Abstract: A system for determining preference, including a client device with feedback controls, a server and addressable URIs; the device and server in communication over an electronic network and the URIs' content retrievable over the network; the server automatically receiving and storing ratings, tracking URIs, using ratings to create a preference model for URIs, and using the preference model to suggest URIs; the stored ratings include a record having a rated item URI, a rater having a unique identification, a rating value provided by the rater, and at least one metadatum for creating subsets of ratings. Also, a method for automatically creating a chimeric preference vector, the method steps including identifying a multiplicity of datasets of rated items; automatically combining the datasets to form a combined dataset; automatically identifying ratings collisions; treating ratings collisions to form a data subset; and generating a chimeric preference vector based on the data subset.

Abstract: Information to be displayed (display information) on a display of an operation unit for use in operating of an image forming apparatus corresponds to each user. Based on a first instruction from the operation unit, the operation unit reads out the display information stored in a second memory provided in the image forming apparatus and stores the display information into a first memory. Based on a second instruction from the operation unit, the display information is transmitted from the operation unit to the image forming apparatus and is stored in the second memory provided in the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a function selection screen on which a function option from which an arbitrary function can be selected is arranged, the information processing apparatus including a determination unit that determines a function to be executed based on arrangement of the function option related to a specific type function on the function selection screen in a case where an execution operation to execute any function of the information processing apparatus is received while no function option is selected on the function selection screen.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to display a preview screen on which, among image data of a plurality of pages of a document obtained by scanning the document, image data of a first page is displayed as image data to be edited, and an image corresponding to one or more subsequent pages after the first page is further displayed. In a case where a number of the one or more subsequent pages after the first page is one, a first image is displayed as the image corresponding to the one or more subsequent pages, and in a case where the number of the one or more subsequent pages after the first page is plural, a second image is displayed as the image corresponding to the one or more subsequent pages.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes one or more controllers that control reading of a plurality of documents, an image processing, a printing, and a post-processing, wherein in a case where the post-processing is set, and when a main scanning direction size is alignable to a main scanning direction size of one of the documents by applying, to an image of each document, at least one of image processing among rotation in the unit of 90 degrees, enlargement/reduction, and margin increase/decrease adjustment, the controller allows to perform the post-processing by aligning the main scanning direction size of each image with respect to the alignable size as a reference size.

Abstract: An image forming device includes an outputter that outputs, in a case where an authentication method is capable of being set and an authentication method that requires prior authorization by an authorization service is selected, screen information of a setting screen corresponding to the authentication method that requires the prior authorization by the authorization service, and one or more controllers that control output of the screen information by the outputter. The one or more controllers perform control to determine a display content of the setting screen based on an output destination of the screen information and output the screen information including the display content.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in a case where a utilizer performs a process related to an electronic document, perform highlighted display of an operator for executing an expected process on a display screen based on process content information indicating a content of the expected process expected to be executed on the electronic document.

Abstract: The data transformation method operates discrete input data sources DF-in each having df-in data fields carrying to-be-converted data (tbc-data). Initial steps identify tbc-data field and characteristics; output discrete output (df-out) with predefined df-out data fields for converted data (conv-data); and maps or look-up tables for relationships between df-in data fields and df-out data fields. Process activates: SFTP App in the presence df-in and transfers df-in to unstructured data blob; and App copying the df-in from blob to file share archive; first orchestrating sequence App to validate df-in data based upon conversion rules. If INVALID, App generates error entry. If VALID, App converts tbc-data into conv-data with conversion rules and mapping orchestrating App populates df-out data fields with conv-data resulting converted df-out in the blob. A second orchestrating App transfers converted df-out to destination store.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for provisioning cloud infrastructure resources, the apparatus comprising: resource bundling circuitry to select cloud infrastructure resources to bundle as a virtual private zone; provisioning circuitry to provision the cloud infrastructure resources; and allocation circuitry to allocate the virtual private zone to a first tenant, the first tenant authorized to access the cloud infrastructure resources bundled in the virtual private zone.

