Abstract: When an image forming apparatus acquires notification destination information from a document processing flow execution system, and is instructed to change information, the image forming apparatus requests that a master system, indicated by the notification destination information, change the information. The master system changes the information held by the master system itself as requested by the image forming apparatus. When the image forming apparatus is notified about the successful change of information from the master system, the image forming apparatus notifies a slave system, indicated by the notification destination information, about the change of information. When the slave system is notified about the change of information by the image forming apparatus, the slave system changes the information held by the slave system itself to the information acquired from the master system.

Abstract: When an image forming apparatus acquires notification destination information from a document processing flow execution system, and is instructed to change information, the image forming apparatus requests that a master system, indicated by the notification destination information, change the information. The master system changes the information held by the master system itself as requested by the image forming apparatus. When the image forming apparatus is notified about the successful change of information from the master system, the image forming apparatus notifies a slave system, indicated by the notification destination information, about the change of information. When the slave system is notified about the change of information by the image forming apparatus, the slave system changes the information held by the slave system itself to the information acquired from the master system.

Abstract: A storage device stores device configuration definitions including a plurality of device image parts indicating the image forming apparatus and one or more devices physically attachable to the image forming apparatus, respectively, a plurality of device image definitions defining the plurality of device image parts with respect to a plurality of device identifiers identifying the image forming apparatus and the one or more devices, respectively, and a plurality of device offset information definitions defining offset amounts with respect to the plurality of device identifiers, respectively, the offset amounts indicating relative positions of the plurality of device image parts, respectively. A processor operates as a device image processor carried out by a software executing module, the software executing module being configured to execute a software program for driving and/or managing the image forming apparatus on an OS, and a device image module configured to communicate with the device image processor.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an event notification data preparing unit, an event notification data transmitting unit, an information-processor count calculating unit, and an information-processor count determining unit. The information-processor count calculating unit calculates a count of the at least one information processor to which the event notification data is transmitted. The information-processor count determining unit determines whether the information-processor count is equal to or less than an upper limit value for the event notification count. The event notification data transmitting unit directly transmits the event notification data to the at least one information processor if the information-processor count is equal to or less than the upper limit value for the event notification count, and via the server transmits the event notification data to the at least one information processor if the information-processor count is more than the upper limit value for the event notification count.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor, a communication unit, an input unit, a display unit, and a storage unit storing a program. The program causes the information processing apparatus to display i) a status of an external apparatus received via the communication unit in a status window of a status monitor displayed on the display unit, ii) a tab indicating a category of the status in a side portion of the status window, iii) a first icon in the tab indicating a change in the status, and iv) a second icon that, when selected, causes the information processing apparatus to switch between displaying a maximum size status window and a minimum size status window. The maximum size status window includes the tab selected via the input unit and a tab page of the selected tab, and the minimum size status window includes the selected tab but not the tab page of the selected tab.

Abstract: Upon startup of an OS, the present invention obtains an entry of a StatusMonitor key from all printer driver setting information subscribed in a registry by means of a subscriber (S0), and if a value thereof is 1, obtains an entry of a key including “Notification”. If a value of an array element 0 indicates activation of notification, the present invention obtains a character string of an array element 1 as an event type, and makes a Subscribe request to an image forming apparatus (S3). The present invention stores a subscription ID being returned, and makes an Unsubscribe request to the image forming apparatus for all subscription IDs thus stored, upon shut-down of the OS.

Abstract: Upon startup of an OS, the present invention obtains an entry of a StatusMonitor key from all printer driver setting information subscribed in a registry by means of a subscriber (S0), and if a value thereof is 1, obtains an entry of a key including “Notification”. If a value of an array element 0 indicates activation of notification, the present invention obtains a character string of an array element 1 as an event type, and makes a Subscribe request to an image forming apparatus (S3). The present invention stores a subscription ID being returned, and makes an Unsubscribe request to the image forming apparatus for all subscription IDs thus stored, upon shut-down of the OS.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an event notification data preparing unit, an event notification data transmitting unit, an information-processor count calculating unit, and an information-processor count determining unit. The information-processor count calculating unit calculates a count of the at least one information processor to which the event notification data is transmitted. The information-processor count determining unit determines whether the information-processor count is equal to or less than an upper limit value for the event notification count. The event notification data transmitting unit directly transmits the event notification data to the at least one information processor if the information-processor count is equal to or less than the upper limit value for the event notification count, and via the server transmits the event notification data to the at least one information processor if the information-processor count is more than the upper limit value for the event notification count.

Abstract: Upon startup of an OS, the present invention obtains an entry of a StatusMonitor key from all printer driver setting information subscribed in a registry by means of a subscriber (S0), and if a value thereof is 1, obtains an entry of a key including “Notification”. If a value of an array element 0 indicates activation of notification, the present invention obtains a character string of an array element 1 as an event type, and makes a Subscribe request to an image forming apparatus (S3). The present invention stores a subscription ID being returned, and makes an Unsubscribe request to the image forming apparatus for all subscription IDs thus stored, upon shut-down of the OS.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a client apparatus, a print server, and an image forming apparatus, each of which are coupled via a network to one another. The client apparatus provides a job ID together with an IP address of the client apparatus to the print server, and transmits print job data to the image forming apparatus via the print server. The print server registers the job ID and the IP address in a job address table, receives content of an event transmitted from the image forming apparatus, reads an IP address associated with a job ID included in the content of the event from the job address table when the event is a change in job status, and transmits the content of the event to a client having the read IP address.

