Image forming apparatus and scanned data process method

An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.

Method and system for providing a three-dimensional preview of a finished document

A method and system for providing three-dimensional preview of a finished document based on a key feature analysis. The document can be analyzed by a document analysis algorithm configured in association with a document visualization module in order to identify a number of key features associated with the document. A viewing script can be created with respect to the key features of the document in order to drive a visualization engine. A document-specific visual animation of the key features can be visually displayed based on the viewing script at a user interface in order to preview the finished document. A list of critical features with respect to the document can be selected and previewed by a user via a set of media controls displayed at the user interface.

Image forming apparatus and scanned data process method

An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus.

Methods for Real Time Discovery, Selection, and Engagement of Most Economically Feasible Printing Service Vendors among Multiple Known Vendors

A system for routing electronic print orders includes a server connected to the network, the server having access to least one processor and a data repository, the server including a non-transitory physical medium and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing for acquiring current job capacity capabilities, delivery time estimates, historical production times, and current cost estimates for printing and shipping relative to one or more products resulting from completion of the one or more electronic print orders, scoring the values and comparing the scores to identify more preferable scores, and routing one or more of the electronic print orders according to the results of scoring performed by the second function.

Methods for Optimizing Storage Space and Reducing Redundancy in Data Reproduction for Data Stored for Creating Image-Based Products through an Electronic Interface

A method for optimizing storage space and data reproduction performance for an image-based layout created through an electronic interface has steps: (a) separating to at least a first degree, the content data from the structure data in the image-based layout, (b) during active user session with the image-based layout, determining the nature of the modifications to the data according to the at least the first degree of separation, and (c) writing new data modifications to storage in the form of a new addressed data source mapped to or indexed to the parent data source reflecting either content data changes to the image-based layout, structural data changes to the image-based layout, or both.

Methods for Simulating Image Display for Images Uploading to an Anchor Slot in an Image Layout in an Electronic Interface

A system for creating image and text-based projects includes a server and software running from physical medium providing a first function for establishing a client-server connection between the server and a computing appliance, a second function for initiating a data session with a user, a third function for the detecting user activity relative to uploading of, or permitting access to one or more photos to the server, a fourth function for accessing copies of the photos before or during upload and compressing them at a pre-designated resolution suitable for printing, a fifth function for transferring the photo copies in the compressed state to the server, a sixth function for decompressing and displaying the one or more photos ahead of receipt of the photos accessed, and a seventh function for replacing the displayed photo or photos with the one or more photos upon receipt thereof.

Methods for Coordinating and Presenting Collaborative Communication between Collaborators Working on an Image-Based Project Through an Electronic Interface

An electronic messaging system includes a server connected to the network, the server having access to a processor and a data repository, and including and software running from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing for linking the electronic messaging system to the image-based project accessible through the electronic interface, facilitating calling the message system from within the image-based project by executing a link resulting from execution of the first function to receive a messaging interface, detecting and monitoring any online collaborators working on the image-based project and any online web visitors allowed to view the image-based project under construction, assigning for each message submitted, at least a collaborator identification stamp, a digital time stamp, and a digital location of the collaborator within the project at the time the message was submitted, and publishing the aggregated messages in one or more live broadcast to relevant online collaborators and project visitors.

Methods for Dynamic Selection and Unification of Style and Photo Effects Across Multiple Photos Presented in a Theme-Based Template on an Electronic Interface

A system for working with image and or text-based projects includes a server, the server having access to least one processor and a data repository, the server including a non-transitory physical medium, and software running from the non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function for establishing a client-server connection between the server and at least one user-operated computing appliance connected to the network, a second function for initiating and maintaining an active data session between one or more users involved in working with the image and/or text-based projects through a graphics user interface (GUI), a third function for tagging project pages and or individual photo slots on those pages with one or more specific photo effects based on context of the project and or based on the most popular stylistic effects learned by the system, and a fourth function for applying the photo effects listed in the tags.

Methods for Recognizing Digital Images of Persons known to a Customer Creating an Image-Based Project through an Electronic Interface

A system includes a server connected to a network, the server having access to a processor, a data repository, and software executing from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing for establishing a connection to a computing appliance, initiating and maintaining a data session with a user through a graphics user interface (GUI), training a facial recognition system to navigate to an online photo-enabled and to store a facial recognition pattern of at least one photo accessible therethrough, and to collect and store the associated descriptive metadata, associating a name tag from the photo metadata to the facial recognition pattern of the photo, detecting a photo uploaded into the image-based project by the user through the GUI, attempting to match the one or more photos to one or more photos processed by the fourth function, and the one or more photos that significantly match a pre-stored facial recognition pattern.

SIMULTANEOUS GENERATION OF DIFFERENTLY INTERACTIVE DEVICE MENUS AUTOMATICALLY FROM AN INITIAL DEVICE MENU

Various methods and devices control operating components using a device operation program, control a user interface device using a menu program to display a device menu having menu options, receive menu choices in response to the device menu, control the operating components based on the menu choices, and convert the device menu into a browser-compatible menu compatible with internet protocols using the menu reproduction program. The browser-compatible menu has the same menu options included in the device menu. These methods and devices provide the browser-compatible menu to external devices using a wired or wireless communications device, receive external device input from the external devices responding to the browser-compatible menu, supply, from the wired or wireless communications device, the external device input to the device operation program and control the operating components by the device operation program based on the external device input. 1. A device comprising:a processor;operating components operatively connected to the processor;a user interface device operatively connected to the processor;a menu program adapted to control the user interface device, through the processor, to display a device menu controlling the operating components, wherein the device menu includes user-selectable menu choices displayed on the user interface device, and wherein the device menu is not compatible with internet protocols;a wired or wireless communications device operatively connected to the processor; anda menu reproduction program adapted to convert the device menu from being not compatible with internet protocols into a browser-compatible menu compatible with internet protocols,wherein the wired or wireless communications device is adapted to provide the browser-compatible menu to external devices,wherein the wired or wireless communications device is adapted to receive external device input from the external devices responding to the browser-compatible menu, ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD

An image forming apparatus includes a display controller. The display controller displays an operable image if a predetermined first operation is performed on a margin of a screen displayed in a display area displaying a portion of a display target, and if it is determined that the operable image included in the display target that appears or disappears in accordance with a second operation of moving the screen is not displayed on the screen on the basis of a relationship between a distance to a position of the image in the display target including the screen, an operation amount of the second operation, and a size of the display area. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a display controller that displays an operable image if a predetermined first operation is performed on a margin of a screen displayed in a display area displaying a portion of a display target, and if it is determined that the operable image included in the display target that appears or disappears in accordance with a second operation of moving the screen is not displayed on the screen on the basis of a relationship between a distance to a position of the image in the display target including the screen, an operation amount of the second operation, and a size of the display area.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a determining unit that determines whether or not the operable image is displayed on the screen on the basis of the relationship between the distance to the position of the operable image, the operation amount of the second operation, and the size of the display area,wherein if the distance to the position is greater than the sum of the operation amount and the size, the determining unit determines that the image is not displayed.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the operable image is located in an end portion of the display target.4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a generating ...

RESUMING PRINT JOB BY USING TO ACCOUNTING INFORMATION

An example image forming apparatus includes a communication device to communicate with an external apparatus, a printing engine to perform a printing job, and a processor to, based on receiving a printing request for the printing job, perform accounting processing for the printing job, and control the printing engine such that the printing job is performed. The processor, based on an error occurring in the printing job, is to control the communication device to transmit proceeding history information of the printing job and accounting information to another image forming apparatus. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a communication device to communicate with an external apparatus;a printing engine; and based on receiving a printing request for a printing job, perform accounting processing for the printing job and control the printing engine such that the printing job is performed, and', 'based on an error occurring in the printing job, control the communication device to transmit proceeding history information of the printing job and accounting information to another image forming apparatus., 'a processor to2. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further to claim 1 , based on receiving a request for information on the printing job from the other image forming apparatus claim 1 , control the communication device to transmit the proceeding history information and the accounting information to the other image forming apparatus.3. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the proceeding history information includes at least one of a job ID claim 1 , a number of output sheets of which printing was completed claim 1 , or a total number of output sheets.4. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is further to receive printing data corresponding to the printing job from a user terminal apparatus or a server.5. The image forming apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the printing data includes a job ID ...

Device for generating printing information and method for generating printing information

Provided are a device and a method of generating printing information. The method includes acquiring at least one image part by splitting a basic image acquired based on a user input; determining a target article corresponding to the basic image from a three-dimensional (3D) article list stored in a database (DB) by using the at least one image part; providing a graphical user interface (GUI) capable of editing a shape of the target article according to a user input; and editing the shape of the target article, based on a user input via the GUI, and generating printing information used to 3D print the edited target article.

Universal Ordering for Manufacturing Customized Print Products

A computer-implemented method for multi-vendor printing including maintaining a data store that includes information about service level agreements with partner systems, wherein a partner system enables customers to order a plurality of customized print products, and wherein a service level agreement designates maximum delays for manufacturing customer print orders, and characteristics of print vendors, receiving a customer print order from one of the partner systems, the print order specifying a customized print product, determining a latest ship date for the customized print product, selecting one of the print vendors to manufacture the customized print product, and receiving updates from the selected print vendor and relaying the received updates to the partner system that issued the customer print order. 1. A computer-implemented method for multi-vendor printing , comprising:maintaining, by a server computer, a data store comprising (1) information about service level agreements with a plurality of partner systems, wherein a partner system enables customers to order a plurality of customized print products, and wherein a service level agreement designates maximum delays for manufacturing customer print orders, and (2) characteristics of a plurality of print vendors, each print vendor capable of printing at least one of the plurality of customized print products;receiving, by the server computer, a customer print order from one of the partner systems, the print order specifying a customized print product;determining, by the server computer, a latest ship date for the customized print product that specifies the latest date to ship the customized print product to the customer to meet the maximum delay requirements of the applicable service level agreement;selecting, by the server computer, one of the print vendors to manufacture the customized print product;receiving, by the server computer, a plurality of updates from the selected print vendor each update ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ON-DEMAND PRINTING

An information processing apparatus generates, in a case where first component data and second component data for forming a product are received, one composite job based on the first component data and the second component data, a first component job based on the first component data, and a second component job based on the second component data. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a first selecting unit configured to select a job to be output;a second selecting unit configured to select an output destination device; anda transmitting unit configured to, in a case where a composite job including a print job and a post-processing job to form a product has been selected by the first selecting unit as the job to be output, and a logical device to which a printing apparatus and a post-processing apparatus has been selected by the second selecting unit as the output destination device, transmit the print job included in the composite job selected by the first selecting unit to the printing apparatus assigned to the logical device selected by the second selecting unit, and transmit the post-processing job included in the composite job selected by the first selecting unit to the post-processing apparatus assigned to the logical device selected by the second selecting unit.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in a case where the first selecting unit has selected claim 1 , as the job to be output claim 1 , a composite job including a print job and a post-processing job to form a product claim 1 , and the second selecting unit has selected a printing apparatus as the output destination device claim 1 , the transmitting unit transmits the print job included in the composite job selected by the first selecting unit to the printing apparatus selected by the second selecting unit.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the first selecting unit has selected claim 1 , as the job ...

