Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a power switch configured to switch between an ON state and an OFF state in accordance with an operation of a user, a control unit configured to cancel a job stored in the image forming apparatus in a case where the power switch is switched to the OFF state, and a power control unit configured to shift a state of the image forming apparatus to a first state if the job is cancelled by the control unit, and to shift the state of the image forming apparatus to a second state if the job is not cancelled by the control unit.

Abstract: Examples of a printing system are described herein. In an example, the printing system that uses the original print job created for the PDF/VT file for building a modified print job that includes a set of instructions to render the PDF/VT file which is modified on the run, or on the fly. The original print job includes instructions for using a fixed metadata. In one example, the fixed metadata is a Document Part (DPart) Metadata (DPM), and can be expressed in a hierarchical structure expressed in a tree structure called Document Part (DPart). The metadata is extracted from the PDF/VT file, and then used to build the modified print job including alternate instructions based on print conditions corresponding to the metadata.

Abstract: A storage device of the disclosure includes: a storage section that stores data; a communication section that performs wireless communication with one or a plurality of electronic apparatuses; an interface section that performs exchange of the data with a host apparatus; and a control section that determines a distance to each of the electronic apparatuses through the wireless communication, and controls access to the storage section by the host apparatus, on the basis of the distance and whether the host apparatus is accessing the storage section.

Abstract: There is provided a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing programs executable by a processor of a terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus is configured to transmit files to be executed by external apparatuses to the external apparatuses. The programs, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal apparatus to: transmit a first file, which is a firmware, to a predetermined external apparatus included in the external apparatuses; and in a case that a second file is to be transmitted to the predetermined external apparatus, transmit the second file to the predetermined external apparatus after transmittance of the first file to the predetermined external apparatus has been completed, the second file being different from the first file and indicating information which is usable at a time of execution of a function of the predetermined external apparatus.

Abstract: A system for predicting performance for a stock includes memory which stores a crowdsourcing component, which acquires reports from multiple printers in a fleet of printers. The reports include performance data and printer attributes used when printing one of a plurality of stocks. A learning component learns a prediction model, based on the acquired reports. A prediction component uses the learned prediction model to predict at least one of: whether a selected stock will perform adequately on one of the printers in the fleet of printers, an alternative to the selected stock which is predicted to perform better than the selected stock, on one of the printers in the fleet of printers, and a stock which will perform adequately on one of the printers in the fleet of printers. A processor, in communication with the memory, implements the components. An output device outputs the prediction.

Abstract: A small cell may include a base station that may be co-located with an edge computing device. The edge computing device may be integrated within a small cell base station or be a physically separate module communicatively coupled to and in close proximity with the small cell base station that provides edge computing resources at the small cell. The processing responsibilities associated with received data may be split or divided between the edge computing device and a target mobile device. For example, a portion of data processing may be performed by the edge computing device and the remaining portion of data processing may be performed by the target mobile device. The distribution of processing responsibilities may be based on radio link conditions or conditions (e.g., power state or processing capabilities) associated with the target mobile device.

Abstract: An information reading may include an imaging element; a transparent placing member on which the information recording medium is placed; a first illuminator configured to irradiate a back side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member, with light; a second illuminator configured to irradiate a top side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member, with light; a first optical system configured to read information recorded on the back side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member; a second optical system configured to read information recorded on the top side of the information recording medium placed on the placing member; and an image-forming optical system configured to cause light passing through the first optical system to form an image onto the imaging element and cause light passing through the second optical system to form an image on the imaging element.

Abstract: A memory control method includes: dividing write data for respective predetermined areas in a memory and attaching transfer IDs to generate write control data for the respective predetermined areas, and dividing read request data set for the respective predetermined areas and attaching transfer IDs to generate read control data for the respective predetermined areas; storing the write control data and the read control data in an arbitration queue; and detecting overlap access request data as a write request data set or a read request data set. The overlap access request data requests an access to an address that is at least partially overlapping an address of received write request data set or read request data set. The arbitration is executed such that the received write request data set or read request data set is processed after the overlap access request data is processed.

