Abstract: Analyzing and detecting altered documents is accomplished by accessing a target portable document format (PDF) document and extracting document content information from the target PDF document. The extracted document content information is analyzed to generate an intra document model for the target PDF document and then the extracted document content information is evaluated in accordance with the intra document model. Artifacts in the document content information are identified and an intra document score is determined based on the identified artifacts and their respective weightings. The document content information is evaluated again in accordance with one or more inter document models and artifacts in the document content information are again identified and an inter document score is similarly determined. A total alteration score is also determined based on the intra document score and inter document score.

Abstract: An open application protocol for industrial equipment is disclosed. Disclosed techniques include: opening a connection between (a) an open application associated with a manufacturing execution system and (b) an instance of a data sharing interface operating on an industrial machine used in a surface mounting process, the open application being configured to communicate with any machine that implements the data sharing interface, regardless of machine type or manufacturer; discovering, by the open application via the connection, discoverable information associated with the industrial machine, the discoverable information including one or more of data items, events, commands, or alarms; and controlling, by the open application via the connection, operation of the industrial machine to control at least a portion of the surface mounting process.

Abstract: A first printing system configured to cooperate with a second printing system includes a first reception unit configured to receive a first request relating to printing from a first printing apparatus, a first transmission unit configured to transmit, to the first printing apparatus, print data corresponding to a user that is an issuer of the first request, a second reception unit configured to receive a second request relating to printing from a client terminal based on acquisition of configuration information about a second printing apparatus which is to be a printing target on the client terminal, and a second transmission unit configured to transmit, to the second printing system managing the second printing apparatus, print data corresponding to a user that is an issuer of the second request so that the second printing apparatus specified by the configuration information prints the print data.

Abstract: A recording method includes: recording a first image on a recording medium; reading the first image to determine whether the first image is correctly recorded; and when the first image is determined as not being correctly recorded, recording a second image over the first image. The water-based recording ink includes a water-soluble organic solvent which is at least one selected from the group consisting of a glycol ether and a diol compound having six to eight carbon atoms and two hydroxyl groups, at least one of the two hydroxyl groups not being bonded to a terminal of a carbon chain of the diol compound. A content of substances having a vapor pressure of 0.03 hPa or less at 20° C. in the water-based recording ink is 10 mass % or less and a surface tension of the water-based recording ink is 30 mN/m or less.

Abstract: A read unit of a scanner device reads the information fixed to a medium by printing. A transmission control unit executes the control of transmitting, to a server, the information of the medium acquired in the form of digital image data. An information acquisition unit acquires the information transmitted from a shredder. An information management unit stores the information acquired by the information acquisition unit in an acquired information database in such a way as to be identified as the information of the medium so as to be managed to be capable of being read out as the information of the medium. An information readout unit acquires a readout indication transmitted from an observer terminal. Then, the information readout unit reads the information of the medium out of the acquired information database via the information management unit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for rendering a product design associated with a foldable or other type of product are disclosed. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may display a foldable product within a product preview area, where the electronic device may animate the foldable product going from a folded state to an unfolded state, and vice-versa. In animating the foldable product, the electronic device may adjust the product within the product preview area and adjust a viewpoint so that the product is accurately and effectively reflected within the product preview area for a user to make an informed decision on whether to purchase the product.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, when a receiving unit receives data from an external device, a power control unit returns a power state of the apparatus from a power saving state and a transmitting unit transmits a start instruction to a connected image forming apparatus, and when a power supply switch becomes on according to a user's operation, the power control unit returns the power state of the apparatus from the power saving state but the transmitting unit does not transmit the start instruction to the image forming apparatus. Thus, it is possible to achieve both a linkage start and an individual start for an external image processing controller and the image forming apparatus, in an image processing system including the information processing apparatus, the external image processing controller and the image forming apparatus capable of performing an image process in cooperation with others.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a platen on which an original is to be placed, a scanner unit configured to emit light to the original placed on the platen and receive light reflected from the original, to thereby read an image of the original, and at least one processor configured to control the scanner unit to generate an image signal representing the image based on a result of reading the image of the original by the scanner unit, wherein, in a case in which a plurality of originals are placed on the platen, the at least one processor is configured to control the scanner unit to emit the light with a first light amount in a case where the plurality of originals are originals having a first type, and emit the light with a second light amount.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first processor mounted on a server connected to a local area network of an organization to which a user belongs, and a second processor mounted on an information processing apparatus provided outside the local area network, in which the first processor is configured to in a case of relaying process request information addressed to the information processing apparatus, the process request information including data which is a target of a process, and process information including identification information on the process, information specifying a request source of the process, and identification information on the information processing apparatus which is a request destination of the process, associate the identification information on the process with the identification information on the information processing apparatus included in the process request information to generate processing management information, and register the generated processing management inform

