Abstract: An information processing system allows an operation status of a web application cooperating with a multifunction peripheral (MFP) and being operated on a mobile terminal to be handed over to the MFP by simply causing the mobile terminal and the MFP to cooperate.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a forming unit, a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction, a reading unit configured to read an image based on the instruction, a memory configured to store a plurality of pieces of pixel data, a first output unit configured to output the plurality of pieces of pixel data at an output cycle, a data bus configured to transfer the pixel data, and a controller configured to operate a first process and a second process. The forming unit forms an image based on the plurality of pieces of pixel data transferred via the data bus. In a case where the receiving unit receives the instruction, the controller sets the output cycle as a first cycle if the controller is not operating the second process, or sets the output cycle as a second cycle longer than the first cycle if the controller is operating the second process.

Abstract: An image selection function of a printer determines permission areas in which superimposition of an object is allowed, and selects a target image from among receptive images in which the object can be fitted in the determined permission areas, among a plurality of images.

Abstract: The present disclosure enables to display a paper-out error immediately in the middle of printing images of scanner-read originals. A control method for a printing apparatus that includes a scanner for reading originals, a printer for printing images of the originals read by the scanner, and a controller for selecting a printing paper storage unit storing printing paper on which the images are to be printed, the control method including counting a number of the originals, calculating, every time the number of the originals is counted, a number of printing paper sheets for printing the images of the read originals based on the counted number of the originals, and displaying an error message when the calculated number exceeds the number of printing paper sheets stored in the selected printing paper storage unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus displays a list of pieces of print data having specified print times in order of arrangement determined based on the print times of the respective pieces of print data.

Abstract: A character area is identified in each page by detecting an area in which edge pixels continue in an edge image generated based on each page of a target image. A method of compressing data of each page of the target image is selected based on a ratio of the character area to each page of the edge image. First page data is generated by combining: outlined data of the character area of each page of the target image for which the first compression method has been selected; and compressed data of a background area other than the character area. Second page data is generated by compressing all data of each page of the target image for which the second compression method has been selected, and document data of the plurality of pages is generated by combining the first page data and the second page data.

Abstract: Printer tray orientation and print size selection includes receiving printable media in a tray of a printer. Tray guide positions of the tray are measured. An overall list overall list of all sizes of printable media capable of fitting in the tray is created by comparing dimension ranges of the tray guide positions to a predetermined media size dimension list for the tray in multiple orientations. A prioritized list of printable media sizes capable of fitting in the tray for given tray guide positions is created. A preferred printable media size is selected based on the prioritized list.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus receives designation of a level of a print quality requirement concerning a print product, identifies a quality level for each of a plurality of print parameters corresponding to the received level of the print quality requirement concerning the print product based on a table in which the level of a print quality requirement is associated with a quality level for each of the plurality of print parameters, and outputs requirement data representing the identified quality level for each of the print parameters.

Abstract: A print control apparatus capable of enabling a user to easily set settings of adjustment items. The print control apparatus controls printing by a print engine. The print control apparatus controls the display of a plurality of adjustment items of the print engine. Out of the plurality of adjustment items, the adjustment items of a specific display group registered by a user are displayed.

Abstract: A print data generating apparatus includes a machine learning unit that has a learned model which is obtained by inputting and conducting machine teaming of the relationships among data size of document data of a plurality of print jobs, print setting conditions, RIP setting conditions and printing speeds when the document data are printed by a printing unit; a printing speed predicting unit that predicts the printing speed of a print job to be printed by inputting the data size of the document data of the print job to be printed, the print setting conditions, and arbitrary RIP setting conditions into the learned model; and an optimized RIP setting condition determining unit that determines optimized RIP setting conditions that result in the printing speed which is predicted by the printing speed predicting unit approaching or becoming greater than or equal to a processing seed of the printing unit.

Abstract: A system for recording events on a distributed ledger includes: a server; a terminal including a terminal processor executing an OS; and a data capture device including a housing, a data capture assembly configured to capture product data, a communication interface, a memory including a first driver and/or a firmware, and a processor executing instructions in the memory. The instructions include instructions to transmit the product data to the terminal through the communication interface. The terminal includes a second driver enabling the OS to communicate with the data capture device to accept the product data. At least one of the first and second drivers and the firmware includes a transmission flag changeable between activated and deactivated states. The activated state causes the product data to be transmitted to the server. Upon the product data satisfying a recordation condition, the product data is recorded, from the server, to the distributed ledger.