Abstract: An image reading device, an image reading method, a non-transitory recording medium, and an information processing system. The image reading device includes a scanner to read a document into an image, determines a document type of the document based on the image, determines whether to confirm the predetermined destination based on a frequency with which an image of the determined document type is transmitted to the predetermined destination, displays on a display, a screen to confirm the predetermined destination based on a determination indicating that the predetermined destination is to be confirmed, and transmits the image to the predetermined destination based on a confirmation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus communicatively connected to a user terminal and an image forming apparatus, the information processing apparatus includes one or more controllers having one or more processors and one or more memories, the one or more controllers being configured: to receive a message of a text described in a natural language from the user terminal, to determine information about a device setting of the image forming apparatus from a word included in the message, and to transmit the information about the determined device setting to the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a controller having one or more processors and one or more memories. The controller is configured to receive a plurality of image files. Each image file represents one page. Each image file is provided with a page number. The controller is also configured to receive page order information of the image files and to rearrange the image files based on the received page order information and the respective page number provided to each image file. The controller is also configured to register the rearranged image files as a correct image for inspection.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus capable of providing address information of a line desired by a user. The information processing apparatus causes the user to select a line corresponding to the address information to be set in the near field wireless communication information, and sets the address information of the selected line in the near field wireless communication information, so as to transmit the near field wireless communication information, in which the address information of the line desired by the user is set, by near field wireless communication.

Abstract: A control device may include a controller which: obtain second policy information from a memory which stores first policy information and the second policy information, wherein the first policy information corresponds to a specific setting item, and the second policy information corresponds to the specific setting item and is newer than the first policy information; determine whether an image processing device has used a specific set value which is set for the specific setting item; and in a case where it is determined that the image processing device has not used the specific set value, change the specific set value from a current set value to a new set value which conforms to the second policy information, wherein in a case where it is determined that the image processing device has used the specific set value, the specific set value is maintained at the current set value.

Abstract: In a method for always displaying a borderless protrusion area, which is an area for achieving borderless printing, when a borderless printing function is used, the display is not necessarily appropriate display depending on the application of the user. Setting for receiving a setting for enabling borderless printing, displaying control for displaying an editing screen including an image as an editing target and a recording medium area, and controlling for, in a case where the borderless printing is set and an operation on the editing screen is received, displaying an object indicating an area for the borderless printing outside the recording medium area on the editing screen, and in a case where the operation on the editing screen is not received, not displaying the object indicating the area for the borderless printing outside the recording medium area on the editing screen are executed.

Abstract: An information processing system of the present disclosure includes a first authentication unit configured to receive first authentication information input by a user and perform authentication based on the first authentication information, a registration unit configured to register an image processing apparatus based on the authentication, a second transmission unit configured to transmit second authentication information to the image processing apparatus upon registration of the image processing apparatus by the registration unit, and a second authentication unit configured to perform authentication to install a predetermined application in a second information processing apparatus based on the second authentication information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for making state transition between a plurality of power states including a suspend state includes one or more controllers having one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more controllers is configured to function as a control unit configured to, in a case where a state transition to the suspend state fails, inhibit the state transition to the suspend state and then perform a shutdown.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in a case where a utilizer performs a process related to an electronic document, perform highlighted display of an operator for executing an expected process on a display screen based on process content information indicating a content of the expected process expected to be executed on the electronic document.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus including a controller, a communicator that communicates with a management server, and an image former that forms an image. The communicator includes a first communicator and a second communicator. The controller transmits usage information of the image forming apparatus and state information of the image forming apparatus to the management server via the first communicator, and if an abnormality occurs in the first communicator, the controller transmits the usage information of the image forming apparatus or the state information of the image forming apparatus to the management server via the second communicator.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a Wi-Fi module and a processor. The Wi-Fi module includes circuitry including a first communication interface operating as a Wi-Fi station and configured to perform communication, and a second communication interface configured to perform communication based on Wi-Fi Direct. The processor is configured to execute at least one instruction. The processor is configured to: control the Wi-Fi module to set an operation mode of the second communication interface to a first mode for performing communication by operating as the Wi-Fi station, and perform communication connection with a second access point (AP) via the second communication interface in the first mode while connection with a first AP is maintained through the first communication interface.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor which functions to acquire information indicating capability of a printing apparatus and control to perform rotation processing for a print target for each layout region on a print medium. The at least one processor functions to control to transmit the print target to the printing apparatus without rotating an image of the print target to be laid out in a first layout region if the capability of the printing apparatus satisfies a predetermined condition based on the acquired information, and transmit the print target to the printing apparatus by rotating the image of the print target to be laid out in the first layout region if the capability of the printing apparatus does not satisfy the predetermined condition based on the acquired information.

