Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080243931 | Image Forming System, Information Processing Program, and Image Forming Device Handling Secure Job Information - An image forming system which includes an information processing device and an image forming device. The information processing device includes: a generator configured to generate secure job information including image forming information and image forming authentication information; and a transmitter configured to transmit the secure job information. The image forming device includes: a receiver configured to receive the secure job information; a storage configured to store the secure job information and deletion authentication information; an input unit configured to input image forming input information and deletion input information; an execution determining unit configured to determine, based on the image forming authentication information and the image forming input information, whether the image forming device executes an image forming process based on the image forming information; and a deletion determining unit configured to determine, based on the deletion authentication information and the deletion input information, whether the image forming device deletes the secure job information from the storage. | 10-02-2008 |
20090201549 | Facsimile Machine - A facsimile machine is provided. The facsimile machine includes a first reading unit which reads an image of an original placed on a platen; a second reading unit which reads an image of an original while feeding the original; a transmitting unit which is configured to execute a first transmission operation to transmit the image of the original read by the first reading unit as facsimile data and a second transmission operation to transmit the image of the original read by the second reading unit as facsimile data; a transmission inhibition unit which inhibits the first transmission operation by the transmitting unit; and a release unit which releases the inhibition of the first transmission operation by the transmission inhibition unit. | 08-13-2009 |
20090204369 | Control Apparatus and Program - A control apparatus is provided. The control apparatus includes: a performance storage unit which stores performance information of a device corresponding to an installed control program; a setting unit which sets condition information for a default device; a condition storage unit which stores the condition information set by the setting unit; a comparing unit which compares the condition information stored in the condition storage unit with the performance information stored in the performance storage unit; and a selecting unit which selects the default device based on a comparison result of the comparing unit. | 08-13-2009 |
20090300659 | Device Managing System and Program - A device managing system, includes: a storage unit configured to store management information on at least two devices, the management information including at least one of a history of utilizing as a default device, specification, and a record of use; a determination unit configured to acquire the management information, and configured to determine a default candidate from the devices based on an indicator included in the acquired management information; and a setting unit configured to set the determined default candidate as a default device. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300661 | Installer System and Installer Program - An installer system, includes: a detection unit configured to detect at least one device driver having been installed in a computer, in response to an installation instruction to install a device driver to be installed; an output unit configured to set at least one of the device driver detected by the detection unit as at least one device driver to be uninstalled and configured to output a screen for displaying information on the device driver to be uninstalled, the screen to which an uninstallation instruction can be input; and an uninstaller unit configured to uninstall the device driver to be uninstalled in response to the uninstallation instruction. | 12-03-2009 |
20100060930 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR USE THEREIN - A data processing device includes a storage section, a path retrieving section, a judging section, and a print job creating section. The storage section stores a path for accessing to a predefined storage area. The path retrieving section retrieves a path of a storage area storing print data to be printed. The judging section judges a relationship between the path of a predefined storage area and the path of a storage area. The print job creating section creates a secure print job containing the print data when the judging section makes a prescribed judgment that the path for accessing to a predefined storage area and the path of a storage area are in a prescribed relationship, the secure print job is transmitted to a printer for printing the print data under a restricted circumstance. | 03-11-2010 |
20100079782 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM USED THEREIN - A computer readable storage medium storing a computer-executable installation program is for installing, on an information processing, device which is connectable with a peripheral device in a plurality of connection modes, software including at least one device driver for the peripheral device upon setting installation mode to each connection mode. The installation program includes first detecting the peripheral device connected with the information processing device, second detecting the connection mode of the detected peripheral device, determining whether or not at least one device driver for the detected peripheral device has been installed on the information processing device in accordance with the detected connection mode, and automatically setting the installation mode to the detected connection mode to install the device driver in accordance with the detected connection mode if at least one device driver has not been installed on the information processing device in accordance with the detected connection mode. | 04-01-2010 |
20110078677 | COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SECURE PRINTING SET-UP PROGRAM AND METHOD OF SETTING SECURE PRINTING - There is provided a non-transitory storage medium that stores a secure printing set-up program executable on an image processing device connectable to an image forming device. The secure printing set-up program includes a set of program instructions including: obtaining other user information indicative of whether there is any other user that is able to use the image forming device; and installing a driver with such a default setting that the image forming device operates in either one of a secure mode and a normal mode, the secure mode being such that the image forming device forms images when a user of the information processing device is authenticated, the normal mode being such that the image forming device forms images without authenticating the user of the information processing device, the default setting being configured to be selected between the secure mode and the normal mode depending on the other user information. | 03-31-2011 |
