Abstract: For example, an I/O circuit is formed by freely combining a plurality of kinds of standard cells included in a cell library. The plurality of kinds of standard cells include at least first standard cells and a second standard cell. The first standard cells include first protection elements and a first power line formed in a region over the first protection elements to conduct to the first protection elements. The second standard cell includes a second protection element formed in a layout identical with that of the first protection elements, and a second power line formed in a region over the second protection element to conduct to the second protection element while being isolated from the first power line.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to perform a process including presenting each step of a business flow including a plural steps registered in advance, receiving steps from start to end of a change of the business flow, as a change target, and changing the received change target, linking the changed change target to the business flow before the change, and registering the linked business flow as a new business flow.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to cause one or more settings to be unchangeable, the one or more settings being required for running software to be installed onto the information processing apparatus, the software having been determined to be operable after installed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory and a processor configured to cause one or more settings to be unchangeable, the one or more settings being required for running software to be installed onto the information processing apparatus, the software having been determined to be operable after installed.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal apparatus including an instruction information creation unit and a first transmission unit, and an information processing apparatus including an execution unit, a reception unit, and a controller. The instruction information creation unit accepts one or more settings relating to processing and creates instruction information denoting the one or more settings. The first transmission unit transmits the instruction information to the information processing apparatus. The execution unit performs the processing related to the one or more settings denoted by the instruction information. The reception unit receives the instruction information and certificate information. The certificate information is information that certifies content of a first prohibition check process in which whether the execution unit supports the one or more settings is determined.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a terminal apparatus including an instruction information creation unit and a first transmission unit, and an information processing apparatus including an execution unit, a reception unit, and a controller. The instruction information creation unit accepts one or more settings relating to processing and creates instruction information denoting the one or more settings. The first transmission unit transmits the instruction information to the information processing apparatus. The execution unit performs the processing related to the one or more settings denoted by the instruction information. The reception unit receives the instruction information and certificate information. The certificate information is information that certifies content of a first prohibition check process in which whether the execution unit supports the one or more settings is determined.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit and a display processing unit. The image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium. The display processing unit causes a display to display a group of options including a first option and a second option in a case where the image forming unit is not equipped with a function to form an image on a recording medium under specified image forming conditions, the first option being an option for issuing a command to form an image on a recording medium in a manner realized through a function of the image forming unit, the second option being an option for issuing a command to display identification information of an alternative apparatus equipped with a function to form an image on a recording medium under the image forming conditions among plural other connected image forming apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit.

Abstract: An image forming system includes at least one transmission apparatus, and plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the transmission apparatus includes a transmission section that transmits printing data to a first image forming apparatus of the plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes a receiving section that receives printing data from the transmission apparatus or other image forming apparatuses, and a printing data transmission section that transmits the printing data or substantially identical printing data generated on the basis of the printing data, to the image forming apparatuses other than the own apparatus among the plural image forming apparatuses, when printing data which is substantially identical to the printing data received by the receiving section cannot be acquired from the image forming apparatuses corresponding to the predefined reference number among the plural image forming apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit.

Abstract: An image forming system includes at least one transmission apparatus, and plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the transmission apparatus includes a transmission section that transmits printing data to a first image forming apparatus of the plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes a receiving section that receives printing data from the transmission apparatus or other image forming apparatuses, and a printing data transmission section that transmits the printing data or substantially identical printing data generated on the basis of the printing data, to the image forming apparatuses other than the own apparatus among the plural image forming apparatuses, when printing data which is substantially identical to the printing data received by the receiving section cannot be acquired from the image forming apparatuses corresponding to the predefined reference number among the plural image forming apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming system includes at least one transmission apparatus, and plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the transmission apparatus includes a transmission section that transmits printing data to a first image forming apparatus of the plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes a receiving section that receives printing data from the transmission apparatus or other image forming apparatuses, and a printing data transmission section that transmits the printing data or substantially identical printing data generated on the basis of the printing data, to the image forming apparatuses other than the own apparatus among the plural image forming apparatuses, when printing data which is substantially identical to the printing data received by the receiving section cannot be acquired from the image forming apparatuses corresponding to the predefined reference number among the plural image forming apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with multiple external image forming apparatuses each storing print data that is held until after printing is executed and identification information about a user, which is associated with the print data; a memory that stores print data and identification information about a user, which is associated with the print data; and a search unit that, upon specification of the identification information about the user, sequentially searches pieces of information stored in the memory and the multiple external image forming apparatuses for information corresponding to the specified identification information about the user and stops the search of the pieces of information stored in the memory and the multiple external image forming apparatuses, which are not searched, in response to a first search result that is achieved.

