Abstract: A conference system includes: a computer processing unit (CPU) that: acquires, for each of information processing devices used by participants of a conference, information specific to a first area in which the conference is held; extracts features from the information specific to the first area; compares the features of each of the information processing devices with one another; groups the information processing devices with similar features together; assigns, for each group of the information processing devices, a work space that can be accessed by the information processing devices of each group; and notifies the information processing devices of each group of information related to the work space that allows the information processing devices of each group to access the work space assigned to each group. The information processing devices access the work space using the information related to the work space.

Abstract: A conference system includes: a computer processing unit (CPU) that: acquires, for each of information processing devices used by participants of a conference, information specific to a first area in which the conference is held; extracts features from the information specific to the first area; compares the features of each of the information processing devices with one another; groups the information processing devices with similar features together; assigns, for each group of the information processing devices, a work space that can be accessed by the information processing devices of each group; and notifies the information processing devices of each group of information related to the work space that allows the information processing devices of each group to access the work space assigned to each group. The information processing devices access the work space using the information related to the work space.

Abstract: Provided is an image formation system including a plurality of image formation devices, for example, two image formation devices. The image formation devices each include a human body detector that detects whether human bodies are present in the vicinity of respective image formation devices. The image formation system stores information based on the result of human body detection by the human body detector and manages the tendency of persons in the vicinity of the image formation devices in accordance with the stored information.

Abstract: Provided is an image formation system including a plurality of image formation devices, for example, two image formation devices. The image formation devices each include a human body detector that detects whether human bodies are present in the vicinity of respective image formation devices. The image formation system stores information based on the result of human body detection by the human body detector and manages the tendency of persons in the vicinity of the image formation devices in accordance with the stored information.

Abstract: A set value input device, comprising: a display in which a screen having at least one set value input area can be displayed; a touch detection portion; a first input portion which is displayed when the touch detection portion detects the set value input area is touched and which is to input a set value in the set value input area; a judging portion for judging, whether a second input portion is in an enabled state or in a disabled state, the second input portion being operable of the set value input screen, and inputting a set value when the set value input area is selected; and a control portion which disables the first input portion, makes one of the set value input areas selected if the second input portion is enabled, and which makes all the set value input areas non-selected if the second input portion is disabled.

Abstract: A set value input device, comprising: a display in which a screen having at least one set value input area can be displayed; a touch detection portion; a first input portion which is displayed when the touch detection portion detects the set value input area is touched and which is to input a set value in the set value input area; a judging portion for judging, whether a second input portion is in an enabled state or in a disabled state, the second input portion being operable of the set value input screen, and inputting a set value when the set value input area is selected; and a control portion which disables the first input portion, makes one of the set value input areas selected if the second input portion is enabled, and which makes all the set value input areas non-selected if the second input portion is disabled.

Abstract: The present invention realizes an image processing apparatus including: a reading section to obtain image data by scanning a document, a document feeding section to deliver a plurality of pages of documents successively to the reading section, a detection section to detect a document group from the plurality of documents successively delivered by the document feeding section, a memory section to memorize the image data obtained by the reading section, an output section to output the image data, having been memorized by the memory section, in accordance with an output condition having been set, and a control section that is configured, in a case in which a plurality of document groups has been detected by the detection section, so as to receive an output condition for the image data, which has been memorized by the memory section, on the basis of a document group.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus having: an image data inputting section; a storage section that stores image data that has been input from the inputting section; a processing section that carries out output processing of the image data; a history management section that establishes correspondence between history information of the output processing and the image data and manages the history information; a warning section; and a control section that, in response to a deleting request for the image data stored in the storage section, based on the history information of the output processing, changes a mode of the warning given out by the warning section of confirming the deleting of the image data.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus comprising: an automatic document feeding apparatus which conveying a document that has a part written by pigment that becomes colorless when heated and is loaded in a document tray to a sheet discharge location via a conveying path that passes through a prescribed reading out position; a reading section for obtaining an image information by reading out optically from the document which is conveyed by the automatic document feeding apparatus at the reading out position; a storage section for storing the image information obtained by reading the document in the reading section; and a heating unit for heating the document in a temperature of the pigment becomes colorless on a downstream side of the reading out position while the document passing through the conveying path.

Abstract: There is described an image processing apparatus, which makes it possible to prevent a leakage of secrecy caused by the output operation of a report with image information, without loosing merits of the report with image information. The image processing apparatus includes: a report generating section to generate a report with image information, wherein the report shows a processing status of a job and the image information relates the job; a storage section to store the report with the image information; a reception section to accept an order for outputting the report with the image information stored in the storage section; an output section to output the report with the image information ordered at the reception section; and an inform section to inform that the report with the image information is generated, when the determining section determines that the report is the report with the image information.

