Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: transmit authentication information to a first image forming apparatus; acquire, from the first image forming apparatus, job information acquired by the first image forming apparatus from a server using the authentication information, the job information being information on one or more jobs corresponding to the authentication information; cause a display to display a screen presenting the acquired job information; receive, on the displayed screen, selection of one or more jobs to print using the first image forming apparatus; and transmit selection information indicating one or more selected jobs selected by the selection to the first image forming apparatus to instruct the first image forming apparatus to acquire the one or more selected jobs from the server.

Abstract: In a system in which communication between an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus is possible, the information processing apparatus detects that communication with the printing apparatus has become possible and, in response to detection that such communication has become possible, generates print data based upon data that the information processing apparatus is displaying on a display unit connected to or built in the information processing apparatus, and transfers the generated print data to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus prints the data received from the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiment of systems and methods for the sending, delivery or receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at users' sites, and a fax registration system that may be deployed remotely from these users' site. The fax connector can be accessed at a user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at a sending user's site communicates with the fax registration system to obtain destination data associated with a recipient user's fax connector and transmits the fax to the destination fax connector over the computer based network based on the destination data obtained from the registration system. The fax can then be presented to the recipient at the recipient user's site.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided an image forming apparatus including an operation device, one or more memories, and one or more processors that execute instructions to receive an instruction for registering a document in the one or more memories, register the document according to the instruction in the one or more memories, and control the operation device such that a function selection screen including a button for instructing execution of printing of the registered document is displayed, in which if the instruction received by a reception unit includes information indicating a printing valid period of the document according to the instruction, a button for instructing execution of printing of the document according to the instruction is displayed as being valid on the function selection screen in the printing valid period.

Abstract: To enable identification of a user who has transmitted image data generated by scanning by an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus that communicates with a chat server that performs control, based on received information indicating a talk room of the chat server, to display information indicating received image data and transmission source user information indicating a user who has transmitted the image data on the talk room includes a reading unit configured to read an image of an original document and generate image data based on the image, a designation unit configured to designate a talk room of the chat server; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data generated by the reading unit, information indicating the talk room designated by the designation unit and the transmission source user information to the chat server.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a controller configured to: control a reader to read an image on a reading medium; determine whether a preview image corresponding to the read image is to be displayed on a display, based on a setting value for a setting item, reading-obtained information, or the setting value and the reading-obtained information, in a case where the controller determines that the preview image is to be displayed, control the display to display the preview image, and execute a particular processing based on obtained read-image data in a case where a processing instruction is input after the preview image is displayed; and in a case where the controller determines that the preview image is not to be displayed, execute the particular processing based on the read-image data without displaying the preview image.

Abstract: A method of operating an image forming apparatus includes receiving a request to perform an image forming operation, performing a calibration operation based on obtained urgency level information in response to the request, when a condition to perform a calibration is determined to be satisfied, the urgency level indicating a level of urgency to perform the image forming operation and the calibration is to standardize standardizing color representation of the image to be formed, and performing the image forming operation after the calibration operation is performed.

Abstract: To provide a print control device, print control method, and storage medium with which, in a form where information related to the size of a sheet which is set in a printing apparatus is obtained and the size corresponding to the obtained information is displayed, the size corresponding to the obtained information is displayed more appropriately, in a case where the size corresponding to the information obtained by an obtaining unit matches any of multiple custom sizes corresponding to information stored by a storage unit before the information is obtained by the obtaining unit, all of the multiple custom sizes corresponding to the information stored by the storage unit before the information is obtained by the obtaining unit are displayed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is capable of communicating via a universal serial bus (USB) cable with a USB host device configured to transmit a first control transfer command at a start of communication. The information processing apparatus includes one or more controllers configured to function as a unit configured to acquire and hold predetermined data in response to having received the first control transfer command from the USB host device and a unit configured to transmit the held predetermined data to the USB host device on the basis of having received a second control transfer command from the USB host device.

