Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of switching power state between a first power state and a second power state, which is lower in power than the first power state, shifts from the second power state to the first power state. In a case where the image forming apparatus shifts to the second power state in response to a current time reaching a set time, the image forming apparatus is controlled not to shift from the second power state to the first power state in response to an object approaching the image forming apparatus being detected.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface, a printer, and a processing circuit. The communication interface is configured to receive a message regarding a print job and including first user information of a first domain. The processing circuit includes a processor caused to: store second user regarding users who can perform printing and belonging to a second domain different from the first domain, and link information regarding linking the first user information and the second user information; extract the first user information from the message based on a determination that the first user information is linked to the second user information in the link information; print an image based on the printing job using the printer; and based on a determination that the first user information is not linked to the second user information in the link information, generate a registration URL for registering the link information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus stores held print jobs on a storage apparatus, displays a list of the held print jobs that have been stored on the storage apparatus, and performs a display according to a state of the storage apparatus when displaying the list.

Abstract: A control method executed in an information processing apparatus capable of communicating with a plurality of image output apparatuses includes, based on an operation input by a user concerning switching of the plurality of image output apparatuses, specifying an existence of a difference, between before and after the switching, of a settable content for each of a plurality of print setting items, and (i) for a first setting item, among the plurality of print setting items, which has no existence of the difference between before and after the switching, setting the same content after the switching as before the switching, and (ii) for a second setting item which has an existence of the difference between before and after the switching, presenting information about a content which is not settable before the switching and is settable after the switching.

Abstract: A print setting extension application is provided to a client terminal as an application used for extending a function of a printer driver that issues a print job used for performing printing at a printer registered in a cloud print server via the cloud print server that registers a printer in accordance with an instruction transmitted when a user performs an operation on the printer side. The print setting extension application issues, as a print job for a cloud print, a print job that requires entry of a password on the printer side when printing is performed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for profiling a print medium for use in a printing system. The print medium is received in an input holder and a plurality of test jobs is received in a test job receiver. For each test job a uniquely determined combination of at least a first printing system parameter of print speed of the printing system and a second printing system parameter of coverage of the marking material is intended to be prepared by a print controller. The printing system registers a test result of each test job. The print controller creates a two-dimensional media print mode table of media print modes for the print medium to be profiled based on the test results of the test jobs for the print medium. When a print job arrives intended to be printed on the profiled medium, a media print mode is selected from the two-dimensional media print mode table.

Abstract: An image forming device in the present application includes a reception unit configured to receive from an information processing device connected to the image forming device information representing a predetermined operating system operating in the information processing device, a setting unit configured to, in response to the reception unit receiving the information, set a structure of a USB device interface to be notified to the information processing device, and a notification unit configured to notify the information processing device of the structure of the USB device interface set by the setting unit.

Abstract: To control an image forming apparatus using a service on a network, an information terminal performs two-factor authentication and acquires authentication information through the two-factor authentication so that the image forming apparatus accesses the service.

Abstract: Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.

Abstract: The information processing apparatus includes a computation processing circuit of which a state is capable of being switched at least between an active state in which power is consumed, and a no-power-usage state in which power is not consumed; an event detection module that detects a first event used to shift the state of the computation processing circuit from the no-power-usage state to the active state; a power isolation circuit that isolates power of the event detection module from power of the computation processing circuit in the no-power-usage state; and an isolation canceling circuit that cancels, in the active state, the isolation performed by the power isolation circuit.

Abstract: A recording device includes a recording unit configured to perform recording on a medium, a housing unit configured to house the recording unit and including an opening through which the recording unit is visible, an opening/closing cover configured to open and close the opening, and an illumination unit provided at a predetermined position above the recording unit and configured to illuminate an interior of the housing unit. The illumination unit is configured to move to a retracted position farther away from the recording unit than is the predetermined position, in response to the opening/closing cover being opened.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to convert, using a conversion rule prescribing an association between order reception information on an article and manufacturing information used by each of plural manufacturers manufacturing the article in accordance with the order reception information on the article, the order reception information into the manufacturing information used by a designated manufacturer that is requested to manufacture the article.

