Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100253975 | PRINT SERVER AND DATA MANAGING METHOD IN PRINT SERVER - A print server includes a first input unit receiving print data from user terminals, a distribution unit distributing the print data to individual users, a storage unit storing the print data distributed to the individual users in folders of the individual users, a second input unit receiving an access request, header information of which includes apparatus information indicating an apparatus as an access source and an authenticated user name indicating an authenticated user, a user specifying unit specifying a user on the basis of the authenticated user name included in the header information received, and an output unit outputting information, which indicates the print data stored in the folder of the user specified by the user specifying unit, to the apparatus indicated by the apparatus information if the folder of the user exists in the storage unit. | 10-07-2010 |
20100271650 | DATA PROVIDING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A data providing method comprises performing contactless communication with a mobile device brought close to the relay, selecting an appropriate workspace that is appropriate for unique information representing the status of the contactless communication with the mobile device from a plurality of workspaces that collects a plurality of information related to each task, sending information of the selected appropriate workspace to the mobile device by the contactless communication, and allowing the mobile device to access the appropriate workspace in response to an access request for the appropriate workspace from the mobile device. | 10-28-2010 |
20110102834 | PRINTING MANAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRINTING MANAGING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a printing managing apparatus includes a log memory, an allowed amount memory, a counting unit, a calculating unit, and an output unit. The log memory stores, in association with user identification information, information indicating a sheet printed by an image forming apparatus according to an instruction of a user or information indicating a sheet discarded by the user. The allowed amount memory stores allowed amounts of sheets usable by users. The counting unit counts the number of un-discarded sheets among sheets printed by a certain user stored by the log memory. The calculating unit calculates a usage ratio of sheets from the number of un-discarded sheets counted by the counting unit and the allowed amount of sheets for the user stored by the allowed amount memory. The output unit outputs information including the usage ratio of sheets calculated by the calculating unit. | 05-05-2011 |
20110102853 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an issuing unit, an image creating unit, a code creating unit, a first storage unit, and an image forming unit. The issuing unit issues identification information for each image. The image creating unit creates one image for image formation in which the plural images for which the identification information are arranged. The code creating unit creates one code image by encoding information including the plural pieces of identification information for the plural images arranged in the image for image formation. The first storage unit stores the number of times of image formation for each image arranged in the image for image formation, in association with the identification information for each image issued by the issuing unit. The image forming unit forms an image including the image for image formation and the code image on one sheet. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106753 | DOCUMENT MANAGING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a document managing system includes a communication unit, a printing unit, a reading unit, a document-management-information storing unit, a discarding-information storing unit, an informing unit, and a management-information analyzing unit. The reading unit reads a document recorded on a recording medium and acquires a document file. The document-management-information storing unit stores, together with the document file, document management information including a confidentiality level of the document. The discarding-information storing unit stores plural kinds of discarding information for discarding a plurality of the recording media each of which is different depending on the confidentiality level of the document. The management-information analyzing unit acquires the discarding information corresponding to the confidentiality level of the document read by the reading unit and informing the discarding information from the informing unit. | 05-05-2011 |
20110317197 | PRINTER SERVER TYPE PRINT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a printer server type print system includes plural digital multi-function peripherals, an information processing apparatus and a printer server. The information processing apparatus includes a display unit, an input unit and a first control unit. The display unit is configured to display information of the plural digital multi-function peripherals. The input unit is configured to accept setting of at least one digital multi-function peripheral allowed for outputting among the plural digital multi-function peripherals. The first control unit is configured to transmit a print job including information of the digital multi-function peripheral allowed for outputting. The printer server includes a memory and a second control unit. The second control unit is configured to manage the print job stored in the memory. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317199 | PRINTER SERVER-TYPE PRINTING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a printer server-type printing system includes a printer server and a digital multifunction device. The printer server includes a first communication unit, a first control unit, and a memory. The first control unit determines whether or not an SSL is used for one or more print jobs received from an information processor through the first communication unit. When the SSL is used, the memory sets the print jobs as an SSL print jobs, and when the SSL is not used, the memory sets the print jobs as a normal print jobs. The digital multifunction device includes a second communication unit, an input unit, and a second control unit. The input unit receives an input of one or more a target print jobs. The second control unit requests the target print jobs input in the input unit to the printer server through the second communication unit. