Abstract: An information processing system includes an image processing apparatus including first circuitry and an information processing apparatus including second circuitry The first circuitry of the image processing apparatus reads an application form with a scanner to generate image data, acquires electronic watermark data from the image data, acquires, from an integrated circuit card, first identification information of the integrated circuit card, and creates application data based on the application form. The second circuitry of the information processing apparatus communicates with the image processing apparatus via a network, and performs user authentication based on the first identification information of the integrated circuit card acquired from the integrated circuit card and second identification information of the integrated circuit card previously associated with identification information of the application form.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an image processing apparatus including first circuitry and an information processing apparatus including second circuitry The first circuitry of the image processing apparatus reads an application form with a scanner to generate image data, acquires electronic watermark data from the image data, acquires, from an integrated circuit card, first identification information of the integrated circuit card, and creates application data based on the application form. The second circuitry of the information processing apparatus communicates with the image processing apparatus via a network, and performs user authentication based on the first identification information of the integrated circuit card acquired from the integrated circuit card and second identification information of the integrated circuit card previously associated with identification information of the application form.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is configured to form and output a printed material obtained by printing image information on a printing medium. The image forming apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to acquire designation information for designating an output state of the image information; detect orientation in which the printed material is to be output, and form an output state image based on the detected orientation in which the printed material is to be output and the designation information, the output state image representing an output state of the printed material and being to be displayed on a display.

Abstract: An image processing system includes circuitry. The circuitry accepts, from a user, an input of information to be registered. The circuitry registers the inputted information as registered information. The circuitry generates tracing data to be used for tracing the registered information. The circuitry outputs the tracing data. The circuitry associates access authorization to an access log for the registered information with the tracing data. The circuitry accepts an input of the tracing data. The circuitry acquires the access log that is associated with the inputted tracing data, and displays the acquired access log.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is configured to form and output a printed material obtained by printing image information on a printing medium. The image forming apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to acquire designation information for designating an output state of the image information; detect orientation in which the printed material is to be output, and form an output state image based on the detected orientation in which the printed material is to be output and the designation information, the output state image representing an output state of the printed material and being to be displayed on a display.

Abstract: A document state management system includes circuitry configured to receive registration of a document, and a memory to store first information and second information. The first information retains identification information of the document in association with a document state relating to the document. The second information retains tracing data for tracing the document state of the document in association with the identification information of the document. The circuitry records the tracing data in a medium and output the medium. The circuitry acquires the tracing data from the medium. The circuitry acquires, from the second information, the identification information of the document associated with the tracing data acquired from the medium. The circuitry acquires, from the first information, the document state of the document associated with the identification information of the document acquired from the second information. The circuitry outputs the document state acquired from the first information.

Abstract: A document state management system includes circuitry configured to receive registration of a document, and a memory to store first information and second information. The first information retains identification information of the document in association with a document state relating to the document. The second information retains tracing data for tracing the document state of the document in association with the identification information of the document. The circuitry records the tracing data in a medium and output the medium. The circuitry acquires the tracing data from the medium. The circuitry acquires, from the second information, the identification information of the document associated with the tracing data acquired from the medium. The circuitry acquires, from the first information, the document state of the document associated with the identification information of the document acquired from the second information. The circuitry outputs the document state acquired from the first information.

Abstract: An image processing system includes circuitry. The circuitry accepts, from a user, an input of information to be registered. The circuitry registers the inputted information as registered information. The circuitry generates tracing data to be used for tracing the registered information. The circuitry outputs the tracing data. The circuitry associates access authorization to an access log for the registered information with the tracing data. The circuitry accepts an input of the tracing data. The circuitry acquires the access log that is associated with the inputted tracing data, and displays the acquired access log.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first input controller, an output controller, a second input controller, a detector, and a notifier. The first input controller is configured to receive an input concerning a request for outputting image data. The output controller is configured to output the image data onto which identification information for identifying an input user who performs the input concerning the output request received by the first input controller is embedded. The second input controller is configured to receive an input of the image data. The detector is configured to detect the identification information from the image data received by the second input controller. The notifier is configured to notify a fact that the image data is detected in a manner recognizable by the input user of the identification information when the identification information is detected by the detector from the image data.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal, an apparatus, and a status management apparatus that includes a communication unit, a detection unit that detects network status change via the communication unit, and a notification unit that notifies the apparatus of status change information via the communication unit.