Big Data Algorithm and Platform Solution For 3D Visualization Services

A method for generating a 3D object for visualizing multivariate data includes gathering subscriber information about subscribers of a network, receiving a user request to generate the 3D object, and generating object-data specifying a three-dimensional contour that models a relationship between at least two variables of the subscriber information and a measure. The three-dimensional contour is based on the received request and on the subscriber information, and the object data is generated in a format that is printable by a 3D printer. The object data is transmitted to the user. 1. A method , comprising:gathering subscriber information about subscribers of a network via a computing device;receiving at the computing device a user request;generating object-data specifying a three-dimensional (“3D”) contour via the computing device, based on the received request and on the subscriber information, in a format that is printable by a 3D printer, the 3D contour modeling a relationship between at least two variables of the subscriber information and a measure; andtransmitting the object-data to the user via the computing device.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is received over the network without traversing an external network.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the object-data is transmitted to the user over the network without traversing an external network.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:provisioning to the user a 3D printer that is configured to connect to the network; andencrypting the object-data such that only the 3D printer may decrypt the object-data,wherein the object-data is transmitted over the network to the 3D printer.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user request designates a first variable included in the subscriber information claim 1 , a second variable included in the subscriber information claim 1 , and the measure claim 1 , and accessing entries of the subscriber information via the computing device,', 'sorting the ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

There is provided with an information processing apparatus. Print data of a plurality of pages are acquired. Quality requirement data including information indicating a quality requirement for a print product are generated based on the print data in a data-by-data basis or in a page-by-page basis, and information for specifying whether the quality requirement is defined in the data-by-data basis or defined in the page-by-page basis is generated. The print data and the quality requirement data are transmitted to a printing service for a print request. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing a program which is configured to cause the at least one processor to perform:acquiring print data of a plurality of pages;generating quality requirement data including information indicating a quality requirement for a print product based on the print data in a data-by-data basis or in a page-by-page basis, and information for specifying whether the quality requirement is defined in the data-by-data basis or defined in the page-by-page basis; andtransmitting the print data and the quality requirement data to a printing service for a print request.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting two or more print data and one quality requirement data representing the quality requirement fir the two or more.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the one quality requirement data includes one piece of information fix specifying whether the quality requirement is defined in the data-by-data basis or defined in the page-by-page basis claim 2 , which is common to a plurality of quality requirements.4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting print setting data representing a print setting for the print data.5. The apparatus according to claim I claim 1 , wherein the quality requirement data is a file in an PRX format.6. The apparatus ...

Automated model selection

A server is configured to store a library of printable content and to select an item from the library in response to a user request. Instead of the user specifying a particular item, the server can automatically select from a number of different items. The server may automatically determine a printer type for the user and select a suitable, corresponding model for immediate fabrication by the printer.

PRINT TRANSFORMATION EFFECTS

A method of printing a variant of an original page at a printer based on one or more selected transformation effects. Applying transformation effects can include modifying commands in a print job to adjust global page settings or parameters of individual elements on the page, and/or adding new elements to the page. As such, one or more variants of an original page can be generated at a printer from a digital original or scanned page, and the printer can print out one or more copies of each variant. 1. A method of printing a document variant at a printer , comprising:receiving page data at a printer that describes elements of a page; receiving one or more transformation effect selections at the printer that indicate modifications to the elements of the page;digitally modifying the elements of the page at the printer prior to printing according to the transformation effect selections; andprinting the page with the printer according to the modified elements.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each transformation effect is one of: a page effect that modifies at least one global setting for the page; an object level effect that modifies at least one parameter for one or more individual elements on the page; an imaging filter that modifies at least one parameter for a group of elements on the page; a pixmap blending mask that is overlaid on other elements on the page; and a pixmap screen that alters the appearance of the page immediately before printing the page.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a different set of transformation effects is applicable to different ranges of copies of the page.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the page data and the transformation effect selections are received by the printer as commands within a print job submitted by a printer driver on another device.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the page data is represented with page description language commands and the transformation effect selections are represented as printer job language ...

Communication system and control method

To provide a communication system in which a notification about first output data is not made at a predetermined timing after the first output data is generated if a print product based on the first output data and a print product based on second output data are not output at the predetermined timing and a time when the second output data is edited last is later than a time when the first output data is edited last and the notification about the first output data is made at the predetermined timing if the print product based on the first output data and the print product based on the second output data are not output at the predetermined timing and the time when the second output data is edited last is earlier than the time when the first output data is edited last.

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINT PRODUCTS BY DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION OF MATCHING PRINT SHOPS

A method of manufacturing print products uses a computer and a printing or further processing machine with a network connection. A customer-requested print product is compared to digital print product models on the computer, and the best matching digital print product model is selected by the computer from the comparison between the saved digital print product models and the customer-requested print product. The computer checks digital print shop models for compatibility with the selected digital print product model, compares the digital print shop model selected as suitable to saved preference models of actual print shops and selects matching preference models of actual print shops for producing the customer-requested print job. After the customer's computer selects at least one suitable actual print shop, the customer-requested print job is produced on at least one printing or further processing machine of the print shop selected by the customer. 1. A method of manufacturing print products by using at least one computer , at least one printing machine or further processing machine , and a network connection connecting the computer and the printing machine or further processing machine , the method comprising: comparing a print product requested by a customer to digital models of print products saved on the computer, and', 'using the computer to select a digital model of print products being a best match, as a result of the comparison between the saved digital models of print products and the print product requested by the customer;, 'in a first step using the computer to check digital models of print shops for compatibility with the selected digital model of the print product,', 'using the computer to compare the digital models of print shops selected as suitable to saved preference models of actually existing print shops, and', 'using the computer to select matching preference models of actually existing print shops for production of the print job requested by ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND ARTICLE ORDER RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT SYSTEM

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to convert, using a conversion rule prescribing an association between order reception information on an article and manufacturing information used by each of plural manufacturers manufacturing the article in accordance with the order reception information on the article, the order reception information into the manufacturing information used by a designated manufacturer that is requested to manufacture the article. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a processor configured to convert, using a conversion rule prescribing an association between order reception information on an article and manufacturing information used by each of a plurality of manufacturers manufacturing the article in accordance with the order reception information on the article, the order reception information into the manufacturing information used by a designated manufacturer that is requested to manufacture the article.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein for each manufacturer, the conversion rule includes an association between an item of the order reception information and the manufacturing information on the article in an item identical to the item of the order reception information, andthe processor is configured to convert, using the conversion rule, a content of the item of the order reception information into the manufacturing information that is used by the designated manufacturer and is associated with the item of the order reception information.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the processor is configured to convert a set content in the item of the order reception information into the manufacturing information that is used by the designated manufacturer and is associated with the item identical to the item of the order reception information.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the processor is ...

CUSTOMIZED PRINT JOB ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY JOB COMPLEXITY

Disclosed is a print solution that provides efficient managing, routing and processing of print jobs in a print shop. Particularly, the print solution applies a customized algorithm that analyzes the job complexity of all print jobs and based on the job complexity analysis, routes print jobs to the correct printers for printing. 1. A computerized method for managing print jobs in a print shop through a print shop management system , the method comprising:providing a GUI (graphic user interface) allowing a user to assign respective weight factor values to a plurality of complex factors used to specify any print job;receiving user-assigned weight factor values from the GUI;customizing an algorithm for automatically scoring and routing print jobs based on the user-assigned weight factor values;receiving a print job;applying the customized algorithm to calculate a complexity score of the received print job, wherein the complexity score falls within a range of scores, each score representing a different complexity level of a print job; androuting the received print job to a destination printer based on the calculated complexity score.2. (canceled)3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the print job is defined by a print job ticket comprising specifications of the complex factors applicable to the print job.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:generating a visualization of the calculated complexity score of the received print job, the visualization comprising a heat map including one or more blocks driven by the print job data.5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:allowing the user to assign threshold values for automatically routing print jobs;comparing the complexity score of the received print job to the assigned threshold values; andbased on the comparison, sending the received print job for printing according to pre-defined routing options.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the threshold values are assigned based on complexity scores of print jobs in the ...

INTERFACE BETWEEN OUTPUT DEVICE AND TRACKING COMPUTER

Methods and systems are described for tracking usage of an output device that is one of a printer, a copier, a fax machine, a scanner, or a multi-function device. According to one embodiment, the output device is connected to a network element that is also separately connected to a network. A tracker computer is also connected to the network. The network element receives status updates from the output device periodically. The network element receives a tracker query from the tracker computer. In response, the network element interprets the last status update and generates a tracker response including an interpreted status of the output device, and transmits the tracker response to the tracker computer. In some embodiments, the network element also allows a user of the output device to identify themselves and pay for their output device usage. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. 1. A system comprising:an output device, the output device being one of (a) a printer, (b) a fax machine, (c) a copier, (d) a scanner, or (e) a multi-function device whose functionality is some combination thereof, the output device operable to transmit a status update;a tracker computer connected to a network, wherein the tracker computer is to transmit a tracker query through the network, the tracker query requesting an interpreted status of the output device, wherein the tracker computer is also to receive a tracker response over the network, the tracker response including the interpreted status of the output device; anda network element connected to the network and separately connected to the output device, wherein the network element is operable to receive the status update from the output device and interpret the status update of the output device into the interpreted status of the output device, wherein the network element is further operable to receive the tracker query from the tracker computer, and wherein the network element is further operable to generate the tracker ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PRINTER DRIVER

An information processing apparatus communicably connected with a printer, includes: a plurality of applications including at least a first application and a second application; a printer driver to control display of a screen for performing print settings for the printer, including a first module to accept a print request from the first application and a second module to accept a print request from the second application. The first module includes: an acquirer to acquire model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and a storage controller to store connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module. The second module displays a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area. 1. An information processing apparatus communicably connected with a printer , comprising:a plurality of applications including at least a first application and a second application;a printer driver to control display of a screen for performing print settings for the printer, including a first module configured to accept a print request from the first application and a second module configured to accept a print request from the second application, an acquirer configured to acquire model identification information identifying a model of the printer currently connected with the information processing apparatus through a network; and', 'a storage controller configured to store connection destination information according to the model of the printer in a storage area that is accessible from the second module, and, 'wherein the first module includeswherein the second module displays a screen according to the model of the printer using the connection destination information read from the storage area.2. The information processing apparatus according ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

An information processing method including: obtaining first identification information from an image processing apparatus through communication by use of a first communication unit, which is configured to communicate with the image processing apparatus without a network, the first identification information identifying the image processing apparatus; obtaining second identification information transmitted from a management server, which is configured to manage status information transmitted from the image processing apparatus through the network, in response to transmission of the first identification to the management server through the network, the second identification information identifying the image processing apparatus; and transmitting a request, to a server that provides a web service, for performing registration regarding the image processing apparatus based on the second identification information. 1. An information processing method executed by an image processing apparatus which communicates with a management server and an image processing apparatus , the management server being configured to manage status information transmitted from the image processing apparatus through a network , the information processing apparatus including a first communication unit configured to communicate with the image processing apparatus without the network , the information processing apparatus being configured to perform registration for a web service , the information processing method comprising:obtaining first identification information from the image processing apparatus through communication by use of the first communication unit, the first identification information identifying the image processing apparatus;obtaining second identification information transmitted from the management server in response to transmission of the first identification information to the management server through the network, the second identification information identifying the image ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

An information processing apparatus includes a processor, in communication with a memory, executing a process including displaying, on a display device, a screen displaying information relating to a print request, in response to the print request received from an application, the print request being given in response to an operation input to the application via a user interface; and displaying a report indicating switching to the screen displaying the information relating to the print request, in a status where a screen displayed by the application is displayed in front of and hiding the screen displaying the information relating to the print request, the report being displayed in front of the screen displayed by the application. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising a processor , in communication with a memory , executing a process including:displaying, on a display device, a screen displaying information relating to a print request, in response to the print request received from an application, the print request being given in response to an operation input to the application via a user interface; anddisplaying a report indicating switching to the screen displaying the information relating to the print request, in a status where a screen displayed by the application is displayed in front of and hiding the screen displaying the information relating to the print request, the report being displayed in front of the screen displayed by the application.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the process further includes:switching from displaying the screen displayed by the application to displaying the screen displaying the information relating to the print request, in response to an operation performed in response to the report.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the switching includes switching from displaying the screen displaying the information relating to the print request to displaying ...