Abstract: An image, processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an original, a transmission unit configured to transmit image data to an external apparatus, a printing unit configured to print an image, a display unit configured to display the image, and a control unit configured to suspend a job executed by the printing unit in response to a selection of a key for suspending a currently executed job display a list of jobs on the display unit, and cancel a job selected by a user from the displayed list of the jobs. The control unit displays a list of transmission jobs for the transmission unit to transmit the image data generated when the reading unit reads the original in response to the selection of the key during display of a main menu screen for accepting a selection of a function to be used.

Abstract: A machine learning applies page parameters of a complex document file to transform the complex document file into pre-press operator action predictions for the complex document file. Prompts are generated on an operator console for a pre-press operator to confirm the pre-press operator action predictions, and to apply responses to the prompts to enhance the classification model and to control a printer.

Abstract: A converting apparatus includes a converter, an extractor, and a generating unit. The converter converts print data described in a first description language into print data described in a second description language. The extractor extracts command information related to an imposition process from the print data described in the first description language. The generating unit analyzes the command information extracted by the extractor so as to generate information for specifying print-layout definition information to be used from multiple pieces of print-layout definition information stored in a printer that is to execute a printing process. The multiple pieces of print-layout definition information have different imposition processes defined therein.

Abstract: An operating method of a computing processor includes: performing a computing operation on a data unit assigned from among a plurality of data units that are partitioned from multi-media data; obtaining operation completion information of the computing operation performed on the data unit from among the plurality of data units, from at least one predetermined computing processor from among a plurality of computing processors; storing the operation completion information obtained from the at least one predetermined computing processor; and determining whether computing operations performed on the multi-media data have been completed, based on the operation completion information obtained from the at least one predetermined computing processor and stored, and the computing operation performed on the assigned data unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit and a controller. The receiving unit receives a selection of information which is to be output. The selection is selected from multiple types of information included in data obtained over a network and is based on each type. The controller exerts control in such a manner that, when the selected information includes multiple types of information constituting a predetermined particular combination, the selected pieces of information are not output.

Abstract: In response to a start of a pinch-out operation in a first display area displaying a preview image, display is switched from a first display mode to a second display mode, and in a case where a pinch-in operation in the first display area ends and a display size of the preview image reaches a predetermined threshold, the display is switched from the second display mode to the first display mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an execution unit, a detector, a receiver, and a controller. The execution unit executes, when processing execution data for executing specified processing is selected, the specified processing with a setting set in the processing execution data. The detector detects a state change in the information processing apparatus. The receiver receives in advance an item of a setting for which a user accepts that the setting will be changed. The controller controls the receiver, if a state change detected by the detector is a change concerning an item of a setting for which the user accepts that the setting will be changed, so that the setting of the item will be changed and then execution of the processing of the processing execution data will be accepted.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a communication line configured to communicably connect the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate transmits predetermined information to the second substrate via the communication line, and the second substrate transmits a response to the predetermined information to the first substrate via the communication line. The information processing apparatus further includes a first notification unit configured to provide a notification of a reception result of the predetermined information transmitted from the first substrate, and a second notification unit configured to provide a notification of a reception result of the response to the predetermined information that is transmitted from the second substrate.

Abstract: When an IP address for use in an infrastructure connection mode and an IP address for use in a direct connection mode overlap each other, there is a possibility that an information processing apparatus incorrectly transmits data to an interface different from an interface supposed to receive the data. Thus, the information processing apparatus is prohibited from operating in the direct connection mode in a case where the IP address for use in the infrastructure connection mode and the IP address for use in the direct connection mode overlap each other.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods obtain a print job, wherein the print job includes printing content, a plurality of respective selected print-settings options for a plurality of print settings, and print-job metadata; determine if the print job includes one or more print-setting conflicts based on the plurality of selected print-settings options and on a first machine-learning model, wherein the first machine-learning model accepts the selected print-settings options as inputs and outputs an indicator that indicates whether the print job includes one or more print-setting conflicts; and generate respective resolutions that include a respective resolution for each of the one or more print-setting conflicts based on a second machine-learning model, wherein the second machine-learning model accepts the plurality of selected print-settings options as inputs, and wherein the second machine-learning model outputs the respective resolutions.

Abstract: Techniques are described for enabling printer redirection in virtual desktop environments that provides a font processing system including a session-based font cache subsystem. The system resolves any font mismatching issues that might arise in the context of printing on a virtual desktop from virtual desktop client devices in an optimized manner that reduces latency and generally improves performance during printer redirection. The session-based font cache is used to accelerate the font processing and to reduce the transmitted font data between the virtual desktop agent and the virtual desktop client in the context printer redirection.

