An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to in a case of executing printing with print settings using a predetermined function, receive, from an image forming apparatus within a predetermined first distance, information on a function executable by an image forming apparatus different from the image forming apparatus within the first distance, the information on the function being stored in the image forming apparatus within the first distance, and store the information on the function, and notify of an image forming apparatus capable of printing with the print settings, based on the information on the function.

A printing system includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses capable of mutually communicating with a portable terminal device and a client terminal device. The client terminal device generates a print job that includes print data and job information. The portable terminal device stores job information transmitted from the client terminal device. The image forming apparatus acquires the job information from the portable terminal device, acquires the print data corresponding to the job information from the client terminal device, and execute image output the print data.

An embedded digital front end (DFE) of a printing device receives print jobs of documents from client devices. The print jobs are placed in a job queue within the DFE. Along with a received print job, the DFE also receives a graphic file corresponding to the print job. The graphic file is stored in a data storage on the DFE. The DFE provides the graphic file to a user interface connected to the DFE, to represent the print job. The user interface allows modifications be made to the job queue using the graphic files for the print jobs. Further, a client device connects to the user interface to modify the print order within the job queue.

An information processing apparatus communicating with a server system capable of converting received print data into print data conforming to a print apparatus used for printing the received print data and transmits the converted print data to the printing apparatus, the information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate print data conforming to the print apparatus used for printing, a transmission unit configured to transmit the print data generated by the generation unit to the server system, and an instruction unit configured to instruct the server system to transmit the received print data to the print apparatus without converting the received print data.

An information processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit that acquires setting information for performing a setting of a network of the apparatus, and first environment information of the network from an external management apparatus, through a communication line; a setting unit that performs the setting of the network using the setting information acquired by the first acquisition unit; a second acquisition unit that acquires second environment information of the network after execution of the setting by the setting unit; and a notification unit that notifies that the network to which the apparatus is connected is incorrect, in a case where the first environment information and the second environment information do not match.

A system includes a server and a printing apparatus. The server manages a first printing content and a second printing content as a predetermined printing target. When an instruction user issues a speech instruction for printing the predetermined printing target to an audio control device as an n-th speech print instruction, the server selects the first printing content associated with the predetermined printing target.

In a system in which communication between an information processing apparatus and a printing apparatus is possible, the information processing apparatus detects that communication with the printing apparatus has become possible and, in response to detection that such communication has become possible, generates print data based upon data that the information processing apparatus is displaying on a display unit connected to or built in the information processing apparatus, and transfers the generated print data to the printing apparatus. The printing apparatus prints the data received from the information processing apparatus.

An information processing apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire resource information concerning a remaining amount of a consumable from an image output apparatus; a generation unit configured to generate notification information indicating a quantity or amount of the consumable based on the resource information acquired from the image output apparatus; and a notification unit configured to make a notification of the notification information generated by the generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires the resource information of a plurality of types of consumables from each of a first image output apparatus and a second image output apparatus. The generation unit generates the corresponding notification information for each of the plurality of types based on the acquired resource information. The notification unit makes a notification of the notification information for each of the plurality of types.

An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller. The printing device is configured to print on a printing medium. The controller is configured to perform a service provision process for providing a service utilizing a printing device. The controller is configured to perform the service provision process using individual information of the printing device and contract identification information associated with both the individual information and service information related to provision of the service. The service provision process includes: (a) registering a user in association with contract identification information associated with individual information of a first printing device; and (b) when the first printing device is replaced with a second printing device and the provision of the service is continued utilizing the second printing device, associating individual information of the second printing device with the contract identification information associated with the user registered in the (a) registering.

A memory circuit for a print component including a plurality of I/O pads, including an analog pad, to connect to a plurality of signal paths which communicate operating signals to the print component. The memory circuit includes a controllable selector connected in line with one of the signal paths via the I/O pads, the selector controllable to disconnect the corresponding signal path to the print component, and a memory component to store memory values associated with the print component. A control circuit, in response to a sequence of operating signals received by the I/O pads representing a memory read, to operate the controllable selector to disconnect the signal path to the print component to block the memory read of the print component, and provide an analog signal to the analog pad to provide an analog electrical value at the analog pad representing stored memory values selected by the memory read.