A display-and-operation device includes a housing, a display operation panel, a wireless communicator, a control board, and a holder. The display operation panel forms a display operation screen on an outer surface of the housing. The wireless communicator is included in the housing and includes an antenna to perform wireless communication with a communication object. The control board is included in the housing, to control the display operation panel. The holder is included in the housing. The holder holds the display operation panel. The housing includes an opening through which the wireless communicator is removable to an outside of the housing and a lid to open and close the opening. At least a part of the wireless communicator is arranged outside an outer peripheral edge of at least one of the control board and the holder when viewed from a side at which the display operation screen is disposed.

A communication device is configured to relay or capture communication performed between a plurality of information processing apparatuses. The communication device includes circuitry configured to: generate a log indicating a record of the communication performed between the plurality of information processing apparatuses; store the generated log in a memory; infer which one of a normal mode or and energy saving mode an operation state of a transfer destination device is, based on content of communication performed between a transfer destination apparatus and another information processing apparatus in a predetermined latest period; and controls transfer of the log based on a result obtained by inferring by the circuitry, so that the circuitry transfers the log to the transfer destination apparatus in a case where the result indicates the normal mode, and the circuitry postpones a transfer of the log in a case where the result indicates the energy saving mode.

An image forming method and apparatus, includes setting a processing order of a plurality of operations of a same image data and detailed setup information of the plurality of operations, and executing the plurality of operations using the detailed setup information according to the set processing order.

A job management server, which is connected to a Web application server and a job processing apparatus via a network, comprises: a registration unit which registers, when a job received from the Web application server is added with information indicating that a request source of the job is the job processing apparatus, the job in a first job queue, and to register, when the job is not added with the information, the job in a second job queue having a lower priority than the first job queue; and a transmission unit which transmits the job registered in the first job queue in response to a request from the job processing apparatus while a user utilizes a Web application via the job processing apparatus.

A nail polish application system may include a nail polish applicator to apply a curable nail polish to a nail of a user. An energy source may emit energy to selectively cure the curable nail polish. A sensor may be provided to detect a boundary of the nail of the user. The energy source may be configured to direct the energy to (i) the detected boundary of the nail during a first curing stage or (ii) to an area within the detected boundary of the nail during the first curing stage, and to (iii) avoid directing the energy to an area outside the detected boundary of the nail during the first curing stage.

An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided. An LED array and a reflective plate are disposed sandwiching a slit (St) through which light reflected by a document MS passes and a light-guiding member is disposed on the side of the LED array. The light-guiding member includes a direct emission unit disposed between an illumination range y centered on a document reading position and the LED array and an indirect emission unit disposed between the reflective plate and the LED array, a light incidence face of the direct emission unit and a light incidence face of the indirect emission unit are disposed at mutually different position around the LED array, and the LED array is disposed on a side of an interior angle formed by the light incidence faces.

This image processing apparatus accepts a request to execute predetermined image processing, acquires an image processing name indicating a name of the predetermined image processing from the accepted request, selects a plugin application corresponding to the acquired image processing name from one or more installed plugin applications, and instructs the selected plugin application to perform the predetermined image processing.

According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a damaged file determiner, a response unit, and a file restoration unit. The damaged file determiner determines whether or not a file used in the image processing apparatus is damaged. The response unit requests another device to provide a recovery file to be used to restore the damaged file and obtain the recovery file from another image processing apparatus, when it is determined that the file is damaged. The file restoration unit restores the damaged file by using the recovery file.

Systems, processes, and computer program products for creating visual designs and arrangements that originate from an image or images are provided. In particular, the present subject matter relates to systems, processes, and computer program products for taking captured images of an intended operating environment and creating visual designs that create visual confusion that can be utilized to disguise a recognizable form of a person or an object by breaking up its outline using portions, magnifications and distortions of a single captured image, portions, magnifications and distortions of multiple captured images, and/or disruptive patterns that can projected on an image screen or can be printed on a material.

An image capturing unit includes a sensor unit that image-captures a predetermined area including a subject; and a reference chart unit that is arranged in the predetermined area and captured with the subject by the sensor unit.