Abstract: An image reading device includes a turning unit, a hinge, and a reading unit having a reader that reads a sheet image. The hinge turns the turning unit which turns relative to the reading unit. The reader reads, through a reading unit reading glass, an image on a sheet placed on the reading glass. The turning unit includes a pressing plate, a conveying roller, a motor, and a communication unit. The pressing plate presses a sheet against the reading glass when the turning unit is at a position closing the reading glass. The motor rotates the conveying roller to convey a sheet. In a direction perpendicular to a turning axis line direction of the hinge, the motor is disposed on one side of the turning unit. The communication unit is disposed on the other side and receives data from outside of the image reading device.

Abstract: A method of processing data in a multi-stage imaging pipeline, the method comprising, at each stage of the multi-stage imaging pipeline, identifying a plurality of encoding values represented in received input data in a given encoding space for the respective pipeline stage, the identified plurality of encoding values comprising a subset of encoded values which are capable of being represented in the given encoding space, generating a list of encoding indices corresponding to the identified plurality of encoded values in the given encoding space, representing the encodings of one or more entities of the received input data using the generated list of encoding indices, and outputting the represented encodings of the one or more entities to the next stage of the multi-stage imaging pipeline.

Abstract: A system may include embedded storage devices, each including: a first solid state drive (SSD) storage portion and a second non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM) portion. The NVRAM portion includes a random access memory (RAM) device, a processing device, and an energy source, where the first SSD portion and the second NVRAM portion are separately addressable. The system further includes a storage system controller, operatively coupled to the embedded storage devices via a network. The storage system controller may be to: determine that data is to be stored in the first SSD storage portion of a first embedded storage device of the plurality of embedded storage devices; and buffer the data in the second NVRAM portion of a second embedded storage device of the plurality of embedded storage devices.

Abstract: A reception terminal is provided in a communication system including a transmission terminal that transmits packets in a real-time stream and a transfer terminal that caches and transfers packets transmitted from the transmission terminal. The reception terminal includes a receiver which receives packets, and circuitry which obtains a first available band between the reception terminal and the transfer terminal and a second available band between the reception terminal and the transmission terminal. The reception terminal includes a transmitter which transmits requests to the transfer terminal at a frequency that is based on the first available band, wherein the frequency defines how often the requests are transmitted and the requests trigger transmission of packets from the transfer terminal to the reception terminal in the first available band.

Abstract: An information processing method to be executed by a processor executing instructions in a memory, the information processing method includes allocating, in a first area of the storage area, an area having a predetermined size to an application, determining whether an processing area to be used when processing of the application is executed in the first area, and upon condition that it is determined that the processing is able to be reserved in the first area, reserving the processing area in the first area as the allocated area having the predetermined size to an application, and upon condition that it is determined that the processing area is not able to be reserved in the first area, trying to reserve the processing area in a second area in the storage area, and performing notification upon condition that the processing is not able to be reserved in the second area.

Abstract: A small cell may include a base station that may be co-located with an edge computing device. The edge computing device may be integrated within a small cell base station or be a physically separate module communicatively coupled to and in close proximity with the small cell base station that provides edge computing resources at the small cell. The processing responsibilities associated with received data may be split or divided between the edge computing device and a target mobile device. For example, a portion of data processing may be performed by the edge computing device and the remaining portion of data processing may be performed by the target mobile device. The distribution of processing responsibilities may be based on radio link conditions or conditions (e.g., power state or processing capabilities) associated with the target mobile device.

Abstract: Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for variable branch target buffer line size for compression. In some embodiments, a branch target buffer (BTB) congruence class for a line of a first parent array of a BTB may be determined. A threshold indicative of a maximum number branches to be stored in the line may be set. A branch may be received to store in the line of the first parent array. A determination may be made that storing the branch in the line would exceed the threshold and the line can be responsively split into an even half line and an odd half line.