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data processing method, a device, a computer apparatus and a storage medium, wherein the method includes: in response to a target disk receiving at least one write request within a preset time period, determining a size threshold value for classifying a data update type according to a size of write data respectively indicated by each write request; determining a data update type corresponding to each write request according to a size of each write request and the size threshold value; dividing write data of the write request to obtain a data block according to a preset data block size, and caching the data block in a cache region of the target disk corresponding to the data update type, the target disk has multiple types of cache regions configured therein, different cache regions are configured to support caching of data with different update frequencies.

Abstract: A system and method for asset registration and tagging includes determining candidate devices on a network or subnet. Device information is pulled from discovered devices. Device records are stored with device information including device serial number, model number, asset ID and service record information. A QR code is generated and displayed or printed at each discovered device. A device user scans the QR code to supply location information, as well as other user input, which is added to the device information. A device is then registered and an asset tag is printed at the device with instructions to affix it on an exterior for future reference.

Abstract: Systems and methods for arranging applications on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, concurrently displaying a first application window and a second application window. The method includes receiving an input directed to first application window followed by a drag input. The method also includes that in response to detecting the drag input: moving the first application window in accordance with the drag input, and enlarging the second application window to an enlarged size that is larger than a size at which the second application window was displayed prior to detecting the first input.

Abstract: A method includes establishing, by a data logging device, a sleep mode. The method further includes receiving, by a processing module of the data logging device, a second activation command that causes the data logging device to transition to a standby mode. The method further includes receiving, by the processing module, a third activation command that causes the data logging device to transition to a ready mode. The method further includes receiving, by the processing module, a fourth activation command that causes the data logging device to transition to a logging mode. In the logging mode, the method further includes obtaining, by the processing module, a log command. In response to the log command, the method further includes obtaining, by the processing module, a measure of an environmental condition. The method further includes storing the measure of the environmental condition in memory of the data logging device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes detecting occurrence of an event in a cloud environment, obtaining an indication of an identity associated with the event, obtaining an indication of a usage time stamp representing usage time of a privilege in association with the identity for the event, and classifying the privilege into a classification group selected from a plurality of predefined classification groups. Each respective classification group groups a respective set of privileges defined in the cloud environment. The method includes obtaining a grant time stamp representing a grant time of at least one privilege, in the respective set of privileges in the classification group, to the identity and, based on the usage time stamp and the grant time stamp, generating an excessive privilege determination that indicates the classification group includes at least one excessive privilege. The method includes performing a computing action based on the excessive privilege determination.

Abstract: A production equipment monitoring system 20 including: an anomaly index determination unit 23 determining an anomaly index a of a production equipment 10, based on a feature quantity obtained from an equipment information on the production equipment 10; a relevance determination unit 24 determining a degree of relevance D between each of anomalous conditions predicable to occur in the production equipment 10 and an observed condition of the production equipment 10; a detection threshold determination unit 25 determining a single detection threshold th for detecting a degree of anomaly A of the production equipment 10, based on anomaly thresholds at which are thresholds of the anomaly index a corresponding respectively to the anomalous conditions, and on the degree of relevance D; and an anomaly degree detection unit 26 detecting the degree of anomaly A of the production equipment 10, based on the anomaly index a and the detection threshold th.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms a print image; a first hardware processor that detects a defect of an image formed on a print medium by the image former; a display capable of prompting a user to perform maintenance; a communication I/F part capable of notifying an administrator or a person in charge of maintenance of an instruction of maintenance via a communication line; a second hardware processor capable of giving an instruction to the display and the communication I/F part; and a third hardware processor capable of instructing the second hardware processor on a defect notification destination.

Abstract: A printing system includes a first terminal apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a first server. The first terminal apparatus acquires a mail address of the printing apparatus by near field communication with the printing apparatus or from a code displayed on the printing apparatus and transmits the acquired mail address to the first server. The first server transmits electronic data corresponding to the first terminal apparatus to the printing apparatus through a third communication path based on the received mail address.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus manages whether or not job information is displayed for each stored print job, displays notification information for notifying a user that the print job is stored if there is a print job of which the job information has not been displayed, and does not display the notification information if there is no print job of which the job information has not been displayed.