Abstract: An image processor including a memory to store information on the file format and the maximum file size of image data processable by the image processor and image data processable of one or more external devices; a judging device to judge whether image data input to the image processor can be processed by the image processor or one of the external devices in terms of the file format and file size; an image converter; a transfer controller to transfer the input image data to the external device when the input image data cannot be processed by the image processor but can be processed by the external device while transferring the image data to the image converter when the image data can be processed by the image processor; and an output device to output an image based on the image data processed by the external device or the image converter.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a display apparatus and an image processing apparatus that transmits image data to the display apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a processing side memory unit that stores characteristic information of the image processing apparatus and the display apparatus, an image conversion process unit that converts input image data into converted image data that is optimized according to a display characteristic of the display apparatus based on the characteristic information, and a processing side transmission process unit that transmits the converted image data to the display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display side reception process unit that receives the converted image data transmitted from the image processing apparatus, and an image display unit that displays the received image data.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage area used as a work area of programs for implementing functions, the programs including a basic function program configured to implement a basic function and an extension function program configured to implement an extension function, wherein the entire storage area is used in the event that the basic function program is executed to implement a specified maximum function of the basic function; a detecting unit configured to detect a usage state of the storage area; a storage unit configured to store information indicating an allocation mode defining a method of allocating the work area to the programs; and an allocation unit configured to allocate the work area to each of the programs that is to be executed, according to the usage state of the storage area detected by the detecting unit and the allocation mode stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: An image processor including a memory to store information on the file format and the maximum file size of image data processable by the image processor and image data processable of one or more external devices; a judging device to judge whether image data input to the image processor can be processed by the image processor or one of the external devices in terms of the file format and file size; an image converter; a transfer controller to transfer the input image data to the external device when the input image data cannot be processed by the image processor but can be processed by the external device while transferring the image data to the image converter when the image data can be processed by the image processor; and an output device to output an image based on the image data processed by the external device or the image converter.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage area used as a work area of programs for implementing functions, the programs including a basic function program configured to implement a basic function and an extension function program configured to implement an extension function, wherein the entire storage area is used in the event that the basic function program is executed to implement a specified maximum function of the basic function; a detecting unit configured to detect a usage state of the storage area; a storage unit configured to store information indicating an allocation mode defining a method of allocating the work area to the programs; and an allocation unit configured to allocate the work area to each of the programs that is to be executed, according to the usage state of the storage area detected by the detecting unit and the allocation mode stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus and a method of acquiring a memory area are disclosed for preventing a problem that image data cannot be converted due to failure of memory acquisition. The image forming apparatus includes an image data conversion part, a resource management part and an image data management part. The image data conversion part has at least one conversion function to convert a format of image data. The resource management part determines a memory size required for a conversion function to convert the format of the image data. The image data management part acquires a memory area corresponding to the determined memory size.

Abstract: A first storage stores input image data. A second storage stores image data read from the first storage. A control part determines, with respect to a timing at which data transfer of image data into the first storage, a data transfer of the said image data from the first storage to the second storage, based on a rate of data transfer and writing of the image data into the first storage and rate of data transfer and writing of the image data into the second storage from the first storage.

Abstract: A data processing device is disclosed. The device is provided with a plurality of data processing units; a first memory shared for storing data, to which each of the data processing units makes an access so as to perform an operation; a transfer completion time designation unit for designating a transfer completion time according to need, within which transferring the data in response to the accesses made by the data processing units should be completed; an expected transfer completion time calculation unit for calculating an expected transfer completion time needed for completing the data transfer in response to the accesses made by the data processing units, taking current access status of the first memory into consideration; and an access management unit for managing the access to the first memory based on the transfer completion time and the expected transfer completion time.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an image storage for storing image data is disclosed. A first managing section generates first management information for managing the image data, which are to be stored in the image storage, on a single unit image basis. A second managing section generates second management data for managing one or more unit images as a single image file. An image data managing method for the image processing apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided that includes a primary memory unit to buffer image data, a secondary memory unit to store the image data transferred from the primary memory unit, and a memory control unit that controls both memory units. The memory control unit transfers, if a plurality of items of image data are to be transferred, at least one of the items of image data divisionally from the primary memory unit to the secondary memory unit. When image data are transferred from the primary memory unit to the secondary memory unit, the memory control unit transfers a unit image either in a block or divisionally in multiple parts, and the memory control unit simultaneously transfers a plurality of images divisionally, the images being divided into varying numbers of parts so that each input and output of an image can evenly share the time of the secondary memory unit and a plurality of images can be efficiently transferred in parallel in a short time.