Abstract: An image forming system includes at least one transmission apparatus, and plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the transmission apparatus includes a transmission section that transmits printing data to a first image forming apparatus of the plural image forming apparatuses, wherein the first image forming apparatus includes a receiving section that receives printing data from the transmission apparatus or other image forming apparatuses, and a printing data transmission section that transmits the printing data or substantially identical printing data generated on the basis of the printing data, to the image forming apparatuses other than the own apparatus among the plural image forming apparatuses, when printing data which is substantially identical to the printing data received by the receiving section cannot be acquired from the image forming apparatuses corresponding to the predefined reference number among the plural image forming apparatuses.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a transmitter apparatus that transmits, to a predetermined storage location of multiple storage locations, identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information, and multiple image forming apparatuses. Each of the image forming apparatuses includes a first storage unit that stores storage information indicating the storage locations, a storage location that is included in the storage locations and stores the identification information and the image data associated with the identification information, a retrieval unit that accesses the storage locations, indicated by the storage information stored on the first storage unit, when the identification information is inputted by the user, and retrieves the image data from the storage location, and an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data retrieved by the retrieval unit.

Abstract: There is provided a maintenance system including a maintenance server that provides maintenance information and an image processing device that has at least one of copy, print, facsimile and scan functions and which, upon detection of a maintenance event upon which a maintenance process to be carried out with respect to the image processing device, accesses the maintenance server, acquires from the maintenance server maintenance information indicating a maintenance process corresponding to the detected maintenance event, and displays the acquired maintenance information on a display.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is provided. In this apparatus, a control panel functions to allow a user to input an instruction. A period setting section functions to set an output inhibit period. A job control section, upon receiving a job, stores the job in a memory unit while converting the job into a stored job that is to be printed at a scheduled output time after passage of the output inhibit period, and executes printing of the stored job at the scheduled output time, if the job is not a panel-activated job and is received during the output inhibit period.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of solidifying a low-boiling-point hydrocarbon, wherein the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon (including hydrocarbons which are gaseous at ordinary temperature) is brought into contact with a metal salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, and if necessary a high-boiling-point hydrocarbon, suspended in water, to form a solid aggregate substance, a method of handling the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon, wherein the solid aggregate substance is stored or transported, and a method of regenerating the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon, wherein the solid aggregate substance is decomposed by opening or heating, to obtain the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon. According to the methods, a wide variety of gaseous and highly volatile liquid hydrocarbons can be safely and easily solidified without using harmful reagent, and during storage, transportation, etc., the gaseous hydrocarbons and highly volatile liquids can be handled as a solid material.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of solidifying a low-boiling-point hydrocarbon, wherein the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon (including hydrocarbons which are gaseous at ordinary temperature) is brought into contact with a metal salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, and if necessary a high-boiling-point hydrocarbon, suspended in water, to form a solid aggregate substance, a method of handling the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon, wherein the solid aggregate substance is stored or transported, and a method of regenerating the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon, wherein the solid aggregate substance is decomposed by opening or heating, to obtain the low-boiling-point hydrocarbon. According to the methods, a wide variety of gaseous and highly volatile liquid hydrocarbons can be safely and easily solidified without using harmful reagent, and during storage, transportation, etc., the gaseous hydrocarbons and highly volatile liquids can be handled as a solid material.