Image forming apparatus, control method of image forming apparatus, and storage medium

An image forming apparatus with a plurality of functions including at least a print function includes a print data management unit that stores print data received from a plurality of information processing apparatuses, a login control unit that performs use control on a user-by-user basis, and a user interface control unit that displays a user interface screen on a display unit, where the login control unit causes, in a case where a guest user not required to be authenticated to log into the image forming apparatus is permitted to log into the image forming apparatus, the user interface control unit to display a user interface screen for selecting a function to be used from among the plurality of functions, where the print function is selectable via the user interface screen in units of the plurality of information processing apparatuses.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

The management server acquires information including, at least, a medium price per unit area of one or more types of print media and a consumption amount of one or more types of inks, regarding a print job executed by the printer, calculates a cost of the print job based on the medium price and the consumption amount included in the acquired information, and calculates an index value of a profit obtained by executing a print job, of which a product is a predetermined print medium, based on the calculated cost by the printing apparatus for a predetermined time. 1. An information processing apparatus , comprising:a communication unit that is configured to receive information regarding a print job executed by the printing apparatus;an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire information including a medium price per unit area of a print medium included in the received information and an ink consumption amount; anda calculation unit that is configured to calculate a cost of the print job based on the medium price and the consumption amount included in the information acquired by the acquisition unit,wherein the calculation unit calculates an index value of profit obtained by executing the print job, of which a product is a predetermined print medium, based on the cost of the print job by the printing apparatus for a predetermined time.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein as the index value, the calculation unit calculates an average value of profits per operation time of the printing apparatus in a case where the printing apparatus executes a print job.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the calculation unit calculates the index value based on a selling price of the product.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:a storage unit that is configured to store the information acquired by the acquisition unit; anda designation unit that is configured to perform a ...

CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTING DEVICE, PORTABLE TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

A control device includes a selection unit. The selection unit selects, based on location information of a portable terminal and information of a moving speed of the portable terminal, regional information related to a region represented by the location information. 1. A control device comprising:a selection unit that selects, based on location information of a portable terminal and information of a moving speed of the portable terminal, regional information related to a region represented by the location information.2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the moving speed is within a predetermined speed range claim 1 , the selection unit selects regional information corresponding to a region including a location of the portable terminal identified from the location information.3. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the selection unit identifies claim 1 , from the location information claim 1 , a walking section in which the moving speed is within a speed range of walking claim 1 , and selects regional information related to the walking section.4. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the selection unit identifies claim 1 , from the location information claim 1 , a staying section in which the moving speed is within a speed range indicating staying claim 1 , and selects regional information related to the staying section.5. The control device according to claim 4 , wherein the selection unit expands a target region of the regional information as a staying time in the staying section becomes longer.6. The control device according to claim 4 , wherein the selection unit selects a type of regional information according to a length of a staying time in the staying section.7. The control device according to claim 4 , wherein the selection unit identifies a vehicle section in which the moving speed is within a speed range for vehicles claim 4 , and when vehicle sections exist before and after the staying section claim ...

METHODS FOR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS POLICY-BASED PRINTING SYSTEM

A policy-based printing system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. A user account may be used for personal and business printing by the user. The status of a document is determined and treated according to whether the document is a personal document. 1. (canceled)2. (canceled)3. (canceled)4. (canceled)5. (canceled)6. (canceled)7. (canceled)8. (canceled)9. A policy-based printing method comprising:selecting a document to print at a printing device using a mobile application for a user account, wherein the document is stored at a storage account having an internet protocol (IP) address;sending a request for a print job to a public server;determining whether the print job for the document is a personal print job or a business print job at the public server, wherein the public server creates an entry for the print job in the user account;retrieving the document to the public server from the storage account based on the IP address;{'claim-text': ['sending a request to a private server connected to the public server to allow the business print job,', 'applying a policy to the request for the business print job,', 'determining whether to allow the document to print on the printing device according to the policy,', 'printing the document at the printing device,', 'generating statistics for the business print job for the document, and', 'updating the entry at the public server with the statistics;'], '#text': 'if the print job is the business print job,'}{'claim-text': ['printing the document at the printing device ...

Management system and control method

A management server of the management system receives event information related to the replacement of a toner bottle mounted on a printing apparatus. After receiving event information, if the received event information is an alarm indicating the detection of a failure in a memory tag of the toner bottle, the management server generates a preliminary delivery alarm that provides an instruction to deliver the toner bottle.

METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR POLICY-BASED PRINTING USING PUBLIC PRINT SERVER

A policy-based system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. The policy-based system also determines whether printing operations may occur in a public printing service. A public print server determines whether to allow printing for a user in an organization. 1. A policy-based printing system comprising:a public print server to store a document from a user, wherein the public print server includes an organization table having at least one organization associated with the user;a private policy server connected to the public print server, wherein the private policy server includes a policy for the at least one organization in the organization table,wherein each of the at least one organization has a policy credit value set by the policy and stored in the organization table; anda printing device to print the document from the public print server, andwherein the public print server is configured to determine a remaining credit value for the at least one organization based on the policy credit value and to send the document to the printing device based upon the remaining credit value.2. The policy-based printing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a private policy server to store the policy claim 1 , wherein the private policy server is connected to the public print server.3. The policy-based printing system according to claim 1 , wherein the organization table includes a ledger for the at least one organization to store the policy credit value and the remaining credit value.4. The policy-based printing ...

Printer list generator, mobile terminal, and printer list generation method

In the case of displaying, as a list, information pieces on virtual printers registered in multiple respective printing services, the user may become confused when choosing a printer if virtual printers that correspond to a printer are displayed as different printers, consequently reducing user convenience. The present invention relates to searching for virtual printers registered in multiple respective printing services and generating a printer list that displays, as a group, virtual printers corresponding to a printer among the virtual printers thus found, on the basis of printer identifiers of the virtual printers.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SCANNED DATA PROCESS METHOD

An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising an operation panel and hardware resources used for image formation including a scanner engine, an application, and a platform that exists between the application and the hardware resources, the platform including an OS and at least one control service to control an execution of each requested processing of the hardware resources according to a function call from the application, wherein interprocess communication is performed between the control service and the application, the application causing the image forming apparatus to function as: a display part configured to display a selection screen for selecting a transfer destination of scanned data from among a plurality of transfer destinations on the operation panel; a scanning process part configured to cause the scanner engine to scan a document to produce scanned data; a transfer part configured to transfer the scanned data to one or more selected transfer destinations; and a print process part configured to receive the scanned data from a storing area of the selected transfer destination and print the scanned data. This present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/025,907, filed Jul. 2, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/628,856, filed Jun. 21, 2017 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,044,885), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/192,227, filed Jun. 24, 2016 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,715,361), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. ...

UPLOADING SCREENSHOTS TO AN APPLICATION STORE FOR MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERALS

A system and method for transmitting screenshots from a multifunction peripheral to detail pages for downloadable applications on an application store includes a selectively enabled key on the multifunction peripheral that allows a user to capture a screenshot of an application that is executing on the multifunction peripheral, and a controller of the multifunction peripheral that is configured to generate the screenshot and metadata identifying the executing application associated with the screenshot. The controller sends the screenshot and the metadata to the application store which uses the metadata to determine which detail page is associated with the executing application. The application store then adds the screenshot to the identified detail page. 1. A multifunction peripheral comprising:a network interface configured to communicate with an associated application store;a display configured to display a plurality of embedded applications;a first user input configured to receive a user selection of a selected application from the displayed plurality of embedded applications; a processor configured to execute the selected application in response to the user selection, and', 'a memory configured to store the plurality of selectable applications for selective execution by the processor;, 'a document processing controller including,'}a print engine configured to print pages in accordance with instructions issued from the controller; anda second user input configured to receive a user instruction to generate a screenshot of the executing selected application,wherein the display is further configured to display the executing selected application,wherein the processor is further configured to generate a screenshot of the displayed executing selected application in response to the received user instruction, andwherein the network interface is further configured to upload the generated screenshot to the application store.2. The multifunction peripheral of claim 1 , ...

APPLICATION STORE FOR MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERALS

A system and method for downloading applications and user interfaces onto multifunction peripherals includes a document processing controller of a multifunction peripheral that is configured to communicate across a network with an application store or other repository downloadable items. Through the front panel display of the multifunction peripheral, a user selects an icon to initially open the application store. The document processing controller receives a web page or other data from the application store that details the applications and user interfaces available for download. The available items are displayed to the user, the user selects one or more items for download, and the selected items are downloaded onto the multifunction peripheral. Once downloaded, the user can select the items via the front panel display of the multifunction peripheral to execute downloaded applications or to use a customized user interface on the multifunction peripheral. 1. A multifunction peripheral comprising: a processor, and', 'a memory configured to store a plurality of downloaded applications for execution by the processor,, 'a document processing controller including,'}a print engine configured to print pages in accordance with instructions issued from the controller;a network interface configured to receive data detailing a plurality of applications downloadable from an associated application repository; anda display configured to display a plurality of downloadable applications based on the received data.2. The multifunction peripheral of claim 1 , further comprising:a user input configured to receive a user selection of a selected downloadable application from the displayed plurality of downloadable applications,wherein the network interface is further configured to receive the selected downloadable application from the associated application repository, andwherein the memory is configured to store the received downloadable application as a downloaded application,3. The ...

Printing with payment validation

In one embodiment, a request to print content at a network connected printer is received from a requestor computer system via a network. Upon receipt of the request, a release code is created to authorize printing of the content when provided at the printer, and job information for the request and data associating the information with the code are stored in memory. The code, and a network address to connect the requestor system to a web site hosted by a payment validation computer system, are sent to the requestor system via the network. The code is received from the validation system, the code previously provided to the validation system by the requestor system. The job information is sent to the validation system. A payment validation is received from the validation system. The content is sent to the printer, for printing upon provision of the code at the printer.

Printing System and Printer

A printing server includes a registration request reception unit, a registration unit which allocates connection information for connection with the transmission origin of the registration request and an electronic mail address for receiving a printing request to the transmission origin of the registration request, a registration information transmission unit which transmits the registration information which has been allocated, a connection unit which receives the connection information and starts connection, a printing data generation unit which generates printing data, a printing waiting information transmission unit which transmits printing waiting information to the transmission origin of the XMPP connection request using XMPP when the printing data is generated, and a printing data transmission unit which receives an acquisition request for the printing data and transmits the printing data to the transmission origin of the acquisition request for the printing data according to the acquisition request for the printing data. 1. A printing system comprising:a server which receives a printing request with regard to a predetermined printer; anda printer which executes printing based on the printing request, a first component which receives a registration request using HTTP,', 'a second component which transmits XMPP connection information to the transmission origin of the registration request using HTTP,', 'a third component which receives a XMPP connection request which includes the XMPP connection information and connects with the transmission origin of the XMPP connection request using XMPP,', 'a fourth component which makes the printer print based on the printing request, and, 'wherein the server is provided with'} a fifth component which transmits the registration request,', 'a sixth component which transmits the XMPP connection request which includes the XMPP connection information to the server, and', 'a seventh component which prints or displays whether or ...

Method of operating a print system for printing pictures and/or documents and a print system for executing the method

The invention relates to a method for operating a printing system for printing out images and/or documents and to a printing system for carrying out the method, the printing system having at least one printing module with a printer, an operator interface and a computer. A machine-readable code is read in by means of a camera of the printing module to release a print order previously transmitted. 1. A method for operating a printing system for printing out images or documents , the printing system comprising at least one printing module with a printer , an operator interface and a computer; the method comprising reading a machine-readable code using a camera accessible to the printing module to thereby receive instructions to release a print order previously received by the printing module.2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printing system further comprises a wireless access network.3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the printing system hosts a web access claim 1 , which provides browser-based access for creating the print order.4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:creating the print order by selecting the images or documents in a program off-line; andtransmitting the images or documents to the printing system, or to a server assigned to the printing system, at a later point in time.5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:generating the machine-readable code after uploading the print order to the printing system, or a server assigned to the printing system; andtransmiting the machine-readable code to the uploading device.6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:transmitting the machine-readable code to a cell phone; andreading the machine-readable code from a display of the cell phone using the camera of the printing system.7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable code is output onto a print medium and is read out from the print medium by means of the camera of ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE MAILING SERVICES ORDERS OF VARYING QUANTITIES AND ADDRESS LISTS

Methods and systems for processing multiple mailing services orders for print items of varying quantities include filling 3-dimensional gangs configured to receive print-ready items with print-ready items in a stack-wise manner. Individual stacks can be submitted to the system for reprint without holding up remaining items in an order. 1generating a gang file, the gang file comprising a plurality of empty cells organized in a 3-dimensional grid, wherein at least one dimension corresponds to pages to be printed on a substrate and the other two dimensions correspond to positions of individual stacks to be printed;obtaining a stack identifier corresponding to an unfilled stack having available empty content slots in the gang file;determining a current number of available slots in the stack identified by the stack identifier;receiving an open order having a non-zero active quantity;creating a new fulfillment item identifier and associating the new fulfillment item identifier with the stack identifier;determining whether the active quantity associated with the open order is less than or equal to the current number of available slots in the stack identified by the stack identifier;if the active quantity associated with the open order is less than or equal to the current number of available slots in the stack identified by the stack identifier, obtaining a quantity of addresses associated with the mailing list associated with the open order in a quantity equal to the active quantity associated with the open order, rendering a quantity of individual print-ready files containing the print item associated with the open order with each individual print-ready file containing a different one of the obtained addresses, associating the addresses and order identifier with the fulfillment item identifier, and inserting the individual print-ready files into respective empty cells of the gang within the stack identified by the stack identifier;if the active quantity associated with ...

