An image processing apparatus includes a storage that stores a setting value pertaining to execution of a job, a job executor that can execute the job based on the setting value, and a controller that controls the job executor on a basis of the setting value read from the storage. When reading the setting value, if a specific setting value is changed from an initial value, the controller restricts application of the specific setting value.

A printing device is provided. The printing device includes: an attachment/detachment unit which an option is attachable to and detachable from; a communication unit notifying an external management device of installation of the option, using encrypted communication; and a management unit managing whether a function using the option is available or not, in response to a permission report that the option is available or a no-permission report that the option is unavailable, from the management device.

A printing apparatus includes a data reception unit configured to receive print data and authentication information from an information processing apparatus outside the printing apparatus, an input reception unit configured to receive input of the authentication information from a user, a printing unit configured to perform printing based on the print data; and a control unit configured to control a cut unit configured to cut a print medium. The printing unit performs predetermined printing based on the print data, based on received authentication information and the input authentication information. The control unit causes the cut unit to cut the print medium including a portion where the predetermined printing has been performed, based on received authentication information and the authentication information input after start of the predetermined printing.

A printing apparatus includes one or more memories, and one or more processors that execute a set of instructions to transmit information for identifying print data to a different printing apparatus, receive a print request including print data, store the print data included in the received print request in the memories, and print data, wherein, in a case where the received print request is a print request transmitted from the different printing apparatus, the print data included in the received print request is printed without being stored in the memories.

A system for performing multifunction device session management includes a multifunction device and a computer-readable storage medium that includes one or more programming instructions. The one or more programming instructions cause the multifunction device to detect by one or more sensors of the multifunction device an indication that a session is to be initiated, in response to detecting the indication that the session is to be initiated, initiate the session, retrieve a device policy associated with the multifunction device from a data store associated with the multifunction device, identify a condition from the device policy, monitor for the occurrence of one or more triggers during the session, wherein each trigger is associated with the identified condition in the device policy, and in response to detecting that one or more of the triggers have occurred at the multifunction device, perform one or more actions pertaining to completion of the session.

An image forming apparatus generates embedded information for uniquely identifying a page, for each page of a document, prints the document while embedding the embedded information into the document, and registers a set of pieces of the embedded information in a blockchain service. The image forming apparatus thereby verifies whether the printed product is a correct printed product.

Provided is an image forming system that can obtain similar output results. The job generation unit generates a job and adds a command including a document acquisition destination to the job. The job transmission unit sends a job to which a command is added. The job acquisition unit acquires the job from the terminal. The command analysis unit analyzes the commands included in the acquired job. The document acquisition unit acquires a document from the acquisition destination according to the analyzed command. The rendering unit renders the acquired document and generates output data. The output transmission unit transmits the rendered output data. The output data acquisition unit acquires the output data. The image forming unit forms an image of the output data.

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 image forming apparatus includes a usage frequency determining unit and a security level managing unit. The usage frequency determining unit is configured to determine usage frequencies of respective time zones on the basis of an access log of users to this image forming apparatus. The security level managing unit is configured to determine security levels of the respective time zones on the basis of the usage frequencies, and automatically set the determined security level of each of the time zones when the time zone comes. Further, the security level managing unit sets the higher security level for the lower usage frequency.

A certified application is installed onto a content creation device and a mobile certified application is installed onto a mobile device, the applications establish first and second trust relationships with the cloud service. The certified application and mobile certified application establish the third trust relationship via a proximity network. The mobile certified application generates a first ephemeral key pair having a private part. The certified application generates a second ephemeral key pair having a private part. The mobile certified application requests a service from the content creation device involving the transfer of data between the content creation device and the cloud service. The data is protected by at least one of the first and second ephemeral key pairs in response to invocation of the service. The service results in the data being stored at the cloud service and/or rendered at the content creation device.