Abstract: A computer of an information processing device performs selecting an image processing device of the one or more image processing devices. Further, when one or more pieces of workflow information defining various settings and various processes with respect to the image processing devices are stored in a storage area accessible by the computer, the one or more pieces of workflow information being associated with device identification information identifying a target image processing device subjected to the various settings and the various processes, the computer reads workflow information associated with the device identification information identifying the target image processing device which is different from the image processing device selected in the selecting, and imports the read workflow information in a workflow information storage area of the memory.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an extraction unit and a confirmation unit. The extraction unit extracts a parameter different from an initial setting from among information about a combination of parameters related to a formation of an image, the information being saved in an image forming device to be operated. The confirmation unit presents the extracted parameter to a user, and prompts the user to confirm a desire to change.

Abstract: Methods and processes for manufacture of an image product from a digital image. An object in the digital image is detected and recognized. Object metadata is assigned to the object, the object metadata linking sound to the object in the digital image which produced the sound. At least one cryptographic hash of the object metadata is generated, and the hash is written to a node of a transaction processing network.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first acceptor that accepts a first login; a second acceptor that accepts a second login; and an execution section. When the first login is a success, the execution section causes the electronic apparatus to perform a predetermined function only once without a user's operation. When the second login is a success, the execution section causes the electronic apparatus to perform a function in accordance with a user's operation.

Abstract: A method for controlling a printer to print on a recording medium having a non-contact tag by a processor of the printer is provided. The method comprises placing the recording medium on a placement area of the printer; wireless reading, from the non-contact tag, a plurality of pieces of identification information each for identifying a specific image; detecting whether any one of a plurality operation buttons provided on the printer has been pressed by a user, wherein the pressed operation button is corresponding to one of plurality of pieces of identification information; acquiring, from a storage device provided in the printer, the specific image corresponding the one of plurality of pieces of identification information selected by the pressed operation button; and printing the specific image on the recording medium.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing ingested pipeline metrics and ingested logs in an asynchronous manner as the data is being ingested to explain anomalies detected in the pipeline metrics using the ingested logs. For example, one or more streaming data processors can convert data as the data is ingested into a comparable data structure, determine whether the comparable data structure should be assigned to an existing data pattern or a new data pattern, and determine whether the logs corresponding to the comparable data structure is anomalous. Separately, the streaming data processor(s) can perform an outlier detection on the pipeline metrics to detect outliers. The streaming data processor(s) can then window the anomalous logs and the pipeline metric outliers to surface explanations for the pipeline metric outliers using the anomalous logs.

Abstract: A server includes circuitry to: receive selection of particular file information from a list of file information; acquire a particular electronic file from a storage location indicated by the particular file information, the particular electronic file being one or more electronic files; extract data of one or more pages to be output from the particular electronic file according to the particular file information; and transmit the data of one or more pages of the particular electronic file to an output device to cause the output device to output the data of one or more pages of the particular electronic file.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that improves the performance when performing image processing accompanying an analysis. An image acquisition unit acquires processing image data for performing processing. A normal image processing unit performs normal image processing for normal output on the processing image data acquired by the image acquisition unit and outputs the normal image data. An analysis image processing unit performs analysis image processing accompanied by analysis in parallel with the normal image processing by the normal image processing unit and outputs the analysis image data. A merge processing unit merges the normal image data output by the normal image processing unit and the analysis image data output by the analysis image processing unit and outputs print data for printing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to a printing apparatus includes a storage configured to store user print settings, common print settings, and restrictive information restricting changes to print settings; a display configured to display print settings; and a controller including a processor and configured to acquire the user print settings, the restrictive information, and the common print settings. If there is a setting item restricted by the restrictive information, the controller causes a setting value in the common print settings to be reflected in a setting value for the restricted setting item of the user print settings, and causes the display to display the resulting user print settings, with entry for the restricted setting item being restricted.

Abstract: A web conference system is provided whereby a second apparatus transmits first information indicating whether a printer is connected to a second apparatus or second information indicating setting related to the printer connected to the second apparatus to a server. The server transmits the first information or the second information to a first apparatus. The first apparatus displays printer information about the printer connected to the second apparatus on a display screen based on the first information or the second information.