Abstract: A printing equipment including a host and a electrophotographic apparatus having an OPC drum unit and a toner cartridge unit is provided. The OPC drum unit has an organic photoconductor, a first memory and a first electrical connector coupled to the organic photoconductor and the first memory. The toner cartridge unit has a developing roller, a second memory and a second electrical connector coupled to the developing roller and the second memory. The first electrical connector is direct contacted to the second electrical connector physically. The host includes a controller, a data carrier transporting module and a third electrical connector coupled to the controller. The third electrical connector is direct contacted to one of the first electrical connector or the second electrical connector physically.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a paper reading section, a similarity judgment section, and a control section. Between a downstream side in a paper conveyance direction of the paper feed section and a position where image formation is performed, the paper reading section reads an existing image already formed on a surface opposite to a formation surface of a new image newly formed on paper by an image formation section. Based on image data of the new image and image data of the existing image obtained by the image formation section, the similarity judgment section judges similarity between the both images. The control section, upon judging that the similarity is high, causes a pattern image to be formed on a surface of the paper where the existing image is formed, and upon judging that the similarity is not high, does not cause the pattern image to be formed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first memory, a transfer unit, a second memory, and a processor. The first memory retains image data. The transfer unit reads from the first memory and transfers the image data for each area having a predetermined size. The second memory retains the image data of each area transferred by the transfer unit and allows random reading on a per address basis. The processor reads the image data from the second memory and performs a process for rotating an image for the read image data.

Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing device and method capable of performing an encoding process or a decoding process on an image at high speed. Similarly, arithmetic coding parameters arranged together in the syntax are subjected to a variable length (fixed length) decoding process together. Similarly, arithmetic coding parameters arranged together in the syntax are subjected to an arithmetic decoding process together. Accordingly, since the alternations of firmware and hardware are performed together, it is possible to improve the processing efficiency of decoding. As a result, it is possible to perform the process at high speed. The present disclosure can be applied to image processing devices, for example.

Abstract: Provided is a document management system for managing document data by applying access restrictions to each metadata acquired by character recognition of document data to be managed. The mage forming apparatus acquires document data to be managed. The image-processing server performs character recognition of document data and acquires metadata. The image forming apparatus specifies metadata to be concealed in document data. The image forming apparatus receives a security setting, correlates a metadata name to be concealed with the security setting, and transmits the security setting together with document data to the image-processing server. The document-management server, in the case where there is an access request from a user for document data, allows access to the document data based on the security setting by not masking metadata for which there is access authority, and masking metadata for which there is no access authority.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main memory device, an auxiliary storage device, a print request receiving unit, and a print processing unit. The print request receiving unit is configured to (a) receive from an external device a print request that includes the number of printing pages and print image data, (b) select one of the main memory device and the auxiliary storage device as a device to which the print image data is to be written on the basis of the number of printing pages, and (c) write the print image data in the selected main memory device or auxiliary storage device. The print processing unit is configured to read the print image data from the main memory device or the auxiliary storage device and perform a print process based on the print image data.

Abstract: A method for preserving the black composition of at least one object positioned to overprint a special color in a print image for preprint color management of a printing operation using a computer, includes transforming the special color and the object into a combination of process colors of the printing operation during the color management process and then using this combination of process colors to generate the print image in a printing machine. The color transformation into the process colors of the printing operation is achieved in two stages. In a first stage, the color transformation into the process colors is carried out while keeping the special colors, then checking if the object is overprinted onto the special color, then removing the black proportion of the object and then in a second stage, transforming the special color into the process colors and subsequently maximizing the black proportion of the object.

Abstract: An image forming device is provided. The image forming device includes a network port for accessing a specific network through a network server; and a network monitoring device. The network monitoring device includes: a data acquirer configured to connect with the network port and to output network data of the network port; a data analyzer connected with the data acquirer and configured to analyze the network data to determine whether the network data transmitted from the data acquirer contains information indicating that the image forming device is connected to the specific network; and an alert message transmitter connected with the data analyzer and configured to, when the data analyzer determines that the network data contains information indicating that the image forming device is connected to the specific network, send an alert message to a user of the image forming device.

Abstract: A display list generation apparatus includes an interpretation unit configured to interpret page description language (PDL) data and store an interpretation result of the PDL data in a first storage unit, a copying unit configured to copy the interpretation result stored in the first storage unit, in a second storage unit, and a generation unit configured to generate a display list from the interpretation result stored in the first storage unit in a case where a data size of the interpretation result exceeds a predetermined threshold and generate a display list from the copy of the interpretation result stored in the second storage unit in a case where the data size of the interpretation result does not exceed the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an operation section, first storage, second storage, a processing section, and a display section. The first storage stores data of a file therein. The file includes contents that can be printed. When the operation section receives an instruction for erasing the file, the processing section transfers the file from the first storage to the second storage. The display section displays an inquiry screen for inquiring whether or not to reproduce the file. When the operation section receives an instruction for reproducing the file, the processing section executes print processing or transmission processing. The print processing is processing for printing the contents. The transmission processing is processing for transmitting an email with the file attached thereto. After executing the print processing or the transmission processing, the processing section erases the file from the second storage.