Abstract: A multifunctional peripheral (1) includes a communication part (22), a storage part (21), a free space determination part (25), a confidential document determination part (26), and a storage processing part (27). The free space determination part (25) determines that the storage part (21) contains a free space for storing print data, as a first storage condition. The confidential document determination part (26) determines that the print data is not a confidential document, as a second storage condition. The storage processing part (27) stores the print data in the storage part (21) in association with user information of a user terminal (23) when the first storage condition and the second storage condition are satisfied, and communicates with the user terminal (23) and stores the print data in the user terminal (23) when the first storage condition is not satisfied or when the second storage condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element, an encapsulation layer covering the light-emitting element and including an organic thin film, an organic dielectric layer on the encapsulation layer and an input-sensing part on the organic dielectric layer. The organic dielectric layer includes an organic material and has a thickness smaller than a thickness of the organic layer of the encapsulation layer.

Abstract: A print management device includes a control unit that performs a control for displaying of information indicating a spare capacity of at least one printing device based on a print plan and a print status of the at least one printing device that is performing printing. The print plan is derived based on capability information of the at least one printing device.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an office direct print function, and when a non-installed font that is not installed in the image forming apparatus is included in application data, a font substitution guidance screen is displayed on a display. A drop-down list that is an operator for selecting a substitute font is provided in the font substitution guidance screen, whereby a user can arbitrarily select a substitute font. The font substitution guidance screen displays also a sample character group having a typeface according to the selected substitute font.

Abstract: A print apparatus registers information of the print apparatus in a server via an external access point based on an instruction provided via an operation screen of the print apparatus, obtains print data when an audio control device receives a print instruction by audio so that the server generates the print data, and executes a print process based on the obtained print data.

Abstract: A print system includes a printing apparatus to print content according to a print job, and a server system to provide at least one of video information or still image information for an online class to a client terminal as distribution information. The client terminal receives notification information indicating that printable study material for an online class is present as the print content, and a print job for printing the study material is issued.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method of controlling the image processing apparatus are provided. The image processing apparatus holds a type of image data and a setting item of image processing corresponding to the type in association with each other, and obtains, by applying a learned learning model to image data which are input, a result of classifying the image data into the type. The image processing apparatus presents, based on the setting item input by a user and the held setting item that corresponds to the type of the obtained image, a recommended setting item corresponding to the image data to the user.

Abstract: A digital mailroom application is used by a mail clerk to process incoming physical mail. The digital mailroom application receives a list of mail recipients and mail delivery settings, then processes the incoming physical mail using the list of mail recipients and mail delivery settings. A piece of incoming physical mail can be processed by determining one of the mail recipients as the recipient for the piece of physical mail. The piece of physical mail is then scanned to generate a corresponding digital mail piece, which is routed electronically based on the defined mail delivery settings.

Abstract: Workflows stored in a workflow database are annotated, each of the workflows including an ordered sequence of steps. Sub-workflows are extracted from the workflows by splitting the workflows into sub-workflows at annotations that exist between the steps, a first of the sub-workflows including the respective annotation as an output of the first of the sub-workflows, a second of the sub-workflows including the respective annotation as an input to the second of the sub-workflows. Annotations in common between the sub-workflows are identified, including identifying beginning sub-workflows that include the respective annotation as an output and identifying ending sub-workflows that include the respective annotation as an input. The sub-workflows are recombined into new workflows by splicing together the sub-workflows at the annotations in common, such that each new workflow is formed from one of the beginning sub-workflows followed by one of the ending sub-workflows.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that executes a password-protected job includes a function for omitting an input of a job password, manages a user password for keyboard authentication in association with a user, manages a personal identification number for icon authentication in association with the user, accepts login to an account of the user based on the keyboard authentication, permits execution of a password-protected print job associated with the user based on a print instruction without inputting a job password, accepts login to the account of the user based on the icon authentication, and permits execution of a password-protected print job associated with the user based on a print instruction with an input of a job password.

Abstract: An example image forming includes a print engine to form an image, a display to display a user interface window for selecting at least one of an industry or a place using the image forming apparatus, and a processor to, based on at least one of the industry or the place being selected, set an option value corresponding to the at least one of the selected industry or place as a default option value for a function of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A state of a user operation performed on a mobile terminal is registered in a Web server that can be accessed from the mobile terminal and a multifunction peripheral (MFP) in association with information about the user, and the state of the user operation is handed over to the MFP based on the registered information by the user simply logging into the MFP.

