Abstract: An operation portion elevates or lowers imaging units of a robot in response to the user's operation of the operation portion, and when the robot is moved from a first work stand to a second work stand which have different heights, a control unit determines whether the difference between the height of the imaging units before the moving of the robot and the height of the second work stand is present in a predetermined range, and when the control unit determines that the difference is not present in the predetermined range, a display unit controls a display device to display information that instructs a user to change the height of the imaging units via the operation portion.

Abstract: A robot performs, after i-th (i is a natural number) work, i+1-th work different from the i-th work and performs, after j-th (j is a natural number satisfying j?i) work, j+1-th work different from the j-th work. The robot performs the i+1-th work after the i-th work without changing information concerning correction in a joint of the robot during the i-th work, performs robot calibration after the j-th work, and performs the j+1-th work after performing the robot calibration.

Abstract: From among identical modules stored on a module storage 112 and a module storage 212, an authenticated printing management module 130 selects the module with higher level information. For example, an ID authentication module 132 is stored in both the module storage 112 of an MFP 10 and the module storage 212 of a network interface card 11. The authenticated printing management module 130 selects the ID authentication module of the network interface card 11, in accordance with level information that represents an ID authentication module selection hierarchy. By so doing, where modules necessary for executing authenticated printing are included on both the MFP 10 and the network interface card 11, modules present on either the MFP 10 or the network interface card 11 are able to be selected appropriately for use.

Abstract: A network connection control system is provided with: a relay device that relays communication in a communication network; and a communication terminal that performs communication via the relay device. The relay device has a network information transmission section, which is information about the communication network.

Abstract: A printing system includes: a given wireless terminal having a print request unit that sends a print request including an identifier and a print target, the wireless terminal being identified by the identifier; a print request control server having a print request receiving unit that receives the print request and a print information sending unit that sends print information corresponding to the print target in association with the identifier; and a printer having a wireless terminal detecting unit that detects the identifier of the given wireless terminal, a print information receiving unit that receives the print information corresponding to the detected identifier from the print request control server, and a print control unit that controls the printing based on the print information.

Abstract: A network connection control system is provided with: a relay device that relays communication in a communication network; and a communication terminal that performs communication via the relay device. The relay device has a network information transmission section, which is information about the communication network.

Abstract: An entry/exit managing device for controlling entry and exit of a user, who carries a portable memory and an information communication terminal, to and from a predetermined place includes: a portable memory communication unit which reads and writes data from and to the portable memory; a user managing unit which executes user authentication on the basis of user information stored in the portable memory; and a network device use information managing unit which manages network device use information used to set a network device use setting parameter in the information communication terminal. The portable memory communication unit reads the user information from the portable memory when the user enters the predetermined place. The user managing unit executes the user authentication on the basis of the user information. The portable memory communication unit writes the network device use information in the portable memory, when the user authentication succeeds.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus of the invention performs an authentication process based on authentication data input from a device used for data entry. The authentication apparatus receives device identification information for identifying the device and matches the received device identification information against authentication-authorized device identification information representing that the device is authorized to be used for authentication. In the case of failed matching of the received device identification information with the stored authentication-authorized device identification information, the authentication apparatus restricts the authentication process. This arrangement ensures the high security in an authenticated printing system including a printing apparatus connectable with at least one device used for entry of authentication data.

Abstract: From among identical modules stored on a module storage 112 and a module storage 212, an authenticated printing management module 130 selects the module with higher level information. For example, an ID authentication module 132 is stored in both the module storage 112 of an MFP 10 and the module storage 212 of a network interface card 11. The authenticated printing management module 130 selects the ID authentication module of the network interface card 11, in accordance with level information that represents an ID authentication module selection hierarchy. By so doing, where modules necessary for executing authenticated printing are included on both the MFP 10 and the network interface card 11, modules present on either the MFP 10 or the network interface card 11 are able to be selected appropriately for use.

Abstract: An application management system having a portable terminal that manages whether an application can be executed by another device such as an off-line printer. The portable terminal includes an application memory unit that stores the application as well as correlates and stores license information for certifying the eligibility for use of the application; an application distribution unit that distributes the application and license information to the device; and a license certification unit that certifies the eligibility for use of the application. The device includes an application receiving unit that receives the application and the license information; a license confirmation unit that requests confirmation about the eligibility for use of the application; and an application execution unit that executes the application based on the result received from the license certification unit.

Abstract: A distributed-printing control system suited for preventing printed matters based on different print requests from being outputted jumbled together is provided. When a distributed-printing control server receives a distributed-printing request from a host terminal, the distributed-printing control server sends a distributed-print start notification to a subject-of-distributed-printing printer before a start of distributed printing, generates a distributed-unit-print request in accordance with the received distributed-print request, sends the generated distributed-unit-print request to the subject-of-distributed-printing printer, and sends a distributed-print end notification to the subject-of-distributed-printing printer after an end of distributed printing.

Abstract: An output device selection system suitable for reducing the time and effort spent on installing drivers as well as for saving the user the trouble of making settings is provided. If a network printer 100 receives specialized print data which contains printing conditions indicating that printing should be done on another network printer 100, it converts the received specialized print data into intermediate print data and transfers the resulting intermediate print data to the other network printer 100. On the other hand, if the network printer 100 receives specialized print data which contains printing conditions indicating that printing should be done on the network printer 100 itself, it does printing based on the received specialized print data. However, if it receives intermediate print data, it converts the received intermediate print data into specialized print data and does printing based on the resulting specialized print data.

Abstract: A novel distributed printing system, method, program, printer and server are provided that provide optimum distributed printing without problems such as a backlog of print jobs in a print queue. A distributed print request is broadcasted to all printers and the most appropriate printer is selected from among responding printers on the basis of their printing capabilities and status information to assign the print job. Thus, the optimum printer can be selected without having to constantly monitor the capabilities and status of all printers. Furthermore, because status information such as the number of remaining paper sheets, in addition to printing capabilities, is used as criteria to select a printer, distributed printing can properly be scheduled without a backlog of pint jobs in a print queue.