparing circuit. The operation panel has a display resolution. The resolution comparing circuit compares the display resolution with resolution of an application screen that an installed application displays. If the resolution comparing circuit determines that the display resolution is higher than the application screen resolution, the image forming apparatus displays the application screen as a screen provided with a frame.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus into which applications are installable includes an operation panel and a resolution comparing circuit. The operation panel has a display resolution. The resolution comparing circuit compares the display resolution with resolution of an application screen that an installed application displays. If the resolution comparing circuit determines that the display resolution is higher than the application screen resolution, the image forming apparatus displays the application screen as a screen provided with a frame.

Abstract: A printing system includes an image forming apparatus and a management server connected via a network. The image forming apparatus reads a card ID of a user of the image forming apparatus from the ID card, accepts non-card authentication information, transmits an authentication request, including the card ID, to the management server, and, if an unsuccessful authentication result is transmitted from the management server, transmits a card registration request, including the non-card authentication information, to the management server. The management server transmits a successful authentication result or the unsuccessful authentication result to the image forming apparatus according to whether the card ID has been registered in correspondence to the user, registers the non-card authentication information in correspondence to the user, and if the non-card authentication information has been registered in correspondence to the user, registers the card ID in correspondence to the user.

Abstract: Provided an image forming apparatus that can realize an authentication function easily. (1) Transmit a printing requested data from a PC to a port for printing. (2) A user authentication application inputs printing requested data from the port for printing, and user determination data of the printing requested data are transmitted to a user authentication server. (3) The user authentication server transmits “use permission” or “use non-permission” to the user authentication application. (4) The user authentication application transmits the image data of the printing requested data to an application platform in case of “use permission.” (5) The application platform transmits image data to a controller. (6) The controller outputs the image data to a printing part. (7) The user authentication application transmits “use non-permission” to the PC in case of “use non-permission.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that realizes one or more functions based on a device by using an installed application includes a plurality of devices, a controller, a set of APIs, and an application platform. The plurality of devices includes a printing device. The controller executes a plurality of actual processes that control the plurality of devices. The set of APIs call the plurality of actual processes. The application platform provides each API from the set of APIs to the application. The controller further includes a support determination unit that determines, for an API from the set of APIs, whether the API is supported by the image forming apparatus based on the information for support determination of the API.

Abstract: A printing system includes an image forming apparatus and a management server that are connected to the network each other. The image forming apparatus 1) transmits the accepted first authentication information to the management server, 2) stores the first authentication information in a storage unit if a result of authentication performed by the management server is success, and 3) authenticates the user based on second authentication information of the user that is newly accepted and the first authentication information stored in the storage unit if the authentication result is not transmitted from the management server. The management server performs the authentication based on the first authentication information transmitted from the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A printing system includes an image forming apparatus and a management server connected via a network. The image forming apparatus reads a card ID of a user of the image forming apparatus from the ID card, accepts non-card authentication information, transmits an authentication request, including the card ID, to the management server, and, if an unsuccessful authentication result is transmitted from the management server, transmits a card registration request, including the non-card authentication information, to the management server. The management server transmits a successful authentication result or the unsuccessful authentication result to the image forming apparatus according to whether the card ID has been registered in correspondence to the user, registers the non-card authentication information in correspondence to the user, and if the non-card authentication information has been registered in correspondence to the user, registers the card ID in correspondence to the user.

Abstract: A web browser of a multifunction peripheral transmits a request for screen data to a web server and causes an operation screen to be displayed on an operation panel on the basis of the screen data. A terminal-side web browser of a terminal apparatus transmits a request for screen data to the web server and causes an operation screen to be displayed on a display of the terminal apparatus on the basis of the screen data. Also, the web server transmits first screen data to the terminal-side web browser in response to a request from the terminal-side web browser, the first screen data being generated from basic screen data, and transmits second screen data to the web browser in response to a request from the web browser, the second screen data being generated from the basic screen data.

Abstract: An Image-forming apparatus, which that can customize operation panel screens and customizes panel screen design information, having a communications unit that receives panel customizing information including sending origin identification information, user information, and panel customizing data from a server, user terminal or a plurality of Image-forming apparatuses. The panel customizing information control unit controls according to the type of sending origin determined by the sending origin determining unit and stores the received panel customizing information in the panel customizing information memory unit. The operation panel screen control unit controls the configurations of the operation panel screens and operating keys based on the stored panel customizing information, and standard screen design information.

Abstract: A print system includes a print server and a first printer. The first printer receives print job data and executes printing. The first printer includes a job-data communication unit that receives the print job data from the print server; a job-processing-result notification unit that provides the print server with page-by-page print completion information; and a transfer request unit that transmits a request to transfer print job data corresponding to interrupted print job to the print server. The print server receives the print job data from a terminal device and includes a job-related-notification communication unit that receives the page-by-page print completion information; a job-data accumulation unit that accumulates the print job data from the terminal device and the page-by-page print completion information along with the print job data; and a job-data transfer unit that transfers the accumulated print job data to the first printer in response to the transfer request.

Abstract: A data providing system is provided which includes: a storage section which stores an encoded file obtained by encoding a data file to be distributed with a predetermined common key and an encoded information file obtained by encoding an information data file including information on the common key with a private key different from the common key; and a file transfer section which transfers the encoded file and the encoded information file from the storage section to external electronic device.

Abstract: An output management system includes a terminal device and an output device, wherein the output management system includes an area management device for managing an access of the user to an area in which the output device is located and a shutoff device for shutting off the access of the user to the area. The area management device has a storing unit for storing registered authentication data, an inputting unit for inputting input authenticated data, a checking unit for checking the input authenticated data and the registered authentication data, and a shutoff releasing unit for releasing the shutoff by the shutoff device when the input authenticated data and the registered authentication data conform to each other.

Abstract: A web browser of a multifunction peripheral transmits a request for screen data to a web server and causes an operation screen to be displayed on an operation panel on the basis of the screen data. A terminal-side web browser of a terminal apparatus transmits a request for screen data to the web server and causes an operation screen to be displayed on a display of the terminal apparatus on the basis of the screen data. Also, the web server transmits first screen data to the terminal-side web browser in response to a request from the terminal-side web browser, the first screen data being generated from basic screen data, and transmits second screen data to the web browser in response to a request from the web browser, the second screen data being generated from the basic screen data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a peripheral device interface, an interface driver configured to control the peripheral device interface, a platform configured to provide a runtime environment for a program written in a predetermined language on an operating system, and a device driver configured to operate on the platform and to cause the interface driver to control a peripheral device while performing communications with the peripheral device through the peripheral device interface.