Abstract: An M2M Service Layer is expanded to access the services of third parties and exchange data with these third parties. The M2M Service Layer is then able to act as a proxy between M2M Devices and the third party services. The M2M Service Layer is able to present a single/consistent interface, or API, to the M2M Device and hide the details of the third party service provider from the M2M Device.

Abstract: A printing system acquires device information from a printing device, transmits the device information acquired to a service providing device and registers the device information acquired, and receives registration information, from the service providing device, for the printing device registered to access the service providing device, with the registration information including an address of the cloud printing service provided by the service providing device and a signed certificate. The received registration information is transmitted to the printing device. The printing device of which the device information has been registered with the service providing device accesses the service providing device using the registration information to acquire a print job held by the service providing device and execute the acquired job.

Abstract: When a file is selected, a user PC control section of a user PC determines whether or not a format of the file selected is a first file format, and when it is determined that the file format of the file is a first file format, the file is transmitted to a server device, and when it is determined that the file format of the file is a second file format different from the first file format, a printer driver is caused to convert the file in the second file format into the file in the first file format, and the file converted in the first file format is transmitted to the server device.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions configured to, when executed by a processor of an information processing device, cause the information processing device to obtain image data of an image processing screen image regarding an image processing function from the image processing device and control the display to display the image processing screen image, when transmitting an image data request to the image processing device while an image processing input screen is displayed on the display, and obtain image data of a non-image processing screen image regarding a non-image processing function from the image processing device and control the display to display the non-image processing screen image, when transmitting an image data request to the image processing device while a non-image processing input screen is displayed on the display.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus executes a document reading operation at a timing when a button is pressed, and displays a confirmation screen for prompting a user to confirm settings for processing during execution of the document reading operation.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a changing unit. The changing unit changes a setting of wireless communication in a location in accordance with a user who has made a reservation for the location.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for de-conflicting data labeling in real-time deep learning systems. The present invention is configured to retrieve one or more dynamically generated expert profiles; and determine an optimal expert mix of experts to classify the transaction into a transaction types, wherein the expert profiles comprises: (i) shared information metrics, (ii) divergence metrics, (iii) characteristics associated with the one or more experts, (iv) a predictive accuracy of the one or more experts, (v) an exposure score associated with the one or more experts, and (vi) information associated with the transaction, wherein the optimal expert mix comprises: (i) a best expert for classifying the transaction, (ii) a combination score from at least the portion of the one or more experts evaluating the transaction simultaneously, and (iii) a sequence of at least the portion of the one or more experts analyzing the transaction.

Abstract: When a general-use printing program receives a print instruction to cause a printer to execute printing of an image, a supporting program receives a print parameter used for processing intermediate image data. When the print parameter includes a setting of image combining of combining a watermark with an image subjected to printing in accordance with the print instruction, the supporting program causes a PC to generate a watermark to be combined with the image subjected to printing.

Abstract: A terminal capable of performing wireless communication stores wireless connection information about connection established by a handover, and, in a case where an instruction to transmit new job data is received after wireless connection is disconnected after job data is transmitted, the wireless connection is automatically established using the stored wireless connection information as far as a predetermined condition is satisfied, to enable smooth job execution.

Abstract: Techniques for annotating electronic content items include receiving over a communication network a first request to associate a first tag from among a plurality different of tags with first electronic content, wherein each tag from among the plurality of tags is: configured to label electronic content, and associated with a respective task from among a plurality of tasks; recording, in response to receiving the first request, a first association between the first electronic content and the first tag; and transmitting over the communication network to a first recipient client: the first electronic content, and an instruction to the first recipient client to cause the first recipient client to execute, in response to receiving the first electronic content, the respective task associated with the first tag on the first electronic content.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a processor configured to: acquire, from a print job, identification information that has been preset for a particular image forming apparatus in order to distinguish the particular image forming apparatus from plural image forming apparatuses connected to a network; acquire, from the particular image forming apparatus, user setting information that has been specified during instructing printing of the print job among pieces of user setting information that have been preset by a user for the particular image forming apparatus, information on settings to be used in printing being defined in the pieces of user setting information; and when it is possible to perform the printing with the settings defined in the specified user setting information, enable execution of the print job.