Abstract: A management server includes a generation unit configured to generate a second script for executing transmission processing of data from an image processing apparatus to another image processing apparatus, and for transmitting by the image processing apparatus an execution result of the transmission processing to the management server. The management server is configured to, when the image processing apparatus starts setting processing, generate the second script and transmit a first script and the second script to a client.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a reading unit, a processing unit, and a printing unit. The reading unit scans a reading target and acquires a plurality of scanned images. The processing unit performs processing to specify an aggregation target range which is a target of aggregate printing, of the plurality of scanned images, based on the plurality of scanned images. The printing unit aggregate-prints the scanned images specified as the aggregation target range, of the plurality of scanned images.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus (100) includes a guaranteed area (RA), a receiving section (501), a second determination section (504), and an execution section (505). The receiving section (501) receives jobs (JB). When the receiving section (501) receives a first job (JB1), the second determination section (504) determines whether or not a first user (U1) who has input the first job (JB1) matches a second user (U2) who has input a second job (JB2) that is under execution using the guaranteed area (RA). When the second determination section (504) determines that the first user (U1) matches the second user (U2), the execution section (505) loads an image included in the first job (JB1) into the guaranteed area (RA), and executes the first job (JB1) subsequent to the second job (JB2).

Abstract: A portable device for colorimetric or fluorometric analysis comprises a linear array of optically-responsive chemical sensing elements; an image sensor in optical communication with the linear array for determining a spectral response of the optically-responsive chemical sensing elements, where the image sensor comprises at least one light emission source; and electronics connected to the image sensor for analyzing spectral response data. A method of conducting colorimetric or fluorometric analysis comprises exposing a linear array of optically-responsive chemical sensing elements to a fluid comprising an analyte; impinging light on the linear array and detecting a spectral response of the chemical sensing elements; and determining an exposed color of each of the chemical sensing elements.

Abstract: Electronic publications are increasingly replacing physical media but to date standards have evolved to mimic these physical media. Accordingly it is beneficial to provide electronic publication software systems and/or software applications to enable new paradigms that provide consumers, authors, publishers, retailers, and others with new models for releasing digital content from editorial and authorship viewpoints; new models for providing digital rights management with licensing, re-assignable rights and the ability to issue sub-rights or issue partial licenses with predetermined validity; new models for publishers to release revised editions, errata, new additions, etc; engaging social network type collaborative behavior within work and private environments with associated content (annotations) to the original release content; and supporting discussion and information dissemination within a wide variety of environments from education to business to book clubs etc.

Abstract: A system for camera device discovery and enumeration detects a camera device connected to a computing device using a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol and generates a device object corresponding to the detected camera device with a user-mode camera driver. The user-mode camera driver associated with an operating system executing on the computing device. The system registers the generated device object with the operating system to provide a direct interface from the operating system to the camera device and to make the camera device available to a plurality of applications executing on the computing device and commands the camera device from at least one of the plurality of applications via the registered device object through the operating system, thereby improving the functioning of the computing device and the user experience.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a fixing roller, a heater, a heater controller, and a roller controller. The fixing roller conveys a sheet by rotation and fixes a recording material formed on the sheet to the sheet. The heater heats the fixing roller. The heater controller controls a temperature of the heater. The roller controller controls a rotation speed of the fixing roller. When the roller controller satisfies a predetermined condition indicating that a fixing part temperature indicating a temperature of the fixing roller is not suitable for operation, the roller controller increases a rotation speed to be higher than a rotation speed of a case in which the predetermined condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes one or more memories, and one or more processors that execute a set of instructions to receive a print job including at least print settings from an external apparatus, store a plurality of received print jobs in a storage device, receive selection of a stored print job as a target of printing from a user, and receive a change of a print setting of the selected print job from a user. When selection of a plurality of stored print jobs is received, and if at least one of the plurality of selected print jobs includes a print setting that is forbidden to be changed when the plurality of print jobs are stored in the storage device, a display is controlled to indicate not to change a value of the print setting.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an instructing unit, a response obtaining unit, and an execution unit. The instructing unit provides an instruction to display an approval request screen to a terminal apparatus operated by a second user. The approval request screen is used for making a request to approve execution of setting changing processing for changing a setting of the information processing apparatus operated by a first user. The first and second users are authenticated by an authenticating unit. The response obtaining unit obtains a response made on the approval request screen from the second user. The execution unit executes the setting changing processing in accordance with the response obtained by the response obtaining unit.