Information processing apparatus equipped with communication functions, control method therefor, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus which is capable of preventing communications with a desired external apparatus from becoming impossible due to settings on a proxy server. The proxy server is used to carry out communications on a main line with an external apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus via the Internet. On a sub line, communications are carried out with an external apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus via a local network. The main line or the sub line is selected as a line to be used. Communications with the external apparatus connected to the line to be used are carried out via the proxy server. When the line to be used is the sub line, communications are carried out directly with the external apparatus, which is connected to the line to be used, without using the proxy server.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD

An information processing system includes a relay server, an image forming apparatus, and a plurality of content servers. The image forming apparatus requests the relay server to transmit a print content selected by a user. When receiving a transmission request of the print content transmitted from the image forming apparatus, the relay server acquires the print content from the content server of contents provider which provides the print content, and the relay server configures a print condition according to the type of the print content in accordance with a print condition table. The relay server transmits first data to the image forming apparatus. The first data includes the print content and a setting command corresponding to the print condition according to the type of the print content. 1. An information processing apparatus which is connected to an output terminal and a plurality of content servers over a network , the information processing apparatus comprising:a storage unit configured to store a print condition table describing print conditions according to respective types of a plurality of contents provided from the plurality of content servers;an acquisition unit configured to acquire a print content from any of the plurality of content servers in accordance with a transmission request from the output terminal; anda transmission unit configured to transmit the print content acquired by the acquisition unit and a setting command denoting a print condition corresponding to a type of the print content to the output terminal.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a determination unit configured to determine a type of the print contents; anda setting unit configured to configure the setting command corresponding to the print content in accordance with the type of the print content determined by the determination unit.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , whereinthe determination unit is ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR ON-DEMAND PRINTING

An information processing apparatus generates, in a case where first component data and second component data for forming a product are received, one composite job based on the first component data and the second component data, a first component job based on the first component data, and a second component job based on the second component data. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a receiving unit configured to receive first component data and second component data for forming a product; anda generation unit configured to generate a composite job based on the first component data and the second component data, a first component job based on the first component data, and a second component job based on the second component data.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprisinga display unit configured to display a first object indicating a first logical device not assigned an output device, andan output unit configured to output, in a case where the composite job is selected and the first object is selected, the first component job included in the composite job to an output device for the first component data designated in the composite job, and to output the second component job included in the composite job to an output device for the second component data designated in the composite job.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display unit displays a second object indicating a second logical device assigned first and second output devices claim 2 , andwherein the output unit outputs, in a case where the composite job is selected and the second object is selected, the first component job included in the composite job to the first output device assigned to the second object, and outputs the second component job included in the composite job to the second output device assigned to the second object.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the output unit ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROLLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An order and elements constituting the order are hierarchically managed such that the order is in the uppermost level and the subsequent elements obtained hierarchically in the subsequent descending (higher to lower) steps are in the respective levels provided in descending (higher to lower) order. The range of the levels based on the level to which the element read, by the bar code being the identifier of each element of the order is previously set as the range of the levels to be displayed as the candidates of the reprinting-target elements. Further, the bar code is previously printed on the printed material. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:an identifying unit configured to, in a case where, as an element constituting an order for a product obtained by at least performing printing, an identifier of any one of a plurality of elements including the product and a part constituting the product is read, identify the element identified by said identifier;a displaying unit configured to display a reprinting setting screen for accepting at least one of an instruction of lump reprinting of a printed material necessary in the identified element, an instruction of reprinting of a printed material necessary in a lower element constituting the identified element, and an instruction of reprinting of a printed material necessary in a higher element constituted by using the identified element; andan instructing unit configured to instruct reprinting of the printed material necessary in the element for which the instruction of reprinting is accepted by the reprinting setting screen.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,further comprising a second displaying unit configured to display a reprinting-target setting screen for accepting, as an element for which the instruction of reprinting is accepted by the reprinting setting screen, at least one designation of the element identified by the identifying unit, the lower element constituting the ...

Print service identifier

A system for identifying a print service provider including an input module to receive a requested print product intent and an identification module. The identification module collects production job data regarding a plurality of successfully produced print jobs and compares the collected production job data to the requested print product intent to identify matching print jobs and its associated print service provider. A reporting module reports the matching print jobs.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus that communicates with a first printing device and a second printing device that manages a number of printed pages in color in different color levels and a number of printed pages in black and white. The information processing apparatus includes a managing unit configured to manage a number of printed pages in black and white and a number of printed pages classified into each level in the plurality of color levels; a first acquiring unit configured to acquire status information and first log information relating to the first job; a second acquiring unit configured to acquire second log information relating to a second job; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust the number of printed pages relating to the first job based on the status information and the first log information. 1. An information processing apparatus that communicates with a first printing device that manages a number of printed pages in a single color level and a number of printed pages in black and white , and a second printing device that manages a number of printed pages of each level in a plurality of color levels and the number of printed pages in black and white , the apparatus comprising:a receiving unit configured to receive a job;a managing unit configured to manage a number of printed pages in black and white and a number of printed pages classified into each level in the plurality of color levels, for a first job corresponding to a reference of the management in the second printing device, if a destination of the first job received by the receiving unit is the first printing device;a first acquiring unit configured to acquire status information for processing of the first job and first log information relating to the first job from the first printing device if the first job has been transmitted to the first printing device;a second acquiring unit configured to acquire second log information including a number of printed pages in black and white and a ...

PRINTING SYSTEM AND PRINTING INSTRUCTION APPARATUS

A printing instruction apparatus includes, a print data generator that generates first print data corresponding to document data of a first copy in document data and second print data corresponding to document data of second and subsequent copies in the document data, according to a print request for multiple copies of the document data, and a transmitter that transmits the generated first print data to the printing apparatus. A printing apparatus includes, a receptor that receives the transmitted first print data, a printer that performs printing according to the received first print data, and an operator that receives a print execution operation corresponding to a printed result according to the first print data. The transmitter transmits the generated second print data to the printing apparatus according to the print execution operation, and the printer performs printing according to the second print data. 1. A printing system , comprising:a printing instruction apparatus; anda printing apparatus that is connected to the printing instruction apparatus, a print data generator that generates first print data corresponding to document data of a first copy in document data and second print data corresponding to document data of second and subsequent copies in the document data, according to a print request for multiple copies of the document data, and', 'a transmitter that transmits the generated first print data to the printing apparatus,, 'wherein the printing instruction apparatus includes,'} a receptor that receives the transmitted first print data,', 'a printer that performs printing according to the received first print data, and', 'an operator that receives a print execution operation corresponding to the printed result according to the first print data,, 'wherein the printing apparatus includes,'}wherein the transmitter transmits the generated second print data to the printing apparatus according to the print execution operation, andwherein the printer ...

Systems and Methods for Efficiently Managing Print Procurement Orders Based on Item-Specific Interest Levels and Supplier-Influenced Thresholds

Systems and methods of managing print procurement systems are disclosed herein. An example method includes displaying, ordering information for a fixed plurality of items that include a respective user interface (UI) object for each item. The fixed plurality of items are associated with a first time period that spans a start date and an end date for indicating an interest level in items of the fixed plurality of items. The respective UI objects includes a visual representation of an aggregate interest level for each item during the first time period as compared to a threshold interest level for each item. While displaying the respective UI objects, the method includes receiving a first indication that a second user is modifying ordering information for a first item and updating a first UI object for the first item to indicate that the second user is modifying ordering information for the first item.

PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM

A client terminal transmits a request to a printing apparatus for a registration web page for registering, in a print server, a printing apparatus used in a print service provided by the print server. The printing apparatus collects configuration information of the printing apparatus in response to reception of the request, and creates link information which contains the collected configuration information and is used to access the print server. The printing apparatus then generates a registration web page containing the created link information, and transmits it to the client terminal. The print server receives the configuration information of the printing apparatus transmitted from the client terminal via the registration web page transmitted to the client terminal. The print server creates printing apparatus information which associates the configuration information with user information of the user of the client terminal, and manages it in a storage medium. 19.-. (canceled)10. A system which is configured by a client terminal including a web browser , a printer , and a print server for providing print data generated on the basis of data acquired by an external service to the printer , the system comprising:a reception unit adapted to receive from the web browser included in the client terminal a registration request for registering configuration information of the printer to the print server;a transmission unit adapted to transmit, in response to reception of the registration request by said reception unit, the configuration information of the printer associated with user information input via a user authentication screen transmitted from the print server to the client terminal; anda printing unit adapted to print data, after the print data is received, which is provided by the print server in response to designation for causing the printer to print the data,wherein a print setting screen of a printer selected via a printer list is provided by the print server, ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE MAILING SERVICES ORDERS OF VARYING QUANTITIES AND ADDRESS LISTS

Methods and systems for processing multiple mailing services orders for print items of varying quantities include filling 3-dimensional gangs configured to receive print-ready items with print-ready items in a stack-wise manner. Individual stacks can be submitted to the system for reprint without holding up remaining items in an order. 1. An apparatus for generating a gang file of individual mail items to be printed , comprising: receive or have access to at least one open mailing order having a non-zero quantity of mail items that have not yet been assigned to a fulfillment item, each open mailing order respectively having an associated product design comprising print information to be printed on every mail item in the order, an associated address list, a specified quantity of mail items to be printed, and an order identifier;', 'obtain a gang template, the gang template comprising a plurality of empty cells organized in a 3-dimensional grid, wherein at least one dimension corresponds to pages to be printed on a substrate and the other two dimensions correspond to positions of individual stacks to be printed;', 'create a gang file based on the gang template, the gang file comprising an empty gang; and', while the gang file contains at least one positional stack which has at least one empty content cell, and at least one open mailing order remains:', 'select an open mailing order,', 'obtain a stack identifier corresponding to a positional stack in the gang file which has at least one empty content cell;', 'create a new fulfillment item identifier and associating the new fulfillment item identifier with the stack identifier;', 'repeatedly receive respective one or more individual print-ready content images each respectively comprising a rendered image containing at least a portion of the product design and a unique address obtained from the mailing list associated with the open mailing order, associate the open mailing order and respective unique addresses obtained ...

PHOTO AND TEMPLATE CRAFT AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Improvements to a craft kit that enable receiving a photograph and generating a template of the photograph include components for printing the template on adhesive-backed canvas for mounting to a panel or frame, entering a product code to enable generation of the template, generating the template in color and enabling the colored template to be printed or submitted for production of a piece of artwork. Further improvements include enabling the user to select one or more themes for use in generating the template wherein the template is then generated with at least one shape associated with theme, enabling the user to select one or more particular shapes for incorporation into the template, and generating the template with one or more images associated with an organization, such as a logo, a character, or a caricature. 1. A method comprising:entering a product code to enable completion of a template that is generated from a photograph.2. The method of wherein said entering of a product code to enable completion of a template that is generated from a photograph comprises enabling at least one of (i) a photograph to be input claim 1 , (ii) a photograph to be cropped claim 1 , (iii) a template based on an input photograph to be completed claim 1 , (iv) a template based on an input photograph to be colored or for coloration of the template to be completed claim 1 , (v) a template based on an input photograph to be printed claim 1 , and (vi) a template based on an input photograph to be submitted for production of artwork based on said submitted template.3. The method of further comprising generating a template including at least one shape that is indicative of a shape associated with an organization.4. The method of wherein said generating a template including at least one shape that is indicative of a shape associated with an organization comprises generating a template that includes a shape indicative of at least one of a logo claim 3 , a caricature claim 3 , and a ...