Abstract: A non-volatile memory includes a mechanism that communicates a classification of the consumable product to a device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a notification unit that initially provides a notification indicating that both of a Portable Document Format (PDF) format and a format that is different from the PDF format are supported, wherein the image processing apparatus waits for receipt of complete print data of a print job in the PDF format before performing image processing, and the image processing apparatus is capable of starting the image processing before receipt of complete print data of a print job in the format that is different from the PDF format, and to provide, after obtaining data size information, an updated notification to a server in a case in which the obtained data size information indicates a data size that is greater than a predetermined size. The updated notification is used to identify that the PDF format is not supported, but a format that is different from the PDF format is supported.

Abstract: A communication device includes a first holding unit which holds a disk-like first recording medium capable of storing information and a second holding unit which holds a second recording medium which is different from the first recording medium. The communication device further includes a request reception unit configured to receive a request for information indicating a recording medium which is usable by the communication device from a terminal device, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information indicating the first recording medium and information indicating the second recording medium held by the second holding unit to the terminal device when the request is received.

Abstract: A system may automatically scan a physical document and perform processing actions on the scanned document according to a workflow. The system may include a scanning device that can detect a trigger event when a portable memory device is connected to or paired with the device or when a document, including one or multiple pages, is placed on the document handler of the device. Upon detecting the trigger event, the scanning device may retrieve the workflow and associated instructions from one or more designated folders on the portable memory device, automatically scan the document on the document handler to a digital document file, and perform various processing actions on the digital document file according to the workflow, with little or no user interaction. The processing actions may include storing, faxing, and emailing the scanned document, and/or performing certain document conversion functions on the digital document file.

Abstract: The management server includes an overload detecting unit that detects whether or not the management server is overloaded, a priority deciding unit that, if the management server is overloaded, searches the image forming apparatus database for the serial number in the processing request received by the request receiving unit, obtains the information of the image forming apparatus that sends the processing request, and decides a priority of processing the processing request on a basis of the obtained information, a request processing unit that processes the processing request, the priority deciding unit having decided that the processing request has a high priority, and a delay-request requiring unit that sends a delay-request requirement to the image forming apparatus that sent the processing request, the priority deciding unit having decided that the processing request has a low priority, the delay-request requirement requiring to resend the processing request after a specified time.

Abstract: An information terminal apparatus includes an associating processor, a process execution circuitry, a base detector, and a controller. The associating processor associates each of connection bases with both base identification information and limitation information regarding a data process. The base identification information identifies corresponding one of the connection bases. The process execution circuitry causes an information processing apparatus to execute the data process. The information processing apparatus is connected to at least one of the connection bases. The base detector detects that any of the connection bases becomes a connectable base. The controller causes, when the connectable base is detected by the base detector, the information processing apparatus connected to the connectable base to perform the data process based on the limitation information.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for the creation, management, and distribution of two dimensional video content that appears to a viewer as having a third dimension of depth. The system includes a camera array with multiple cameras at respective different positions that coordinates the off-center rotating motion of apertures that are part of diaphragms in the camera lens systems. The resulting images from each camera in the array are stitched together to create a larger content field and only a portion is displayed at any one time.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable recording medium on which a device driver is recorded, the device driver is booted on an information processing device connected to an output device and outputs an output job by generating the output job. The device driver causes the information processing device to serve as: a specific character string information registering part configured to register in advance information of a specific character string included in an email relating to a setting change of the output device; a detecting part configured to detect the email which includes the specific character string from among the emails which have been received in the past as the device driver is booting; and a notifying part configured to notify a user of information relating to the setting change of the output device based on the email which includes the specific character string when the email is detected by the detecting part.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for reducing network bandwidth utilization during file transfer. An application or another type of program identifies embedded objects in a file. The application then replaces the embedded objects with corresponding unique placeholder objects that are more highly compressible than the embedded objects. The application then compresses the file containing the unique placeholder objects. The application then transmits the compressed file to a network service that provides functionality for converting the file format of the file or for processing the file in another manner. The processed file generated by the network service also includes the unique placeholder objects. When the application receives the processed file from the network service, the application replaces the unique placeholder objects in the processed file with the embedded objects from the original file. The application can then open the processed file for viewing, editing, or another purpose.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a measurer that measures biometric information of a user, an analyzer that analyzes the measured biometric information, a job accepter that accepts jobs, a job executer that executes the jobs accepted by the job accepter, a hardware processor configured to estimate a job execution time period during which the job executor executes each of at least one of a plurality of jobs accepted by the job acceptor, to estimate a finish time point at which the analyzer finishes the analysis, and, in response to start of measurement of the biometric information by the measurer, to change execution order of a relating job, which relates to the user who is a subject of the measurement by the measurer, among the plurality of jobs such that a period during which the relating job is executed and the finish time point have a predetermined relationship.

