Abstract: In a printing apparatus having full-color and monochrome print processes and a method therefor, whether a page to be printed is color or monochrome is checked. The presence of an immediately preceding page which is successively printed before a page to be printed that is determined to be monochrome, and the attribute of the immediately preceding page are determined. The presence of a succeeding page which is successively printed after the page to be printed, and the attribute of the succeeding page are determined. The number of pages corresponding to the determination results is set. The print process of the page to be printed is decided on the basis of the presence of succeeding pages corresponding to the number of pages and their attributes.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store job data transmitted from an information processing apparatus, a display unit configured to display information of the job data stored in the storage unit when an execution instruction for executing the job data is received in response to a user operation, and a deletion unit configured to determine whether the display unit displays the information of the job data and, to suspend deletion processing for deleting the job data from the storage unit in a case where the deletion unit determines that the display unit displays the information of the job data, whereas to delete the job data from the storage unit in a case where the deletion unit determines that the display unit displays no information of the job data.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus having full-color and monochrome print processes and a method therefor, whether a page to be printed is color or monochrome is checked. The presence of an immediately preceding page which is successively printed before a page to be printed that is determined to be monochrome, and the attribute of the immediately preceding page are determined. The presence of a succeeding page which is successively printed after the page to be printed, and the attribute of the succeeding page are determined. The number of pages corresponding to the determination results is set. The print process of the page to be printed is decided on the basis of the presence of succeeding pages corresponding to the number of pages and their attributes.

Abstract: Print data is always stored securely in printing to prevent printing of the print data by another person in reprinting without being aware by the user of whether to storage it securely. To accomplish this, print data received from a data processing apparatus is stored, and print processing is executed. When reprinting of the stored print data is instructed after printing, input of authentication information for reprinting is requested. When authentication information input in accordance with the request and authentication information of the stored print data coincide with each other, print processing based on the stored print data is executed.

Abstract: In a copy generation management on paper, the present invention aims to detect a falsification in embedded information and increase the capacity of embedded information while maintaining security. The image processing device embeds second additional information into document image data embedded with first additional information. The image processing device deletes a part where the first additional information is embedded in the document image data, and embeds the second additional information into the part of the first additional information thus deleted. The image processing device further embeds third information different from the first and second additional information at a position different from position at which the second additional information is embedded. Further, the embedding means embeds the third information at a position indicated by the second additional information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store job data transmitted from an information processing apparatus, a display unit configured to display information of the job data stored in the storage unit when an execution instruction for executing the job data is received in response to a user operation, and a deletion unit configured to determine whether the display unit displays the information of the job data and, to suspend deletion processing for deleting the job data from the storage unit in a case where the deletion unit determines that the display unit displays the information of the job data, whereas to delete the job data from the storage unit in a case where the deletion unit determines that the display unit displays no information of the job data.

Abstract: In a copy generation management on paper, the present invention aims to detect a falsification in embedded information and increase the capacity of embedded information while maintaining security. The image processing device embeds second additional information into document image data embedded with first additional information. The image processing device deletes a part where the first additional information is embedded in the document image data, and embeds the second additional information into the part of the first additional information thus deleted. The image processing device further embeds third information different from the first and second additional information at a position different from position at which the second additional information is embedded. Further, the embedding means embeds the third information at a position indicated by the second additional information.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a priority task startup detection unit to detect that startup of a priority task is completed, a job acceptance unit configured to change a status to a job acceptable status and accept a job when it is detected that the startup of the priority task is completed, a first startup control unit to start the non-priority task when a predetermined time has elapsed since it is detected that the startup of the priority task is completed, and a second startup control unit to start the non-priority task a job is accepted from the time it is detected that the startup of the priority task is completed to when the predetermined time has elapsed and if all processing of all jobs, including the accepted job is terminated.

Abstract: In a copy generation management on paper, the present invention aims to detect a falsification in embedded information and increase the capacity of embedded information while maintaining security. The image processing device embeds second additional information into document image data embedded with first additional information. The image processing device deletes a part where the first additional information is embedded in the document image data, and embeds the second additional information into the part of the first additional information thus deleted. The image processing device further embeds third information different from the first and second additional information at a position different from position at which the second additional information is embedded. Further, the embedding means embeds the third information at a position indicated by the second additional information.