3d printing: managing digital rights and fulfilment in online marketplace environments

Systems, methods and media for managing digital rights in a 3D printing service marketplace environment are provided. In one example, a system comprises a memory and at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors to host or participate in a 3D printing service marketplace environment which includes marketplace participants. The marketplace participants include at least one 3D printing service provider. The module is further to receive a request from a marketplace participant to print a 3D object at a 3D printing service provider and receive an authorization from an owner of digital rights in the 3D object to print the 3D object. Based on a received authorization, the module transmits instructions to a 3D printing service provider to print the 3D object.

Document Printing System That Includes Online Payment Service, Image Forming Apparatus, and Electronic Device Having Web Browser

A document printing system includes an image forming apparatus, an electronic device, a print-data generating unit, a charge calculator, and a payment code notification unit. The image forming apparatus includes a document accepting unit that accepts a document via a web page. The charge calculator calculates a charge based on the document accepted by the document accepting unit. The payment code notification unit notifies a payment code issued by an online payment service to the charge. The image forming apparatus includes a document printing unit that executes a print job with the print device based on the print data when the charge has been paid via the online payment service using the payment code notified by the payment code notification unit. The electronic device includes a document transmitting application to transmit the document. The web browser transmits the document to the image forming apparatus via the document transmitting application. 1. A document printing system comprising: a print device, and', 'a document accepting unit that accepts a document via a web page;, 'an image forming apparatus that includes'}an electronic device that includes a web browser to display the web page;a print-data generating unit that generates print data of the document accepted by the document accepting unit;a charge calculator that calculates a charge based on the document accepted by the document accepting unit; anda payment code notification unit that notifies a payment code issued by an online payment service to the charge calculated by the charge calculator; whereinthe image forming apparatus includes a document printing unit that executes a print job with the print device based on the print data when the charge has been paid via the online payment service using the payment code notified by the payment code notification unit,the electronic device includes a document transmitting application to transmit the document, andthe web browser transmits the document to the ...

Document Printing System That Includes Online Payment Service and Image Forming Apparatus, and Recording Medium

A document printing system includes an image forming apparatus, a print data management unit, a charge calculator, and a payment code notification unit. The image forming apparatus includes a print device and a driver installer. The driver installer installs a printer driver onto an external electronic device. The charge calculator calculates a charge based on the print data managed by the print data management unit. The payment code notification unit notifies a payment code issued by an online payment service to the charge calculated by the charge calculator. The image forming apparatus includes a document printing unit that executes a print job with the print device based on the print data managed by the print data management unit when the charge has been paid via the online payment service using the payment code notified by the payment code notification unit. 1. A document printing system comprising: a print device, and', 'a driver installer that installs a printer driver onto an external electronic device, the printer driver generating print data of a document;, 'an image forming apparatus that includes'}a print data management unit that manages the print data generated by the printer driver;a charge calculator that calculates a charge based on the print data managed by the print data management unit; anda payment code notification unit that notifies a payment code issued by an online payment service to the charge calculated by the charge calculator; whereinthe image forming apparatus includes a document printing unit that executes a print job with the print device based on the print data managed by the print data management unit when the charge has been paid via the online payment service using the payment code notified by the payment code notification unit.2. The document printing system according to claim 1 , wherein:the image forming apparatus includes a wireless communication unit configured to execute direct wireless communication with the electronic ...

PRINT SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM

A client terminal transmits a request to a printing apparatus for a registration web page for registering, in a print server, a printing apparatus used in a print service provided by the print server. The printing apparatus collects configuration information of the printing apparatus in response to reception of the request, and creates link information which contains the collected configuration information and is used to access the print server. The printing apparatus then generates a registration web page containing the created link information, and transmits it to the client terminal. The print server receives the configuration information of the printing apparatus transmitted from the client terminal via the registration web page transmitted to the client terminal. The print server creates printing apparatus information which associates the configuration information with user information of the user of the client terminal, and manages it in a storage medium. 19.-. (canceled)10. A system which is configured by a client terminal including a web browser , a printer , and a print server for providing print data generated on the basis of data acquired by an external service to the printer , the system comprising:a reception unit constructed to receive from the web browser included in the client terminal a registration request for registering information of the printer to the print server;a transmission unit constructed to transmit, in response to reception of the registration request by said reception unit, the information of the printer associated with user information input via a user authentication screen transmitted from the print server to the client terminal;a printing unit constructed to print data, after the print data is received, which is provided by the print server in response to designation for causing the printer to print the data; anda provision unit constructed to provide a print setting screen of a printer selected via a printer list, which is ...

ERROR HANDLING FOR REQUESTS FROM DEVICES

A server transaction processing service implemented on the apparatus receives requests to authorize user sessions on multi-function print devices. A server application service implemented on the apparatus receives service task requests, which are requests for services that may be at least partially performed at one or more external servers. The application service then sends the service task requests to the appropriate external servers. The transaction processing service receives requests to end active user sessions. Then the transaction processing service is configured to determine whether any service task requests from user sessions were unsuccessfully executed and generate a subset of unsuccessfully executed service task requests. The transaction processing service may generate refund requests for each user session that contained unsuccessfully executed service task requests and send the refund requests to an authorization and capture service for processing. 1. An apparatus comprising:one or more processors; and a server transaction processing service, executing on a server computer, receiving two or more transaction authorization requests from two or more devices;', 'wherein the two or more transaction authorization requests represent requests to authorize payments of service transactions using user payment information supplied in the two or more transaction authorization requests;', 'in response to receiving the two or more transaction authorization requests from the two or more devices, generating two or more transaction records for the two or more transaction authorization requests, wherein the two or more transaction records are used to track transaction status of the transactions associated with the two or more transaction authorization requests;', 'generating and sending two or more transaction record authorization requests to a authorization and capture service configured to authorize and process transaction requests, wherein the two or more transaction ...

ERROR HANDLING FOR REQUESTS FROM MULTI-FUNCTION PRINT DEVICES

A server transaction processing service implemented on the apparatus receives requests to authorize user sessions on multi-function print devices. A server application service implemented on the apparatus receives service task requests, which are requests for services that may be at least partially performed at one or more external servers. The application service then sends the service task requests to the appropriate external servers. The transaction processing service receives requests to end active user sessions. Then the transaction processing service is configured to determine whether any service task requests from user sessions were unsuccessfully executed and generate a subset of unsuccessfully executed service task requests. The transaction processing service may generate refund requests for each user session that contained unsuccessfully executed service task requests and send the refund requests to an authorization and capture service for processing. 1. An apparatus comprising:one or more processors; and a server transaction processing service, maintaining user sessions for one or more devices, wherein user sessions represent a period of time between receiving a start session request from a particular user and receiving an end session request from the particular user, wherein during a particular user session, service requests are received, wherein the service requests are requests for services that are at least partially performed at one or more external servers;', 'the server transaction processing service, receiving a request to start a first user session on a first device of the one or more devices;', 'a server application service, receiving one or more service requests from the first device, wherein each service request of the one or more service requests includes an service request value that describes a transaction charge amount associated with the service request;', 'the server application service, sending the one or more service requests to the ...

COMPLIANCE AUTOMATION FOR PRIVATE LABELED APPAREL AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS

The disclosure provides for automated compliance systems, and methods of use thereof, to modify and re-label textile products so that the products comply with client and governmental labeling requirements. 1. A compliance automation system that , labels , modifies and/or re-labels textile products so that the products comply with client and/or governmental labeling requirements , comprising:(i) a website server in communication with one or more user devices via a browser, the website server providing a user interface via the browser or a graphical user interface (GUI) or command-line interface (CLI) at the one or more user devices and wherein the website server comprises a processor;(ii) a user interface, GUI or CLI comprising a plurality of user fields for entry of label information for collection by the website server;(iii) a database containing and storing user field data and textile label information for compliance with governmental labeling requirements for textile goods;(iv) a nontransitory computer readable medium comprising a rule engine comprising instructions that cause a computer to generate a label design containing required textile label information and user field data, optionally displaying the label design to the user through the user interface, GUI or CLI, optionally requiring an approval by the user of the label design;(v) a processing server in communication with the database that can receive a digital representation of the label design, wherein the processing server is operably linked to one or more of an automated label printer, an automated garment/textile printer, and/or an automated screen printer; and(vi) an automated label printer, an automated garment/textile printer, and/or an automated screen printer that is used to print and/or sew the design label into or onto a textile material.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the logo claim 1 , file and/or text is personal to the user.3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fields ...

Printer Location Aware Detection and Printing

A method for identifying a printer and printing is provided. The method includes transmitting, from each of a plurality of printers, a wireless beacon. The method includes receiving, at a printer, an instruction from a mobile device to print information, wherein the instruction is received via a wireless network, the mobile device determining, based on radio signal strength of wireless beacons, which of the plurality of printers is closest to the mobile device and selecting and coupling to the printer via the wireless network to send the instruction to the printer. The method includes printing, at the printer selected by the mobile device, the information in accordance with the instruction. 1. A method for identifying a printer and printing , comprising:transmitting, from each of a plurality of printers, a wireless beacon;as part of a registration process for a printer-service, receiving, in turn, at each respective printer in said plurality of printers, a request from a computing device for printer identification information (printer ID) uniquely identifying the respective printer, after the respective printer transmits the requested printer ID to the computing device, the respective printer receiving from the computing device printer-service registration information that assigns, to the respective printer, device location information of the computing device irrespective of a location of the respective printer:after completion of the registration process, receiving, at a target printer selected from among said plurality of printers, an instruction from a mobile device to print information, wherein the instruction is received via a network, the mobile device selecting, based on radio signal strength of wireless beacons, which of the plurality of printers is closest to the mobile device and selecting and coupling to the closest printer as the target printer via the network to send the instruction to the target printer; andprinting, at the target printer selected by ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive print data containing quality request data, a generation unit configured to generate a job based on the quality request data received by the reception unit, a transmission unit configured to transmit the job generated by the generation unit to a job processing apparatus, and another generation unit configured to generate product quality data indicating a quality of a product generated by processing the job by the job processing apparatus, wherein, in a case where the quality of the product does not satisfy a quality requested by the quality request data, the another generation unit generates the product quality data indicating that the quality requested by the quality request data is not satisfied. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a reception unit configured to receive print data containing quality request data;a generation unit configured to generate a job based on the quality request data received by the reception unit;a transmission unit configured to transmit the job generated by the generation unit to a job processing apparatus; andanother generation unit configured to generate product quality data indicating a quality of a product generated by processing the job by the job processing apparatus,wherein, in a case where the quality of the product does not satisfy a quality requested by the quality request data, the another generation unit generates the product quality data indicating that the quality requested by the quality request data is not satisfied.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , in a case where the quality of the product satisfies a quality requested by the quality request data claim 1 , the another generation unit generates information indicating that the quality requested by the quality request data is satisfied.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:an acceptance ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SCANNED DATA PROCESS METHOD

An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus. 1a scanner configured to scan a document;a printer;a user interface including a display;a network interface; and receive, via the user interface, a selection of a storage destination for an image file, the storage destination configured to store the image file and be accessible over an internet from the image forming device, the storage destination also being accessible over the internet from a computer via web browser of the computer;', 'control the scanner to scan the document;', 'generate image data based on scanning the document;', 'control transmitting the generated image data to the storage destination via the network interface;', 'receive, via the user interface, a selection of image data to be printed from one or more image data stored by the storage destination, the one or more image data including one or more image data which have transmitted from the image forming device;', 'receive the desired image file from the storage destination via the network interface over the internet; and', 'control the printer to print the desired image file received from the storage destination., 'circuitry configured to'}. An image forming device, comprising: This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/810,094, filed Jul. 27, 2015, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/444,720 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,131,084), filed Jul. 28, 2014 which is a continuation of and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 from U.S. application Ser. No. 14/284,085, filed May 21, ...

