An image forming device and a mobile device are provided. The image forming device includes a file generating unit, which generates a cloning file including set values of the image forming device; and a wireless communication unit, which transmits the cloning file to a mobile device for cloning another image forming device.

An image forming device and a mobile device are provided. The image forming device includes a file generating unit, which generates a cloning file including set values of the image forming device; and a wireless communication unit, which transmits the cloning file to a mobile device for cloning another image forming device.

A printing apparatus 100 performs print processing for a PDF file received via a communication unit 105. The printing apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101 and a HDD 104 storing the PDF file. The CPU 101 controls the HDD 104, secures a storage area corresponding to a maximum size of the PDF file that can be processed by the printing apparatus 100 each time reception of the PDF file is started, and sequentially stores PDF files received for each secured storage area. The CPU 101 updates a size of the secured storage area from the maximum size of the PDF file that can be processed by the printing apparatus 100 to an actual size of the PDF file having been received completely. The CPU 101 performs control so that the PDF files stored in the HDD 104 are processed in an order of reception start.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to execute a process of detecting an object that includes readable information regarding spot color designation in document data, excluding the detected object from a drawing target at a time of outputting the document data, and reflecting spot color drawing designated by the readable information on the drawing target.