Abstract: Provided is an an image processing apparatus, an image processing system, an image processing method, and a storage medium that can suppress a reduction in the processing speed. To this end, whether the connection state between a printer and a server is online is determined by confirming the connection state between the printer and a relay device and whether there is an un-transmitted operation log.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a printer capability acquiring unit of a general-purpose printer driver acquires, from a printer, definition information (definition for acquisition of apparatus-specific definition) for information acquisition specific to the printer, using definition information for information acquisition (definition for acquisition of apparatus-common information) commonly usable for various printers and independent of vendors or models, acquires, from the printer, configuration information specific to the printer, using the definition for acquisition of apparatus-specific information, and saves the configuration information in an extended information storage unit for each printer. The general-purpose printer driver controls the printer using the configuration information for the printer saved in the extended information storage unit.

Abstract: A digital technology transfer system transforms technology transfer documents to a set of digitized manufacturing procedures and operations documentation. The system can transform a technology transfer document to a hierarchical structured model representing a package, or product to be manufactured, and the process for manufacturing the product. The resulting package model can be integrated into a larger model representing an ecosystem of manufacturing entities and plant facilities by assigning steps of the manufacturing process to one or more selected production lines. The system allows participants in the ecosystem to browse the hierarchical model to view information about the manufacturing entities, their plant facilities, and the packages assigned to the respective facilities. The system offers filtered role-specific views of the technology transfer documents, their approval statuses, and their plant assignments.

Abstract: A display device that allows a user to easily move an icon across tabs and freely change the order of the icon in the tab of a movement destination is provided. The display device comprising a display unit, a touch panel that is arranged so as to superimposed on the display unit, and a control unit configured to display a screen including a plurality of tabs capable of accommodating a plurality of predetermined numbers of icons on the display unit.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a control program, the control program, when executed by a computer of an information processing device, causes the information processing device to: perform first display processing in a case where it is determined that none of functions of the image processing apparatus is selected, the first display processing including displaying a status of the image processing apparatus; and perform second display processing in a case where it is determined that any one of the functions of the image processing apparatus is selected, the second display processing including: displaying a status of the image processing apparatus which is based on a status information relevant to a first function that is the selected function; and limiting display of a status of the image processing apparatus which is based on a status information relevant to a second function that is a function not selected.

Abstract: A terminal device may obtain specific information stored in a memory. The specific information may include at least one of region information indicating a region where the terminal device is used and model information of a printing device used by the terminal device. The printing device may be configured to execute printing by using a plurality of cartridges corresponding to a plurality of colors. The terminal device may determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not by using the specific information, and in a case where it is determined that the condition is satisfied, send a first page request and color information to a server. The color information may indicate a selected color selected from the plurality of colors.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for allowing a user to add content from an external medium to a job submitted at a multi-function device. The method includes receiving a job at the multi-function device for a pre-defined operation. The method further includes providing a user interface at the multi-function device including an option for adding the content from the external medium. Once the option is selected, a code generated corresponding to the job is displayed at the multi-function device. Upon scanning the code, the user selects the content to be added and provides details of the content to be added from the external medium. Finally, the selected content is added in the job resulting in a final output.

Abstract: In a case where an input field is selected, an information processing apparatus determines whether a remote operation is being performed, and based on a state of the remote operation, the information processing apparatus displays or hides a software keyboard of the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and software are disclosed for a create-to-print document solution. A main processor generates individualized bespoke print material by receiving transmitted customizable third-party data and user input data, comprising, at least in part, project metadata. The third party data and user input data are integrated at the processor to create a plurality of customizable user templates and content.

Abstract: Systems and methods relate generally to a printing device are disclosed. In an example method thereof, a print job having plain text is received by the printing device. Content of the plain text in the print job is analyzed. The plain text is determined to be for a source code responsive to the analyzing. The plain text is formatted responsive to a template stored for the source code. In another example, a markup language rather than source code is used.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is configured to communicate with a server system with information about a first printing apparatus registered therein. The information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to acquire information about a first printing apparatus registered as a default printing apparatus in the server system, a storage unit to store information about a second printing apparatus to perform communication not using the server system, as information about the default printing apparatus to be used, a determination unit to determine which of the stored information about the second printing apparatus and the acquired information about the first printing apparatus is to be displayed as information about the default printing apparatus, and a display unit to display the information about the default printing apparatus based on a result of the determination by the determination unit.