Abstract: An edge network computing system includes: a plurality of terminal devices; a plurality of edge servers connected to the terminal device through an access network; and a plurality of cloud servers connected to the plurality of edge servers through a core network. Each edge server is configured to: receive a plurality of computing tasks originated from one of the plurality of terminal devices; use a deep Q-learning neural network (DQN) with experience replay to select one of the plurality of could servers to offload a portion of the plurality of computing tasks; and send the portion of the plurality of computing tasks to the selected cloud server and forward results of the portion of the plurality of computing tasks received from the selected cloud server to the originating terminal device.

Abstract: A method for causing a computer to perform: causing a client to start displaying a predetermined notification; executing predetermined image processing on data; and causing the client to end the displaying of the notification in response to the predetermined image processing being completed and a predetermined time or longer elapsing from the start of the displaying of the notification.

Abstract: A method for processing images generated by unsupervised end-users, the method comprising determining whether or not at least one digital image of a document was generated by scanning an original document, including using a processor for applying a resolution analysis test to a textured region of interest; and sending at least one output indication of the determining operation.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a reception interface, a display, a print engine, a storage, and a controller. The controller displays, on the display, print jobs stored in the storage, and an operable selection object. In response to input operations received via the reception interface, the controller selects one or more print jobs from among the print jobs displayed on the display and sets the operable selection object to select one of job retention printing and job deletion printing. The controller determines whether to retain or delete the selected one or more print jobs after printing by the print engine, based on which of the job retention printing and the job deletion printing is selected by the operable selection object.

Abstract: A document is obtained that include natural language text and a set of conditions are extracted from the document. In at least one embodiment, the set of conditions is extracted using a machine learning model trained on other natural language text. A validation process is performed to result in a validated set of conditions and a machine-readable data structure is generated to indicate one or more conditions of the validated set of conditions expressed within the document.

Abstract: A server may receive, from a terminal device, a change instruction for changing a password of a communication device different from the server and the terminal device. The server may, in a case where the change instruction is received from the terminal device, send first authentication information to the terminal device. The first authentication information may be inputted to the communication device by a user of the terminal device after the first authentication information has been sent to the terminal device. The server may, in a case where the first authentication information is inputted to the communication device, receive the first authentication information from the communication device. The server may, in a case where the first authentication information is received from the communication device, send a change permission notification to the communication device. The change permission notification may be a notification to permit the communication device to change the password.

Abstract: A liquid ejecting device includes: a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid from a plurality of nozzles to perform printing; an imaging unit configured to image a nozzle surface at which the plurality of nozzles are provided; an ejection-failure detecting unit configured to detect whether the plurality of nozzles have an ejection failure; a maintenance unit configured to perform maintenance of the liquid ejecting head; a notification unit configured to perform notification; and a control unit, in which, when the ejection-failure detecting unit detects the ejection failure, the control unit causes the imaging unit to image a nozzle for which the ejection failure is detected, infers a cause of the ejection failure based on a result of the imaging, and performs at least one of the maintenance and the notification based on the inferred cause.

Abstract: A self-contained printing system includes a weatherproof housing defining an interior for containing the self-contained printing system components. A printer located within the weatherproof housing prints documents responsive to a print command. The printer is powered by a battery located within the weatherproof housing. A charging system charges the battery located within the weatherproof housing responsive a charging signal. At least one solar panel located on an exterior of the weatherproof housing provides the charging signal. Wireless communications circuitry enables the receipt of the print commands from an external device located outside of the weatherproof housing via a wireless communications link and communications with at least one remote server via the wireless communications link. A system processor monitors wireless communications link and generates status messages responsive thereto. At least one display located on the exterior of the weatherproof housing displays the status messages.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a data processing method, a device, a computer apparatus and a storage medium, wherein the method includes: in response to a target disk receiving at least one write request within a preset time period, determining a size threshold value for classifying a data update type according to a size of write data respectively indicated by each write request; determining a data update type corresponding to each write request according to a size of each write request and the size threshold value; dividing write data of the write request to obtain a data block according to a preset data block size, and caching the data block in a cache region of the target disk corresponding to the data update type, the target disk has multiple types of cache regions configured therein, different cache regions are configured to support caching of data with different update frequencies.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a controller of an image forming apparatus collects data relating to maintenance of the image forming apparatus. If failing to collect data, the controller confirms a cause of the collection failure and sets, if the cause of the collection failure is an interruption of a print job, an image forming job as a held job. Subsequently, the controller resumes the collection of the maintenance data that the controller has failed to collect.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a sensor data acquisition device configured to acquire information on an activity of a user; a data analyzer configured to analyze the acquired information on the activity of the user and detect occurrence of an abnormality in the activity of the user; an imaging controller configured to instruct an imaging terminal device that captures an image of the activity of the user to start capturing an image of the user and record imaging data in a case where the occurrence of the abnormality is detected by the data analyzer; an imaging data acquisition device configured to acquire the imaging data recorded by the imaging terminal device; a data storage device configured to store the imaging data acquired by the imaging data acquisition device; and an output device configured to output the imaging data.