Abstract: A communication device may determine whether the communication device is in a proxy environment or in a non-proxy environment. The communication device may set an operation mode of the communication device to a first mode in a case where it is determined that the communication device is in the proxy environment, the first mode being for repeatedly sending a polling signal to the specific server so as to receive target data from the specific server. The communication device may set the operation mode of the communication device to a second mode in a case where it is determined that the communication device is in the non-proxy environment, the second mode being for receiving the target data from the specific server without sending the polling signal to the specific server.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing automated drone-based photo-shoots of people in places of gathering/interests such as events, tourist spots, sports events, cultural shows, religious congregations, political rallies and conventions. Photos may be captured by drone-mounted cameras at the place of gathering/interest. The service can also be provided without a drone, and by using pre-installed cameras. These cameras can be controlled automatically using automated algorithms or manually by professional photographers to capture one or more images. Systems and methods for converting these media and other significant moments of the event into Digital Collectibles (Non-Fungible Tokens or “NFT”) to enable ownership and provenance tracking, and resale in digital asset marketplaces are also described. Disclosed systems would automatically create a digital package including the captured media at the end of the photo shoot.

Abstract: The printer (10) of the present disclosure is a printer connectable to a network (30) and an information processing terminal (20), including a control section (15) configured to: when obtaining data in accordance with the network class from the information processing terminal (20), extract a first frame based on a first communication standard used for communications between the printer (10) and the network (30), from the data; when determining that destination information included in the first frame specifies the printer (10), extract and interpret print information included in the first frame; and when determining that the destination information included in the first frame does not specify the printer (10), forward the first frame to the network (30).

Abstract: A first printer may include a controller configured to: in a case where a first predetermined operation is accepted in a state where second printer identification information and specific service-related information are stored in association with each other in the server, cause the display unit to display a notification screen that prompts a second predetermined operation, the second predetermined operation being for changing a printer used for the service from a second printer to the first printer; and in a case where the second predetermined operation is accepted, send a printer changing request including first printer identification information to the server. In a case where the printer changing request is sent to the server, the first printer identification information is stored, instead of the second printer identification information, in association with the specific service-related information in the server.

Abstract: A control method implemented in an information processing apparatus by at least one processor that executes print control software, the control method includes registering, in a print control software, a print queue in which first identification information is set, determining whether a device in which the first identification information is set is present on a network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, in a case where the print queue in which the first identification information is set is registered in the print control software, and changing identification information of the print queue registered in the print control software from the first identification information to second identification information different from the first identification information, in a case where a device in which the first identification information is set is determined to be present on the network.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller to set one of a first print mode, in which, after starting printing on a first number of sheets per unit time, a printer decreases a number of sheets on which the printer performs printing per unit time from the first number of sheets per unit time so as to avoid a rise in temperature of a fixing device to a predetermined temperature value, and a second print mode. In the second print mode the printer performs printing on a second number of sheets per unit time without changing, based on a rise in temperature of the fixing device, a number of sheets on which the printer performs printing per unit time, where the second number is smaller than the first number.

Abstract: A secure document printing and delivery management system includes one or more print delivery vehicles, each of which includes an onboard print device. When the system receives a print job from a requesting device, it will select a print delivery vehicle instruct the print delivery vehicle to navigate to a delivery location. Upon arrival at the delivery location, the system will detect and verify a security token presented by a recipient. In response to detecting and verifying the token, the system may print the document (if not already printed) and it will present the document to the recipient.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a reading device configured to perform reading processing for reading an original, and one or more controllers configured to function as an acquisition unit that acquires a number of processing operations per unit time period of the reading processing, and an acquisition unit that acquires operation rate information about the reading device based on the number of processing operations per unit time period of the reading processing and a predetermined number of processing operations of the reading processing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a character recognition processing unit configured to execute character recognition processing on the image data, an acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more character string blocks included in the image data, from the image data, a selection unit configured to select a character string block to be used for setting of a file name, from among the one or more character string blocks acquired by the acquisition unit, and a setting unit configured to set the file name of image data by using a character recognition result of the character recognition processing unit for the character string block selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: The hardware and software properties of a three-dimensional printer can be queried and applied to select suitable directly printable models for the printer, or to identify situations where a new machine-ready model must be generated. The properties may be any properties relevant to fabrication including, e.g., physical properties of the printer, printer firmware, user settings, hardware configurations, and so forth. A printer may respond to configuration queries with a dictionary of capabilities or properties, and this dictionary may be used to select suitable models, or determine when a new model must be created. Similarly, when a printable model is sent to the printer, metadata for the printable model may be compared to printer properties in the dictionary to ensure that the model can be fabricated by the printer.