Abstract: Method and systems for creating clinical data files with secured medical information. A clinical data file may be created by converting clinical data to a single format, and the medical information may be entered into corresponding data fields in the clinical data file. The medical information may include treatment professional information, patient personal information, and/or patient image(s). Each of the data fields may be associated with an indicator, where the indicator, when enabled, may be configured to secure at least a portion of the medical information in the corresponding data field. The secured clinical data file may be configured such that, once a pass code is entered, the patient image(s) are modifiable by the addition of modification(s) that are arranged as layer(s) saved separately from the patient image(s).

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a job executer that executes a job related to image processing, based on a setting history, a setter that sets prohibition on use of the setting history, a display that displays the setting histories including a setting history on which the prohibition is set, and a controller that controls execution of a job, based on the displayed setting histories, and, in executing the job based on the setting history, the controller determines whether to restrict execution of the job, based on a result of determination on whether the setting history is the setting history on which the prohibition is set.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system that can restore an old version of a task file via 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 update accumulation unit accumulates update information of task files allocated to the local server by the cloud control unit. The client control unit sends and receives an execution result of a task allocated to the local server from the cloud server and update information of a file related to the task to and from the cloud server. The local storage unit stores the file related to the task allocated by the local server.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an authentication state of a function execution device to a communication terminal is described. In some examples, the authentication state indicates whether authentication information is needed from the communication terminal before the communication terminal can request performance of one or more functions performable by the function execution device. In other examples, the communication terminal may provide to the communication terminal the authentication information irrespective of whether the function execution terminal has previously provided its authentication state to the communication terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a system enabling users/customers to receive an objective assessment of the performance of a printer. This is accomplished by comparing a quality score of an earlier-in-time image with a quality score of a later-in-time image. A processor analyzes each image based on several criteria and uses various image-analysis methods, to flag errors within an image. A numeric quality score, based on the number of errors, is provided to the user to objectively evaluate whether the printer has degraded or not. Thus, the user can objectively present an argument to a salesperson or manufacturer that the user is due a remedy.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for detecting a target object on a document page that includes detecting a sample target area on a sample document page, generating an image by overlapping a plurality of sample document pages with one another, and detecting one or more cells within the sample target area on the image. The sample target area includes a sample target object. The method further includes extracting one or more informational features from each of the one or more cells. The one or more informational features define characteristics of a corresponding cell of the one or more cells. A machine learning model is trained using the one or more informational features extracted from each of the one or more cells, to detect the sample target object. A target object on a document page is detected using the trained machine learning model.

Abstract: A peer-to-peer network of printing devices is configured to share printing device information, such as job queue status, configuration information, and resource information for automated load balancing, capability matching, failover, and print splitting operations. A digital front end (DFE) of a printing device establishes connections with the DFEs of other printing devices to manage output within the peer-to-peer network in an automated manner. When a print job is received at a DFE for a printing device, it is evaluated to determine how to best manage the output for the print job.

Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of connecting to a plurality of cloud print services executes a print job received from any one of the plurality of cloud print services, stores identification information for identifying the cloud print service from which the print job is transmitted, and after the print job is executed, transmits execution history information about the print job to the cloud print service from which the print job is transmitted, using the stored identification information.

Abstract: In a case where an inspection level to be used in determining quality of an image of an inspected surface of a printed sheet is set based on a comparison between a captured image resulting from imaging the inspected surface and a reference image, a plurality of inspection regions varying in inspection level is set for the reference image. In a case where an overlap region is present in the plurality of inspection regions, an inspection level of the overlap region is identified based on a predetermined priority. Further, the identified inspection level of the overlap region is displayed.

Abstract: When displaying a setting value selection screen for selecting a setting value of a setting item of a function associated with a selected menu button, an image forming device displays, for each setting list, a notification batch for notifying the presence or absence of a shortcut button associated with a setting list of the setting value selection screen.

