Abstract: An electrode structure includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged separately from each other; and a plurality of dielectric layers laminated in a first direction with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes, in which the plurality of dielectric layers includes: a first dielectric layer that spreads over the plurality of pixel electrodes in a direction intersecting with the first direction; and a second dielectric layer that includes dielectric material having a refractive index higher than that of the first dielectric layer, sandwiches the first dielectric layer together with the plurality of pixel electrodes, and has a slit at a position overlapping space between pixel electrodes adjacent when viewed from the first direction.

Abstract: According to the present invention, any deficiency caused by the use of a resource, which is in a different state from that assumed upon workflow registration, can be prevented. The workflow processing method of the present invention acquires and holds a resource or feature quantity, which is required upon workflow execution, so as to employ it upon workflow execution. In this manner, after execution of the workflow, the present invention can avoid the workflow execution result which is not intended by a user who has registered the workflow.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention converts user authentication information based on a second one-way function into a second converted value if authentication with a first converted value obtained by converting the user authentication information based on the first one-way function is successful.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device management apparatus. This device management apparatus is a device management apparatus which communicates with a client computer, includes an output management unit adapted to manage output information of a device for each user, an identification unit adapted to identify a user who is about to install a driver, a device extraction unit adapted to extract a device used by the user identified by the identification unit based on the output information, and a transmission unit adapted to transmit the driver of the device extracted by the device extraction unit to the client computer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of reducing power consumption of a printing apparatus efficiently according to a processing situation. An accumulation unit accumulates print jobs that should be transmitted to the printing apparatus. An acquisition unit acquires an operation history and a power consumption history of the printing apparatus. A setting unit sets a threshold value for determining a timing of transmitting the print jobs accumulated in the accumulation unit in series to the printing apparatus based on the operation history and the power consumption history acquired. A determination unit determines the timing of transmitting the print jobs based on the threshold value. A transmission unit transmits the print jobs accumulated in the accumulation unit in series to the printing apparatus at the timing determined.

Abstract: When receiving a cancel request of a job from a user, a determination is made on whether or not the job as a target for the received cancel request is a virtual job to be processed by cooperating functions of a plurality of image processing apparatus. When it is determined that the job as a target for the cancel request is a virtual job, information regarding the plurality of image processing apparatuses which cooperates to execute the virtual job and an order in which the cancel instruction for the virtual job is to be transmitted to the plurality of image processing apparatuses are acquired, and based on the acquired order, a cancel instruction for the virtual job is transmitted to any of the plurality of image processing apparatuses.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention converts user authentication information based on a second one-way function into a second converted value if authentication with a first converted value obtained by converting the user authentication information based on the first one-way function is successful.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention converts user authentication information based on a second one-way function into a second converted value if authentication with a first converted value obtained by converting the user authentication information based on the first one-way function is successful.

Abstract: A printer driver configured to acquire print control information for controlling a function provided by a peripheral apparatus includes: a first access control information requesting unit configured to acquire print control information corresponding to an authority according to signatory information included in a signature provided to a document; and a sending unit configured to send a print job that allows the peripheral apparatus to perform processing controlled according to the acquired print control information.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device management apparatus. This device management apparatus is a device management apparatus which communicates with a client computer, includes an output management unit adapted to manage output information of a device for each user, an identification unit adapted to identify a user who is about to install a driver, a device extraction unit adapted to extract a device used by the user identified by the identification unit based on the output information, and a transmission unit adapted to transmit the driver of the device extracted by the device extraction unit to the client computer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device management apparatus. This device management apparatus is a device management apparatus which communicates with a client computer, includes an output management unit adapted to manage output information of a device for each user, an identification unit adapted to identify a user who is about to install a driver, a device extraction unit adapted to extract a device used by the user identified by the identification unit based on the output information, and a transmission unit adapted to transmit the driver of the device extracted by the device extraction unit to the client computer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of reducing power consumption of a printing apparatus efficiently according to a processing situation. An accumulation unit accumulates print jobs that should be transmitted to the printing apparatus. An acquisition unit acquires an operation history and a power consumption history of the printing apparatus. A setting unit sets a threshold value for determining a timing of transmitting the print jobs accumulated in the accumulation unit in series to the printing apparatus based on the operation history and the power consumption history acquired. A determination unit determines the timing of transmitting the print jobs based on the threshold value. A transmission unit transmits the print jobs accumulated in the accumulation unit in series to the printing apparatus at the timing determined.

Abstract: According to the present invention, any deficiency caused by the use of a resource, which is in a different state from that assumed upon workflow registration, can be prevented. The workflow processing method of the present invention acquires and holds a resource or feature quantity, which is required upon workflow execution, so as to employ it upon workflow execution. In this manner, after execution of the workflow, the present invention can avoid the workflow execution result which is not intended by a user who has registered the workflow.

Abstract: When receiving a cancel request of a job from a user, a determination is made on whether or not the job as a target for the received cancel request is a virtual job to be processed by cooperating functions of a plurality of image processing apparatus. When it is determined that the job as a target for the cancel request is a virtual job, information regarding the plurality of image processing apparatuses which cooperates to execute the virtual job and an order in which the cancel instruction for the virtual job is to be transmitted to the plurality of image processing apparatuses are acquired, and based on the acquired order, a cancel instruction for the virtual job is transmitted to any of the plurality of image processing apparatuses.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with an image forming apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive destination information transmitted from the image forming apparatus, a destination determining unit configured to determine the destination of the image forming apparatus by using the destination information transmitted to the receiving unit, a totalizing unit configured to totalize a number of image forming apparatuses associated with the determined destination, an operating-environment determining unit configured to determine the current operating environment based on the number of image forming apparatuses totalized by the totalizing unit, and a function limiting unit configured to limit at least one function of a program presented to the image forming apparatus based on the current operating environment determined by the operating-environment determining unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of the present invention converts user authentication information based on a second one-way function into a second converted value if authentication with a first converted value obtained by converting the user authentication information based on the first one-way function is successful.

Abstract: A printer driver configured to acquire print control information for controlling a function provided by a peripheral apparatus includes: a first access control information requesting unit configured to acquire print control information corresponding to an authority according to signatory information included in a signature provided to a document; and a sending unit configured to send a print job that allows the peripheral apparatus to perform processing controlled according to the acquired print control information.

Abstract: This invention relates to a device management apparatus. This device management apparatus is a device management apparatus which communicates with a client computer, includes an output management unit adapted to manage output information of a device for each user, an identification unit adapted to identify a user who is about to install a driver, a device extraction unit adapted to extract a device used by the user identified by the identification unit based on the output information, and a transmission unit adapted to transmit the driver of the device extracted by the device extraction unit to the client computer.