Abstract: Coordinated application processing. A method identifies processing engines available for coordinated application processing, distributes to the processing engines an application configured for execution to perform image processing, and distributes images to the processing engines.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing unit, a determination unit, and a switching unit. The printing unit prints an image on a recording medium. The determination unit compares a prestored reference image and a read image corresponding to a reading result of a printed document in which the image is printed on the recording medium and determines whether a result of the comparison satisfies a predetermined condition. The switching unit switches a discharge destination of the recording medium based on a result of the determination. The switching unit switches a conveyance path of the recording medium based on whether the determination is performed.

Abstract: A printing management apparatus includes a processor configured to generate a printing schedule based on a printing group, which is acquired by performing grouping on components that constitute a product for each attribute and in which is possible to change a printing order of the components in the group on which the grouping is performed, in a case where the product is manufactured using a printing apparatus and a post processing apparatus, and generate a post processing schedule based on a post processing group which is acquired by performing grouping on the product constituted by the components included in the printing group.

Abstract: A communication device may have multiple units for communicating through multiple channels. The communication device may also include a display for displaying various screens. The communication device may display a function settings screen for selecting a communication unit to be used for communication with an external device. The communication device may determine whether an external device is already specified. The communication device may also display a device search screen identifying one or more external devices that can communicate with a particular communication unit of the communication device. Further, the communication device may display an updated function settings screen that indicates which communication unit is set to be used for communication with an external device and that identifies which external device is to receive communications from such communication unit.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a wireless communication section configured to perform first wireless communication or second wireless communication that is short-range wireless communication having a slower communication speed than the first wireless communication and includes a processor configured to perform communication control on the wireless communication section and perform control on job processing. The processor connects to an information processing apparatus for communication by using the second wireless communication to receive initial setting information for setting a state for enabling the job processing and receive connection setting information for connecting to an external access point by using the first wireless communication.

Abstract: The method and system allow a user to launch a client application on an web-enabled device and subsequently to navigate to an image source screen within the client application. After receiving an image source selection from the user, the client application retrieves images from the selected image source. The client application displays the retrieved images available for printing to a user, and in response to receiving a selection of an image, the client application transmits the image to a proprietary server. Moreover, upon receiving print order information, the client application additionally executes a location awareness application that determines a current location of the web-enabled device and subsequently, determines a proximal retail store to the current location of the web-enabled device. Thereafter, the remote printing system creates and transmits a print order that includes the selected image to the retail store for pickup.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving by an arbitrary query engine a user request to perform a query associated with user data including first data and second data; partitioning the query into first and second sub-queries; providing the first sub-query to a first service provider interface (SPI) integrated into a first service configured to operate on the first data in a first datastore, the first SPI including a common interface component configured based on a uniform access specification to facilitate external communication between the arbitrary query engine and the first SPI, and the first SPI including a first service interface component configured to transform between the uniform access specification and a first service data specification and to facilitate internal data management; obtaining from the first datastore the first data formatted according to the first service data specification; transforming the first data; and providing the transformed first data to the arbitrary query engine.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes three integrated circuits. One of the integrated circuits includes: a first connector configured to connect to a device; and a transmitter. The transmitter is configured to transmit to another integrated circuit, first data on each of a plurality of pieces of packet data. The transmitter is also configured to, when the first connector is connected to the device, while a second controller is performing a second process, transmit, to a first controller, a request to process data transmitted from the device.