Abstract: A method for automated generation of representative icons from images involves obtaining an image, generating an image vector from the image using an encoder deep neural network, generating an icon based on the image vector using a generative adversarial network (GAN), and outputting the icon.

Abstract: A method of controlling an information processing apparatus includes enabling one of a first setting and a second setting based on user operation. The first setting allows, in a case where content of at least one of a plurality of print setting items set to a predetermined folder is first content, and content corresponding to acquired information about an image forming apparatus and corresponding to the at least one print setting item is second content different from the first content, the image forming apparatus to perform printing based on the second content and based on the file in the predetermined folder.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a housing; a recording section that performs a recording operation on a medium and is disposed inside the housing; a storage section that stores the medium; a transport route along which the medium is transported; a transport section that transports the medium; a reading section that reads an original sheet and is positioned higher than the recording section; a supply section that supplies the original sheet to the reading section; and a supply route through which the original sheet passes. Each of the supply and transport routes is formed at substantially right angles to a width of the housing. The transport route has a curved section in which the medium is turned over. The reading section is positioned behind the recording section in a depth direction from the front to rear surface of the housing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing a computer-readable program executable by the processor, the at least one processor and the at least one memory are operatively coupled to function as an acquisition unit that acquires image data by an application for causing a printer corresponding to a printer driver to execute printing, and a setting unit that, if an instruction to execute double-sided printing of the image data is accepted by the application, decides a binding setting of a document to print the image data based on information of the image data acquired by the acquisition unit, and set the decided binding setting for the printer driver.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for allowing a user to check necessary information without explicitly giving instructions to display a screen of an extension application. A program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus and configured to extend a function in association with print data generation software for generating print data printable by a plurality of different printers causes the computer to execute processing including acquiring information from a printer; determining information to be displayed on a print setting screen of an operating system of the information processing apparatus, based on the information acquired from the printer; and notifying the operating system of the information processing apparatus of screen definition information defining the information to be displayed on the print setting screen.

Abstract: When a general-use printing program receives a print instruction to cause a printer to execute printing of an image, a supporting program obtains status information of the printer from the printer and determines, based on the status information, whether a display condition is satisfied. The display condition is a condition to display a message based on the status information. When it is determined that the display condition is satisfied, the supporting program display the massage on a UI of a PC.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a scanner, a receiver, and a controller. The scanner scans a document to obtain image data representing the scanned document. The receiver receives faxed image data. The controller includes a processor and a memory, performs processing for reducing usage of a consumable material on the image data obtained by the scanner, and does not perform the processing on image data obtained from an external apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a printer driver configured to generate a print command compliant with a predetermined printing protocol based on print data obtained from a data generation application, one or more extension modules configured to generate a print command compliant with another printing protocol different from the predetermined printing protocol, a storage unit configured to store information associating the one or more extension modules to be used for generating the print command compliant with said another printing protocol with the printer driver, and an output unit configured to output the print command compliant with said another printing protocol, the print command being obtained through processing of the print data obtained by the printer driver, and the processing being performed by the one or more modules indicated by the information.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a server connected via a network. Functions in image formation in the image forming apparatus are registered as favorite settings, and when the favorite setting is shared by the image forming apparatus and the server, only a specific function in the favorite setting is made a target to be shared.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for transforming a document with each of a plurality of file formats, performed by a computing device includes receiving a request for transforming a document with each of a plurality file formats into application model data having a structure or format which is available for an application for loading and storing the document; generating intermediate hierarchical data between the document with each of the plurality of file formats and the application model data, using the document with each of the plurality of file formats, in response to the received request; and transforming intermediate hierarchical data generated corresponding to each of the plurality of file formats into application model data corresponding to each of the plurality of file formats.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a printing system is provided which determines whether image data input by execution of an input job is a blank and, in a case where the image data is determined to be a blank, the printing system records information indicating the determination of a blank as history information of the input job. Thus, in a case where image data input by execution of an input job is not output by execution of an output job, the user is able to easily confirm the cause of the output failure of the input image data.