Abstract: A biometric lock comprising a lock body, a shackle with a long leg and a short leg, wherein the long leg of the shackle never comes out of the lock, and a fingerprint panel wherein the fingerprint panel and an associated memory, battery, and processor are configured to associate a fingerprint of a user to one of a plurality of lock control levels, said associated fingerprint considered a registered fingerprint, wherein each lock control level allows an associated lock control level user to unlock said lock, the lock including a driving electronic circuit, electro-mechanical control motor, and a latch, that are configured to unlock the lock if a registered fingerprint is placed on said fingerprint panel.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a first receiving unit configured to receive a first print job from a print server, a second receiving unit configured to receive a second print job from an information processing apparatus within a local area network, a print unit configured to perform printing that is based on the first print job and printing that is based on the second print job, a storage unit configured to store a private key and a digital certificate, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the digital certificate to the information processing apparatus within the local area network. The digital certificate includes a public key paired with the private key, and an electronic signature created by the print server.

Abstract: A media processing device includes a communicator communicable with an external device, and a controller configured to, in response to receiving, by the communicator, a first command including a plurality of pieces of setting information, the setting information including a setting item related to a setting and a setting value associated with the setting item, determine whether the setting information has an error. The controller is configured to, when it is determined that the setting information has the error, in response to receiving, by the communicator, a second command, transmit, by the communicator, response information including first information related to the setting item determined as having the error and second information related to the error.

Abstract: A network environment is built in an already-existing production line without significant cost to provide a novel and user-friendly inkjet printer system. A portable repeater 3 includes a carriageable storage unit and is interposed between an inkjet printer 6 and a server 5. The inkjet printer 6 and the repeater 3 are communicated with other over short-range wireless 2 to transmit print related data from the inkjet printer 6 to the repeater 3 or from the repeater 3 to the inkjet printer 6, and the repeater 3 and the server 5 are communicated with each other over a communication network 4 to transmit the print related data either from the server 5 to the repeater 3 or from the repeater 3 to the server 5. This enables building of the network environment in an already-existing production line without significant cost.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display control unit configured to display a preview on a screen, the preview including a plurality of sheet regions and objects placed on the sheet regions, a reception unit configured to select one or more of the objects placed on the sheet regions in response to a user input and to receive a drag operation, and a move unit configured, in moving a plurality of the objects at once in response to an operation received by the reception unit, to gather the plurality of objects onto a same sheet region without maintaining a positional relation between the objects in a case when a particular condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A terminal device may send to a first server a sending request, and receive from the first server first related information which is related to a first public key of a first communication device in response to the sending request being sent to the first server. The terminal device may send to the first communication device a first authentication request in which the first public key related to the first related information is used in a case where the first related information is received from the first server, and send first connection information to the first communication device in a case where a first authentication response is received from the first communication device in response to the first authentication request being sent to the first communication device. The first connection information may be for establishing a first wireless connection between the first communication device and an external device.

Abstract: An example method includes providing access to a database of a plurality of print devices registered to a print system, and receiving print data that identifies a print job for a print device among the plurality of print devices and a first account for a first service of the print system. The method further includes managing the print job including applying usage data for the print job to the first account based on the print data, and applying consumption data for the print job to a second account based on the print data, the second account being associated with the print device and a second service of the print system.

Abstract: An image forming system includes: an information processing apparatus configured to output information related to a print job to form an image on a recording medium, the image forming apparatus being configured to be operable in a plurality of power modes including a first normal power mode in which the information is output and a first power saving mode in which power consumption is less than the first normal power mode; and an image forming apparatus having: an image forming unit configured to form an image on the recording medium based on the print job output from the image processing apparatus, and an operation unit to be operated by a user to instruct to form the image by the image forming unit.

Abstract: A server device includes a data transmission portion that transmits, to a terminal device, data according to a second protocol, the data including a processing request according to a first protocol, and a response notification portion that transmits response data transmitted from the terminal device to a request source of the processing request, the terminal device includes a request notification portion that transmits, to an electronic device, the processing request according to the first protocol based on the data according to the second protocol transmitted from the server device, and a response data transmission portion that transmits, to the server device, response data transmitted from the electronic device, and the electronic device includes a response portion that transmits, to the terminal device, response data according to the first protocol as a response to the processing request according to the first protocol transmitted from the terminal device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to obtain PJL data via a data interface, refer to filter data stored in a non-volatile memory, the filter data associating non-target PJL data with target data, the non-target PJL data being PJL data not intended for causing the image forming apparatus to a particular process, the target PJL data being PJL data intended for causing the image forming apparatus to perform the particular process, and when the obtained PJL data is the non-target PJL data associated with the target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, convert the obtained PJL data into the target PJL data associated with the non-target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory.

