Abstract: A memory device includes a semiconductor memory unit and a controller circuit configured to communicate with a host through a serial interface and access the semiconductor memory unit in response to commands received through the serial interface. The controller circuit, in response to a host command to read parameters of the memory device, updates at least one of parameters of the memory device stored in the memory device based on operational settings of the memory device, and transmits the updated parameters through the serial interface to the host.

Abstract: A processor receives a command from a server computer to designate a plurality of addresses related to a plurality of logical storage areas, and write a plurality of write data to the logical storage areas. The processor receives the write data and writes it to storage areas different from storage areas in which a plurality of holding data are stored in a first memory. When the processor determines that the write data are written to the first memory, the processor transmits a success response to a host computer. When the write data satisfy a predetermined condition, the processor writes the write data in the first memory to a plurality of first device storage areas. When it is determined that at least a part of the data is not written to the first memory, the processor transmits a failure response to the host computer.

Abstract: A storage device includes one or more nonvolatile memories, and a memory controller that controls the nonvolatile memories such that write data of data streams is stored in the nonvolatile memories. The data streams have a first number of requested stream identifiers provided from a host. The memory controller includes a write amount manager that manages information about a data amount of each of the data streams having the requested stream identifiers, a stream manager that maps the first number of the requested stream identifiers with a second number of processing stream identifiers, depending on the information associated with the data amount, such that the data streams are provided to the nonvolatile memories according to the second number of processing stream identifiers, and a mapping manager that manages information about mapping between the first number of the requested stream identifiers and the second number of the processing stream identifiers.

Abstract: A method includes issuing, by a first computing device, first write requests for a first version of the data object. The method further includes issuing, by a second computing device, second write requests for a second version of the data object. The method further includes sending, by each of a first group of storage units, a first write response to the first and second computing devices. The method further includes sending, by each of a second group of storage units, a second write response to the first and second computing devices. The method further includes determining, by the first and second computing devices, whether a threshold number of first or second write responses were received. When the threshold number of the first write responses were received, the method further includes continuing, by the first computing device, the first write operation and establishing, by the second computing device, a write retry.

Abstract: Systems and methods for accounting for data whose rebuilding is deferred in a dispersed storage network. The methods include determining a number of compromised slices associated with a dispersed storage unit. The number of existing slices associated with the dispersed storage unit is also determined. A comparison of the number of compromised slices plus the number of existing slices associated with the dispersed storage unit, to a storage capacity, is performed in order to produce a capacity determination. Write requests directed towards the dispersed storage unit may be failed based on the capacity determination. For example, the DS unit may fail write requests, when a write request would cause the dispersed storage unit to exceed the storage capacity of the dispersed storage unit when taking into consideration existing slices as well as compromised slices that need to be rebuilt.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a controller executes a first data conversion for write data to be written into a first page. The first data conversion includes increasing a ratio of a number of a first value to a total number of pieces of data. The controller executes a second data conversion for write data to be written into a second page.

Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include a first input/output (I/O) filter receiving, from a first filter module within a virtualization stack of a host computer, an input/output (I/O) request originated by a virtual machine and directed to a first virtual disk. The first I/O filter determines to redirect the I/O request to a second virtual disk and, in response, forwards the I/O request to a second I/O filter associated with the second virtual disk. The first I/O filter is a part of a first instance of a filter framework within the host computer and the second I/O filter is part of a second, separate instance of the filter framework.