Abstract: An operation mode control system includes an obtainment processing portion and a shift processing portion. The obtainment processing portion obtains sound volume data indicating a sound volume level of ambient sound around an image forming apparatus that is operating in a first mode in which all or a part of functions relating to image formation is restricted. The shift processing portion shifts, when a count of a number of times it is determined during a preset specific time period that the sound volume level is a first reference level or more, is a preset specific count or more, the image forming apparatus into a second mode in which it is possible for image formation to begin.

Abstract: A method for processing a print job on a document processing system including a plurality of devices which includes at least one printer and at least one finisher in order to deliver an end print product according to print specifications of the print job. Each device is described in a dedicated device model including constraints and capabilities of the device. The method includes receiving a print job with print specifications, generating a production route for the end product by selecting at least one printer and at least one finisher to deliver the end product, simulating the production route for the end product by executing the device models for the selected devices, generating finishing instructions for the at least one finisher, and processing the print job by printing the end product by the at least one printer and by finishing the end product by the at least one finisher according to the generated finishing instructions.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a speed calculating portion and a communication setting portion. In a state where a communication with the switching hub has been established by a highest-speed candidate method among a plurality of candidate methods that respectively have different rated communication speeds, the speed calculating portion calculates a result communication speed for each of the one or more host apparatuses based on an amount of received job data and a reception required time for each of the one or more host apparatuses, wherein the candidate methods are candidates for a communication method to be adopted. The communication setting portion selects, as an adopted communication method, one of the plurality of candidate methods based on the result communication speed for each of the one or more host apparatuses, and establishes a communication with the switching hub by the adopted communication method.

Abstract: A method for printing includes analyzing print quality requirements for a printing area; adjusting settings for heater elements (e.g., energy and/or firing durations) of strobe lines based on the requirements analysis; and providing a plurality of individual strobe signals to the strobe lines. The strobe signals can be transmitted simultaneously, for example with a field-programmable gate array. Analyzing print quality requirements can include separating the printing area into one or more areas of interest, such as rows and/or columns. For each area of interest individual print quality settings (e.g., darkness, contrast, and/or media sensitivity) may be selected.

Abstract: A method for enhancing security of a receptacle for valuables may be provided. The method may include placing currency in the receptacle. The receptacle may include an integral OLED display. The OLED display may occupy a portion of the receptacle. The OLED display may form a portion of the receptacle. The OLED display may be visible from a viewpoint external to the receptacle. The method may include capturing one or more biometric characteristics on a pressure-sensitive portion of the OLED display. The method may include storing the captured biometric characteristics on a software chip of the OLED display. The method may include transmitting the captured biometric characteristics via a communication circuit of the OLED display.

Abstract: An information processing system, an information processing apparatus, and a server. The information processing system includes an information processing apparatus and a server connected to the information processing apparatus through a network. The information processing apparatus generates a print job, stores the print job, and transmits the print job to the server. The server stores the print job received from the information processing apparatus, generates management information including information on print jobs stored on the information processing apparatus and information on print jobs stored on the server, and transmits the management information to a printing apparatus that executes printing based on the print job.

Abstract: A system and method for automated service call initiation for a multifunction peripheral includes applying optical character recognition to a digital image of an affixed asset tag captured by a smartphone or tablet camera to determine a service agency name and initial contact information. A dealer database is queried with the service agency name and initial contact information, and corresponding information about the service agency, customer or device is received. Information about a current state of the multifunction peripheral is received. A service request or order is selectively sent by a user via the smartphone or tablet to the service agency in accordance with information from the dealer database and the current state of the multifunction peripheral.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a first processor, a second processor having a smaller power consumption than the first processor, and a first battery capable of supplying power to the first processor and the second processor, in which a distance between the first processor and an attachable/detachable second battery that is capable of being attached and detached and that is capable of configured to supplying power to the first processor and the second processor is longer than a distance between the second processor and the second battery.

Abstract: A method for incremental upgrade is provided. The method is used in a device and includes: receiving an incremental update package corresponding to an application, wherein the incremental update package at least includes an incremental and differential file and the size of a target-version file; obtaining idle resource of a memory in the device and a current-version file corresponding to the application; comparing the idle resource of the memory with a maximum upgrade resource requirement to choose an upgrade process for upgrading the application, wherein the maximum upgrade resource requirement is a capacity sum of the size of the current-version file, the size of the incremental and differential file, and the size of the target-version file; and restoring the target-version file according to the upgrade process, and installing the target-version file.

