According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an image forming apparatus comprises an installing unit configured to install an application in the image forming apparatus, the application holding sheet setting information for a predetermined sheet; and a providing unit configured to provide sheet setting information held by the installed application for a printer driver connected to the image forming apparatus.

An image processing device includes a processor configured to: generate, for each request, different device identification information according to the request; and register a virtual image processing device virtually indicating the virtual image processing device for each of the generated device identification information with respect to a server for an image processing service running on a network, the server being connected over the network to the image processing device to be used in the image processing service.

A control method implemented in an information processing apparatus by at least one processor that executes print control software, the control method includes registering, in a print control software, a print queue in which first identification information is set, determining whether a device in which the first identification information is set is present on a network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, in a case where the print queue in which the first identification information is set is registered in the print control software, and changing identification information of the print queue registered in the print control software from the first identification information to second identification information different from the first identification information, in a case where a device in which the first identification information is set is determined to be present on the network.

A virtual calibration system uses a reference printing device to add new printing devices and perform verification operations. The reference printing device is defined using color printing resources from an initial printing device. Policies define environmental specification information regarding the operating conditions for a printing device in the system. When a new printing device is added, the new printing device performs a match calibration using the color printing resources provided by the reference printing device. If the match calibration is acceptable, then the new printing device is added to the virtual calibration system. The reference printing device also instructs the printing devices to perform quality checks and to provide environmental information. Using the environmental information, the reference printing device determines if an issue is impacting color printing that is not related to the color printing capabilities of the printing device.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire apparatus identification information of an image forming apparatus located within a predetermined distance from the information processing apparatus; and transmit to a predetermined destination for a printing service the apparatus identification information that has been acquired and positional information indicating a position of the information processing apparatus after associating the positional information with the apparatus identification information. The image forming apparatus is controlled as a virtual printer corresponding to the image forming apparatus by a server for the printing service, and the server is connected to the image forming apparatus by using a network.

Provided is an image forming system including a determination processing portion and a sharing control portion. The determination processing portion determines share rates of an image forming job for each of a plurality of image forming apparatuses based on a startable timing at which a new job can be started by each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. The sharing control portion causes the plurality of image forming apparatuses to share the image forming job based on the share rates of the image forming job determined in the determination processing portion.

The present disclosure is directed to providing mechanisms, devices, systems, and methods for registering information about services of a management system and a print system in the management system and the print system based on a registration request for the management system from a client terminal.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to display, on a display, a character string for identifying an apparatus that is connectable and an image showing the apparatus and a location at which the apparatus is installed.

A first printer may include a controller configured to: in a case where a first predetermined operation is accepted in a state where second printer identification information and specific service-related information are stored in association with each other in the server, cause the display unit to display a notification screen that prompts a second predetermined operation, the second predetermined operation being for changing a printer used for the service from a second printer to the first printer; and in a case where the second predetermined operation is accepted, send a printer changing request including first printer identification information to the server. In a case where the printer changing request is sent to the server, the first printer identification information is stored, instead of the second printer identification information, in association with the specific service-related information in the server.

An information processing system includes: a device configured to provide a service to a user by an application installed in the device; and an information processing apparatus configured to specify at least one of an application to be installed in the device, an application to be deleted from the device, and an application to be updated in the device according to information of the application installed in the device and a service contract situation of the user.