Abstract: A memory system includes a semiconductor memory device including a plurality of blocks, and a controller configured to register a block designated in a protection command as a protected block in a storage region. When the control circuit receives from a host a command to erase the protected block or write to the protected block, the control circuit does not issue a corresponding erase or write command to the semiconductor memory device and notifies the host of the failure to execute the command.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for a user to use a mobile device camera to place a camera image on one of a series of transparent product overlays to display on the viewfinder window a real-time mock-up of the camera image on the transparent product overlay. The user has the ability to modify the size and location of the camera image on the transparent product overlay. The user can then accept the latter display or make final adjustments to the camera image to make a final mock-up. The user can share the user's camera image creation without geographic restriction by via email, text, social media, or obtain the product with the camera image thereon in the exact form as the final mock-up, in less than 15 seconds. The user also has the option to share their creation to a newsfeed in which other users can view, share, and buy. The original creator of the product will get a commission of a purchase.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first accepting unit, a second accepting unit, a process performing unit, a memory, and a display controller. The first accepting unit accepts specified document data. The second accepting unit accepts a specified processing function to be executed on the document data. The process performing unit performs, on the document data, a process corresponding to the accepted processing function. The memory stores information about processing function groups each constituted by plural processing functions indicating processes to be performed on document data, and stores, in association with each other, the accepted document data and a processing function group to which the accepted processing function belongs. The display controller performs control to display, in a case where the first accepting unit accepts again the specified document data, the processing function group that is stored in the memory in association with the specified document data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a unit that acquires information specifying prices of pages of a to-be-printed document, a unit that receives, from a user, an input of information identifying a not-to-be-printed page of the to-be-printed document, a replacement-document-acquiring unit that acquires at least one replacement document whose total price corresponds to a total price of the not-to-be-printed page identified based on the information, a printing controller that controls to cause a printing mechanism to print a document obtained by replacing the not-to-be-printed page with the acquired replacement document, and a billing unit that charges the user a total price of the printed pages of the to-be-printed document and charges a provider of the replacement document a price of the replacement document printed as a replacement for the not-to-be-printed page.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is equipped with an OS, and generates a print job from print data accepted from an application by the OS, and comprises a device service that connects to a print apparatus via a port of the information processing apparatus, accepts the print job from the OS and transmits the print job to the print apparatus, and accepts a control command of the print apparatus from the OS and transmits the control command to the print apparatus. The information processing apparatus causes a status of the print apparatus to be displayed based on the response upon accepting a response from the print apparatus in relation to the control command from the device service.

Abstract: Sorting criteria for separating a printing job and a post-processing job included in an input job ticket are registered in a management apparatus that communicates with a specific device. With this configuration, the printing job of an input job ticket is analyzed on a basis of the registered sorting criteria, and separation into the printing job that should be processed by a printing device and the post-processing job that should be processed by a post-processing device is performed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a print solution that provides efficient managing, routing and processing of print jobs in a print shop. Particularly, the print solution applies a customized algorithm that analyzes the job complexity of all print jobs and based on the job complexity analysis, routes print jobs to the correct printers for printing.

Abstract: A disclosed print manager server includes one or more processors and a memory configured to store a print management program. The processors execute the print management program to perform a process including analyzing an attribute of print data introduced, predicting a page of a preview image to be generated based on the analyzed attribute, a preview history of previous print jobs, and a preview prediction condition, generating the preview image of the predicted page, and providing the generated preview image in response to a request to display a preview.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for adaptive polling of printers that service SNMP requests. One embodiment comprises a controller that identifies a group of pre-configured SNMP requests utilized for periodically polling a printer. The controller transmits a first SNMP request from the group to the printer in response to a start of the polling of the printer, and caches a SNMP response from the printer for the first SNMP request. The controller determines a response time of the printer for the first SNMP request, and determines if the response time exceeds a threshold. If the response time exceeds the threshold, then the controller halts transmission of remaining SNMP requests from the group to the printer. If the response time does not exceed the threshold, then the controller transmits the remaining SNMP requests to the printer, and caches SNMP responses from the printer for the remaining SNMP requests.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which is capable of reading an original, temporarily storing image data in a storage unit, and then transferring the image data to an image forming unit to improve FCOT in forming an image. A memory stores image data output from image reading units. An image forming unit forms an image on a recording medium based on the image data stored in the memory. A first memory output frequency in a first mode in which one side of an original is read and an image is formed on one side of a recording medium is lower than a second memory output frequency in a second mode in which both sides of an original are read and an image is formed both sides of a recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling a print output from a print device on an information carrier. The arrangement comprises a processing unit and a memory unit, and the method comprises: generating a print job data with respect to a type of print device, the information carrier and data in the memory unit, analyzing the generated print job data for approval with respect to a number of predetermined parameters.

Abstract: An image processing system includes a mobile terminal and an image processing apparatus. The mobile terminal includes a display controller and a notification transmitting unit. The display controller obtains display data related to an electronic document from the image processing apparatus and performs control to display the obtained display data. If an unauthorized operation is performed when the display data is displayed, the notification transmitting unit transmits an unauthorized operation notification to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a memory, a providing unit, and a reporting unit. The memory stores an electronic document and a contact address in association with each other. The providing unit provides the mobile terminal with display data related to the electronic document.