Abstract: A control system includes at least one server, and a printing apparatus, wherein the at least one server includes an identification unit configured to, in a case where a voice control device is given a print instruction by voice, identify image data to be printed based on voice data output from the voice control device, and a call unit configured to, based on user information identified based on the voice data output from the voice control device, call a print setting associated with the identified user information, wherein print data is generated based on the image data identified by the identification unit and the print setting called by the call unit, and wherein the printing apparatus is configured to perform printing based on the print data generated.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus displays a setting screen capable of accepting a user instruction for selectively instructing a first printing that indicates four-side borderless printing that makes no margin on both sides in a widthwise direction of the recording medium and makes, by cutting the recording medium, no margin on both sides in a lengthwise direction, and a second printing mode that indicates three-side borderless printing that makes a margin on one side in the widthwise direction of the recording medium and no margin on another side in the widthwise direction and makes, by cutting the recording medium, no margin on both sides in the lengthwise direction of the recording medium. In the first printing mode, a first print setting is not able to be set by a user, and in the second printing mode, the first print setting is able to be set by a user.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a memory that stores evacuation information for use in an event of a disaster, a printer that prints the evacuation information stored in the memory in the event of a disaster, and a display controller that performs, if the printer is unable to print the evacuation information, control to display information on an installation place of a different image forming apparatus that is able to print the evacuation information in place of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a switch, a receiving section, an acquisition section, a determination section, and a transition section. The receiving section receives an operation on the switch. The acquisition section acquires operation state information indicating a first operation state. The determination section determines a second operation state based on the operation state information. The second operation state differs from the first operation state. The transition section causes the image forming apparatus to transition from the first operation state to the second operation state in response to the operation on the switch. The first operation state is a state in which the image forming apparatus is operating. The second operation state is a state in which the image forming apparatus is to operate.

Abstract: An information processing method includes: storing, for each user, a first image forming apparatus usually used, a print setting usually used in the first image forming apparatus, and a first operational procedure, the first operational procedure being a procedure for selecting the print setting via a user interface of the first image forming apparatus; receiving authorization information of a user from a second image forming apparatus; and where the first operational procedure of a user specified based on the authorization information is different from a second operational procedure, the second operational procedure indicating a procedure for selecting the print setting of the specified user via a user interface of the second image forming apparatus, sending guide information to the second image forming apparatus, the guide information indicating guide-display of the second operational procedure.

Abstract: The work environment provider provides a user with work environment for creating a search formula, creates the search formula in accordance with a user instruction received by the operation receiver through the operation device in the work environment, and causes the search formula storage device to store the created search formula. The determination device determines whether or not a log stored in the log storage device agrees with a search condition of the search formula stored in the search formula storage device. The notification device performs notification to a previously registered contact destination through the communication device upon determination by the determination device that the log agrees with the search condition. The notification device performs notification to a previously registered contact destination through the communication device upon determination by the determination device that the log agrees with the search condition.

Abstract: A print conversion utility obtains print setting information with respect to a printing apparatus, obtains print setting information set by an operating system (OS) standard print software, and executes predetermined processing in a case where both pieces of the obtained print setting information do not coincide with each other.

Abstract: There is provided a non-transitory recording medium storing a computer readable program causing a computer, which is incorporated in a print control device that controls a print job, to perform: a) determining whether or not a reference source part included in a print target document related to the print job and a reference destination part included in the print target document and corresponding to the reference source part are arranged on different pages in a printout obtained by printing out the print target document; b) estimating a binding position in the printout; and c) changing at least one of arrangement target areas of the reference source part and the reference destination part based on the binding position and the arrangement position of the reference source part or the reference destination part, when it is determined that the reference source part and the reference destination part are arranged on different pages.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus including a decoding section that decodes a luminance component and a color difference component of a block inside a coding unit in an order of the luminance component and the color difference component in each block.

Abstract: An image processing device, having plural functions and executing at least any one of the plural functions based on a request from an application program, includes: a storage to store, from among plural setting information selectable to one of the plural functions, simultaneous use possible/impossible information being information concerning a combination of settings usable simultaneously or a combination of settings non-usable simultaneously; a selector to select any one of the plural setting information to at least any one of the plural functions based on the request from the application program; a discriminator to discriminate, by referring to the simultaneous use possible/impossible information, whether or not competitive setting information being the setting information non-usable simultaneously with the setting information selected by the selector exists; and a notification unit to notify the application program of information concerning the competitive setting information, when the discriminator discri