Abstract: Activation and deactivation of multiple applications on a multi-function peripheral are more appropriately performed to enable users to comfortably use the multi-function peripheral at a workplace having various operating environments. At a time of a logout, control is performed to select and activate at least one of applications in a shutdown state, the selected application being likely to be used at the next login. Further, the number of applications being activated is limited to a predetermined number or less.

Abstract: An apparatus uninstalling a target application includes a processing unit configured to move user generated data from a user-generated-data storage area managed by the target application to be installed to a user-generated-data storage area managed by another application that is installed.

Abstract: In a copy generation management on paper, the present invention aims to detect a falsification in embedded information and increase the capacity of embedded information while maintaining security. The image processing device embeds second additional information into document image data embedded with first additional information. The image processing device deletes a part where the first additional information is embedded in the document image data, and embeds the second additional information into the part of the first additional information thus deleted. The image processing device further embeds third information different from the first and second additional information at a position different from position at which the second additional information is embedded. Further, the embedding means embeds the third information at a position indicated by the second additional information.

Abstract: A control method for controlling an image forming apparatus includes fixing recording material on a sheet; conveying, by a conveying unit, the sheet on which the recording material is fixed; and controlling the conveying unit such that the conveying unit reciprocates the sheet on a conveying path along which the sheet is conveyed.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus having full-color and monochrome print processes and a method therefor, whether a page to be printed is color or monochrome is checked. The presence of an immediately preceding page which is successively printed before a page to be printed that is determined to be monochrome, and the attribute of the immediately preceding page are determined. The presence of a succeeding page which is successively printed after the page to be printed, and the attribute of the succeeding page are determined. The number of pages corresponding to the determination results is set. The print process of the page to be printed is decided on the basis of the presence of succeeding pages corresponding to the number of pages and their attributes.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus having full-color and monochrome print processes and a method therefor, whether a page to be printed is color or monochrome is checked. The presence of an immediately preceding page which is successively printed before a page to be printed that is determined to be monochrome, and the attribute of the immediately preceding page are determined. The presence of a succeeding page which is successively printed after the page to be printed, and the attribute of the succeeding page are determined. The number of pages corresponding to the determination results is set. The print process of the page to be printed is decided on the basis of the presence of succeeding pages corresponding to the number of pages and their attributes.

Abstract: A mailbox sheet discharge designation environment which flexibly deals with various requests from each user and inhibits a user's load is provided. In this environment, a host computer registers plural discrimination names including a user name and names of plural groups to which a user corresponding to the user name belongs for each of plural holding units of an image recording apparatus, and then transmits a printing job including sheet discharge address designation by the plural registered discrimination names to the image recording apparatus. The image recording apparatus registers in a memory the plural discrimination names transmitted from the host computer to each of the holding units, and then discharges the printing job to the holding unit to which the discrimination name same as the discrimination name designated to the printing job has been registered.

Abstract: Attached information is designated, and it is discriminated whether or not there is a paper output port corresponding to attached information read from a storage unit for storing image data and attached information about the image data. If it is determined there is a corresponding paper output port, then the paper output port is determined as a selected paper output port. If it is determined there is not a corresponding paper output port, then an available paper output port is determined as a selected paper output port. Thus, recorded images can be automatically discriminated based on the attached information.

Abstract: A recorded image can be automatically classified according to attached information by designating a name of each paper discharge tray, and determining the paper discharge tray of a paper on which an image is recorded based on an image data read by a storage unit according to the attached information read from the storage unit storing the image data and the attached information about the image data and the name designated by a designation unit.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus is shared by a plurality of users. A host computer obtains information concerning a sheet discharge bin of discrimination names and the like registered in the image recording apparatus by requested it to the image recording apparatus. A mail box sheet discharge designation screen, based on the obtained information concerning a sheet discharge bin, allows each user to designate a plurality of sheet discharge addresses for each page of printing data and the number of sheet discharge copies via the mail box sheet discharge designation screen. The host computer prepares a printing job by including instructions based on operations from users including each designation in one printing job and transmits the printing job to the image recording apparatus.

Abstract: In a printing apparatus having full-color and monochrome print processes and a method therefor, whether a page to be printed is color or monochrome is checked. The presence of an immediately preceding page which is successively printed before a page to be printed that is determined to be monochrome, and the attribute of the immediately preceding page are determined. The presence of a succeeding page which is successively printed after the page to be printed, and the attribute of the succeeding page are determined. The number of pages corresponding to the determination results is set. The print process of the page to be printed is decided on the basis of the presence of succeeding pages corresponding to the number of pages and their attributes.