20110317211 | Data Processing Apparatus - A data processing apparatus includes a memory, an accepting unit for accepting an instruction to perform one of a first process and a second process from a user, the second process being different from the first process, and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine a candidate device from among at least one device, the candidate device possessing a first function that is used for performing the first process; register the candidate device as a first device to be used for performing the first process; register the candidate device as a second device to be used for performing the second process, the second process being different from the first process; and control the first device to perform the first process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the first process and control the second device to perform the second process when the accepting unit accepts the instruction to perform the second process. | 12-29-2011 |
20120013927 | Data-Processing Apparatus and Data-Processing Method - A data-processing method for being executed by a data-processing apparatus having a storage unit, includes: specifying a type of data or a function that corresponds to a process desired to be executed; reading, from the storage unit, device identification information that is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with the specified type of data or the specified function; and communicating with a device that is identified by the device identification information so as to cause the device to execute the desired process. | 01-19-2012 |
20120081745 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM BEARING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device includes a communication unit, a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to store information in a first region of the memory as a first default device corresponding to a first job mode and to store information in a second region of the memory as a second default device corresponding to a second job mode. The controller is configured to read out the first default device from the first region of the memory when receiving a first job mode processing, and transmit command data to the read out first default device. The controller is further configured to read out the second default device from the second region of the memory when receiving a second job mode processing, and transmit command data to the read out second default device. | 04-05-2012 |
20120242683 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE - An information processing terminal device includes: an acquiring unit acquiring image data; a detecting unit detecting a posture of the information processing terminal device; a generating unit generating display image data based on the image data acquired in the acquiring unit according to the posture of the terminal device detected by the detecting unit; and a displaying unit displaying the display image data generated by the generating unit on a display unit. If the posture of the terminal device is changed, the generating unit generates the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device. If the posture of the terminal device is changed during the generation of the image data by the generating unit, the generating unit does not generate the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device, until the generation of the display image data is completed. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243039 | NONTRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A nontransitory storage medium storing an information processing program to be executed by an information processing device, the program being designed to have the device function as: a display controlling section for controlling a display portion to display icon images; a transmission controlling section for controlling a transmitting portion to transmit user-selected targeted data among data corresponding to the icon images; an obtainment controlling section for controlling an obtaining portion to obtain converted data created by an external device based on the targeted data; and a storage controlling section for storing reduced-size image data created using the targeted data, into a storage portion such that the reduced-size image data is associated with the targeted data. For each data with which the reduced-size image data is associated, the display portion displays a reduced-size image corresponding to the reduced-size image data as an icon image. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243043 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243048 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A recording medium storing an information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing system including a transmitting unit, a storing unit and a display unit, the program includes: a transmission control instruction that causes the transmitting unit to transmit first-kind data which is data having a first format designated as target data; a second-kind-data-storage control instruction that causes the storing unit to store second-kind data in association with a first data name of the first-kind data transmitted by the transmitting unit, the second-kind data being generated in a second format by converting the first-kind data transmitted by the transmitting unit, and being received from an external apparatus; and a first display control instruction that causes the display unit to display a display image generated using the second-kind data stored by the second-kind-data storing unit, together with the first data name associated with the second-kind data. | 09-27-2012 |
20120326962 | Data Processing Device - When a first device and a first attribute are specified, a data processing device registers the first device in association with first attribute and transmits an instruction to perform a process relating to the first attribute to the first device. If the first device possesses the second attribute, the data processing device registers the first device in association with the second attribute. The data processing device displays, on a display unit, a first image representing identification data of the first device when the second attribute is specified and the first device is registered in association with the second attribute. When the first image is selected, the data processing device transmits an instruction to perform a process relating to the second attribute to the first device corresponding to the selected first image. | 12-27-2012 |