Abstract: A terminal device may receive notification information from a notification server and selectively display one screen among a plurality of screens on a display. The terminal device may, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied and a first screen among the plurality of screens is displayed, display the notification information on the first screen. The terminal device may, in a case where the predetermined condition is satisfied and a second screen among the plurality of screens is displayed, not display the notification information on the second screen, and in a case where the predetermined condition is not satisfied, not display the notification information.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a first power state and a second power state lower in power than the first power state, the operation unit being turned off in the second power state. The image forming apparatus includes a display control unit configured to control a display on an operation unit, a reception unit configured to receive an end notification for end processing of the image forming apparatus, and a processing unit configured to perform, in response to receipt of the end notification by the reception unit, the end processing of the image forming apparatus, wherein, in response to receipt of the end notification by the reception unit when the image forming apparatus is in the second power state in which the operation unit is turned off, the display control unit turns on the operation unit.

Abstract: A technique for increasing user convenience is provided. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined function of the information processing apparatus has a use limitation, a setting unit configured to set information indicating a state relating to use of the predetermined function, and a display unit configured to display, on a display portion of the information processing apparatus, the information indicating the state relating to use of the predetermined function set by the setting unit, wherein in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the predetermined function has a use limitation, the setting unit makes a setting such that the information indicating the state relating to use of the predetermined function includes information indicating that the predetermined function has a use limitation.

Abstract: To reduce a burden on a user when selecting an image forming device from a user terminal, an information processing method includes acquiring use information from a local storage device of the user terminal. The use information is about past use of image forming devices in a plurality of image forming devices connectable to the user terminal. The method further includes transmitting a status request to the image forming devices used in the past, generating screen data for a history display screen based on the use information regarding the past use of the image forming devices, and causing a display device to display the history display screen with those image forming devices currently in a usable status based on a returned status request response being shown in one mode and those image forming devices currently in an unusable status based on a returned status request being shown in another mode.

Abstract: A cloud link system is connected with another cloud link system. In a list of cloud services includes a first cloud service connected to the cloud link system without the another cloud link system and a second cloud service connected to the another cloud link system.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion configured to form an image on a sheet; and an operating portion including a display screen which includes at least numeric keys, a start key configured to cause the image forming portion to start image formation, and a stop key configured to stop the image formation by the image forming portion, and including a hardware key provided on a back side of the display screen and configured to start a maintenance mode of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: If an operation of canceling a predetermined state includes an operation of powering off the device, even if communication between the device and the information processing apparatus becomes inexecutable after the screen for cancelling the predetermined state is displayed, the information processing apparatus does not execute a notification corresponding to a state in which the communication is inexecutable. If the operation of canceling the predetermined state does not include the operation of powering off the device, the information processing apparatus executes, based on a fact that the communication between the device and the information processing apparatus becomes inexecutable after the screen for cancelling the predetermined state is displayed, the notification corresponding to the state in which the communication is inexecutable.

Abstract: A computer system is configured for digital rights management for distributing and tracking downloadable proprietary source code defining a 3-D object and being usable to print the object on a 3D printer and protect the 3D object data from unauthorized printing. The computer system stores an inventory of proprietary source code corresponding to designs of a plurality of 3D objects, and enables a user to see the inventory of designs of the plurality of 3D objects in an online store, and permits the user to securely purchase use of the source code of a desired 3D object viewed therein. The computer system sends the proprietary source code defining the desired 3D object to a 3D printer, and controls printing of the desired 3D object made by the 3D printer to prevent further use of the source code when the purchased use in completed, using one of three different typologies.

Abstract: An estimation system provides consumable use estimations, such as for ink or toner, in printing operations. The estimation system uses a classification-based consumable use process to estimate the consumable use. A print job is assigned a classification category according to an arbitrary job category selected for the print job and a job property defined for the print job using job settings. An estimate is provided using the classification category and the distribution of the consumable use for print jobs in the category. The estimate is adjusted by a consumable use adjustment factor that reflects the amount of ink or toner disposed of during container replacement or wasted during printing operations.