Abstract: A relay apparatus executes: a first receiving process of receiving service requesting information and first identification information from an image forming apparatus through a communicator, the service requesting information being information requesting a service provided by the service providing apparatus; a first read-out process of reading out, from the memory, the first authentication information identified by the first identification information; a first transmitting process of transmitting, to the service providing apparatus through the communicator, the service requesting information and the first authentication information; a second receiving process of receiving service information corresponding to the service requesting information from the service providing apparatus through the communicator, the service information being information provided by the service providing apparatus in response to the service requesting information; and a second transmitting process of transmitting the service informati

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first apparatus and a second apparatus. The first apparatus includes a first transmission unit that transmits, to the second apparatus, feature information for generating an electronic signature that is added to a program; a first reception unit that receives an electronic signature transmitted from the second apparatus in accordance with the feature information transmitted from the first transmission unit; and a first addition unit that adds the electronic signature received by the first reception unit to the program. The second apparatus includes a second reception unit that receives the feature information transmitted from the first transmission unit; a generation unit that generates an electronic signature from the feature information received by the second reception unit; and a second transmission unit that transmits the electronic signature generated by the generation unit to the first apparatus.

Abstract: An installation system includes: a first storage unit configured to store therein driver information on printer drivers having been installed on an information processing apparatus; an acquisition unit configured to acquire shared information indicating a printer driver of a shared printer, having been reflected from a server, from the driver information; a specification unit configured to specify a printer driver not having been installed on the information processing apparatus, from the shared information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a first execution unit configured to install at least one of the printer drivers specified by the specification unit by acquiring the printer driver from the server.

Abstract: A print control method that is capable of canceling the unprintable state without troubling a user. An image forming apparatus performs a print process according to print data transmitted from an information processing apparatus by the print control method. An anomaly detection step detects anomaly in a print related process, which is relevant to the print process, under execution by the information processing apparatus. A state shifting step stops the print process under execution by the image forming apparatus, and makes the image forming apparatus shift to a printable state for preparing a new print process that is different from the print process that the image forming apparatus is executing when anomaly is detected in the print related process. A reboot step reboots the information processing apparatus in response to the shift of the image forming apparatus to the printable state.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs processing for registering information about a print controller communicably connected to the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus performs control to display on an operation panel a display item related to a print controller about which information is registered by the registration processing and which is able to communicate with the image processing apparatus, and not to display on the operation panel a display item related to a print controller about which information is registered by the registration processing and which is not able to communicate with the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of flexibly making a setting of a synchronization destination of setting information according to user's intention. In a communication system, a server performs data communication with each of MFPs, and the communication system stores a plurality of types of setting information to be synchronized with each MFP. A synchronization destination of the plurality of types of setting information is set. The setting information is synchronized with the set synchronization destination. The synchronization destination of the setting information is changed, on a setting information type by setting information type basis.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus used in an image processing system which includes a storage unit configured to store print data received from an external apparatus and associated with an input user, a display unit configured to display information to an operation user, and an authentication unit configured to authenticate the operation user, the image processing apparatus comprising a control unit configured to execute processing to cause the display unit to display, in a case where print data associated with an authenticated user has been stored in the storage unit, a list of the print data associated with the authenticated user, and processing to cause the display unit to display, in a case where print data associated with a user different from the authenticated user has been stored in the storage unit, information related to the different user.

Abstract: A printing method that ensures security of printed matter. A printing apparatus performs printing based on print data transmitted from a mobile terminal which a user operates. A distance between the mobile terminal and the printing apparatus is measured, and based on the measured distance, acceptance of an instruction to perform the printing from the user is restricted. When the measured distance is equal to or greater than a threshold value set in advance, acceptance of an instruction to perform the printing from the user is not permitted.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a memory and a warning unit. The memory stores information indicating a past document that has been processed for printing in the past and a past print setting that is a print setting used when the past document has been processed for printing in association with each other. The warning unit outputs a warning to a user in a case where a present document that is presently processed for printing is identical or similar to the past document, and a present print setting that is a print setting set for the present document is different from the past print setting for the past document.

Abstract: An information processing device configured to transmit a print instruction to an imago processing device through a network, the information processing device includes: a storage control unit configured to store, in a storage unit, the number of changes made on a print setting option through the information processing device; a determining unit configured to determine a setting option to be displayed based on the number of changes, and determine a related option of the determined setting option to be a related option to be displayed; and a display control unit configured to display the determined setting option and the determined related option on a display unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of assigning a print job to a print job queue of a printer, the method comprising the steps of displaying an overview of print job queue representations on a user interface system, each print job queue representation suitable for showing image items representing print jobs in a print job queue dedicated to a printer of a plurality of printers, selecting a first image item of the overview of print job representation, the image item representing a first print job residing in a first print job queue of which a print job queue representation is displayed in the overview, the first print job queue dedicated to a first printer of the plurality, dragging the first image item to a second print job queue representation displayed in the overview, the second print job queue representation representing a second print job queue dedicated to a second printer of the plurality, dropping the first image item on the second print job queue representation displayed in the overview, removing the

