A second management server includes: a reception unit configured to receive a request of notification information, which includes identification information identifying the communication apparatus, from the first management server; a generation unit configured to generate a URL for service registration, which includes the identification information, in a case where the request is received; a transmission unit configured to transmit reply information, which includes the generated URL, to the first management server as a response to the request; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit a request of registration with the service, which is based on the identification information, to the service provider server in response to an access to the URL.

A supporting program is executable by a controller of an information processing apparatus and corresponds to a printer connected to the information processing apparatus. The supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to perform processing intermediate image data in accordance with a print parameter received in a print parameter editing process, displaying an image indicated by the processed inter mediate image data on a print preview screen. The information processing apparatus does not restrict printing when print continuation is instructed, while restricting the printing when re-edit or print cancel is instructed.

An information processing apparatus includes a first integrated circuit including a first controller that processes data acquired from a device and that controls an operation of the device; a second integrated circuit including a second controller with a higher processing speed than a processing speed of the first controller; and a third integrated circuit including a first connection unit connectable to the device. The third integrated circuit includes a second connection unit connectable to the first integrated circuit, a third connection unit connectable to the second integrated circuit, and a setting unit that, when the device is connected to the first connection unit, sets an integrated circuit to be connected, in accordance with a communication speed of the connected device.

An image forming apparatus includes a printing unit, a reversing unit, a writing unit, and a control unit. The printing unit forms an image on a sheet-like medium to which a wireless tag is attached. The reversing unit reverses a front and back of the medium. The writing unit writes data on the wireless tag. The control unit controls the reversing unit so that the medium is reversed twice upon the writing of data on the wireless tag failing and controls the printing unit so that an image indicating that the writing of data fails is formed on the medium reversed twice.

An image forming apparatus capable of achieving both convenience of a user and defense against external threats is provided. The image forming apparatus that transmits and receives data to and from a plurality of external apparatuses via a plurality of network ports includes a setting unit configured to set an application permitted to be used in a mode, which blocks the network ports other than a prescribed network port in response to a request from the outside, a job storing unit configured such that in a case that a job received from the external apparatus via one of the plurality of network ports is not a job of the application permitted to be used which is set by the setting unit, the received job is stored, an authentication unit configured to perform user authentication, and a print permitting unit configured such that in a case that the user authentication is performed by the authentication unit with respect to a user who generated the stored job, printing of the stored job by the authenticated user is permitted.

The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for allowing a user to add one or more bookmarks while scanning a document. The method includes receiving a document for scanning from a user. Once received, a user interface is displayed to the user to select an option to add one or more bookmark to the document. The document is scanned to get scanned pages of the document. Based on the selection of the option by the user, one or more bookmarks are added to one or more scanned pages of the document. The scanned document including the one or more bookmarked pages is sent to the one or more recipients for the desired action.

An image forming apparatus that is capable of reducing network traffic in sending an audit log. The image forming apparatus is communicable with a communication apparatus. The audit log including multiple types of logs is stored in at least one of the storage device or an external storage device. On receiving from the communication apparatus a request for sending the audit log, the image forming apparatus performs control for sending the audit log to the communication apparatus. In the control for sending the audit log, on receiving the request for sending the audit log, the image forming apparatus sends, to the communication apparatus, information indicating a storage location of one or more logs each having a data amount larger than a predetermined amount among the logs included in the audit log, rather than the one or more logs.

An apparatus includes a control unit configured to switch a power state among a first power state, a second power state, and a third power state, the first power state being a state where a device driver is loaded and a device is usable, the second power state being a state where the device driver is unloaded and the device is unusable, the third power state being a state where the device driver is unloaded and the device is unusable, power consumption in the third power state being less than power consumption in the second power state. Based on reception of a predetermined signal in a case where the information processing apparatus is in the third power state, the control unit causes the power state to transition from the third power state to the second power state.

Techniques for reducing piracy of media content are described. In some embodiments, a collusion resistant method is performed at a device, where the device receives a first request for a base copy of a media content item. In response, the device determines a first transformation based on a statistical performance criterion and a viewing performance criterion. The device further generates a first copy of the media content item by replicating and applying a first transformation to the base copy, where the first copy of the media content item satisfies the viewing performance criterion, and the first copy of the media content item is statistically different from the base copy or other copies in accordance with the statistical performance criterion. The device then causes transmission of the first copy of the media content item in combination with a first watermark for the base copy of the media content item.

According to aspects of the present disclosures, an image scanning apparatus receives an inquiry for assignment information and, when the assignment information designates none of multiple destination candidates, transmits the assignment information indicating the same to a mobile terminal. When receiving, from the mobile terminal, an assignment request requesting to assign a server as a destination, the image scanning apparatus checks whether the assignment information designates none of the multiple destination candidates. When it is confirmed that the assignment information designates none of the multiple destination candidates, a state of the assignment information is changed to a state of designating a server as the destination of image data.