20130063619 | INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - The information processing apparatus includes: a search unit configured to search an application, which satisfies a condition; a data share unit configured to output location information; and a computer controlled to function as: a first request control unit that requests with a first condition; a first reception unit that receives first application information, satisfying the first condition; a second request control unit that requests with a second condition; a second reception unit that receives second application information satisfying the second condition; a display control unit that displays options to receive an operation of selecting any one of the application indicated by the first application information and the second application information; and an output unit that designates a selected application corresponding to the selected options and outputs location information. | 03-14-2013 |
20130083340 | STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM IS STORED, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing program stored in a computer readable storage medium is usable for an information processing apparatus which is configured to communicate with a plurality of devices, which includes a first storage section, in which a driver and a plurality of pieces of port information are stored, and which instructs a control objective device, a port information of which is stored in the first storage section, to execute a function thereof. The program makes the apparatus execute steps including: a receiving step for receiving a status information from the control objective device; a first identifying step for identifying the control objective device; a second identifying step for identifying an alternative device operable by the driver for the control objective device; and a first storage step for storing a port information of the alternative device in the first storage section. | 04-04-2013 |
20140148221 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SELECTION - 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. | 05-29-2014 |
20140176980 | Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Computer Executable Instructions for Information Processing Apparatus - An information processing apparatus may communicate with a communication-target device, which is a device with which the information processing apparatus is to communicate, via a first type interface section. The information processing apparatus may store in a first storage area target identification information for identifying the communication-target device as a default identification information, in a case where a first network to which the communication-target device is belonging is identical to a second network to which the information processing apparatus is belonging via the second type interface section. The target identification information may be stored in association with at least one of a plurality of attributes. The information processing apparatus may cause the target identification information not to be stored in the first storage area as the default identification information in a case where the first network is not identical to the second network. | 06-26-2014 |
20140176981 | Information Processing Apparatus, Method for Controlling the Same, and Computer Readable Medium for the Same - A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instruction which configures a processor to function as: a first communication unit configured to execute a communication using a first type interface with a communication target device; a second communication unit configured to obtain, by using the first communication unit, identifying information used to execute a communication with the communication target device through a second type interface when a first network in which the communication target device is included is different from a second network set as a communication destination for a communication through the second type interface; a third communication unit configured to execute a communication with the communication target device through the second type interface when the first type network is same as the second type network; and a fourth communication unit configured to execute a restoring process where the communication destination is restored to the second network. | 06-26-2014 |
20140208221 | Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Communication Support Program and Communication Device - Communication using a communication device may be configured using a variety of options and processes. In one example, communication channels may be selected or otherwise designated. Depending on whether a communication channel has been previous selected or designated, differing processes and options may be provided to a user, thereby facilitating communication configuration. The processes and options may also differ depending on whether a communication channel is currently activated. Moreover, in some examples, if a device has not been previously selected as a communication destination, the communication configuration and process may provide an option to select a destination device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140253964 | Mobile Terminal Device, and Method and Computer Readable Medium for the Same - A mobile terminal device includes a processor configured to output a first print instruction to print one or more images corresponding to one or more pieces of image data contained in a specific image data set in one case of a first case that a near field wireless communication unit establishes near field wireless communication with a printer when a display unit is showing a display created based on a first display data and a second case that the near field wireless communication unit establishes the near field wireless communication with the printer when the display unit is showing a display created based on a second display data, and output a second print instruction to print one image corresponding to one piece of image data contained in the specific image data set in the other case. | 09-11-2014 |
20140253965 | Communication Device, and Method and Computer Readable Medium for the Same - A communication device including a processor configured to, when executing processor-executable instructions stored in a storage unit, perform determining a first configurable range including setting values stored in the storage unit, acquiring, from an image processing apparatus via a communication unit, a second configurable range including setting values for image processing executable by the image processing apparatus, determining whether the first configurable range is equal to the second configurable range, when determining that the first configurable range is equal to the second configurable range, transmitting an image processing instruction to perform an image processing operation according to the setting values of the first configurable range stored in the storage unit, to the image processing apparatus via the communication unit, and when determining that the first configurable range is different from the second configurable range, restricting transmission of the image processing instruction to the image processing apparatus. | 09-11-2014 |
