Abstract: A simulation system stores information representing a plurality of scenarios of index vectors generated by simulation and a plurality of clusters in which the index vectors in each of a plurality of time steps are classified, classifies the clusters of a final time step of the plurality of scenarios into a plurality of groups, calculates a transition probability at which the index vectors belonging to the cluster in the time step transition to each group in the final time step for each of combinations of the time steps and the clusters and a cluster in which the index vectors belonging to the cluster in the time step are transmissible in a subsequent step, and displays the transition probability and the transmissible cluster.

Abstract: A remote processor for executing processing requested from a client via a network, wherein an access right is authenticated using authenticating information generated by combining user-configurable user setting information such as a user name and a password with device-specific information specific to the client such as a MAC address to improve security for remote accesses. An initial access is authenticated using user setting information specified by an administrator. If the authentication is successful, the device-specific information of the client is automatically acquired and registered. Subsequent accesses are authenticated by using the user setting information and the device-specific information as conditions logically ANDed together for the access right authentication.

Abstract: This invention provides an image printing system, method, apparatus, and the like which can shorten the data transfer time from an information processing apparatus to an image printing apparatus and can also shorten the printing time in the image printing apparatus when differential printing is performed. According to the image printing system of the invention, when differential printing is to be performed, a difference comparison/detection unit detects the difference between image information after a revision and image information before the revision which is recorded in advance. A printing information converting unit converts the image information of a portion in which the difference is detected into printing information, and outputs the printing information after the revision. A printing unit prints an image on the basis of this printing information.