Abstract: A printer includes a reception unit, an acquisition unit, and a printing unit. The reception unit receives a second print job including print data containing embedded storage location information indicating a storage location of a first print job from a relay unit that receives a print job from a user terminal, transmits the print job designating limited functions to the printer, the limited functions being a limited subset of functions that a printer treated as a relay destination is capable of achieving, and does not transmit the print job designating a function other than the limited functions to the printer. The acquisition unit acquires the first print job from the storage location indicated by the storage location information. The printing unit executes printing based on the first print job.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a communicator to receive print data, an image forming unit, and a processor to control the image forming unit to perform image processing on the received print data and control the image forming unit to print the image-processed print data. When the received print data is not a scan file, the image processing is performed at a first level and when the received print data is a scan file, the image processing is performed at a second level, the second level being higher than the first level.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus generates embedded information for uniquely identifying a page, for each page of a document, prints the document while embedding the embedded information into the document, and registers a set of pieces of the embedded information in a blockchain service. The image forming apparatus thereby verifies whether the printed product is a correct printed product.

Abstract: A print control server that controls printing through an SNS includes a registration section configured to register, in association with each other, a first account that is an account of a user of the SNS and print setting information including designation information of a printer to be used for printing. The registration section issues a first password when accepting a designation of the first account and a designation of a second account that is an account of a user of the SNS and that is to be a share destination of a print setting, notifies the first account of the first password through the SNS, and registers, when a password posted on the SNS by the second account coincides with the first password, the print setting information registered in association with the first account also in association with the second account.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming system that can utilize result of offset printing in digital printing. The image forming system is capable for hybrid printing that performs offset printing and digital printing. A ticket creation unit creates a job ticket that includes print processing settings for each page. A digital setting unit acquires processing change information including change information at the time of processing in the offset printing to the job ticket created by the ticket creation unit, and it generates digital print setting for the digital printing. Further, the digital printing apparatus functions as a digital printing unit that outputs for digital printing based on the digital print settings generated by the digital setting unit.

Abstract: A system for performing multifunction device session management includes a multifunction device and a computer-readable storage medium that includes one or more programming instructions. The one or more programming instructions cause the multifunction device to detect by one or more sensors of the multifunction device an indication that a session is to be initiated, in response to detecting the indication that the session is to be initiated, initiate the session, retrieve a device policy associated with the multifunction device from a data store associated with the multifunction device, identify a condition from the device policy, monitor for the occurrence of one or more triggers during the session, wherein each trigger is associated with the identified condition in the device policy, and in response to detecting that one or more of the triggers have occurred at the multifunction device, perform one or more actions pertaining to completion of the session.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, detection method, and image forming system are provided. The apparatus includes a communication interface, a detector, and a notification interface. The communication interface communicates with a wireless tag at a connection position where a sheet conveyance path is formed between the apparatus and a retrofit device equipped with the wireless tag. The detector detects a connection state between the retrofit device and the apparatus based on a communication result of the communication interface. The notification interface provides a notification based on the connection state detected by the detector. The detection method includes detecting a connection state between the retrofit device and the apparatus based on a communication result of the communication interface, and providing a notification based on the connection state detected in the detection. The image forming system includes an apparatus and a retrofit device provided with a wireless tag.

Abstract: A device configured to retrieve a markup language file; identify, based on the markup language file, an item to be used on a web page, address information for retrieving an object for the item, and an object type corresponding to the object; retrieve an evaluation result for the object; identify the object as an object to be used based on the evaluation result; identify address information of the object; and retrieve and execute the object based on the address information.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine that data stored in a memory device of a printer cartridge installed in a printing device is to be updated. The printing device may be in remote communication with the apparatus via a network connection. The instructions may also cause the processor to identify update data that is to be used to update the data stored in the memory device. The instructions may further cause the processor to communicate, via the network connection with the printing device, the identified update data to the printing device. The printing device may update the data stored in the memory device of the printer cartridge with the update data.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process including: generating plural page description language (PDL) files written in plural types of PDLs for one portion of data; and performing control such that the generated plural PDL files and a different portion of the data other than the one portion are stored in an internal or external storage device in association with each other.

Abstract: An instruction offload manager receives, by a processing device, a first request to execute a program, identifies one or more instructions of the program to be offloaded to a second processing device, where the second processing device includes a same instruction set architecture as the processing device, and provides the one or more instructions to a memory module comprising the second processing device. Responsive to detecting an indication to execute the one or more instructions, the instruction offload manager provides an indication to the second processing device to cause the second processing device to execute the one or more instructions, the one or more instructions to update a portion of a memory space associated with the memory module.