An information processing apparatus and a method of controlling the information processing apparatus are provided. The information processing apparatus is operable to install and execute an application for providing an extended function, obtains, from a server, a containerized application linked to a logged-in user or designated by a user and stores the obtained application in a storage. The apparatus weights the application stored in the storage in accordance with a characteristic or a usage state of the application and deletes an application stored in the storage based on the weighting in accordance with a logout of the user.

A printing apparatus comprises: a print portion configured to perform printing on a print medium drawn from a rolled medium; and a print controller configured to cause the print portion to print status information in response to an instruction to print the status information. The print controller is configured to cause the print portion to print first status information, which is part of the status information, cause the print portion to print at least one of selection items corresponding to pieces of status information, and cause, when at least one printed selection item is selected, the print portion to print second status information corresponding to the selected selection item.

A printing system includes a printing device and a data processing server. The printing device includes a first controller. The data processing server includes a second controller. The first controller acquires a print job from an external device and transmits the print job to the server. The second controller receives the print job and stores the print job in a server memory. The first controller receives designation of the print job subject to printing and transmits a print request for printing the print job subject to printing to the server. After a fee payment approval to approve a payment for execution of the designated print job is transmitted, the second controller transmits to the printing device the print job. The first controller receives the print job and performs printing the print job on a print medium by controlling a printing member.

The invention relates to a server for sending and receiving data, in particular for an order control of production orders, wherein the server is adapted to establish a data connection with a plurality of order computers arranged distanced from the server at an orderer location and to receive an order data package containing geometric anatomy information, in particular about a digital dental impression of a patient and address information about the order computer, from each one of these order computers.

A control unit is configured to perform second control for stopping operation in a predetermined mode based on a second time shorter than a first time, the second time having elapsed with connection setting not made since the operation in the predetermined mode by a communication apparatus was started in a case where the communication apparatus is operating in the predetermined mode and the predetermined processing is completed.

A system and method for tracking multifunction peripheral device user satisfaction captures user images and audio during device operation. User characteristics such as gestures, posture, spoke words or facial expressions are used in conjunction with device status information to determine whether the user is satisfied with the device. If not, remedial action is initiated, such as launching a virtual assistant on the multifunction peripheral touchscreen or summoning of a human assistant.

An example system may include a plurality of print devices, a supply attachment, and a device remote to the plurality of print devices. The plurality of print devices may receive the supply attachment. The device remote to the plurality of print devices may receive signals via the supply attachment that are indicative of print device information data from the plurality of print devices.

A printing apparatus determines, upon receiving information from a server that printing of a print job acquired from the server should be cancelled after the start of print processing of the print job, whether the cancellation should be accepted. If it is determined the cancellation should be accepted, execution of the print processing is cancelled and terminated and the server is notified, and if it is determined the cancellation should not be accepted, the server is notified of an execution result indicating that output of the print job has been completed. The printing apparatus further notifies the server of the execution result indicating that output of the print job has been completed when the printing of the print job has been successfully completed before cancellation and termination of the execution of the print processing, even in a case where it is determined that the cancellation should be accepted.

An information processing apparatus, which is communicable with a printing device, includes a control device configured to: receive an obtainment application of paid authority information guaranteeing a paid guaranteed printing amount by a purchasing user; add a value of the paid guaranteed printing amount relating to the corresponding paid authority information to a value of an allowable printing amount for the printing device; associate free authority information guaranteeing a free guaranteed printing amount corresponding to the paid guaranteed printing amount with identification information of the printing device; receive a utilization application of the free authority information associated with the identification information of the printing device; and add a value of a utilized printing amount within the free guaranteed printing amount corresponding to the free authority information to the value of the allowable printing amount.

An image forming apparatus transmits job histories that satisfy monitoring conditions to a storage service and stores job histories that do not satisfy the conditions in an information processing apparatus. When a job execution user is added to the monitoring conditions, the job history information corresponding to the added job execution user among the job histories stored in the information processing apparatus is transmitted to the storage service. The storage service manages the job history that satisfies the monitoring condition received from the image forming apparatus and notifies the administrator. When the job history information that does not meet the monitoring conditions is received, the information is notified to the administrator.