MULTI-TIERED CONSTRAINT CHECKING FOR MANAGING PRINT JOBS

A method implemented in a print job management apparatus for processing print jobs in a multiple-printer print shop environment is described. When an operator manually assigns a print job to a printer, the print job requirements are compared with capabilities of the printer to detect any constraints (i.e. incompatibilities between printer capabilities and print job requirements). The job is printed if no constraint is detected. If a constraint of a first category is detected (e.g. incompatible color capabilities, paper size and type, layout, etc.), printing will not proceed and an error message is displayed. If a constraint of a second category is detected (e.g. inadequate finishing capabilities.), a warning message is displayed with a request for operator instruction regarding whether to proceed with printing. If the operator chooses to proceed, the job will be printed, and a banner page containing instructions regarding uncompleted job requirements is generated. 114.-. (canceled)15. A method for managing a plurality of printing devices and processing a print job implemented in a print job management apparatus , the method comprising:(a) defining a virtual printing device, which includes a plurality of printing devices assigned thereto and defines a preset rule for splitting a print job submitted to the virtual printing device so that split portions of each print job are respectively printed by different printing devices assigned to the virtual printing device, the preset rule being independent of any print job submitted to the virtual printing device;(b) receiving an assignment of a print job to the virtual printing device, the print job specifying job ticket parameters representing printing requirements;(c) comparing the printing requirements with combined capabilities of the virtual printing device to detect any constrains representing incompatibilities between the printing requirements and the combined capabilities of the virtual printing device, wherein the ...

Systems and methods for enhanced printing of online content

Methods disclosed permit the printing of online content in a manner that optimally uses printer capability. A method for printing web page content can comprise: receiving a print request for a first print data associated with the web page at a printer, wherein the print request includes the web-page URL; generating a request for a second print data, wherein the request for the second print data is based on the web-page URL, and the second print data is associated with the first print data; and printing according to the second print data received in response to the request. For example, for online maps, the first print data can be low resolution map data while the second print data can be higher resolution map data. For online images, the first print data can be RGB image data while the second print data can be CMYK image data.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SCANNED DATA PROCESS METHOD

An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus. 1a scanner configured to scan a document;a printer;a user interface including a display;a network interface; and receive, via the user interface, a selection of a storage destination for an image file, the storage destination configured to store the image file and be accessible over an internet from the image forming device, the storage destination also being accessible over the internet from a computer via web browser of the computer;', 'control the scanner to scan the document;', 'generate image data based on scanning the document;', 'control transmitting the generated image data to the storage destination via the network interface;', 'receive, via the user interface, a selection of image data to be printed from one or more image data stored by the storage destination, the one or more image data including one or more image data which have transmitted from the image forming device;', 'receive the desired image file from the storage destination via the network interface over the internet; and', 'control the printer to print the desired image file received from the storage destination., 'circuitry configured to'}. An image forming device, comprising: This present application is a continuation application which claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/628,856, filed Jun. 21, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/192,227, filed Jun. 24, 2016 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,715,361), which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/810 ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MEETING ATTENDEES PREFERRED PRINT SETTINGS USING RESPONSES RECEIVED BY THE PRESENTER

A printing method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a system are disclosed for providing meeting attendees with printed materials. The printing method including receiving a result of an invitation to one or more users; transferring an identifier to an image forming apparatus for the one or more users having accepted the invitation; transferring a material to be printed to the image forming apparatus; printing the material based on a print preference setting when the image forming apparatus has the print preference setting for the one or more users; and printing the material based on an original print setting of the material when the image forming apparatus does not have the print preference setting for the one or more users. 1. A printing method comprising:sending an invitation email to a plurality of users from a client application, the invitation email being an invitation to a conference and/or a meeting;receiving a result of the invitation to attend the conference and/or the meeting from one or more users of the plurality of users on the client application via a response to the invitation email;transferring an identifier to an image forming apparatus via a print email for each of the one or more users having accepted the invitation to attend the conference and/or the meeting;transferring a material to be printed to the image forming apparatus via the print email for each of the one more user having accepted the invitation to attend the conference and/or the meeting, the print email being generated by the client application;printing the material from the print email on the image forming apparatus based on a print preference setting for each of the one or more users having accepted the invitation to attend the conference and/or the meeting when the image forming apparatus has the print preference setting for a user; andprinting the material from the print email on the image forming apparatus based on an original print setting of the material for each ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SCANNED DATA PROCESS METHOD

An information processing system including an information processing apparatus that selects between transferring data and obtaining data, and controls transferring data or obtaining data based on the selection. The system also includes a server that stores data transferred from the information processing apparatus, and controls transferring data to the information processing apparatus based on a request for transferring data received from the information processing apparatus. 1a scanner configured to scan a document;a printer;a user interface including a display;a network interface; and receive, via the user interface, a selection of a storage destination for an image file, the storage destination configured to store the image file and be accessible over an internet from the image forming device, the storage destination also being accessible over the internet from a computer via web browser of the computer;', 'control the scanner to scan the document;', 'generate image data based on scanning the document;', 'control transmitting the generated image data to the storage destination via the network interface;', 'receive, via the user interface, a selection of image data to be printed from one or more image data stored by the storage destination, the one or more image data including one or more image data which have transmitted from the image forming device;', 'receive the desired image file from the storage destination via the network interface over the internet; and', 'control the printer to print the desired image file received from the storage destination., 'circuitry configured to'}. An image forming device, comprising: This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/444,720 filed Jul. 28, 2014 which is a continuation of and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 from U.S. application Ser. No. 14/284,085, filed May 21, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,885,201 which is a divisional U.S. application Ser. No. 13/866,726, filed Apr. 19, 2013, now ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus includes a registration unit that registers an image that is to be output, a receiving unit that receives an instruction to issue identification information identifying the image that is registered by the registration unit, an identifying unit that identifies a billing destination when the image which the instruction to issue the identification information is provided for is output, and an issuing unit that issues the identification information, associated with the billing destination identified by the identifying unit, for the image which the receiving unit has received the instruction to issue the identification information for. 1. An information processing apparatus , comprising:a registration unit that registers an image that is to be output;a receiving unit that receives an instruction to issue identification information identifying the image that is registered by the registration unit;an identifying unit that identifies a billing destination when the image which the instruction to issue the identification information is provided for is output; andan issuing unit that issues the identification information, associated with the billing destination identified by the identifying unit, for the image which the receiving unit has received the instruction to issue the identification information for.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein if the image is registered by the registration unit claim 1 , the issuing unit issues for each of the images registered the identification information associated with a predetermined billing destination.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined billing destination is used to bill a group that is estimated to have a higher frequency of image outputting.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein if the image is registered by the registration claim 1 , the issuing unit does not issue any ...

Reservation-management system and reservation-management server

A decrease in user convenience and availability of an image forming apparatus is suppressed. A reservation-management system includes a reservation server and a shared apparatus that is installed in a store. A first system-control unit of the reservation-management server receives a reservation request that includes a reservation time from a portable terminal, and searches for the store based on the reservation request. Then, the first system-control unit notifies the portable terminal of the store-position information of the searched stored and a reservation number, and transmits the reservation time and reservation number to the shared apparatus based on a management code. Together with this, the first system-control unit gives an instruction for a standby time for restricting the use of the functions of the shared apparatus by other users before the start of the reservation time. A second system-control unit of the shared apparatus releases the restriction on the use of the function when there is no input of the reservation number even though a fixed amount of time has elapsed from the reservation time.

DISPLAY PROCESSOR, DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD AND ORDERING APPARATUS

An ordering apparatus for printing has a touchscreen panel, where a user screen view is displayed. A list display area and a specific display area are defined in the user screen view. Thumbnail images of input images are displayed in the list display area. A particular thumbnail image of a designated input image for printing is displayed in the specific display area. The thumbnail images are displayed in an upward and downward scrollable manner. The particular thumbnail image is displayed in a scrollable manner to the right or left. Thus, erroneous scroll in an unintended display area of a screen view can be prevented effectively. 1. A display processor comprising:a display device having a screen view including a list display area and a specific display area;a touch sensor having a first sensor area disposed with said list display area and a second sensor area disposed with said specific display area;a first display control unit for displaying plural input images in said list display area in a scrollable manner in a first scroll direction selected from vertical and horizontal directions;an image determiner for designating at least one designated image among said input images in said list display area;a second display control unit for displaying said designated image in said specific display area in a scrollable manner in a second scroll direction selected from said vertical and horizontal directions and different from said first scroll direction;a scroll control unit for causing said first display control unit to scroll said input images in said list display area in said first scroll direction in case a touch position of a touch with said first sensor area shifts in said first scroll direction, and for causing said second display control unit to scroll said designated image in said specific display area in said second scroll direction in case a touch position of a touch with said second sensor area shifts in said second scroll direction.2. A display processor as ...

PRINTING AND PROJECT COLLABORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

A computerized method and system for printing and project collaboration over a network, including generating a virtual collaborative plan room within a project management system associated with a job and a plurality of user accounts able to login concurrently; associating uploaded project files with the job; publishing a subset of the project files to a plurality of contractor user accounts along with a request for a bid and managing bids; locking a file for editing particular user accounts; processing edit requests to the locked file in real-time thereby; automatically recording edits to project files; unlocking the locked file thereby updating the project files; sending a print request to a printing system, including: a copy of one or more project files, a printing parameter, and a printing price request; receiving a printing price from the printing system; and publishing the printing price. 1. A computerized method for printing and project collaboration over a network , comprising the steps of:a. generating a virtual collaborative plan room within a project management system associated with a job and a plurality of user accounts, wherein users associated with the plurality of user accounts are able to be logged in concurrently;b. receiving project files over the network via a network interface controller;c. associating the project files with the job;d. locking a file of the project files while being edited by an editing user account from the plurality of user accounts such that only the editing user account can generate edit requests on the locked file, thereby generating a locked file;e. processing edit requests to the locked file using a processor from the plurality of user accounts in real-time thereby generating edits to project files;f. automatically recording, in an audit record associated with the job and stored on a data storage device, edits to project files;g. unlocking the locked file thereby updating the project files; i. a copy of one or more project ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

An information processing apparatus includes a display and a display controller. The display controller controls the display so as to display first information, second information, and third information once processing on a system that cooperates with the information processing apparatus is resumed after the processing has been stopped. The first information indicates a state of a processing screen displayed at the time of the stoppage, the processing screen being used for performing processing related to a document used in the system. The second information specifies the document that is a target of the processing after the processing on the processing screen has been resumed. The third information indicates a screen for the system in which the document is used. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: (i) a first screen indicating a document; and', '(ii) a second screen used for performing processing related to the document;, 'a first display controller that controls to displaya closer controller that controls to close the first screen if an operation for closing the first screen is received; and (i) document information specifying a target document of the processing; and', '(ii) process information corresponding to the target document, if the first screen is redisplayed after the first screen is closed., 'a second display controller that controls to display2. The information apparatus according to claim 1 , the process information indicates a portion on the second screen.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first display controller causes an image to be displayed claim 1 , the image being used for receiving an operation for displaying the document specified by the document information.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a generating unit that generates an image representing the first screen that was being displayed at the time the first screen was closed,wherein the ...

Web catalog generator, print order processor including the web catalog generator, printing system including the print order processor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

A web catalog generator generates a web catalog including content to be presented on a customer terminal. The web catalog generator includes a memory, an input receiver, and a main generator. The memory stores at least one template file that specifies the content and a presentation position where the content is to be presented. The template file includes at least one template. The input receiver receives content information that is information on the content. The main generator replaces content information already included in the template file with the content information received by the input receiver, and causes the memory to store the template file including the content information received by the input receiver.

ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

An advertisement system issues a flyer by using a printer through communication between a tablet terminal and a posting server. The tablet terminal detects a current position and transmits current position information indicating the detected current position to the posting server. The posting server receives the current position information from the tablet terminal, and selects advertisement images based on the current position indicated by the received current position information from a plurality of advertisement images acquired from advertisers. The posting server then creates print data involved in printing the selected advertisement images, and transmits the created print data to the tablet terminal. The tablet terminal receives the print data and causes the printer to execute printing based on the received print data. 1. An advertisement system in which a server and a control apparatus that controls a printing apparatus mutually communicate to issue an advertisement medium by using the printing apparatus , an advertisement image being printed on the advertisement medium , wherein:the control apparatus detects a current position and transmits current position information indicating the detected current position to the server;the server receives the current position information from the control apparatus, selects an advertisement image based on the current position indicated by the received current position information from a plurality of advertisement images acquired from an advertiser, creates print data involved in printing the selected advertisement image, and transmits the created print data to the control apparatus; andupon receipt of the print data, the control apparatus causes the printing apparatus to execute printing based on the received print data.2. The advertisement system according to claim 1 , wherein:the server determines a sequence of distribution destinations to which to distribute the advertisement medium;when distribution of the ...

