An image forming apparatus includes a housing having a first section and a second section opposite to the first section in a particular direction, a print engine, a user interface disposed at the first section, a controller. and a memory interface having a plurality of ports including a first port disposed at the first section and a second port disposed at the second section.

Systems and methods are provided for event detection. One embodiment includes an interface that acquires logs, and a controller that is able to identify events recited in the logs, to include the events within a list sorted based on at least one of start times or end times indicated by the timing data, and to determine a longest duration of the events. The controller receives a requested time, calculates a prior time separated by the longest duration from the requested time, and processes the list by: identifying a first index of the list for a first event in time having a start time on or after the prior time, and identifying a last index of the list for a last event in time having a start time on or before the requested time. The controller generates a set of events bounded by the first index and the last index.

A multilayered printed matter includes a group of print layers formed on a medium. The group of layers include a front layer and a back layer on which patterns are printed, a white layer, and a black layer. The white layer is interposed between the front layer and the back layer to conceal the back layer to be invisible from the side of the front layer. The white layer reflects incident light from the side of the front layer to allow the front layer to be visible from the side of the front layer. The black layer is interposed between the white layer and the back layer to conceal the back layer to be invisible from the side of the front layer. In comparison between the black layer and the white layer that are equal in thickness, the black layer exerts a higher light blocking effect than the white layer.

An electronic apparatus includes: a first acceptor that accepts a first login; a second acceptor that accepts a second login; and an execution section. When the first login is a success, the execution section causes the electronic apparatus to perform a predetermined function only once without a user's operation. When the second login is a success, the execution section causes the electronic apparatus to perform a function in accordance with a user's operation.

A post-processing device includes: multiple types of post-processing modules that are disposed at predetermined installation positions within the post-processing device and each execute post-processing to an output sheet on which an image is formed; and a controller that (i) detects the post-processing modules at the installation positions and (ii) determines and controls adjustment contents of the post-processing modules based on a detection result.

A printing apparatus includes a connector configured to receive supply of first power from outside, a switch circuit configured to supply the first power to a regulator, a latch circuit configured to control the switch circuit, a power switch configured to hold the latch circuit in a predetermined state, a controller configured to hold the latch circuit in the predetermined state and to detect an operation of the power switch, and a storage configured to store setting information. In response to supply of the first power to the connector, the latch circuit is configured to, when supplied with the first power and when the predetermined state is a first state, switch on the switch circuit to supply the first power to the regulator. The regulator is configured to generate second power based on the supplied first power and to supply the second power to the controller and the storage. The controller is configured to, when the setting information in the storage is valid, maintain the latch circuit in the first state without performing detection of the operation of the power switch.

An image processing apparatus includes a job executer that executes a job related to image processing, based on a setting history, a setter that sets prohibition on use of the setting history, a display that displays the setting histories including a setting history on which the prohibition is set, and a controller that controls execution of a job, based on the displayed. setting histories, and, in executing the job based on the setting history, the controller determines whether to restrict execution of the job, based on a result of determination on whether the setting history is the setting history on which the prohibition is set.

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion that forms an image on a recording medium, a display portion that displays information regarding image forming with the image forming portion, a memory storing instructions, and a controller, which executes the instructions, that detects a position of an instruction portion in contact with a surface of the display portion and generate first input information indicating the detected position of the instruction portion, and detects a position of the instruction portion at a location a predetermined distance away from the surface in a direction orthogonal to the surface and generate second input information indicating the detected position, and transitions the image forming apparatus into a first input mode for generating the first input information without generating the second input information and transition the image into a second input mode for generating the second input information without generating the first input information.

A control device includes: a receiving unit that receives a request for processing; a determination unit that determines a processing apparatus to be moved from among a plurality of processing apparatuses based on a predetermined standard in a case where the receiving unit receives a request for processing; and a control unit that controls movement of the processing apparatus based on a result of determination performed by the determination unit.

An information processing apparatus including a processor and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device includes a device controller configured to change a state of the PCI device between a first power state and a second power state in which electric power is consumed less than the first power state, and a power mode controller configured to control a power mode of the information processing apparatus in the standby state. The device controller maintains a power state of the PCI device in the first power state when a power mode of the information processing apparatus in the standby state controlled by the power mode controller is a first power mode, and changes the power state of the PCI device between the first and second power states in a second power mode in which electric power is consumed less than the first power mode.