Each of vehicles acquires its own position, and transmits an image of a nearby outside taken by an own camera and a piece of information of the own position. An information center communicatable wirelessly with the vehicles receives the images and the pieces of information of the vehicles' positions transmitted by the vehicles, and recognizes pieces of first character information appearing in the received images, respectively. Based on the received pieces of information of the vehicles' positions as well as at least either points of interest or areas stored as collection target information, the information center determines at least either points of interest or areas for the recognized pieces of first character information, respectively, and stores association information where the pieces of first character information are associated with the determined at least either points of interest or areas.

An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first communication apparatus; a second communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with each of one or more second wireless communication apparatuses; an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the first communication apparatus via the first communication unit an apparatus ID that is held by the first communication apparatus and that is used for identifying one of the one or more second wireless communication apparatuses to or from which the second communication unit transmits or receives data; and a control unit configured to control the second communication unit to transmit or receive the data to or from the one of the one or more second wireless communication apparatuses that is identified by the apparatus ID acquired by the acquisition unit.

An electronic apparatus includes circuitry to receive a request for generating electronic data from an information processing apparatus via a first communication network, generate the electronic data, receive storage destination information designating a storage destination of the electronic data from the information processing apparatus via the first communication network, and transmit the generated electronic data to the storage destination via a second communication network, different from the first communication network, based on the storage destination information received from the information processing apparatus.

Apparatus information of a printing apparatus is obtained from a printing apparatus, and a user interface screen of the printing apparatus is displayed. In accordance with receiving an instruction to register to a Web service from the user interface screen, obtained apparatus information of the printing apparatus is transmitted to a server, and an instruction for execution of a predetermined setting related to the Web service is made to the printing apparatus. Both the transmission and the instruction are executed in accordance with the instruction to register.

There is provided a method for compositing remote sensing images (such as satellite images in visible light) with user generated content. An image capture device carried on a satellite platform is tasked to capture at least one remote sensing image of a geographical area within a predetermined time slot. The at least one remote sensing image is received at an interface portal along with at least one user-generated content, UGC, item. UGC items that have an associated location within the geographical area and that were captured within the time slot are merged, by the interface portal, with the remote sensing image to form a hybrid image. The interface portal and user device implementing the above method are described as is the system in which the method is implemented.

An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming portion capable of forming an image on a recording medium; an operation portion for performing an operation of the image forming apparatus; a push button which is arranged in a surface of the operation portion, and with which a signal of stopping an image forming action performed by the image forming portion is input; a receiving portion provided in the operation portion so as to be able to receive a radio signal from a communication component by placing the communication component transmitting the radio signal so as to face the receiving portion; and at least a central portion of the push button located at a position recessed from the surface of the operation portion.

An image forming device includes a casing, an image forming unit, a first board, and an operational button. The image forming unit and the first board are disposed in the casing. The first board has a first opening extending through the first board, and a loop antenna disposed around the first opening. The operational button is located in the casing through the first opening. The operational button has a top surface exposed to an exterior of the casing.

An imaging device includes an imaging unit, a recording medium, a communication unit, and a controller. In a case where an unsent piece of image data is present in the recording medium when the communication unit automatically establishes a new connection with a first external apparatus, when the first external apparatus is identical to an external apparatus having been connected with the communication unit at a time of generation of the unsent piece of the image data, of a plurality of external apparatuses, the controller allows the communication unit to automatically transfer the unsent piece of the image data to the first external apparatus. When the first external apparatus is different from the external apparatus having been connected with the communication unit at the time of generation of the unsent piece of the image data, the controller forbids the communication unit to automatically transfer the unsent piece of the image data to the first external apparatus.

An electronic apparatus includes circuitry to receive a request for generating electronic data from an information processing apparatus via a first communication network, generate the electronic data, receive storage destination information designating a storage destination of the electronic data from the information processing apparatus via the first communication network, and transmit the generated electronic data to the storage destination via a second communication network, different from the first communication network, based on the storage destination information received from the information processing apparatus.

An image transfer system including an imaging terminal and a display terminal. A processor included in one terminal of the imaging terminal and the display terminal is programmed to execute a communication delay time calculation function of generating a first measurement signal in synchronization with the imaging period and transmitting the first measurement signal to the other terminal, receiving a second measurement signal in accordance with the first measurement signal transmitted from the other terminal, and calculating a communication delay time according to a transmission timing of the first measurement signal, a reception timing of the second measurement signal, and elapsed time data included in the second measurement signal and indicating an elapsed time from a reception timing of the first measurement signal to a transmission timing of the second measurement signal in the other terminal.