Abstract: Printing apparatus includes a controller is configured to executes holding selection processing of allowing holding in a storage device or deletion from the storage device of a storage of a print job selected by a print job selection processing to be selected by a user's input operation received via the user interface. The print job for which holding of the storage of the print job is selected is stored in the storage device in association with a holding flag. When the holding flag is associated with the print job stored in the storage device, the print job is not deleted from the storage device at a predetermined automatic deletion timing. When the holding flag is not associated with the print job stored in the storage device, the print job is deleted from the storage device at the automatic deletion timing.

Abstract: A print system includes at least one multi-function peripheral (MFP) and an administration server that communicates with the MFP via a network. The administration server accepts user-identification information and an instruction to acquire an audit log of an operating user of the MFP, the instruction specifying the operating user as an audit target. In a case where an assigned group of a user corresponding to the user-identification information and an assigned group of the operating user as the audit target match or correspond to each other, the administration server transmits the instruction to the MFP. The MFP stores the audit log and the operating user of the MFP in association with each other, and transmits the audit log of the operating user specified in the received instruction to the server.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a plurality of functions includes: an accepting unit configured to accept selection of one environment from among a plurality of different environments as a use environment of the information processing apparatus; a first notification unit configured to provide a notification of a function which is at least one of the plurality of functions and for which a change in use occurs when a group of set values corresponding to the selected one environment is set in the information processing apparatus; a second notification unit configured to extract a set value related to the change in use from the group of set values and provide a notification of the set value; and a setting unit configured to perform batch setting for the information processing apparatus on the basis of the group of set values in response to an instruction for setting the group of set values.

Abstract: A control method for a scanning system that reduces load on an information processing apparatus when transmitting scanned data to a cloud server requiring an access token is provided. The control method includes acquiring, by an information processing apparatus, an access token from an authorization server, transmitting, by the information processing apparatus, the access token and an address of a cloud server in a first transmission, receiving, by an image forming apparatus, the address and the access token transmitted in the first transmission, scanning, by the image forming apparatus, a document based on the reception of the address and the access token, and transmitting, by the image forming apparatus, the image data generated by scanning the document and the access token to the cloud server in a second transmission.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire a read image resulting from reading a recording medium where a diagnostic image to be used to diagnose an image forming apparatus is formed; acquire, from the read image, an image read portion of the recording medium from which the diagnostic image is read and one specific portion of a non-formation read portion, the non-formation read portion resulting from reading a non-formation portion of the recording medium where the diagnostic image is not formed; and output the image read portion and the one specific portion.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the printing on wire or cable. The apparatus including a processor, a bus connected to the processor, a user input connected to the bus, a display screen connected to the user input and the bus, a first storage system connected to the bus, data stored in the first storage system and displayable on the display screen, wherein the data includes manufacturing and print information, a printer connected to the bus, wherein the printer prints the data on the wire or cable, a communication device connected to the bus, and an identification device connected to the bus, wherein identification device receives information from a user.

Abstract: A printing system is provided. The system comprises a printing unit for forming an image on a sheet transported along a transport path; an inspection unit for inspecting an image formed on the sheet transported along the transport path by comparing the image with a reference image, and for recording order information of sheets that have been inspected and order information of sheets that have been correctly discharged; and a control unit for, when a jam occurs in the transport path of the sheet, controlling the inspection unit to resume inspection, after printing resumes, from a first sheet recorded as not yet having been inspected or not correctly discharged.

Abstract: A printing system includes: a receiving unit that receives a first instruction given in response to speech input by a user and a second instruction given in response to input other than the speech input by the user, the first instruction and the second instruction each serving as an image forming instruction to form a processed image on a recording medium; a restriction unit that performs restriction of image forming in which the image is to be formed on the recording medium, the restriction being performed in response to the receiving unit receiving the first instruction; and a storage unit that stores the image subjected to the restriction of the image forming on the recording medium, the restriction being performed by the restriction unit.

Abstract: A server device includes communication means, information storage means, and output means. The communication means communicates with an information processing device that includes a display unit for displaying a symbol and a sending unit for sending information relating to the failure of the own device. The information storage means stores the information relating to the failure sent from the information process device. The output means outputs information relating to the failure stored in an access destination specified by the symbol to a user terminal that reads the symbol.