Abstract: A method of generating a personalized universal printer driver for use with a printing device is provided. The method includes presenting a checklist of printing devices supported by a personalization service; allowing a development user to select or deselect each of the printing devices on the checklist; generating a printing feature list, the printing feature list containing printing features of the selected printing devices, the printing feature list having options for each of the printing features on the printing feature list; presenting the printing feature list to the development user; allowing the development user to create personalizations by selecting among the printing features on the printing features list and among the options for each of the selected printing features on the printing feature list; and generating a driver installation package that includes the personalized universal printer driver including the personalizations.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for gathering information for providing personalised augmented information, specifically augmented location information, the method comprising: providing a display arrangement; providing a portable communication device; detecting presence of the portable communication device in the vicinity of the display arrangement; establishing a communications link between the display arrangement and the communication device; assessing if a piece of information concerning the user's identified intentions pertains to a specific location within the environment or a specific resource or a specific person; and displaying on said display arrangement said first information and a second information, the second information comprising an identifier associated with the specific location, resource or person. The disclosure also relates to a display arrangement, a portable communication device and to a system comprising a display arrangement and a portable communication device.

Abstract: A system and method for minimizing a requirement of screen space of displaying auxiliary content based on selected content are provided. The method includes following steps of (a) obtaining an input to select the content displayed in at least one of (i) a webpage or (ii) an application, and triggering the selected content; (b) processing the selected content; (c) generating a semantic representation of the selected content from the parse tree data structure; (d) determining a theme for the selected content based on the semantic representation of the selected content; (e) determining a template, that matches with the theme; (f) providing named entity extracted values in the template based on the semantic representation of the selected content; (g) obtaining the auxiliary content associated with the selected content and (h) displaying the auxiliary content in a screen space where the selected content is displayed.

Abstract: A portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display (such as a cellular telephone) provides a wireless remote control for an entertainment device (such as a consumer-electronic device). Based on device-state information that specifies a current state of the entertainment device (which is received from an audio/video (A/V) hub that communicates with the entertainment device) and one or more related states of the entertainment device, the portable electronic device may generate a user interface that includes one or more virtual command icons. Note that the one or more related states are related to the current state in a state diagram by corresponding operations that transition the entertainment device from the current state to the one or more related states. Then, the portable electronic displays the user interface on the touch-sensitive display. In this way, the portable electronic device dynamically adapts the user interface.

Abstract: A potable drawing display device downloads, from a drawing database, drawing data and a thumbnail of the drawing data, and displays the drawing data and the thumbnail in a display screen. The potable drawing display device includes a communication device that communicates with the drawing database; a drawing data storage device that stores the drawing data and the thumbnail; a screen information storage device that stores display screen information including pixel density information of the display screen; and a drawing data conversion device that generates the thumbnail corresponding to the display screen information and the display screen information. The thumbnail generated by the drawing data conversion device is stored in association with the drawing data stored in the drawing data storage device and corresponds to the generated thumbnail, and the generated thumbnail and the display screen information are transmitted to the drawing database via the communication device.

Abstract: An example facility described herein includes identifying an object displayed on a first display at a first side of a multi-display system, the multi-display system being at least partially transparent between the first display and a second display at a second side of the multi-display system; obtaining image(s) of a scene adjacent to the first side; determining a display area, of the second display, through which an impression of the object is viewable from the second side based on the multi-display system being at least partially transparent between the first and displays; and presenting, in the display area of the second display, at least a portion of the image(s) of the scene adjacent to the first side to at least partially mask the impression of the object and mimic transparency of the second display in the display area of the second display.

Abstract: A floating image display apparatus including a plurality of display modules, a first directional film, and at least one transflective element is provided. The display modules include a first display module and a second display module. The first display module includes a first and a second display panel. The second display module is located on an opposite side to the first display module and includes a third and a fourth display panel. The third display panel is disposed corresponding to the first display panel and the fourth display panel is disposed corresponding to the second display panel. The first directional film is disposed on the first display module and is located between the first and second display modules. The transflective element is located between the first and second display modules, and each of the transflective element and the second display module form an included angle ?1.