METHODS FOR PERSONAL AND BUSINESS POLICY-BASED PRINTING SYSTEM

A policy-based printing system is implemented to allow access to a private domain to print using a public domain. The private domain includes private servers that store documents. The public domain includes servers and a printing device. A public policy server uses a domain list and a protocol connection with a private authentication server to validate a user and identify which private domain to access. The public policy server receives requests from the printing device to process a print job of a document in the private domain. A user account may be used for personal and business printing by the user. The status of a document is determined and treated according to whether the document is a personal document. 1. A policy-based printing method comprising:selecting a document to print at a printing device using a mobile application for a user account, wherein the document is stored at a storage account having an internet protocol (IP) address;determining whether a print job for the document is a personal print job or a business print job using the mobile application;sending a request for the print job to a public server, wherein the public server creates an entry for the print job in the user account;retrieving the document to the public server from the storage account based on the IP address; sending a request to a private server connected to the public server to allow the business print job,', 'applying a policy to the request for the business print job,', 'determining whether to allow the document to print on the printing device according to the policy,', 'printing the document at the printing device,', 'generating statistics for the business print job for the document, and', 'updating the entry at the public server with the statistics;, 'if the print job is the business print job,'} printing the document at the printing device,', 'determining a cost for the personal print job for the document, and', 'updating the entry at the public server with the cost; and, 'if ...

프린트된 페이지의 카피를 제공하는 방법 및 시스템

문서의 동일성 및 문서 상의 복수의 기준점을 표시하는 코딩된 데이터를 포함하는 프린트된 문서로부터의 페이지의 카피를 제공하는 방법은, 컴퓨터 시스템에서, 유저에 의해 동작된 센싱 장치로부터 표시 데이터를 수신하는 단계 - 상기 표시 데이터는 상기 문서의 동일성 및 상기 문서에 관련된 상기 센싱 장치의 위치에 관한 것이고, 상기 센싱 장치는 상기 문서에 관련된 동작 위치에 있을 때 상기 코딩된 데이터의 적어도 일부를 이용하여 상기 표시 데이터를 센싱함 -; 및 상기 컴퓨터 시스템에서 상기 표시 데이터로부터 상기 문서의 페이지의 카피 요구를 식별하는 단계를 포함한다. 표시 데이터, 센싱 장치, 컴퓨터 시스템, 표면 정의 수단, 페이지

在网络上注册打印机的方法

本发明提供一种在一个连接有打印机和注册服务器的网络中用于注册该打印机到网络的网络注册协议，该协议包括以下步骤：在打印机连接到网络之前，在该打印机的非易失性存储器和注册服务器的一个数据库中安装一个秘密唯一标识符和一个公开的唯一标识符；然后，当打印机被连接到网络时，在打印机与服务器之间用一种安全的传送方式，通过比较已安装在打印机与服务器上的秘密唯一标识符来鉴别该打印机。本发明也涉及一种网络注册信号，它通过网络从一个打印机传送到一个注册服务器，以把该打印机注册到服务器上，在该打印机第一次被连接到网络时传递该信号。

用于使用编码的标记发送传真的方法与系统

本发明提供一种用于发送传真的方法，包括：提供一份打印表格，用于利用适应于当被置于一个相对于所述表格的可操作的位置时读出所述表格上的编码数据的传感装置来在所述表格上输入消息，所述编码数据包括相对于一组预定的标称标记位置定位的多个基本上无差别的标记；在一个计算机系统中，接收表示所述传感装置和所述编码数据的交互作用的交互作用数据，所述交互作用数据使得在所述计算机系统中能够用电子方式捕获所述消息；以及把所述消息发送给指定的收件人地址，以进行传真发送。

Interactive printer with actuator

제1면상에 제1인터페이스를 프린트하고, 그에 의해서 제1인터페이스 면을 발생하기 위한 프린터가 개시된다. 상기 제1인터페이스는 제1코딩데이터를 포함하고 적어도 부분적으로는 제1문서데이터에 기초를 둔다. 상기 문서데이터는 적어도 하나의 아이덴티티를 나타내는 제1아이덴티티 데이터를 포함하고, 상기 아이덴티티는 상기 제1인터페이스의 영역과 관련된다. 상기 프린터는 버튼 형태의 액츄에이터, 적어도 부분적으로 상기 제1아이덴티티 데이터에 기초한 상기 제1코딩데이터를 발생하는 코딩데이터 발생기 및 프린팅 메커니즘을 포함한다. 상기 버튼이 눌려지면, 상기 프린터는 상기 제1면상에 상기 제1인터페이스를 프린트한다. A printer for printing a first interface on a first surface, thereby generating a first interface surface, is disclosed. The first interface comprises first coding data and is based at least in part on the first document data. The document data includes first identity data representing at least one identity, the identity being associated with an area of the first interface. The printer includes an actuator in the form of a button, a coding data generator and a printing mechanism for generating the first coding data based at least in part on the first identity data. When the button is pressed, the printer prints the first interface on the first surface.

Method and system for providing targeted information in a document

본 발명은 문서에 타깃팅된 컨텐츠를 제공하는 방법 및 시스템에 관한 것이다. 이 방법은, 유저의 인구통계에 타깃팅된 컨텐츠를 갖는 정보를 포함하도록 포맷된 프린트된 문서를 유저에게 제공하는 단계를 포함하며, 상기 문서는, 요구를 지시하는 데이터를 컴퓨터 시스템으로 전송하기에 적합한 센싱 장치를 사용하여 유저 양방향 요소와 상호작용함으로써 유저가 상기 컨텐츠에 관한 추가적인 정보에 대한 요구를 지시할 수 있게 하는 적어도 하나의 유저 양방향 요소를 갖는다. The present invention relates to a method and system for providing content targeted to a document. The method includes providing a user with a printed document that is formatted to include information having content targeted to a user's demographic, the document being adapted to transmit data indicative of a request to a computer system. It has at least one user interactive element that interacts with the user interactive element using a sensing device to allow the user to indicate a request for additional information about the content. 넷페이지, 프린트, 타깃팅된 컨텐츠, 유저 양방향 요소, 유저 요구 Netpage, Print, Targeted Content, User Interactive Elements, User Requests

Method and system for delivery of a secure document

티켓 또는 쿠폰과 같은 보안 문서를 발행하는 방법 및 시스템이 제공된다. 이 방법은, 보안 문서를 나타내는 고유 식별자를 포함하는 코딩 데이터와 프린트된 정보를 갖는 보안 문서를 생성하는 단계를 포함한다. 컴퓨터 시스템에 상기 보안 문서와 상기 문서에 관한 유효 상태 및/또는 인증 정보 간의 대응성이 기록된다. 상기 보안 문서상의 상기 코딩된 데이터를 센싱하기에 적합한 센싱 장치가 제공된다. 상기 센싱 장치는 또한 상기 컴퓨터 시스템과 통신하기에 적합하며, 이에 의해 상기 코딩된 데이터를 센싱하여 상기 보안 문서 고유 식별자를 얻고 상기 컴퓨터 시스템과 통신하여 그에 대응하는 유효 상태 및/또는 인증 정보를 결정함으로써 상기 문서의 유효 상태 및/또는 인증이 결정될 수 있다. 상기 보안 문서는 유저로부터 상기 컴퓨터 시스템을 통하여 발행자로의 요구에 응답하여 요구시에 생성될 수 있으며, 상기 보안 문서는 유저의 댁내(premise)에서 생성된다. Methods and systems for issuing secure documents such as tickets or coupons are provided. The method includes generating a secure document having printed data and coding data comprising a unique identifier representing the secure document. The correspondence between the security document and the valid status and / or authentication information about the document is recorded in the computer system. A sensing device suitable for sensing the coded data on the secure document is provided. The sensing device is also suitable for communicating with the computer system, whereby sensing the coded data to obtain the secure document unique identifier and communicating with the computer system to determine corresponding valid state and / or authentication information. The validity status and / or authentication of the document can be determined. The secure document can be created on demand in response to a request from the user to the issuer through the computer system, and the secure document is generated in the user's premises. 넷페이지, 보안 문서, 고유 식별자, 프린터, 인증 Netpage, Secure Document, Unique Identifier, Printer, Authentication

Print system, print server, control method thereof, and program

本发明涉及打印系统、打印服务器及其控制方法。客户机终端(105)向打印装置(106)发送对打印服务器(104)中登记打印服务器提供的打印服务中使用的打印装置登记网页的请求。打印装置(106)响应请求的接收收集打印装置(106)的配置信息并创建访问打印服务器(104)的包含收集配置信息的链接信息(1003)。打印装置(106)生成包含链接信息(1003)的登记网页并发送给客户机终端(105)。打印服务器(104)经发送给客户机终端的登记网页接收客户机终端(105)发送的打印装置(106)的配置信息。打印服务器(104)创建关联配置信息与客户机终端的用户的用户信息的打印装置信息并在存储介质中管理。

Printer cartridge containing machine-readable ink

Method and system for delivery of a secure document

티켓 또는 쿠폰과 같은 보안 문서를 발행하는 방법 및 시스템이 제공된다. 이 방법은, 보안 문서를 나타내는 고유 식별자를 포함하는 코딩 데이터와 프린트된 정보를 갖는 보안 문서를 생성하는 단계를 포함한다. 컴퓨터 시스템에 상기 보안 문서와 상기 문서에 관한 유효 상태 및/또는 인증 정보 간의 대응성이 기록된다. 상기 보안 문서상의 상기 코딩된 데이터를 센싱하기에 적합한 센싱 장치가 제공된다. 상기 센싱 장치는 또한 상기 컴퓨터 시스템과 통신하기에 적합하며, 이에 의해 상기 코딩된 데이터를 센싱하여 상기 보안 문서 고유 식별자를 얻고 상기 컴퓨터 시스템과 통신하여 그에 대응하는 유효 상태 및/또는 인증 정보를 결정함으로써 상기 문서의 유효 상태 및/또는 인증이 결정될 수 있다. 상기 보안 문서는 유저로부터 상기 컴퓨터 시스템을 통하여 발행자로의 요구에 응답하여 요구시에 생성될 수 있으며, 상기 보안 문서는 유저의 댁내(premise)에서 생성된다. Methods and systems for issuing secure documents such as tickets or coupons are provided. The method includes generating a secure document having printed data and coding data comprising a unique identifier representing the secure document. The correspondence between the security document and the valid status and / or authentication information about the document is recorded in the computer system. A sensing device suitable for sensing the coded data on the secure document is provided. The sensing device is also suitable for communicating with the computer system, whereby sensing the coded data to obtain the secure document unique identifier and communicating with the computer system to determine corresponding valid state and / or authentication information. The validity status and / or authentication of the document can be determined. The secure document can be created on demand in response to a request from the user to the issuer through the computer system, and the secure document is generated in the user's premises. 넷페이지, 보안 문서, 고유 식별자, 프린터, 인증 Netpage, Secure Document, Unique Identifier, Printer, Authentication

Method and system for delivery of electronic mail

메일링 시스템은, 송신자 단말과 수신자 단말을 가지며 상기 송신자 단말로부터 상기 수신자 단말로 메일 아이템을 전송하기에 적합한 컴퓨터 시스템을 포함한다. 상기 수신자 단말의 프린터 장치는, 상기 송신자 단말로부터의 메일 아이템을, 상기 메일 아이템의 동일성의 표시 및 상기 문서상의 적어도 하나의 기준점의 표시를 포함하는 코딩된 데이터를 담고 있는 문서에 프린트하기에 적합하다. 센싱 장치는, 자신으로부터의 표시 데이터를 상기 컴퓨터 시스템으로 통신하도록 배치되며, 상기 표시 데이터는 상기 코딩된 데이터의 적어도 일부를 사용하여 상기 센싱 장치에 의해 생성된, 문서에 대한 상기 센싱 장치의 적어도 한번의 움직임 및 상기 메일 아이템의 동일성에 관한 정보를 포함하고 있으며, 이로써 상기 컴퓨터 시스템은 상기 센싱 장치로부터의 상기 표시 데이터를 사용하여 제 2 메일 아이템을 생성할 수 있다. The mailing system comprises a computer system having a sender terminal and a receiver terminal and adapted to transfer a mail item from the sender terminal to the receiver terminal. The printer apparatus of the receiver terminal is suitable for printing a mail item from the sender terminal to a document containing coded data including an indication of the identity of the mail item and an indication of at least one reference point on the document. . A sensing device is arranged to communicate display data from itself to the computer system, wherein the display data is generated by the sensing device using at least a portion of the coded data at least once of the sensing device for a document. And information about the identity of the mail item and the identity of the mail item, thereby allowing the computer system to generate a second mail item using the display data from the sensing device. 넷페이지, 프린트, 넷페이지 펜, 메일링 시스템, 송신자 단말, 수신자 단말 Netpage, print, netpage pen, mailing system, sender terminal, receiver terminal

