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Verification system, information processing apparatus, and control methods thereof
11556285 · 2023-01-17 · ·

A verification system includes a printer which prints image on a recording sheet, a reader which reads an image printed on the recording sheet, and controllers to set a first print setting via a setting screen, cause the printer to print an image based on the set first print setting, cause the reader to read the printed image, and register the read image as a correct image. The controllers also set a second print setting via the setting screen, cause the printer to print an verification target image based on the set second print setting, cause the reader to read the printed verification target image, and verify the read image using the registered correct image, and control the setting screen for the second print setting so that a predetermined print setting included in the first print setting cannot be edited on the setting screen for the second print setting.

PRINTING SYSTEM, SERVER, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20230214159 · 2023-07-06 ·

A control unit is provided that is configured to execute predetermined control processing to prevent printing previously executed by a first printing unit from being executed by a second printing unit, the printing being based on at least one of one or more print jobs received from a server system.

Recording material transport system, recording material transport apparatus, and image forming apparatus with stopped transport notification
11693607 · 2023-07-04 · ·

A recording material transport system includes a first transport apparatus including a transport unit that transports a recording material and a notification unit that notifies a user about how to deal with a recording material whose transport has been stopped; and a second transport apparatus including a transport unit that transports a recording material transported from the first transport apparatus and a notification unit that notifies the user about how to deal with a recording material whose transport has been stopped, wherein in a case where a recording material has stopped in both of the first and second transport apparatus, the notification unit of the first transport apparatus notifies the user about how to deal with the recording material in the first transport apparatus, and the notification unit of the second transport apparatus notifies the user about how to deal with the recording material in the second transport apparatus.

Printing apparatus and method of controlling printing apparatus
11693613 · 2023-07-04 · ·

A printing apparatus includes a communication section configured to perform wireless communication with a first external device using a first communication mode and with a second external device using a second communication mode, a printing section, a storage section configured to store first communication setting information, second communication setting information related, and print setting information, a detector configured to detect a predetermined input, and a controller. The controller determines a predetermined error state, generates, when the detector detects the predetermined input, based on the second communication setting information, symbol image information, and controls the printing section to print the symbol image information. The controller controls the communication section to perform, based on the second communication setting information, to communicate with the second external device and to transmit, when a request from the second external device is received, the first communication setting information and the print setting information.

Electronic apparatus for performing self-repair and reboot for wireless connection and communication control method for performing self-repair and reboot for wireless connection
11546960 · 2023-01-03 · ·

An electronic apparatus includes: a wireless communication unit wirelessly communicating with an external access point; and a processing unit performing communication control for the wireless communication unit. The processing unit performs uninstallation of driver software causing the wireless communication unit to operate and installation of the driver software after the uninstallation, as a self-repair and reboot, when there is an error in wireless connection with the external access point.

STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
20220417373 · 2022-12-29 ·

A method for an information processing apparatus, the method including firstly acquiring information regarding a communication apparatus configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus, secondly acquiring notification information created by a management server configured to communicate with the information processing apparatus, executing a first determination process for determining whether the acquired information regarding the communication apparatus satisfies an output condition corresponding to information included in the acquired notification information, and in response to determining in the first determination process that the information regarding the communication apparatus satisfies the output condition, outputting a notification based on the notification information.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM

An image forming apparatus includes a recording medium accommodation portion that accommodates a recording medium, a storage portion that stores information about the recording medium that is accommodated in the recording medium accommodation portion and previously printed, a sensing portion that senses opening and closing of the recording medium accommodation portion, a comparison portion that compares currently set setting information about the recording medium with the information about the recording medium stored in the storage portion on a condition that the sensing portion senses that the recording medium accommodation portion is not open between previous printing and current printing, and an output portion that outputs a comparison result of the comparison portion.

Process display system, display terminal, process management apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium

A process display system includes a display terminal including a first processor and a process management system that includes a second processor and that communicates with the display terminal. The first processor or the second processor performs control of whether to update display of process information regarding a process. The process information is displayed by the display terminal. The control is performed on a basis of a change level of the process information on the display terminal.

Printing apparatus and control method for determining a print order of images on sheets based on a binding setting
11528373 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A printing apparatus capable of conveying sheets to a sheet processing apparatus and to control the type of a sheet to be used as a cover sheet in a case where a book bound product is generated by switching back sheets each having an image printed, inverting the sheets and folding the inverted sheets, and to notify an error to a user based on the type of a sheet to be used as the cover sheet in a case where printing an image on the cover sheet is designated.

Information control apparatus, print system, and non-transitory computer readable medium

An information control apparatus controls a printer device. The printer device outputs a sheet which is fed from a sheet feeder and which is printed and loads the printed sheet in a loader in accordance with a print instruction. The information control apparatus includes a controller. In a case in which the printer device outputs a check sheet while the print instruction is being executed, the controller performs control so that the sheet feeder will feed, as a sheet to be used as the check sheet, a sheet which will protrude from other sheets when being loaded in the loader.