Abstract: An event notification system includes a terminal and devices coupled thereto via a network that process jobs provided from the terminal The device includes a database in which a subscription including an event type and a notification address is registered on the basis of a notification registration request from the terminal In the device, an event generator generates an event with event data indicating a status change within the device. Given the status change of a job, a value indicating a requestor of the job process is included in the event data. When the event data includes the requester, an event notification manager sends a notification to the notification address in the subscription including the values of the status change and the requester, and sends the notification to the notification address in the subscription including the value of the status change.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor, a communication unit, an input unit, a display unit, and a storage unit storing a program. The program causes the information processing apparatus to display i) a status of an external apparatus received via the communication unit in a status window of a status monitor displayed on the display unit, ii) a tab indicating a category of the status in a side portion of the status window, iii) a first icon in the tab indicating a change in the status, and iv) a second icon that, when selected, causes the information processing apparatus to switch between displaying a maximum size status window and a minimum size status window. The maximum size status window includes the tab selected via the input unit and a tab page of the selected tab, and the minimum size status window includes the selected tab but not the tab page of the selected tab.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a client apparatus, a print server, and an image forming apparatus, each of which are coupled via a network to one another. The client apparatus provides a job ID together with an IP address of the client apparatus to the print server, and transmits print job data to the image forming apparatus via the print server. The print server registers the job ID and the IP address in a job address table, receives content of an event transmitted from the image forming apparatus, reads an IP address associated with a job ID included in the content of the event from the job address table when the event is a change in job status, and transmits the content of the event to a client having the read IP address.

Abstract: An event notification system includes a terminal and devices coupled thereto via a network that process jobs provided from the terminal The device includes a database in which a subscription including an event type and a notification address is registered on the basis of a notification registration request from the terminal In the device, an event generator generates an event with event data indicating a status change within the device. Given the status change of a job, a value indicating a requestor of the job process is included in the event data. When the event data includes the requester, an event notification manager sends a notification to the notification address in the subscription including the values of the status change and the requester, and sends the notification to the notification address in the subscription including the value of the status change.

Abstract: A projection-type image display apparatus includes an imaging light generation portion which generates imaging light, a housing which stores the imaging light generation portion, and a passage region provided in the housing, through which the imaging light emitted from the imaging light generation portion passes. The housing has a movable portion of which dimension in at least one direction varies, and the passage region is stored in the housing by means of the movable portion while imaging light is not projected.

Abstract: A projection system includes a screen, a projection display apparatus for projecting a video image on the screen, and a mount base provided below a projection surface of the screen, for carrying a subject on its upper surface. The projection display apparatus is mechanically coupled to the screen such that video image light from the projection display apparatus is displayed on the screen. Projection display apparatus includes a light source, an imaging portion including the upper surface of the mount base at least in an imaging area, a light modulation portion for modulating light from the light source to generate the video image light based on an input video image or a video image picked up by the imaging portion, and a projection portion for projecting the video image light generated by the light modulation portion.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus may include an operation panel, a driving device, an image pickup device, a face detection unit, and a control unit. The operation panel may be configured to move. The driving device may be configured to move the operation panel. The image pickup device may be configured to be installed proximate the operation panel, and/or to capture an image of a user. The face detection unit may be configured to detect a position of a facial image of the user within the image captured by the image pickup device. The control unit may be configured to control the driving device such that the operation panel and an optical axis of the image pickup device move according to the position of the facial image detected by the face detecting unit.

Abstract: A projector that displays a projection frame includes an operation unit to select a projection mode designating the number of split screens in the projection frame and the location, size, and orientation of each split screen. An input unit processes graphical signal data provided from an external graphical signal generator to generate processed graphical signal data. A distributor distributes the processed graphical signal data to graphical signal processing circuits, each performing data conversion and adjustment in accordance with the projection mode on the distributed graphical signal data to generate adjusted graphical signal data for one of the split screens. A synthesizer combines the adjusted graphical signal data to generate combined graphical signal data. A projection unit projects the combined graphical signal data as a single projection frame.

Abstract: The joint boot having excellent cold resistance is obtained by compounding the cross-linking components (a), (b) and (c) with chlorinated polyethylene having a chlorine content of 31 to 34% by weight and molding the resulting compound under thermal conditions.(a) A mercaptotriazine compound,(b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of amines having a boiling point of not lower than 110.degree. C., organic acid salts of the amines or addition products thereof, diarylguanidine, condensation products of aniline and aldehydes, and 2-benzothiazylsulfenamides of primary or secondary amines, and(c) a metal compound as an acid acceptor.

Abstract: A low-temperature heat-shrinkable film having a haze value not larger than 8%, a heat shrinkability in the machine direction at a temperature of 90.degree. C. of at least 30%, and a shrinkage stress of at least 300 g/mm.sup.2, is made from a composition comprising (a) a linear ethylene polymer containing short-chain branches and having a density not larger than 0.940 g/cm.sup.2 and (b) an ethylene/propylene random copolymer containing 3.5 to 10% by weigh of units derived from ethylene, wherein the proportion of the ethylene/propylene random copolymer in the composition is 15 to 50% by weight.