G06F3/1224

SYSTEM AND METHOD
20220417371 · 2022-12-29 ·

Provided is a system including: a printing apparatus; an information processing apparatus; and a server system. The printing apparatus outputs identification information on the printing apparatus. The information processing apparatus transmits the identification information obtained from the printing apparatus based on acceptance of an instruction for receiving a first service, and performs display control of the information processing apparatus. The server system executes processing for confirmation as to whether or not the printing apparatus identified by the identification information transmitted from the information processing apparatus is registered for a second service, and provides data for displaying an item for the second service in a case where the printing apparatus is not registered for the second service. The information processing apparatus displays an item for registering the printing apparatus for the second service on a display unit of the information processing apparatus based on the provided data.

COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, ADMINISTRATION METHOD, AND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM
20220413777 · 2022-12-29 · ·

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an administration system, is provided. The administration system has a client device, an administration device including the computer, a device configured to operate based on commands from the client device, and a storage configured to store a plurality of units of user information concerning a user of the client device. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to acquire device designating information being a designated one of units of device information set to the device from the device, acquire user designating information being a designated one of the units of user information set to the user from the storage, and reflect the acquired device designating information and the acquired user designating information in a distributing file to be delivered to the client device of the user.

CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVER SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20220413782 · 2022-12-29 ·

A control system includes a control target device communicable with an information terminal and a server system. The server system includes an issue unit issuing a registration code in accordance with an input format of the information terminal in response to an issue request of a registration code from the control target device and a reply unit replying the registration code to the control target device. The control target device presents the replied registration code. If the presented registration code is inputted to the information terminal, information including the inputted registration code and an ID of the information terminal is transmitted to the server system. If the registration code transmitted from the information terminal and an input format thereof coincide with the registration code issued from the issue unit and an input format thereof, the server system performs registration processing for associating the information terminal with the control target device.

Information processing apparatus, method therewith and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

An information processing apparatus includes a section that detects posts of an output instruction and an output target from a user in a chat room, a registration section that registers the output target as an output target corresponding to the user or the chat room, in a case where identification information of an output device is not registered for the user or the chat room when the post of the output target is detected, and a control section that performs control of inputting a post of requesting registration of the output device from the user into the chat room in a case where the identification information of the output device is not registered for the user or the chat room when the post of the output instruction is detected.

Information processing apparatus and control method of the same
11528762 · 2022-12-13 · ·

In a case where predetermined information is acquired by a first program using a first method, control is performed such that processing that is based on the predetermined information is executed by a second program based on an activation of the second program. In a case where the predetermined information is acquired by the first program using a second method, control is performed such that the processing that is based on the predetermined information is not executed by the second program even if the second program is activated.

Image forming apparatus, control method, and storage medium, cooperating with blockchain service to verify a printed product
11595543 · 2023-02-28 · ·

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.

Communication system, server system, and communication apparatus, relating to permission to execute a newly added function
11588944 · 2023-02-21 · ·

Provided is an acquisition unit configured to, in a case where a predetermined function is newly added as a function related to a communication apparatus and of which execution is instructed with a voice input to a voice control device, after an input from the user who permits the execution of the at least one function is performed. The acquisition unit acquires information that is based on a predetermined voice input that indicates whether to permit the execution of the predetermined function and that has been received by voice from the user by the voice control device.

Information processing apparatus that displays a list of image output apparatuses based on status information concerning functionality and communication state, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
11586398 · 2023-02-21 · ·

An information processing apparatus communicable with an image output apparatus, comprises: a storage unit configured to store first status information concerning whether it is possible to execute a function in the image output apparatus, which is acquired from the image output apparatus; and a display unit configured to display a list of image output apparatuses as management targets based on the first status information stored in the storage unit and second status information concerning a communication state between the information processing apparatus and the image output apparatus. If a condition based on the first status information and the second status information is satisfied, the display unit displays, as a candidate to be deleted from the management targets, an image output apparatus corresponding to the first status information and the second status information.

Printing control apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
11586405 · 2023-02-21 · ·

A printing control apparatus includes a processor configured to obtain plural pieces of data posted in a group in a messaging service, and perform control in such a way as to print a certain one of the plural pieces of data according to a certain member of the group.

Image processing device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for image processing device
11586400 · 2023-02-21 · ·

An image processing device may include a controller configured to, in a case where a disabling instruction to cause a service state to shift to a disabled state is obtained under a situation where the service state is an enabled state, shift the service state from the enabled state to the disabled state, and in the case where the disabling instruction is obtained under the situation where the service state is the enabled state, send an acceptance stop instruction to a server. The acceptance stop instruction may be an instruction to cause the server to stop acceptance of a job sending request.