Abstract: A printing system that operates responsive to data bearing records enables providers of printable content records to have printed copies of the content records produced and delivered to designated record recipients. Central system circuitry (22) is in operative connection with at least one data store (24), and includes record data corresponding to the content records and records regarding printing operations, the locations thereof and other record data. The central system circuitry operates to cause printed copies of the content records produced by respective printing operations located in geographic proximity to respective record recipients. The exemplary system further enables a content record provider to operate the system to host content records so that printed copies of the records may be obtained by record requesters located in widely dispersed geographic locations.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a first management unit configured to manage account information of a cloud service, and a second management unit configured to manage setting information on a function of a shortcut, includes a control unit configured to change, in a case where the account information is changed and a shortcut using the account information is present, the setting information of the shortcut.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a motor driving device includes a first substrate, a motor drive circuit, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller. The first substrate is connected to a motor via a first wiring. The motor drive circuit is provided on the first substrate. The first temperature sensor is provided on the first substrate and detects a first temperature of the motor drive circuit. The second temperature sensor detects a second temperature of an ambient environment where the motor is being used. The controller controls the motor drive circuit based on the first temperature from the first temperature sensor and the second temperature from the second temperature sensor.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a processor configured to: execute a linking application for a linkage with a specific service, to receive a linkage request from a user through the specific service; and perform an authenticating process that authenticates a user who uses the image forming apparatus, using user information on the user who uses the specific service linked as a result of an approval of the received linkage request.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire information about a rendering engine from a first image forming apparatus out of plural image forming apparatuses connected to a network that are capable of performing printing using corresponding rendering engines each including predetermined plural setting items; display a setting item that is able to be changed, out of a setting item for the rendering engine acquired from the first image forming apparatus and a setting item for a rendering engine provided in the image forming apparatus; and receive a change of the setting item.

Abstract: A computer implemented method is proposed for classifying one or more embossed and/or engraved markings on a sidewall of a tyre into one or more classes comprising digital image data of the sidewall of the tyre. The method comprises generating a first image channel from a first portion of the digital image data relating to a corresponding first portion of the sidewall of the tyre. Generating the first image channel comprises performing histogram equalisation on the first portion of the digital image data to generate the first image channel. The method further comprises generating a first feature map using the first image channel and applying a first classifier to the first feature map to classify said embossed and/or engraved markings into one or more first classes.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for directly adding one or more supporting documents to an application form. The systems and methods include storing an electronic wallet of a user, including one or more supporting documents of the user. Further, the method includes receiving an application form for a pre-defined function including printing or scanning. Once received, a user interface is provided to the user to provide input on addition of the one or more supporting documents to the received application form. Thereafter, the received application form is processed. Further, based on the input from the user, one or more supporting documents and/or content of the one or more supporting documents are added to the received application form. Finally, the application form including the one or more supporting documents and/or content of the one or more supporting documents in the submitted application form is outputted.

Abstract: An information processing system includes image capturing devices, an information processing apparatus, and processing circuitry. The image capturing devices are disposed to capture images of a management area. The information processing apparatus recognizes a code image corresponding to an object to be managed in the management area, from a captured image captured by the image capturing devices, and manages a location of the object. The processing circuitry sets address identification information associated with position information in the management area to a region of the captured image; based on recognition of the code image in the region, manages the position information associated with the address identification information set for the region, as a location of the object corresponding to the code image; and commonly sets one piece of the address identification information associated with the position information, for regions of different captured images captured by the image capturing devices.