Abstract: An image reading unit reads a source document image in 600 dpi, and a resolution conversion unit converts the resolution of the image to 75 dpi. An inclination detection unit detects inclination of the source document image. When a character conversion unit is to execute character recognition after cropping, a mode setting unit sets a quality-first mode. The inclination correction unit corrects the inclination of the image of 600 dpi, according to the inclination of the source document image detected by the inclination detection unit. A document image clipping unit clips out the source document image, and the resolution conversion unit converts the resolution of the source document image to 200 dpi. Thereafter, the character conversion unit executes the character recognition.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first memory for temporarily storing therein image data output to an image forming unit; a data processing processor for reading the image data; a second memory for temporarily storing therein the image data; and a main processor for causing the data processing processor to sequentially read the image data, wherein the data processing processor includes: data transfer units; a transfer control unit; and a table, the main processor sets a start address and a size and instructs the transfer control unit to activate the data transfer units, the transfer control unit divides a size of image data and sets a start address and a size of divided image data, the data transfer units read corresponding image data and output it to the second memory, and the transfer control unit subsequently controls the data transfer units and notifies the transfer completion to the main processor.

Abstract: The image forming apparatus includes a reading unit, a setting detection unit for detecting a document setting, a display panel, an operation unit, a storage unit, a control unit, and a job execution unit. Upon recognizing a document setting onto the reading unit, the control unit controls the reading unit to execute precedent reading for reading the set document. The control unit controls the storage unit to store precedently-read image data that are image data acquired by the precedent reading. The control unit controls the display panel to display a setting screen corresponding to a job type selected by the operation unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for storing digitally printable security features used in the creation of secure documents and, more particularly, to a system and method for storing incomplete portions of digitally printable security features (used in the creation of secure documents) on different devices/systems, and for merging the incomplete portions to form a fully formed complete security feature for printing by a printer.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of memories and a hardware processor which controls an execution operation of a first function including an image processing function and an execution operation of a second function including a server function, by using the plurality of memories. The hardware processor estimates a required bandwidth which is a memory bandwidth required for the execution operation of the first function on the basis of a current operation mode of the image processing apparatus among a plurality of operation modes of the image processing apparatus, and determines a bandwidth securing channel for first function which is a channel capable of being used for the execution operation of the first function and incapable of being used for the execution operation of the second function, out of a plurality of channels used to access the plurality of memories, on the basis of the required bandwidth.

Abstract: A disclosed information processing apparatus is capable of acquiring, from a device connected to the information processing apparatus, configuration information concerning the device for a setup corresponding to the device according to the configuration information. The information processing apparatus includes a function file storage configured to hold a function file describing a function of the device; a device classifying unit configured to classify the device into a category according to the configuration information acquired from the device; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the device, information concerning the function described in the function file corresponding to the category into which the device is classified by the device classifying unit; and a display unit configured to display a setup page used for the setup corresponding to the device, according to the information acquired by the information acquiring unit.

Abstract: A communication system capable of more efficiently reducing power consumption. The communication system causes a DFE to shift from a power-saving mode to a normal mode based on a notification received from an MFP. A CPU of the MFP identifies a factor having caused the MFP to return from a power-saving mode to a normal mode. The CPU determines based on the identified factor whether or not to cause the DFE to shift from the power-saving mode to the normal mode. The CPU notifies, based on determination to cause the DFE to shift from the power-saving mode to the normal mode, an instruction for causing the DFE to shift from the power-saving mode to the normal mode, to the DFE. The DFE shifts from the power-saving mode to the normal mode, based on the notification of the instruction.

