Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a communicator; an image former; a storage; a packet data analyzer; and a controller which controls the communicator, the image former, the storage, and the packet data analyzer. When the communicator receives packet data of a print protocol from a user terminal, the controller causes the packet data analyzer to analyze the packet data and specify the type of operating system of the user terminal, decides on a print operation based on the print protocol associated with the operating system, and then causes the image former to form an image that the communicator has received from the user terminal.

Abstract: Identification information corresponding to a network resource is extracted from input document data. It is determined whether access to the network resource is appropriate based on the identification information. Based on a result of determination, the output of the document data is restricted, or at least part of the identification information is changed, and the document data is output.

Abstract: The present invention includes a receiver capable of receiving confidential data, a screen display controller that performs a control that displays a screen in which the confidential data received by the receiver is in a masked display, a determiner that determines whether or not an identification display for visualizing the confidential data in the masked display is to be displayed, and an identification display controller that performs a control that displays the identification display on the screen when it is determined by the determiner that the identification display is to be displayed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a communicator that performs wireless communication with a terminal device; and a controller. The controller performs pairing with the terminal device, establishes wireless communication with the paired terminal device via the communicator, acquires information on a transmission destination of an image from the terminal device, disconnects the wireless communication after acquiring the information on the transmission destination, and releases the pairing with the terminal device by disconnecting the wireless communication.

Abstract: Identification information corresponding to a network resource is extracted from input document data. It is determined whether access to the network resource is appropriate based on the identification information. Based on a result of determination, the output of the document data is restricted, or at least part of the identification information is changed, and the document data is output.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a communicator that performs wireless communication with a terminal device; and a controller. The controller performs pairing with the terminal device, establishes wireless communication with the paired terminal device via the communicator, acquires information on a transmission destination of an image from the terminal device, disconnects the wireless communication after acquiring the information on the transmission destination, and releases the pairing with the terminal device by disconnecting the wireless communication.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores, in an associated manner, information on a connection source and a time when denial of a connection request from the connection source is to be lifted. The controller, upon receiving a connection request from the connection source, denies the connection request based on the information stored in the memory. The controller removes the information on the connection source from the memory when the time has passed.

Abstract: The present invention includes a receiver capable of receiving confidential data, a screen display controller that performs a control that displays a screen in which the confidential data received by the receiver is in a masked display, a determiner that determines whether or not an identification display for visualizing the confidential data in the masked display is to be displayed, and an identification display controller that performs a control that displays the identification display on the screen when it is determined by the determiner that the identification display is to be displayed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus receives an input of duplicate data obtained by duplicating: common information applicable also to another image forming apparatus, out of apparatus setting information about the image forming apparatus; unique information applicable only to the image forming apparatus, out of the apparatus setting information; and identification information for identifying the image forming apparatus, determines, if the duplicate data is input, whether identification information on a duplicated data side included in the duplicated data and identification information on an apparatus side stored in a storage match, and writes, if it is determined that the identification information on the duplicated data side and the identification information on the apparatus side match, the unique information included in the duplicated data into the storage.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an image forming apparatus and a user terminal. The image forming apparatus includes a wireless communication unit by which wireless communication is performed with the user terminal. A CPU of the image forming apparatus stops the wireless communication unit (first state) when wireless communication is not performed, and causes the wireless communication unit to operate (second state) when a predetermined first operation is received in the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A plurality of image processing apparatuses 1 and a remote access apparatus 2 which remotely operates each image processing apparatus 1 are connected through a network 3. Each image processing apparatuses 1 have a same operation screen. The remote access apparatus 2 accesses the plurality of image processing apparatuses 1, and acquires screen data for displaying an operation screen A, from one of the image processing apparatuses 1. The remote access apparatus 2 displays the same operation screen A as the operation screen of the image processing apparatus 1. When a user performs an operation for outputting reports on this operation screen A, the remote access apparatus 2 requests output from each image processing apparatus 1. Each image processing apparatus 1 creates a report and transmits it to the remote access apparatus 2.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an auto pattern updating unit for determining transition time for transition from a normal conduction state to a power saving state of each time of day based on job logs, and a display processing unit for displaying the determined state of transition of each time of day on a display unit on hour-by-hour basis. The display device may be an external PC for management, or an operation display panel of the image forming apparatus. For the time of day of which transition time cannot be determined, the shortest time period is allocated. The hour-by-hour transition time is displayed in color-coded manner. The automatically determined transition time may be changed by a user operation.

Abstract: If it is not a time zone of confidential mode and there is a print job to be executed, a print process is performed based on the print job, but if there is not a print job to be executed, non-confidential data stored in a HDD device is completely deleted. In the time zone of confidential mode, a determination is made as to whether or not there is non-confidential data, and after deleting the non-confidential data, a print process based on a print job to be executed is performed. The confidentiality of data is maintained without decreasing the processing efficiency of image formation.

Abstract: A plurality of image processing apparatuses 1 and a remote access apparatus 2 which remotely operates each image processing apparatus 1 are connected through a network 3. Each image processing apparatuses 1 have a same operation screen. The remote access apparatus 2 accesses the plurality of image processing apparatuses 1, and acquires screen data for displaying an operation screen A, from one of the image processing apparatuses 1. The remote access apparatus 2 displays the same operation screen A as the operation screen of the image processing apparatus 1. When a user performs an operation for outputting reports on this operation screen A, the remote access apparatus 2 requests output from each image processing apparatus 1. Each image processing apparatus 1 creates a report and transmits it to the remote access apparatus 2.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an apparatus having a liquid crystal touch panel and operation keys, the liquid crystal touch panel displaying display buttons, and the operation keys being outside of the liquid crystal touch panel, and the display buttons of the liquid crystal touch panel and the operation keys being operated together, in which the liquid crystal touch panel, on a screen, displays display contents that differ from each other such that the display contents can be viewed from two directions that differ from each other, and such that display buttons on the screen of the liquid crystal touch panel when viewed from one direction and operation keys used with the display buttons are near each other, the display buttons are disposed on the screen, or the operation keys are disposed relative to the liquid crystal touch panel.

Abstract: If it is not a time zone of confidential mode and there is a print job to be executed, a print process is performed based on the print job, but if there is not a print job to be executed, non-confidential data stored in a HDD device is completely deleted. In the time zone of confidential mode, a determination is made as to whether or not there is non-confidential data, and after deleting the non-confidential data, a print process based on a print job to be executed is performed. The confidentiality of data is maintained without decreasing the processing efficiency of image formation.