Abstract: Holographic augmented authoring provides an extension to personal computing experiences of a universal or conventional productivity application. A user interface of a productivity application executing on a personal computing device can be switched from a touch or conventional mode to a holographic mode, which opens communication between the personal computing device and a holographic enabled device providing a mixed reality system. A semantic representation of a command in a productivity application is generated as a hologram in a mixed reality system and the change to a content file from performing the command in the mixed reality system does not require a holographic enabled device to view or even further edit.

Abstract: Resources may be managed in a topology for audio/video streaming. The topology includes audio/video sources and sinks and intervening branch devices. Messages between these sources, sinks, and branch devices may be used for resource management.

Abstract: The display device includes a display unit including a screen configured to display information; a support column having a tubular shape and being configured to support the display unit at a top end portion of the support column; and a support base configured to support the support column and including a tubular portion that is insertable into and removable from a bottom end portion of the support column. The display device is configured such that the support column is reinserted into the tubular portion of the support base, to thereby enable the screen of the display unit to be faced at a plurality of angles having a tubular axis of the tubular portion as a center.

Abstract: An information processing system includes first and second terminal devices. The first terminal device includes an acquisition unit acquiring a file from an information processing apparatus connected to the information processing system, a first display unit having a first display area displaying the file and a second display area displaying messages from the second terminal device, a reception unit receiving a selection of a certain area of the file, and a transmission unit transmitting a message including information indicating the certain area to the second terminal device. The second terminal device includes a second display unit including similar first and second display areas, and displaying the message, including the information indicating the certain area from the first terminal device, in the first display area, and, upon receiving a selection of the displayed message, displays the file based on the information indicating the certain area included in the displayed message.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device. According to the present invention, in case a mirroring connection request is received from a first external device, a second external device paired with the first external device is also made to be mirrored so that a mirroring screen of the first external device and a mirroring screen of the second external device can be displayed together.

Abstract: A method for identifying media to be played in a playback environment is disclosed. The method comprises determining context information relating to the playback environment; identifying an electronic device present in the playback environment, the electronic device corresponding to a user; determining preference information associated with the user; and identifying media to be played in the playback environment based on the context information and the preference information.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for providing streaming, dynamically editable social media content, such as songs, music videos, or other such content. Audio may be delivered to a computing device of a user in a multi-track format, or as separate audio files for each track. The computing device may instantiate a plurality of synchronized audio players and simultaneously playback the separate audio files. The user may individually adjust parameters for each audio player, allowing dynamic control over the media content during use.

Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for selecting songs using a heart rate change, a blood pressure change, and a facial expression of a listener. A computer receives a song from a music source selected by a listener and determines whether the song is appropriate. The computer starts to play the song, in response to determining that the song is appropriate. A camera connected to the computer detects a facial expression of the listener. The computer determines whether the facial expression is positive. In response to determining that the facial expression is positive, the computer the song in full. The camera connected to the computer detects a heart rate change and a blood pressure change of the listener. The computer tags the song with updated information.

Abstract: A method for grouping playing devices and terminal apparatus includes acquiring a user setting assigned to a plurality of play time periods of N playing devices in a wireless music system and determining a current time. It is determined which the play time periods of the N playing devices include a first target play time period encompassing the current time. The playing devices of the N playing devices are grouped corresponding to the first target play time period into a first play group.

Abstract: An electronic device and a controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic device may include a microphone configured to receive sound and generate an audio signal based on the sound; a communicator configured to perform communication with an external device; and a controller configured to control the communicator to transmit the audio signal to external device and receive information regarding music content corresponding to the audio signal from the external device.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for physical detecting movement of a playback device which plays audio sound via a speaker enclosed in the playback device. While the speaker plays the audio sound, a determination is made whether the playback device is physically moving. In response to the playback device physically moving, the audio sound played by the speaker is modified, for example, by adjusting the volume or equalization of the audio sound, so as to reduce the physical movement of the playback device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and method for tagging multimedia files. A first multimedia file is merged with a voice file so as to embed the voice file at a position of an image enclosed within the first multimedia file. A second multimedia file comprising the first multimedia file with the embedded voice file is generated.

Abstract: A playback device for automatically switching between audio content received from a plurality of media devices may include at least one speaker configured to emit first audio content corresponding to video content received from a first media device. The playback device may also include a wireless transceiver configured to receive data from a second media device and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of an event at the second media device based on the data, the event indicative of second audio content to be played from the second media device, and instruct the at least one speaker to mute playback of the first audio content and to initiate playback of the second audio content without discontinuing playback of the video content at the first media device.