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317214 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING IMAGE FORMING DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a storage unit, a communication unit, and a controller. The storage unit stores print jobs received from an external apparatus. The communication unit transmits the print job stored in the storage unit, in response to a print request for the print job from any image forming apparatus, to the image forming apparatus which is a print request source. The controller changes the print job of which a storage limit expires among the print jobs stored in the storage unit into a deleted print job so as to have a temporary storage limit. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317215 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING PRINT DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a reception unit, a storage unit, a list sending unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives print data designating a user who is able to execute printing. The storage unit stores the print data received by the reception unit. The list sending unit sends a list of the print data, which the user who is an operator of an image forming apparatus is able to execute, to the image forming apparatus. The transmission unit transmits the print data selected from the list of the print data sent by the list sending unit to the image forming apparatus. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317220 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a storage unit, a transfer unit, and a management unit. The storage unit stores user identification information and an extension condition with information indicating a print job. If the transfer unit receives an inquiry of a print job including user information from an image forming apparatus, the transfer unit transfers the print job corresponding to the user information included in the inquiry to the image forming apparatus as the inquiry sending source from among the print jobs stored in the storage unit. The management unit deletes a print job, to which an extension condition was added, from among the print jobs stored in the storage unit after the elapse time from the print job receiving time point exceeds the preservation period and the extension condition is then further exceeded. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317227 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a scanner, a setting unit, and a control unit. The scanner is configured to read a document. The setting unit is configured to receive an instruction to append a display image to a signature field of a PDF. The control unit is configured to generate the PDF by appending the display image to the signature field, for the document. | 12-29-2011 |
20130185356 | CONFERENCE SUPPORTING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a conference supporting system includes: a material-data managing section configured to manage conference material data; a material-data distributing section configured to distribute material data of the material-data managing section according to a distribution request; information terminal sections configured to receive the material data through communication with the material-data distributing section and transmit rendering data generated by participants; and an additional-data managing section configured to manage, as additional data, the rendering data transmitted from the information terminal sections, distribute, to another information terminal section, rendering data transmitted from a specific information terminal section, and determine the distribution of the rendering data according to an instruction to continuously display or not to continuously display the rendering data. | 07-18-2013 |
20130188219 | PRINT SYSTEM AND PRINT SERVER - According to one embodiment, a print system includes a client computer connected to a network and configured to generate a document as a print job, a print server connected to the network and configured to store, as an updated print job, the document generated by the client computer and additional information added to the document, a viewing terminal connected to the network and used to view the document stored in the print server and add information to the document, and a printer configured to print the document together with the added information according to a printing instruction. | 07-25-2013 |
20140092434 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING PRINT DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a reception unit, a storage unit, a list sending unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives print data designating a user who is able to execute printing. The storage unit stores the print data received by the reception unit. The list sending unit sends a list of the print data, which the user who is an operator of an image forming apparatus is able to execute, to the image forming apparatus. The transmission unit transmits the print data selected from the list of the print data sent by the list sending unit to the image forming apparatus. | 04-03-2014 |
20140244754 | DATA MANAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADDING DATA TO PLURAL TERMINAL DEVICES AND DATA MANAGING PROGRAM - A data managing device manages data created in a plurality of terminal devices connected through a network. The data managing device includes a drawing storage unit configured to store added drawing data when the drawing data is added by a first terminal device, and a controller configured to control the drawing storage unit and communicate with the plurality of terminal devices so that the added drawing data is displayed on at least one of the plurality of terminal devices other than the first terminal device if the first terminal device had presenter authority when the drawing data is added. | 08-28-2014 |
20140285847 | SERVER APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING IMAGE FORMING DATA - According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a storage unit, a communication unit, and a controller. The storage unit stores print jobs received from an external apparatus. The communication unit transmits the print job stored in the storage unit, in response to a print request for the print job from any image forming apparatus, to the image forming apparatus which is a print request source. The controller changes the print job of which a storage limit expires among the print jobs stored in the storage unit into a deleted print job so as to have a temporary storage limit. | 09-25-2014 |