20140293331 | Communication Control Technology and Communication Apparatus - A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a communication control program stored thereon and readable by a controller of a communication apparatus, the communication control program, when executed by the controller, causes the controller to perform: determining whether a wireless setting for performing wireless communication through a second communication unit is stored; requesting a wireless setting for performing wireless communication with an external apparatus through the second communication unit from the external apparatus through a first communication unit; acquiring a wireless setting for performing wireless communication with the external apparatus through the second communication unit in response to the request; and when it is determined that the wireless setting is not stored and the wireless setting is acquired by the acquiring, setting the acquired wireless setting as the wireless setting for performing the wireless communication through the second communication unit. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293333 | Communication Setting Technology and Communication Apparatus - A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a communication program stored thereon and readable by a controller of a communication apparatus, the communication program, when executed by the controller, causes the controller to perform: determining whether a wireless setting for performing wireless communication by the wireless communication method is set in an external apparatus when the communication apparatus is in communication with the external apparatus through the first communication unit; determining whether a wireless setting which is settable by the communication apparatus is stored in a storage; and transmitting the wireless setting stored in the storage to the external apparatus through the first communication unit when it is determined that the wireless setting is not set in the external apparatus and it is determined that the wireless setting that is settable by the communication apparatus is stored in the storage. | 10-02-2014 |
20140333965 | Function-Based Device Registration for Data Processing Apparatus - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a set of instructions executed by a data processing apparatus. The instructions cause the data processing apparatus to: receive a selection of one function among a plurality of functions; acquire an IP address and/or a MAC address from each device possessing the selected function; | 11-13-2014 |
20140337722 | COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL DEVICE - An information processing terminal device includes: an acquiring unit acquiring image data; a detecting unit detecting a posture of the information processing terminal device; a generating unit generating display image data based on the image data acquired in the acquiring unit according to the posture of the terminal device detected by the detecting unit; and a displaying unit displaying the display image data generated by the generating unit on a display unit. If the posture of the terminal device is changed, the generating unit generates the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device. If the posture of the terminal device is changed during the generation of the image data by the generating unit, the generating unit does not generate the display image data according to the changed posture of the terminal device, until the generation of the display image data is completed. | 11-13-2014 |
20140355059 | Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Display Program and Display Device - An apparatus, such as a display device, may have a processor, memory storing computer-readable instructions, and a display portion. The apparatus may obtain one or more second files in response to converting a first file into the one or more second files. The plurality of second files may be obtained one by one. The apparatus may determine whether all of one or more selected files from among the one or more second files have been obtained, prior to obtaining all of the one or more second files. The one or more selected files may be a subset of the one or more second files. The apparatus may also output the one or more selected files in response to determining that all of the one or more selected files have been obtained. | 12-04-2014 |
20140355061 | Display Program and Display Apparatus - A wireless communication device may have a processing unit for executing a first program and a communication interface configured to communicate with an external apparatus such as an image forming apparatus by way of a short-range communication protocol. The wireless communication device may determine whether a prescribed condition is satisfied under a condition that a specific display screen has been displayed on the wireless communication device by a second program different from the first program. The specific display screen may be displayed based on the wireless communication device being in communication with the external apparatus using a short-range communication protocol. The wireless communication device may display a message regarding communication between the wireless communication device and the external apparatus using the short-range communication protocol in response to determining that the prescribed condition is satisfied. | 12-04-2014 |
20140368878 | Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Instructions for Information Processing Device, Information Processing Device, and Method for Controlling Information Processing Device - An information processing device may be configured to send print information to a printing device connected with a network. The information processing device may store identifying information for identifying the printing device. The information processing device may execute a print preview display processing of displaying a print preview image showing a print preview using the print information. The information processing device may send the print information to the printing device according to a user input. The information processing device may execute first connection confirmation processing of confirming that connection confirmation information has been received. The connection confirmation processing may be performed according to a first condition for starting the print preview display processing being satisfied. The information processing device may display a reception confirmation image in a case that it is confirmed that the connection confirmation information has been received. | 12-18-2014 |