Print system, print server, and control method thereof

클라이언트 단말기(105)는, 인쇄 서버(104)에 의해 제공되는 인쇄 서비스에서 사용되는 인쇄 장치를 인쇄 서버에 등록하기 위한 등록 웹 페이지의 요청을, 인쇄 장치(106)에 송신한다. 인쇄 장치(106)는, 그 요청의 수신에 응답하여, 인쇄 장치의 구성 정보를 수집하고, 수집한 구성 정보를 포함하고, 인쇄 서버(104)에 액세스하는 데에 이용되는 링크 정보(1003)를 작성한다. 그 후에, 인쇄 장치(106)는 작성한 링크 정보(1003)를 포함하는 등록 웹 페이지를 생성하고, 클라이언트 단말기(105)에 송신한다. 인쇄 서버는, 클라이언트 단말기에 송신된 등록 웹 페이지를 통해서, 클라이언트 단말기(105)로부터 송신되는 인쇄 장치(106)의 구성 정보를 수신한다. 인쇄 서버(104)는 그 구성 정보와 클라이언트 단말기의 유저의 유저 정보를 관련시킨 인쇄 장치 정보를 작성하고, 그것을 기억 매체에 관리한다.

Method and system for delivery of a greeting card

인사 카드를 선택하고 배달하는 방법은, 입수 가능한 인사 카드의 선택의 상세를 갖고, 컴퓨터 시스템으로 양 방향 데이터를 전송하는 데 적합한 센싱 장치를 이용하여 카드를 선택하도록 유저와 상호 작용하는 적어도 하나의 유저 양 방향 요소를 갖는 문서를 얻는 단계; 상기 센싱 장치를 이용하여 카드의 선택을 표시하는 단계; 상기 센싱 장치를 이용하여 메시지를 포함하는 단계; 및 상기 컴퓨터 시스템을 통하여 수령자 주소로 상기 카드를 발송하는 단계를 포함한다. The method of selecting and delivering a greeting card includes at least one user who has details of the selection of available greeting cards and that interacts with the user to select the card using a sensing device suitable for transmitting bidirectional data to a computer system. Obtaining a document having bidirectional elements; Displaying a selection of a card using the sensing device; Including a message using the sensing device; And sending the card to a recipient address via the computer system. 인사 카드, 양 방향 데이터, 컴퓨터 시스템, 센싱 장치 Computer Card, Greeting Card, Bidirectional Data, Sensing Device

Method and system for note taking

一个方法和系统，允许手工进行笔记记录与检索，由此使用被打印在纸张上的一个或者多个表格并且使用能够探测被包括在打印表格中的编码数据的一个传感器设备，一个用户能够以电子的方式捕获，管理和搜寻这个用户用手工记录在纸张上的笔记。

Method and system for delivery of a facsmile

팩시밀리 발송 방법은 양식에서 코딩된 데이터를 판독하는 센싱 장치를 사용하여 메시지를 입력하기 위하여 프린트된 양식을 제공하는 단계, 상기 코딩된 데이터와 상기 센싱 장치의 상호작용을 나타내고, 메시지가 전자적으로 컴퓨터 시스템에서 포착되게 하는 상호자용 데이터를 상기 컴퓨터 시스템에서 수신하는 단계, 및 팩시밀리 발송을 위해 지정된 수신 어드레스로 상기 메지시를 전송하는 단계를 포함한다. The method for sending a facsimile includes providing a printed form for inputting a message using a sensing device that reads coded data in the form, wherein the coded data represents an interaction of the sensing device, the message being electronically computer system. Receiving mutual data at the computer system to be captured at, and sending the message to a designated destination address for facsimile dispatch. 팩시밀리 발송, 센싱 장치, 컴퓨터 시스템 Fax machine, sensing device, computer system

Method and system for delivery of facsimile

一种用于发送传真的方法,包括:提供一种打印表格,以便使用一种适于读出在表格上的编码信息的传感装置,在其上输入一段消息;在计算机系统中,接收表示传感装置与编码数据的交互作用的交互数据,该交互数据允许在计算机系统中用电子方法捕获该消息;以及为了发送传真,将该消息发送到指定的收件人地址。

Method and system for providing information in a document

본 발명은 컨텐츠의 개별화 및 유저 응답을 허용하도록 문서에 정보를 제공하는 방법 및 시스템에 관한 것이다. 문서에 정보를 제공하는 방법은, 개별화된 유저 컨텐츠 선호물을 정하는 단계; 상기 컨텐츠 선호물에 대응하는 정보를 선택하고 포맷하는 단계; 및 응답 데이터를 컴퓨터 시스템으로 전송하기에 적합한 센싱 장치를 사용하여 상기 요소와 상호작용함으로써 유저가 문서에서의 연관된 정보에 대한 응답을 지시할 수 있게 하는 적어도 하나의 유저 양방향 요소와 함께 문서내에 상기 포맷된 정보를 프린트하는 단계를 포함한다. The present invention relates to a method and system for providing information in a document to allow for personalization of content and user response. A method of providing information in a document includes: determining personalized user content preferences; Selecting and formatting information corresponding to the content preferences; And the format in the document with at least one user interactive element that allows the user to indicate a response to the associated information in the document by interacting with the element using a sensing device suitable for transmitting response data to the computer system. Printing the collected information. 넷페이지, 프린트, 문서에 정보를 제공하는 방법, 유저 양방향 요소, 유저 응답. How to provide information on netpages, prints, documents, user interactive elements, user responses.

Network terminal authorization protocol

本发明提供一种用在一个连接有打印机、服务器和网络终端的网络中的网络终端授权协议。该协议通过服务器，根据网络终端的要求授权在打印机上打印一份文档。该协议包括以下步骤：建立，在服务器上建立一条授权记录以授权网络终端在打印机上打印；请求，在网络终端并通过打印请求来要求在打印机上打印文档；校验，用授权记录校验网络终端被授权在打印机上打印；以及，一旦校验成功，则发送文档到打印机打印。

Method and system for note taking

一个方法和系统,允许手工进行笔记记录与检索,由此使用被打印在纸张上的一个或者多个表格并且使用能够探测被包括在打印表格中的编码数据的一个传感器设备,一个用户能够以电子的方式捕获,管理和搜寻这个用户用手工记录在纸张上的笔记。

System and method for delivering a greeting card to a user

本发明提供一种用于发送传真的方法，包括：提供一份打印表格，用于利用适应于当被置于一个相对于所述表格的可操作的位置时读出所述表格上的编码数据的传感装置来在所述表格上输入消息，所述编码数据包括相对于一组预定的标称标记位置定位的多个基本上无差别的标记；在一个计算机系统中，接收表示所述传感装置和所述编码数据的交互作用的交互作用数据，所述交互作用数据使得在所述计算机系统中能够用电子方式捕获所述消息；以及把所述消息发送给指定的收件人地址，以进行传真发送。

A kind of printing data generating method, device, equipment and storage medium

本发明采用了一种打印数据生成方法、装置、设备和存储介质，客户端获取并识别图形码，获取应用界面地址和唯一识别码，从服务器中分别读取出与应用界面地址对应的应用界面和与唯一识别码对应的打印模板，并将打印模板显示在应用界面中，所述客户端获取打印信息，根据所述打印模板和打印信息生成打印数据。实现了在客户端中显示多个打印模板，并通过被选取的打印模板生成打印数据，为一台打印机实现多种打印业务提供了数据基础。

Method and system for delivery of a book

一种用于图书发行的方法,包括:在计算机系统中,对图书信息进行格式化;该信息包括至少一种用户交互元素,它令用户通过使用传感装置跟该元素进行交互,来表示对涉及该书内容的进一步的信息的请求,上述传感装置适于向计算机系统发送表示该项请求的数据;以及在与该计算机系统联网的一部打印机上打印该项信息,以便生产该书。

Network publishing authorization protocol

프린터, 서버 및 네트워크 발행물의 발행자에 접속된 네트워크에서 사용하기 위한 네트워크 발행 승인 프로토콜이 제공된다. 이 프로토콜은 프린터에서 발행물의 프린트를 승인한다. 네트워크 발행 승인 프로토콜은, 발행물을 유저에게 어드레싱하는 단계, 개인키를 사용하여 발행물을 서명하는 단계, 발행물을 프린터에 전송하는 단계, 및 개인키 서명을 검증함으로써 발행물이 프린터에서 프린트될 수 있는 것을 확인하는 단계를 포함한다. 확인은 프린터에서 또는 서버에서 이행될 수 있다. A network publication approval protocol is provided for use in a network connected to printers, servers, and publishers of network publications. This protocol allows printers to print publications. The network publishing authorization protocol verifies that the publication can be printed at the printer by addressing the publication to the user, signing the publication using the private key, sending the publication to the printer, and verifying the private key signature. It includes a step. Verification can be done at the printer or at the server. 네트워크 발행 승인 프로토콜, 개인키, 공개키, 페이지 서버 Network issue authorization protocol, private key, public key, page server

Method and system for delivery of a brochure

一种递送小册子的方法，包括：在计算机系统中格式化小册子的信息；所述信息包括至少一个用户交互式组件，通过利用传感器与所述交互式组件交互作用，所述用户交互式组件使用户能够表示出关于涉及小册子内容的更多信息的请求，所述传感器适于向计算机系统传输指出该请求的数据；和在与计算机系统联网的打印机打印所述信息，产生小册子。

Print service system and method based on webpage

본 발명은 인쇄물 발주를 요청하는 발주자와 공유하는 웹페이지를 형성하고 형성된 웹페이지를 통하여 정형화된 인쇄물 서비스를 발주하면 이를 제공받아 빠르게 주문받은 인쇄물을 제공하고 해당 웹페이지를 통하여 사전에 결제할 수 있는 웹페이지 기반의 인쇄물 서비스 시스템 및 방법에 관한 것으로서, 인쇄물 발주자에게 인쇄물을 주문할 수 있는 발주자 전용 웹페이지를 제공하고 상기 발주자 전용 웹페이지를 통한 발주를 수신하여 결제를 진행하는 서버; 상기 발주자가 사용하는 로고 및 주소를 포함하고 시안별로 배치가 구성된 인쇄물 기본 시안 형태를 상기 발주자 전용 웹페이지에 제공하는 발주자서버; 및 상기 서버에 접속하여 상기 서버에서 제공하는 발주자 전용 웹페이지를 통해 인쇄물 시안 형태에 따라 발주를 진행하고 인쇄물 시안 형태를 수정하거나 시안을 확인하고 결정하는 단말기;를 포함하여 구성되어 보다 편리한 인쇄물 주문이 가능하며 사용자의 요구에 보다 부합된 인쇄물을 제공하는 효과가 있다.

Method and system for note taking

수기형 노트 촬영 및 검색을 행할 수 있는 방법 및 시스템은, 용지 상에 프린트된 하나 이상의 양식을 이용하고 상기 프린트된 양식에 포함된 코딩된 데이터를 센싱하는 센싱 장치를 이용하여 유저에 의해 용지 상에 수기된 노트들을 유저가 전자적으로 포착, 관리 및 탐색할 수 있게 한다. A method and system capable of handwritten note taking and retrieval utilizes one or more forms printed on paper and uses a sensing device that senses coded data contained in the printed forms on the paper by the user. Allows the user to electronically capture, manage and navigate handwritten notes. 노트 촬영, 양식, 코딩된 데이터, 컴퓨터 시스템 Note-taking, form, coded data, computer system