An energy saving setting unit controls an image forming apparatus that makes a transition to a power saving state if a transition time passes without any prescribed operation in a normal state, and it includes: a unit for storing specific day information distinguishing a normal operation day and a specific day; an auto pattern updating unit determining the transition time in a normal operation day based on past operational status of the normal operation day of the image forming apparatus; a specific day pattern registering unit receiving and storing setting of the transition time of the specific day; and a switching unit, switching the state of conduction of the image forming apparatus using the transition time determined by the auto pattern updating unit and the stored transition time, on the normal operation day and on the specific day, respectively, based on the specific day information.

A display device includes an imaging unit, a display unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit determines whether or not a subject to be operated is included in a captured image. When the subject to be operated is included in the captured image, the processing unit causes an additional image and the captured image to be displayed so that they are superimposed on each other. When displaying the additional image, the processing unit sets, in the captured image, a first region in which display of a human's hand is allowed and a second region in which display of the hand is not allowed. The processing unit allows a hand imaged into the first region to be displayed as it is and does not allow a hand imaged into the second region to be displayed.

The present facsimile apparatus accepts inputs of a destination of facsimile transmission and a communication network to be used for the facsimile transmission, and further accepts re-entry of the destination and the communication network. The facsimile apparatus is controlled so as to execute the facsimile transmission if both the first input destination and communication network match the re-entered destination and communication network, and so as not to execute the facsimile transmission if at least one of the first input and accepted destination and communication network does not match the re-entered and accepted destination and communication network.

The book page turning operation of an automatic page turning apparatus is controlled by a tablet. Every time the automatic page turning apparatus completes a page turning operation, the tablet photographs the page and stores its image. During this processing, the tablet stops the series of page turning operations of the automatic page turning apparatus every time a sequential page-turning count m reaches a preset interruption page count M. Then, the tablet restarts the series of page turning operations in response to a photographing restart instruction from the user. As a result of this configuration, the user is freed from an operation of stopping a page turning operation during image photographing.

An information processing apparatus, includes a transmission unit that transmits information; a first display control unit that controls, when a plurality of recipients to transmit the information are designated, a display unit to display a first list including the plurality of recipients; and a second display control unit that controls the display unit to display recipient-related information related to the recipient included in the first list, in a case where the first list is unable to be fitted within a single screen of the display unit.

Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of presenting to a user movies that show operation steps for solving a maintenance event occurring in the apparatus without increasing the number of times the user needs to perform the operation of playing the movie. A CPU is configured to play a combination of a plurality of movies as a series of movies that show operation steps for solving a maintenance event occurring in the image forming apparatus. The CPU is further configured to determine a stop point at which the series of movies that is playing stops playing, based on stop point information set for each of the combination of the plurality of movies. The CPU is further configured to stop the series of movies that is playing at the determined stop point.

An image forming device, includes: a body that processes a print job and discharges a printing sheet; a post-processing device that may be connected or detached from the body, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor performs: determining whether or not a sheet type indicated by the print job may be post-processed by the post-processing device; guiding a user to detach the post-processing device from the body when the sheet type indicated by the print job may not be post-processed by the post-processing device; detecting a distance between the post-processing device and the body when the post-processing device is detached from the body; and allowing a processing of print job when the detected distance is greater than an interval that enables the processing of the print job if the sheet type indicated by the print job may not be post-processed by the post-processing device.

An image forming apparatus and method for controlling an image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a detecting unit, a projecting unit, and a control unit. The detecting unit is configured to detect an event that needs user work on the image forming apparatus. The projecting unit is configured to project an image onto a projection target. The control unit is configured to control projection by the projecting unit. When an event that needs user work on the image forming apparatus is detected, the projecting unit projects an image onto a projection target so that a target portion of the user work can be identified and also projects an instruction image for performing the user work.

A terminal apparatus includes an input unit, and a browsing unit. The input unit inputs a fault which has occurred in a target electronic apparatus. The browsing unit allows browsing of the fault input by the input unit. The input unit includes an adding unit that adds, to an image concerning the fault, commentary information which includes location information indicating a part within the image and explanatory information regarding the part within the image indicated by the location information. The browsing unit is configured such that a display location of the location information, out of the commentary information, is unchangeable.

A system for and a method of extracting data from a non-digital medium and having the ability to move the derived (digitized) data, said method comprising: collecting desired information or applicable data in the form of text, picture, or any other type of file with readable text; and digitizing the desired information or applicable data into digitized data to form a digital image; and rendering the digitized data onto a digital canvas as interactive text.