An information processing method performs steps for an information processing apparatus to communicate with an image forming apparatus having first and second sheet output sections. The second sheet output section can be switched between a close position to serve to guide a sheet to the first sheet output section, and an open position not to guide the sheet to the first sheet output section but to stack the sheet. The method inputs a type of sheet, acquires information indicating whether the second sheet output section is in an open or closed state, and transmits image information to the image forming apparatus. When the sheet type recommends the sheet be output to the second sheet output section and the second sheet output section is in the closed state, a message is output to prompt to switch the second sheet output section into the open position before the image information is transmitted.

A printing process system includes processing circuitry configured to render content to generate image data to be used for displaying the content by a web browser; accept a print instruction to print out the content, which is displayed by the web browser by using the generated image data, the print instruction being input by a user via a display device coupled to the printing process system; and convert the image data, which is the same as the image data used for displaying the content by the web browser, into page description language data, and output the page description language data to a printer configured to output printed matter on which an image, which matches an image of the content displayed by the web browser, is printed based on the page description language data.

An information processing system includes an image capturing device, an information processing apparatus, and processing circuitry. The image capturing device is installed to capture an image of a range in which a position of an object to be managed is managed. The information processing apparatus recognizes a code image corresponding to the object from a captured image captured by the image capturing device and manage the position of the object. The processing circuitry generates spatial coordinate information of the code image based on a position of the code image recognized from the captured image, a size of the code image recognized from the captured image, and a size of a reference code image, and manages the position of the object corresponding to the code image, with plane coordinate information of the code image corrected using the spatial coordinate information of the code image.

The invention comprises a mechanical handwriting system linked to a user input system to generate a plotted document, such as a greeting card, note card or document, using a conveyor belt unit to support and move the document, a plotter, and a series of rollers to position and constrain movement of the greeting card, which is optionally and preferably linked to a paper feeder system in an assembly line format, where the rollers are optionally and preferably adjustable in position to accommodate varying paper sizes and to allow movement of the document during a plotting period to avoid positional overlap constraints of the rollers and a plotter head of the plotter in a process of plotting the document/card in sections.

An information processing apparatus detects a printing-target fingernail area from a first captured image, creates print data for performing printing in the detected fingernail area, and detects a printing-target fingernail area from a second captured image before transmitting the print data to a printer. The print data is corrected based on a difference between the first and second detection results. In addition, a change in position, gradient, and shape of a fingernail based on the first detection results and the second detection results is detected, and it is determined whether one of an amount of change in position, an amount of change in gradient, and an amount of change in shape of a fingernail is larger than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.

A printing device 1 has a print unit 21 that prints; a storage unit 23 that stores identification information; and a communication unit 22 that wirelessly transmits a position correction signal S1 including identification information stored in the storage unit 23.

An advertisement providing system is provided which outputs an advertisement when a printer prints a document. The system includes a display unit configured to display a screen for selecting a recipient that is to receive a printed matter of the document when a distance between a first position and a second position is longer than a predetermined distance, or, alternatively, when the first position and the second position are located in different areas, the first position showing where an instruction source giving a command to print the document is located, the second position showing where the printer is installed and an output interface configured to output, when the printer prints the document, an advertisement depending on attributes o the recipient selected.

An image forming apparatus includes an engine including circuitry that expands first image data, converts the expanded first image data into second image data in a format printable by the image forming apparatus, adds a positioning element to the second image data, the positioning element to be used for correcting positions of a first image and a second image, and controls a mechanical system of the image forming apparatus to print the second image data.

The present invention enables a desired number of original gift boxes to be produced easily. An image print device includes an input unit to which a user image is input, a storage unit storing a template image of a gift box, an edit processing unit combining the template image with the user image to generate a combined image, and a printer printing, for output, the combined image on a sheet. The storage unit stores a plurality of template images of gift boxes different in shape or size. The image print device further includes a box selection unit receiving selection of a gift box shape or size, and the edit processing unit combines a template image with the user image, the template image corresponding to the gift box shape or size that is selected.

An object of the present disclosure is to print a nail art correctly in a case where the fingernail position changes during the period from detection of a printing-target fingernail area until printing is performed. One embodiment of the present invention is a program for causing a computer of an information processing apparatus to function as: a first detection unit configured to detect a printing-target fingernail area from a first captured image; a creation unit configured to create print data for performing printing in a fingernail area detected by the first detection unit; a second detection unit configured to detect a printing-target fingernail area from a second captured image before transmitting the print data to a printer; and a correction unit configured to correct the print data based on a difference between first detection results by the first detection unit and second detection results by the second detection unit.