Abstract: A greeting card is provided that includes, for example, two fold lines that define a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, where each of those panels include front and back surfaces. The second panel includes a void. The back surface of the first panel includes an actionable unique identifier such that when the greeting card is folded along the fold lines the actionable unique identifier is visible through the void. The actionable unique identifier is usable to retrieve a digital presentation.

Abstract: A display device includes a display capable of displaying a first display screen, a second display screen different from the first display screen, and a device setting item displayed together with the first display screen or the second display screen, and a controller that controls a screen display on the display, wherein the controller determines a display mode of the device setting item on the second display screen in accordance with a display setting of the device setting item on the first display screen.

Abstract: When a general-use printing program receives a print instruction to cause a printer to execute printing of an image, a supporting program obtains status information of the printer from the printer and determines, based on the status information, whether a display condition is satisfied. The display condition is a condition to display a message based on the status information. When it is determined that the display condition is satisfied, the supporting program display the massage on a UI of a PC.

Abstract: A processor identifies print defect locations where printing defects occur and a assigns different sensitivity values to different zones of a job image being prepared for printing by a printing engine. The processor changes the orientation of the job image to a revised orientation, relative to print media, to avoid locating one or more high-sensitivity zones of the job image in the print defect locations. The high-sensitivity zones are ones of the zones having a sensitivity value above a threshold sensitivity value. The printing engine prints the job image on the print media at the revised orientation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus, in a case the controller completes an activation after the operation panel completes an activation, detects a connection error between the operation panel and the controller by performing a first determination process of determining whether activation of the controller is completed within a first predetermined period of time after activation of the operation panel is completed and by performing a second determination process of determining whether communication between the operation panel and the controller is established within a second predetermined period of time after completion of the activation of the controller, and in a case the controller completes the activation before the operation panel completes the activation, detects the connection error between the operation panel and the controller by performing the second determination process.

Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided a retail point-of-sale (POS) hardware management system, comprising: an intermediary system control circuit configured to execute computer program modules comprising a hardware management module configured to operate as an intermediary module between multiple different sets of client POS systems, a plurality of different sets of hardware systems configured to be engaged by the client POS systems, and a plurality of shared resource applications; the hardware management module comprising a plurality of hardware manager sub-modules each corresponding to one of the sets of hardware systems; each of the hardware manager sub-module is configured to output communications and receive communications in accordance with a single predefined hardware communications protocol, of a set of a plurality of predefined hardware communications protocols, corresponding to the set of hardware systems regardless of a type of hardware system or manufacturer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an image forming device, the image forming device applying information differently for each copy to a sheet on which an image is to be formed. The image forming device includes a controller, an image forming processor, and an authenticator. The controller is configured to acquire image information, the image information including an input image to be formed on a sheet and applying information associated with each copy, in response to the input image being formed. The controller is configured to generate a composite image obtained by applying an applying image based on the applying information for each copy to the input image. The image forming processor is configured to form the composite image generated for each copy on the sheet of each copy. The authenticator is configured to authenticate a user based on a user identity.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printer unit configured to print an image on a recording sheet, an inserter configured to insert a sheet into a print product obtained by printing the image on the recording sheet, and one or more controllers having one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more controllers are configured to generate scanned images by causing the printing system to read the print product and the inserted sheet, register a reference image, inspect the print product based on a scanned image generated by reading the print product and the reference image, set an insertion position of the sheet to be inserted, and perform control so that a scanned image corresponding to the set insertion position of the sheet is not to be inspected.

Abstract: An image forming system includes an image former configured to form an image on a sheet, an inspector configured to inspect the sheet on which the image has been formed by the image former and determine whether or not the image of the sheet has an abnormality, and a controller configured to, in a case where the inspector determines that the image of the sheet has the abnormality of positional deviation, perform an adjustment operation in which an image formation position by the image former is adjusted.

