Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090019440 | PROGRAM DETERMINING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM DETERMINING METHOD - A disclosed program determining apparatus includes a log recording unit configured to record, in response to at least one of a use request for use of a predetermined function of the image forming apparatus from a program for use in the image forming apparatus and consumption of a predetermined resource of the image forming apparatus by the program, content of said at least one of use request and consumption as log information; and a determining unit configured to determine whether said at least one of use of the predetermined function requested by the program and consumption of the predetermined resource by the program satisfies a predetermined restriction. | 01-15-2009 |
20090276826 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR ACCESS CONTROL - There is disclosed an image forming apparatus to which one or more programs can be added. The image forming apparatus includes a managing part configured to manage access authorization information set for each of groups into which the programs are categorized, a displaying part configured to display a setting screen in which access authorization setting information is set in correspondence with each of the programs, a changing part configured to change a range of access authorization granted to the programs according to access authorization change information, the access authorization change information including definitions of change information corresponding to the access authorization setting information set in the setting screen, and a determining part configured to determine whether the access authorization can be granted to the programs. | 11-05-2009 |
20100309502 | APPLICATION EXECUTING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TERMINAL EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An application executing method makes an information processing apparatus coupled to an image forming apparatus via a network to execute an application that functions in the image forming apparatus. The application executing method downloads the application from the image forming apparatus by the information processing apparatus, starts the downloaded application by the information processing apparatus, and absorbs differences in an execution environment of the application between the image forming apparatus and the information processing apparatus, by the information processing apparatus, so as to realize functions of the application in the information processing apparatus. | 12-09-2010 |
20130073719 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A disclosed information processing system includes a first apparatus including a storage unit storing types of events which occur in the first apparatus so as to be reported to an information processing apparatus via a network, and a sending unit sending, when one of the events stored in the storage unit occurs, event information of the event to the information processing apparatus; and the information processing apparatus including a delivery destination storage unit storing identification information of a second apparatus existing at a delivery destination of the event in the first apparatus, and a delivery unit sending the event information of the event to the second apparatus of which identification information is stored in the delivery destination storage unit when the event information is received by the information processing apparatus. | 03-21-2013 |
20130185605 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus has a display for an operation operated by an application program. The apparatus includes an operation screen displayer that displays an operation screen in the display. The application program is an object to be operated in the operation screen. The apparatus also includes a rule violation displayer that displays that a rule violation has occurred in the display, the rule violation occurring when a processing request from the application program exceeds a predetermined allowable range of an operation condition. A manager switches the display, by the rule violation displayer, from the operation screen to a screen showing a rule violation notice that the rule violation has occurred, in response to the processing request, if it is determined that the processing request is the rule violation based on information as to an operation authority permitted to the application program. | 07-18-2013 |
20130242331 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A disclosed information processing system includes an apparatus and an information processing apparatus including a service information memory unit storing service identification information identifying a service provided for the apparatus and program identification information for identifying a program required to be installed in the apparatus, a correspondence setup unit storing the apparatus identification information for identifying the apparatus and the service identification information upon a receipt of a usage request in which the apparatus identification information and the service identification information are designated, a communication unit requesting installation of a program related to the program identification information stored in the service information memory unit, and a program administrating unit returning the program related to the program identification information designated in the acquisition request, in response to the acquisition request for the program from the apparatus, wherein the program causes the apparatus to send information related to the apparatus. | 09-19-2013 |
20130258407 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHODS USED IN THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus in which applications can be installed is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes an application information obtaining part for obtaining application information that is used for determining whether an application is installable in the image forming apparatus. | 10-03-2013 |
20130308161 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus executing a program configured by connecting multiple modules operating exclusively with respect to each other is disclosed that includes an input part configured to receive an input of updating information of the program; a determination part configured to determine whether an operating state of the program corresponds to a time for updating specified in the updating information; and a change part configured to change the relationship of connection of the modules in accordance with the updating information if the determination part determines that the operating state of the program corresponds to the time for updating. | 11-21-2013 |
20140016165 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A system includes plural devices and an apparatus being connected to the devices via a network and including a unit storing plural screen data in association with identification data of the plural devices. Each of the plural screen data includes components associated with a process condition and destination data. A device included in the plural devices includes a unit obtaining screen data corresponding to an identification data of the device from the plural screen data, a unit displaying a screen based on the screen data, a unit inputting image data according to the process condition associated with the components selected by way of the screen, and a unit transmitting the image data and the identification data of the device to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a unit transferring the transmitted image data to a destination indicated in the destination data corresponding to the transmitted identification data. | 01-16-2014 |
20140146363 | DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A device includes an input part configured to input data, a first transmission part configured to transmit the data to a predetermined transmission destination, a second transmission part configured to transmit the data to a transmission destination different from the predetermined transmission destination, and a transmission control part configured to cause the second transmission part to transmit the data in response to receiving a request to transmit the data from the first transmission part. | 05-29-2014 |