Abstract: A controller of a scanner is configured to determine whether use ID associated with a destination is stored in a memory. When it is determined that the user ID is not stored, the controller disables an operation key, and when it is determined that the user ID is stored, the controller enables the operation key. When the enabled operation key is operated, the controller executes a push scan process that generated scan data is transmitted to the destination.

Abstract: A multi-function peripheral as an image processing device according to the present invention is wirelessly connected with a mobile terminal having a display and is capable of accepting an operation by a user via the mobile terminal. For this, a terminal side setting screen for operating the multi-function peripheral is displayed on the display of the mobile terminal. The terminal side setting screen includes buttons for an operation requiring the user to be in the vicinity of the multi-function peripheral. These buttons are brought in a mode capable of accepting the operation, when an estimated distance between the multi-function peripheral and the mobile terminal is less than or equal to a threshold value, whereas are brought in a mode incapable of accepting the operation, when the estimated distance exceeds the threshold value.

Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, in a memory of an MFP, information indicating that an additional function, which is inactivated when shipped from a factory, is activated or inactivated is stored. The MFP starts a trial mode in which trial of the additional function is activated, then the additional function becomes activated within an effective period of the trial mode. The MFP is configured to receive an input of setting information used for the additional function, store the input setting information in the memory and execute a process of the additional function in accordance with the setting information. Further, when the trial mode is terminated, the MFP initializes the setting information in a case where the stored information indicates that the additional function is inactivated, but does not initialize the setting information in a case where the stored information indicates that the additional function is activated.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a print job cancellation method, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes determining whether a print job is canceled; if the print job is determined to be canceled, adding specific data to print job content of the print job to generate print data, where the specific data is configured to instruct an end of analyzing the print data and/or instruct an end of the print job; and transmitting the print data to an image forming apparatus, such that the image forming apparatus ends the print job according to the specific data analyzed from the print data.

Abstract: A communication unit (2) communicates with a management apparatus directly or via another communication apparatus. A transfer control unit (4) performs processing of transferring a state change notification that has been transmitted from a first communication apparatus and indicates a state change of the first communication apparatus. A proxy calculation unit (6) performs, when a failure in communication has occurred at the side of the management apparatus, calculation for state management performed by the management apparatus using the state change notification. When a failure in communication has occurred, the transfer control unit (4) outputs a state change notification to the proxy calculation unit (6). When the failure in communication has been resolved, the transfer control unit (4) performs control so as to transmit the result of the calculation by the proxy calculation unit (6) to the management apparatus.

Abstract: A printing system includes a company server and a printing apparatus. The printing apparatus is used in business-use printing and private-use printing. The printing apparatus includes: a printing section performing printing on a medium by using a printing agent; and a waste agent collecting section collecting as a waste agent, the portion of the printing agent that is consumed by the printing section but is discarded without being used in printing on the medium. The printing system includes a determination section and an estimation section. The determination section determines whether the printing agent as the waste agent is discarded in business-use printing or private-use printing. The estimation section estimates an amount of printing agent determined by the determination section to be discarded in business-use printing.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes a paper feed unit that stores print paper used for printing, a paper size sensor that detects a paper size of the print paper stored in the paper feed unit, a filter information setting unit that sets filter information indicating the paper size detected by the paper size sensor in association with the paper feed unit, and a paper catalog list generating unit that extracts a paper catalog matching the filter information from paper catalogs included in predetermined paper catalog data and generates a paper catalog list using the extracted paper catalog.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus enables utilizing an output of proof printing as an output of final printing, wherein the image forming apparatus includes an image former forming an image on a sheet, an image reader reading an image formed on the sheet, and a controller, wherein the controller acquires a determination result of whether or not a sheet, on which an image read by the image reader is formed before the final printing by the image former in order to create a reference image to be used for inspecting an output matter of a printing job, can be used for an output matter of the final printing and controls the number of sheets or copies on which the images are to be formed using the image former at the final printing.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a memory; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a remaining capacity of the memory, and when the remaining capacity of the memory is less than a specified ratio of a total capacity of the memory, block compilation using a profile of an application, or delete an artifact created through compilation using the profile of the application.