Abstract: A management system includes a first communication device configured to access a cloud storage, and a second communication device that is configured to access the cloud storage and is communicably connected to a first terminal device or provided in a second terminal device. The first communication device is configured to execute a first writing processing of writing task request data into the cloud storage, and a first acquisition processing of acquiring terminal data from the cloud storage in response to arrival of a first acquisition timing. The second communication device is configured to execute a second acquisition processing of acquiring the task request data from the cloud storage in response to arrival of a second acquisition timing, and a second writing processing of acquiring the terminal data from the management target and write the terminal data into the cloud storage.

Abstract: A processing system includes a first authentication section that performs first authentication based on first authentication information associated with a user when acquiring the first authentication information, and a processor that acquires authentication success information indicating that second authentication was performed based on second authentication information different from the first authentication information and acquired by detecting the user in a contactless manner, and that stores a print job associated with the user.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, a system, and a method. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming engine to form an image on a recording medium, interrupts an image formation by the image forming engine in response to a malfunction, detects a recording medium on which the image formation is interrupted, and notifies an external device of a detection result of the recording medium.

Abstract: Provided is an input device comprising: a touch panel which receives an operation from a user; an external member having an external surface substantially the same as a surface of the touch panel; and a near field communication unit which is provided near the surrounding of the touch panel and inside of the external member and performs communication with an object to be detected which is brought close to a detection range, wherein a position corresponding to the near field communication unit of the external member projects from the touch panel and is inclined such that the side close to the touch panel is higher than the side distant from the touch panel.

Abstract: A processing apparatus capable of preventing a function corresponding to a contract from becoming unavailable due to an external factor. A communication unit has communication with an information management server to confirm a contract. A determination unit determines whether a failure factor of contract confirmation is an external factor. A controller stops providing a function corresponding to the contract in a case where the contract confirmation fails and it is determined that the failure factor of the contract confirmation is not the external factor, and provides the function corresponding to the contract in a case where the contract confirmation succeeds or a case where the confirmation of the contract fails and it is determined that the failure factor of the contract confirmation is the external factor.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for printing a paper web with at least one print motif by means of a digital printing facility. The method includes: providing a digital image of a master sample of the print motif, printing a plurality of copies of a section of the at least one print motif with different color settings, creating digital images of the printed copies, comparing the digital images of the printed copies with the digital image of the master sample, where a degree of similarity is determined in each case, selecting color settings using the determined degrees of similarity and printing the print motif onto the paper web with the selected color settings.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a two-dimensional colored bar code comprising an arrangement of colored basic structural elements encoding at least one information element, the manufacturing method comprising determining, by data processing means, a set of colored basic structural elements corresponding to the at least one information element, at least one structural element of the set comprising a pattern; and forming the at least one structural element of the set on a backing, in order to create the arrangement of colored basic structural elements.

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: The present disclosure generally pertains to image processing circuitry configured to: obtain biometric feature data being indicative of at least one biometric feature of a user of an imaging device; obtain image data from the imaging device used by the user; and associate the biometric feature data with the image data for verifying the user.

Abstract: A content management system manages content identification information of content data corresponding to a content provided through a virtual space and user identification information of a user in association with each other, in response to the user's instruction using a terminal for projecting an expression related to the virtual space into the user's field of view in order to provide the virtual space to the user, receives a request using the user identification information, transmits the content data corresponding to the content identification information, which is managed in association with the user identification information included in the request, to a request source of the request, and transmits a printing request for the content data to the printing system. The printing system controls printing of the content data based on the printing request.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transporter to transport a sheet in a transport path, an image forming assembly to form an image on the sheet transported by the transporter, and a sensor to detect the sheet in the transport path. In addition, a controller obtains user designation information indicating a type of a sheet onto which an image is to be formed before the sensor detects the sheet, and controls the image forming unit to skip forming the image on the sheet if a condition for permitting image formation is not satisfied, in a case where a detecting result from the sensor indicates a type different from the type indicated by the user designation information.

Abstract: A printing control apparatus includes a processor configured to receive instruction information including document data and information indicating whether or not it is necessary to inquire an external apparatus that holds restriction information indicating a condition for restricting printing of the document data, in a case where the instruction information includes the information indicating that the inquiry is necessary, acquire the restriction information in a case where the restriction information associated with the document data exists by inquiring the external apparatus, and permit printing of the document data in a case where information to be compared with the acquired restriction information satisfies the condition indicated by the restriction information.