Abstract: A print control device includes a control unit configured to acquire print image data from a storage device according to a print request and to cause a printer 100 which is configured to execute printing based on the print image data to execute the printing, wherein the control unit acquires from the storage device, operation status information of the storage device storing the print image data and attribute information of the print image data stored in the storage device and enables the operation status information and the attribute information to be displayed on a display unit.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium stored with a predicted value output program, a predicted value output device, and a predicted value output method that can improve an accuracy of a predicted value of a value related to printing by an ink jet printer are provided. A printer controller configured to acquire and output a predicted value of a print-related value as a value related to printing by a 3D printer from 3D model data used in the printing by the 3D printer according to a print-related value prediction rule acquires an actual value of the print-related value in the printing by the 3D printer using the 3D model data (S231), and corrects the print-related value prediction rule based on a corresponding relationship of the 3D model data and the actual value acquired in S231 (S232).

Abstract: A processor of an information processing apparatus determines, if a drawing object making up page data of a print job is a transparent object having an alpha channel as color information, whether the transparent object overlaps another drawing object. If the transparent object does not overlap the other drawing object, the processor converts drawing data of the transparent object into drawing data of a drawing object not having an alpha channel as color information. If the transparent object overlaps the other drawing object, the processor does not convert the drawing data of the transparent object into the drawing data of the drawing object not having the alpha channel as color information. Based on the converted drawing data and on the non-converted drawing data, the processor creates PDL data to be output to an image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An operating method of a storage device that includes a nonvolatile memory device and a controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device includes sending map data from the storage device to a host device, the map data mapping one or more of a plurality of physical addresses of the nonvolatile memory device to one or more of a plurality of logical addresses of the host device; receiving, at the storage device, a read request from the host device; if the read request includes a physical address, reading data from the nonvolatile memory device based on the included physical address; and if the read request does not include a physical address, translating a logical address of the read request into a first physical address, and reading data from the nonvolatile memory device based on the translated first physical address.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus reduced in a time period required to invalidate data while maintaining security against data leakage even in an environment in which encrypted data and unencrypted data are mixed. An image processing apparatus includes an HDD for storing data. Whether or not data stored in the HDD is encrypted is determined, and if it is determined that the data is encrypted, overwrite deletion is performed to make it impossible to read out an encryption key used when the data is encrypted or information necessary for creating the encryption key, whereas if it is determined that the data is not encrypted, overwrite deletion is performed to make it impossible to read out the data from the HDD.

Abstract: A storage system comprising storage including a plurality of storage banks and a storage controller to control writing of received pixel data to the storage banks in a distribution pattern. The distribution pattern includes pattern sections, each of which corresponds to pixels from a row of input pixels, and pattern blocks, each of which corresponds to pixels from a plurality of adjacent rows and columns of the input pixels. Pixel data in a pattern section and a pattern block are each written to different ones of the storage banks. The pattern section includes a first section part, which overlaps the pattern block and a second section part, which does not overlap the pattern block. Pixel data of the first section part is written to a first set of storage banks and pixel data of the second section part is written to a second, different, set of storage banks.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus reads an original image of an original, which is conveyed along a conveyance path, using a scanner unit and a CCD sensor unit. A separation sensor, a lead sensor, and a sheet discharge sensor, which are provided to the conveyance path, detect occurrence of a jam. A restarting method for reading processing of the original after the occurrence of the jam includes a first restarting method of re-placing all of the originals, which have been fed, on an original tray and a second restarting method of re-placing only an unread original on the original tray, and is set by a user. In a case where the second restarting method is set, the restarting method is determined from any one of the first restarting method and the second restarting method based on a discharged length of the original having been discharged to a sheet discharge tray.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface unit to receives an XML paper specification (XPS) file, an XPS file processing unit which converts the XPS file into an output data corresponding to printing paper to print the XPS file using information regarding the height and width of a FixedPage in the XPS file, and a control unit which controls the image forming apparatus to print the output data. Accordingly, even when an XPS file does not include information regarding printing paper, a user can select and print printing paper suitable for the user's demand.