Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a first device having first circuitry and a printer and/or a scanner, and a second device to operate the first device, the second device including second circuitry to install, on a memory of the second device, one or more applications for executing image processing using the printer or the scanner. When determining that a current time is equal to an update time set within an update time range defined by a user, the second circuitry acquires, from a server via the first device and a network, update target application information indicating a target application among the one or more applications installed in the second device. requests, to the server via the first device, downloading of the target application, acquires the target application from the server via the first device, and installs the acquired target application in the second device.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes a screen information request receiver, an application identification information specifying unit, a screen information transmitter. The screen information request receiver receives, from a device, a screen information request used to request screen information for providing an application. The screen information includes at least dealer information representing a dealer that sells the device. The application identification information specifying unit specifies application identification information corresponding to the dealer information included in the screen information request based on application correspondence relation information representing a correspondence relation between the dealer information and the application identification information identifying an application available to the device. The screen information transmitter transmits, to the device, the screen information for providing the application identified by the application identification information specified by the application identification information specifying unit as a response to the screen information request received by the screen information request receiver.
Abstract:
A computer-implemented method executes instructions for receiving or retrieving image files. A first image file corresponds to both a scaling article image having one or more known dimension(s) and to a target article image submitted by a consumer or a vendor. Contours are determined for each article image to obtain one or more pixel dimension(s) for each article image. The pixel dimension(s) for the scaling article image are related to its known dimension(s) to obtain scaled pixel dimensions for the target article image. A consumer profile is generated which includes at least one of a set of curves that represent the determined contours and a set of control points, measure lines and control lines to represent the measurement of the reference article. Access to the profile facilitates creation of new articles for the consumer and/or assessment of how an article having a similarly derived profile will fit.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network. The image forming apparatus transmits setting information contained in a setting screen to the information processing apparatus and receives customized setting information generated by the information processing apparatus based on the setting information, whereby the setting screen is customized by the customized setting information.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores combination information relevant to combinations of different types of first programs that can be installed in a device, the combination information including memory consumption amounts of the combinations; a receiving unit that receives an install target first program and device information relevant to the device; and a determining unit that determines validity of installing the install target first program in the device by determining, by referring to the combination information, a predicted memory consumption amount corresponding to a first combination including the install target first program and an existing first program that is installed in the device and indicated in the device information, and by comparing the predicted memory consumption amount with a device memory consumption amount of the device indicated in the device information.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute determining an authentication method that is available for use for login, based on both a setting of the authentication method for login that is acquired via a network and the setting of the authentication method for login that is set in the image forming apparatus; and displaying, on the image forming apparatus, a login screen corresponding to the authentication method that is available for use.
Abstract:
An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus, a first server, and one or more second servers configured to manage authority to use different applications. The information processing apparatus includes: a first request information transmitter configured to transmit first request information containing application identifying information that identifies an already-installed application, to the first server; a server specifying information receiver configured to receive server specifying information from the first server as a response to the first request information; a second request information transmitter configured to transmit second request information containing the use authority authentication information corresponding to the already-installed application to a second server that is specified by the server specifying information; a use authority information receiver configured to receive the use authority information from the second server as a response to the second request information.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes a screen information request receiver, an application identification information specifying unit, a screen information transmitter. The screen information request receiver receives, from a device, a screen information request used to request screen information for providing an application. The screen information includes at least dealer information representing a dealer that sells the device. The application identification information specifying unit specifies application identification information corresponding to the dealer information included in the screen information request based on application correspondence relation information representing a correspondence relation between the dealer information and the application identification information identifying an application available to the device. The screen information transmitter transmits, to the device, the screen information for providing the application identified by the application identification information specified by the application identification information specifying unit as a response to the screen information request received by the screen information request receiver.
Abstract:
An information processing system includes an information processing apparatus and a server. A acquisition unit of the apparatus acquires a first screen. A display unit of the apparatus displays the first screen. When a button to which an instruction is attached is pressed, a determination request information transmission unit of the apparatus transmits, to the server, determination request information requesting a validity determination to determine whether the application associated with the instruction can be used in the information processing apparatus. A reception unit of the apparatus receives, from the server, determination result information. When the determination result information indicates that the application associated with the instruction cannot be used, a first control unit of the apparatus performs control to update firmware. A determining unit of the server performs the validity determination. A determination result information transmission unit of the server transmits the determination result information to the information processing apparatus.
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores combination information relevant to combinations of different types of first programs that can be installed in a device, the combination information including memory consumption amounts of the combinations; a receiving unit that receives an install target first program and device information relevant to the device; and a determining unit that determines validity of installing the install target first program in the device by determining, by referring to the combination information, a predicted memory consumption amount corresponding to a first combination including the install target first program and an existing first program that is installed in the device and indicated in the device information, and by comparing the predicted memory consumption amount with a device memory consumption amount of the device indicated in the device information.