20140370819 | Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Instructions for Information Processing Device, Information Processing Device, and Method for Controlling Information Processing Device - An information processing device may be configured to communicate with a communication destination device selected as a communication target among a plurality of devices. The information processing device may store, in the storage unit, first identifying information for identifying a device that was selected as a communication destination device among the plurality of devices. The information processing device may execute a connection confirmation process confirming that a communication interface has received connection confirmation information sent by the communication destination device identified by the first identifying information stored in the storage unit when instructions are activated by the information processing device. The information processing device may display a reception confirmation image corresponding to a confirmation of the reception of the connection confirmation information in a ease that it is confirmed that the connection confirmation information sent by the communication destination device has been received. | 12-18-2014 |
20150029530 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WHICH STORES COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An information processing device may be configured to have data, which is outputted by a first application, be processed by a second application, which is selected from among a plurality of applications. The information processing device may send execution instruction information that instructs an execution of the scan process to the image processing device. The information processing device may acquire the one or more image data from the image processing device. The information processing device may acquiring property information indicating an execution property of the scan process. The information processing device may extract one or more supporting applications supporting the execution property. The information processing device may display identification information for identifying the one or more supporting applications on the display. The information processing device may receive an input indicating a selection of the second application and process the one or more image data by the selected second application. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029550 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - An information processing device comprising: a data sharing unit causing an application to process data output from a data output source application; a communication interface configured to perform communication with an external device; and a processor that, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising: acquiring an image data set from the external device through the communication interface; defining plural image data groups, each of the plural image data groups including at least one of the plurality of image data included in the image data set; selecting a plurality of the applications each of which is corresponding to each of the plural image data groups, respectively; and causing the data sharing unit to perform a sharing process of making each of the plurality of the selected applications process the at least one of the plurality of image data included in each of the plural image data groups, respectively. | 01-29-2015 |
20150062633 | Communication Apparatus - Aspects of the disclosure provide a communication apparatus that can use preferable settings regardless of which of communication in a near-field wireless communication method and communication in a wireless communication method different from the near-field wireless communication method is used as a trigger to start a function. The communication apparatus may include a controller. The controller may, if communication carried out in a near-field wireless communication method, transmit at least one of first setting table and data created based on the first setting table to an external device, and, if communication is carried out in the wireless communication method, transmit at least one of second setting table and data created based on the second setting table to the external device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150077781 | TERMINAL APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Aspects of the disclosure provide a terminal apparatus communicable with a plurality of external devices, which includes an input device and an output device, via a network. The terminal device includes a controller configured to execute main function including an input function to be executed by the input device and an output function to be executed by the output device. When a cancel command is received, the controller may cancel execution of input function or execution of output function. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077782 | Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Storing Computer-Readable Instructions for Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Apparatus, and Method for Controlling Information Processing Apparatus - An information processing apparatus may be configured to communicate with a plurality of devices. The information processing apparatus may comprise means for determining an input source and an input function. The input source may be one of the plurality of devices and the information processing apparatus. The input function may be processed in the input source. The information processing apparatus may comprise means for determining at least two output destinations and at least two output functions. Each of the at least two output destination may be one of the plurality of devices and the information processing apparatus. Each of the at least two output functions may he processed in each of the at least two output destinations respectively. The information processing apparatus may comprise means for outputting first data received from the input function to the at least two output destinations. | 03-19-2015 |
20150077791 | Information Processing Program and Function-Processing Device - A computing device such as a terminal may acquire function information about a function provided by an external device. The device may select an input device having an input function and an output device having an output function to execute a main function comprising the input and output functions. In one example, an input function may be selected from one or more functions of the selected input device and an output function may be selected from one or more functions of the output device. A command may be output to the input device and the output device to have the devices execute a main function including the selected input and output functions. When at least one of the input device and the output device has a plurality of functions, a function to be used to execute the main function is selected from the plurality of functions. | 03-19-2015 |