Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an operation input acquiring section which acquires operation input instructing temporary data of an image process object generated temporarily to be overwrote and erased with predetermined data; a temporary data erasing section which performs an erasing process in which the temporary data to be overwrote and erased with predetermined data; a temporary data management section which manages in a predetermined storage area temporary data management information including at least information of whether or not the temporary data is erased; a temporary data management information acquiring section which acquires from the predetermined storage area the temporary data management information; and a display control section which displays on a screen the information of whether or not the temporary data is erased in the temporary data erasing section, correlated with history information of the job corresponding to the temporary data, based on the temporary data management information

Abstract: The state of an HDD provided in an image processing apparatus is divided into a plurality of levels and information is given to call user's attention when the state of the HDD is set at a level which indicates that attention should be paid to the state of the HDD. When the state of the HDD is set at a level indicating that the HDD should be exchanged, a warning is given to the user and information indicating that the HDD should be exchanged is issued to a service center. Further, data of the HDD is backed up in an external device if the state of the HDD is set at a level indicating a state which is set up immediately before the HDD becomes faulty.

Abstract: A printing system according to the invention is a printing system including a printer and a host computer that is connected to the printer via a network and has a display unit, wherein the printer includes a printer main body that has a control unit, an output unit that outputs a print printed by the printer main body, a box with a lock mechanism that temporarily stores the print output from the output unit, and a sensor that detects presence or absence of the print in the box, and the host computer displays on the display unit an indication on whether there is an empty box on the basis of information on the presence or absence of the print in the box detected by the sensor and transmitted from the printer.

Abstract: The state of an HDD provided in an image processing apparatus is divided into a plurality of levels and information is given to call user's attention when the state of the HDD is set at a level which indicates that attention should be paid to the state of the HDD. When the state of the HDD is set at a level indicating that the HDD should be exchanged, a warning is given to the user and information indicating that the HDD should be exchanged is issued to a service center. Further, data of the HDD is backed up in an external device if the state of the HDD is set at a level indicating a state which is set up immediately before the HDD becomes faulty.

Abstract: An imaging device is provided with a selectable menu of imaging options, and a display configured to display a representation of an item to be imaged as selected.

Abstract: A managing system for multi-function peripherals (MFPs) includes communication section for communicating with a plurality of computers connected to a communication network, a registration section which registers the plurality of computers on a group by group basis and also the computer of the manager of each group, a printing section which prints the printing information received from the computer and accompanied by group information indicating the group, a memory section which stores the number of sheets used for printing in the printing section by each of the groups, a clock section which measures the time and day, a setting section which sets conditions for transmitting information on the number of sheets used for printing and the time and day and also the addressee of transmission of the information, and a transmission section which transmits the information to the set addressee in response to satisfaction of the conditions.