Abstract: A display control device includes a processor and a memory coupled to or integrated with the processor and controls display of an operation screen of an information apparatus, in a case in which a selected setting item is arbitrarily selected from plural setting items displayed in a list form in the operation screen, the processor hides a setting item other than the selected setting item, displays the selected setting item on an upper side of a display region in which the plural setting items were displayed in a list form, and additionally displays a relevant setting item related to the selected setting item below the selected setting item.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to send a job to an image forming apparatus to execute a function of the image forming apparatus, the information processing apparatus including a reception unit configured to receive the job, and a display control unit configured to display, in a case where setting information relating to the job received by the reception unit includes a setting that causes an output to be different in accordance with a configuration of the image forming apparatus, a screen prompting a user to check an output content on a display unit.

Abstract: A method for an information processing apparatus, the method including firstly acquiring information regarding a communication apparatus configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus, secondly acquiring notification information created by a management server configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus, executing a first determination process for determining whether the acquired information regarding the communication apparatus satisfies an output condition corresponding to information included in the acquired notification information, and in response to determining in the first determination process that the information regarding the communication apparatus satisfies the output condition, outputting a notification based on the notification information.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes an apparatus body that includes a recording unit that performs recording on a medium, a medium cassette configured to slide in a first direction, and a second direction, a frame forming a plane that is along a lateral face of the apparatus body, and a support column portion located at an end of the frame in an apparatus width direction intersecting with the slide directions of the medium cassette and extending in a height direction of the apparatus body. The frame forms the plane that is along the lateral face of the apparatus body at a second direction side. The medium cassette has, at an end in the second direction, a protruding portion that protrudes in the second direction. An accommodating portion configured to accommodate the protruding portion is formed in the support column portion.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer installed an information processing device to execute a process for supporting a printer connected to the information processing device. The process includes, in a case where a print instruction causing the printer to print an image is sent to a general-purpose print program pre-installed in an operating system of the information processing device, and in a job based on the print instruction, a saving mode is selected, acquiring intermediate image data corresponding to the image to be printed from the general-purpose print program, performing an adjustment for saving colorant for the acquired intermediate image data, and outputting print data which is generated by rasterizing the intermediate image data adjusted in the adjustment so that the print data is transmitted from the information processing device to the printer.

Abstract: A job execution device includes a display unit, a storage unit that stores a first history group that is a history of a job group executed based on a setting received on a first home screen, and a second history group that is a history of a job group executed based on a setting received on a second home screen different from the first home screen, and a controller that display a display screen including the first home screen and the second home screen on the display unit, wherein the first home screen includes a first object group that receives an instruction to re-execute a first job that was executed, the first job being included in the first history group, and a second object group that receives an instruction to re-execute a second job that was executed, the second job being included in the second history group.

Abstract: The disclosure includes technology for determining a dimension describing one or more of an event and pattern for an instrument, parsing instrument data of the instrument for occurrences of the dimension at certain points in the instrument data, determining historical value statistics for a set of time intervals relative to the occurrences of the dimension; automatically generating one or more regions for a computer display indicating a graphical probability map representing a graphical performance prediction relative to a point in time of the instrument data based on the historical value statistics; automatically generating a graphical data visualization overlaying the graphical probability map representing the graphical performance prediction relative to the point in time with the instrument data, the one or more regions of the computer display visually indicating the graphical probability map; and providing the graphical data visualization for display on the computer display to a user.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system that can combine and automate cloud and local tasks through an image forming workflow. The information processing system has a cloud server and a local server to execute the image forming workflow for a document. The cloud control unit allocates each of tasks of the workflow to the cloud server or the local server. The cloud task execution unit executes the task allocated to the cloud server by the cloud control unit. The client control unit sends and receives a task allocated to the local server and an execution result of the task from the cloud server to and from the cloud server. The local task execution unit executes the task allocated to the local server, which is acquired by the client control unit.

Abstract: An inspection device includes a processor configured to perform a first inspection of using original image data as first reference image data and collating the first reference image data with at least one of plural pieces of read image data obtained by reading image-formed matters obtained by forming the first reference image data on plural recording media, and register read image data satisfying a predetermined criterion among the plural pieces of read image data as a result of the first inspection, as second reference image data for a second inspection different from the first inspection.