Abstract: The present invention realizes an image processing apparatus including: a reading section to obtain image data by scanning a document, a document feeding section to deliver a plurality of pages of documents successively to the reading section, a detection section to detect a document group from the plurality of documents successively delivered by the document feeding section, a memory section to memorize the image data obtained by the reading section, an output section to output the image data, having been memorized by the memory section, in accordance with an output condition having been set, and a control section that is configured, in a case in which a plurality of document groups has been detected by the detection section, so as to receive an output condition for the image data, which has been memorized by the memory section, on the basis of a document group.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus having: an image data inputting section; a storage section that stores image data that has been input from the inputting section; a processing section that carries out output processing of the image data; a history management section that establishes correspondence between history information of the output processing and the image data and manages the history information; a warning section; and a control section that, in response to a deleting request for the image data stored in the storage section, based on the history information of the output processing, changes a mode of the warning given out by the warning section of confirming the deleting of the image data.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus comprising: an automatic document feeding apparatus which conveying a document that has a part written by pigment that becomes colorless when heated and is loaded in a document tray to a sheet discharge location via a conveying path that passes through a prescribed reading out position; a reading section for obtaining an image information by reading out optically from the document which is conveyed by the automatic document feeding apparatus at the reading out position; a storage section for storing the image information obtained by reading the document in the reading section; and a heating unit for heating the document in a temperature of the pigment becomes colorless on a downstream side of the reading out position while the document passing through the conveying path.

Abstract: There is described an image processing apparatus, which makes it possible to prevent a leakage of secrecy caused by the output operation of a report with image information, without loosing merits of the report with image information. The image processing apparatus includes: a report generating section to generate a report with image information, wherein the report shows a processing status of a job and the image information relates the job; a storage section to store the report with the image information; a reception section to accept an order for outputting the report with the image information stored in the storage section; an output section to output the report with the image information ordered at the reception section; and an inform section to inform that the report with the image information is generated, when the determining section determines that the report is the report with the image information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for executing a job by using a job parameter set including a combination of values of various setup items which define an operation condition of the job as a work unit, the image processing apparatus provided with: a job parameter memory for memorizing a plurality of job parameter sets, each of the plurality of job parameter sets being associated with a page size of an input image of a job having been executed; a page size acquiring device for acquiring a present page size of an input image of a present job to be executed; and a job parameter election device for electing a candidate for a job parameter set for the present job by retrieving the present page size among the plurality of job parameter sets memorized in the parameter memory.

Abstract: There is provided an image printing apparatus which can ensure confidentiality by including an identification section which identifies whether or not a user who requests a job is present in a predetermined range from the image printing apparatus, a queue which stores the job and manages an execution of the job in stored order, a job registration section which registers the job at the end of the queue, and a job management section which suspends the start of execution of the job registered in the queue when the identification section does not recognize the presence of the user who requests the job, and permits the start of execution of the job registered in the queue when the identification section recognizes the presence of the user who manages the job. A display device and a job processing method are also provided.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for executing a job by using a job parameter set including a combination of values of various setup items which define an operation condition of the job as a work unit, the image processing apparatus provided with: a job parameter memory for memorizing a plurality of job parameter sets, each of the plurality of job parameter sets being associated with a page size of an input image of a job having been executed; a page size acquiring device for acquiring a present page size of an input image of a present job to be executed; and a job parameter election device for electing a candidate for a job parameter set for the present job by retrieving the present page size among the plurality of job parameter sets memorized in the parameter memory.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of updating a program of data thereof, includes: a storage section for storing the data to be processed by the program; an investigation section for checking whether or not data of old format incompatible with a current program is present in the storage section; a conversion section for converting the data of old format in the storage section, into a format conforming to the current program, when the investigation section shows that the data of old format is present; and an image forming section for forming an image using the converted data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for executing a job by using a job parameter set including a combination of values of various setup items which define an operation condition of the job as a work unit, the image processing apparatus provided with: a job parameter memory for memorizing a plurality of job parameter sets, each of the plurality of job parameter sets being associated with a page size of an input image of a job having been executed; a page size acquiring device for acquiring a present page size of an input image of a present job to be executed; and a job parameter election device for electing a candidate for a job parameter set for the present job by retrieving the present page size among the plurality of job parameter sets memorized in the parameter memory.

Abstract: An image forming system, including: an image forming machine, provided with a rewritable storage for storing a first program, for operating based on the first program so as to conduct image forming on a recording medium; the file administrative system, provided with an administrative storage for storing the second program which is an upgraded version of the first program; and a network for connecting the image forming machine with the file administrative system. The image forming machine includes: a setting controller for setting a first area, where contents of the storage is rewritable, and a second area where contents of the storage is not rewritable; an accessing controller for accessing a file administrative system with a program in the second area to obtain a second program; and rewriting controller for rewriting the first program stored in the first area to the second program.