Abstract: A server may receive a first e-mail including a first image file from a first external device and send a first print request to a first printer. After the first e-mail has been received from the first external device, the server may receive a second e-mail including a second image file from a second external device. The server may, in a case where the second e-mail is received from the second external device, determine whether the second e-mail was generated by using the first e-mail. The server may, in a case where it is determined that the second e-mail was not generated by using the first e-mail, send a second print request to the first printer. In a case where it is determined that the second e-mail was generated by using the first e-mail, the second print request may not be sent to the first printer.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes a communication unit, a controller, an operation unit, and an image forming device. The communication unit is configured to receive, as a printing job, a printing setting and printing data. The printing setting includes a size corresponding to one of a longitudinal-feed envelope and a lateral-feed envelope, but does not designate which of the longitudinal-feed and lateral-feed envelopes undergoes printing. The raster image generator is configured to generate a raster image corresponding to the longitudinal-feed envelope and a raster image corresponding to the lateral-feed envelope in accordance with the printing data. The operation unit is configured to display a screen that receives a selection between the longitudinal-feed and lateral-feed envelopes to receive the selection made by a user. The image forming device is configured to perform printing with the raster image corresponding to the longitudinal-feed or lateral-feed envelope selected.

Abstract: An information processing system includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: accept a job requesting print output of print data from an information terminal; determine one or more printing companies having a printing machine that can execute a job, among a plurality of printing companies, based on a state of a printing machine held by each one of the plurality of printing companies and a content of the job; and transmit information of the one or more printing companies determined, to the information terminal to display the information on the information terminal.

Abstract: A printing system includes an offline estimation device that provides estimates for ink or toner use for a print job at a target printing device. The offline estimation device retrieves digital front end (DFE) version information, configuration setting information, and color printing resources from the target printing device. Using the DFE version information, the offline estimation device selects a raster image processor (RIP) from a plurality of RIPs of software versions available within the printing system. The offline estimation device configures the RIP with configuration settings of the configuration setting information. The color printing resources also are pushed to the RIP. The offline estimation device provides the ink or toner use estimate using the configured RIP.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a setting unit and a control unit. The setting unit performs a first print setting indicating a poster printing function that divides a single piece of image data into a plurality of pieces of image data and generates print jobs, and a second print setting indicating a correction function for correcting calculated gray values when an image processing apparatus converts a plurality of pieces of color image data to grayscale, based on a number of colors acquired from each of the plurality of pieces of color image data. The control unit restricts the setting unit from performing the first print setting and the second print setting. In a state where one of the first print setting and the second print setting is performed by the setting unit, the control unit controls the setting unit not to perform the other print setting.

Abstract: A printing system includes: a printing device; and a server connected to the printing device via a network. The server includes a print instruction acquisition unit that acquires a print instruction by voice from a voice mediation device and a transmitter that transmits to the printing device print data for printing content based on the print instruction among printable content. The printing device receives the print data, and performs printing in accordance with the print data. The print instruction includes a list print instruction for printing a list of at least part of the printable content. When the list print instruction is acquired, the transmitter transmits list data for printing the list to the printing device. The printing device receives the list data, and prints the list in accordance with the list data.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a processor configured to receive, as an utterance, an instruction for executing a service, detect a physical operation for executing the service on a device, and cause the device where the operation is detected closest to a time of receiving the instruction to execute the received service.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a presentation determination processor that presents selection information for causing a user to select an image-forming apparatus for executing printing and a distance determination processor that measures, when a first image-forming apparatus is selected in the selection information, a distance of the first image-forming apparatus from an installation position and determines whether the measured distance is equal to or larger than a predetermined distance. When determining that the distance is equal to or larger than the predetermined distance, the presentation determination processor performs a presenting process of presenting confirmation information for confirming whether the image-forming apparatus for executing printing is to be switched from the first image-forming apparatus.

Abstract: A printing system restricts printing performed by a printing apparatus in a case where predetermined information, representing a printing amount of the printing by utilizing a consumable part, reaches a set 1st value during printing in a state where communication between a server and the printing apparatus is impossible, and the server outputs a 2nd value, which is different from the 1st value, to the printing apparatus in a state where the communication with the printing apparatus is possible. If the 2nd value is input from the server, the printing apparatus restricts the printing in a case where the predetermined information reaches the 2nd value during printing in a state where the communication with the server is impossible, and in a case where a time period related to maintenance of the server is input, the server outputs the 2nd value to the printing apparatus, based on the time period.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a printing request for a document that is based on a spoken voice of a user and includes a designation of a specific element among plural elements constituting the document, and perform a control for printing a part including the specific element of the document.