A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus connected with a printer, is provided. The computer readable instructions cause the computer to obtain a type of an object contained in an image file, determine whether the obtained type of the object falls under a first type, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object falls under the first type, determine a combination of applicable options for a print setting for the image file to be a first option group, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object falls under a second type, determine a combination of applicable options for the print setting for the image file to be a second option group containing a smaller number of applicable options than the first option group.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus has a display interface, an operation interface, and a communication interface, and is connected with a printer through the communication interface. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the computer, causing the computer to control the display interface to display a setting screen to accept entry of print settings applicable to the printer, including a first special setting which is feasible to a first channel but infeasible to a second channel, and in response to a specific operation related to the first special setting to the setting screen through the operation interface, determine the first channel to be a processing channel to be used to cause the printer to print the image.

An image processing system includes a server, an image processing device, and a mobile terminal. When a chatbot activation operation is received, the image processing device transmits activation data for activating a chatbot and operation history data up to the time of activation of the chatbot to the mobile terminal. When the activation data is received, the mobile terminal accesses the server to activate the chatbot and transmits the operation history data to the server. When a question is input, the mobile terminal transmits the data on the question to the server. When the data on the question is received, the server generates an answer in accordance with the content of the question and the operation history.

A portable communication device including a camera, a touchscreen display, a memory storing a camera application, and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to display, via a user interface of the camera application, a preview image and a first graphical object, the preview image corresponding to an image being obtained via the camera, and the first graphical object configured to receive a user input to capture a photographing image; while the preview image and the first graphical object are displayed concurrently in the user interface, determine an area of the preview image in which a text is recognized; while the preview image and the first graphical object are displayed concurrently, further display, via the user interface, a second graphical object and a third graphical object on the preview image based at least in part on the determining of the area, the second graphical object indicative of the area, the third graphical object corresponding to a specified function related to the text in the area; while the preview image, the first graphical object, the second graphical object and the third graphical object are displayed concurrently in the user interface, receive a user input with respect to the user interface; based at least in part on a determination that the user input is received with respect to the first graphical object, capture the photographing image using the camera; and based at least in part on a determination that the user input is received with respect to the third graphical object, perform the specified function related to the text

A user can register a job execution button with frequently used settings reflected therein to a menu screen. However, the registration requires the user to perform a predetermined operation, which takes time and effort of the user. Thus, if the same setting change is made to a button a predetermined number of times or more, a button with the setting change reflected therein is newly generated.

A server apparatus, a voice operation system, and a voice operation method, each of which: acquires, from an image forming apparatus, a language type of a display language used for display at the image forming apparatus; stores the language type of the display language; acquires, from a speaker, voice operation that instructs to change the display language; identifies a language type of a targeted language based on the voice operation; and determines whether the language type of the display language matches the language type of the targeted language. Based on a determination that the language type of the display language does not match the language type of the targeted language, the server apparatus instructs the image forming apparatus to change from the language type of the display language to the language type of the targeted language. Based on a determination that the language type of the display language matches the language type of the targeted language, the server apparatus disregards the instruction to change the language type of the display language of the image forming apparatus.

Even from a plurality of small documents, their front-side and back-side images to be formed on a recording paper sheet, with alignment and coincidence of the front-side and back-side images of each document between the front and back sides of the recording paper sheet. In an image forming apparatus, an image processing section detects a front-side image of an original document from a scan area read in a first scan by an image reading section, detects a back-side image of the original document from a scan area read in a second scan, and moves or rotates the front-side image and the back-side image of the original document in terms of a whole image of the scan area so that the front-side image and the back-side image of the original document are brought into alignment and coincidence between a front side and a back side of a recording paper sheet.

An image acquisition device includes: a main body structure provided with an image acquisition means and at least two accommodating structures, the at least two accommodating structures including a first accommodating structure configured to place a first target object and a second accommodating structure configured to place a second target object, where the first accommodating structure is arranged at a first position of the main body structure, the first position satisfying the condition that the first target object placed on the first accommodating structure is located within acquisition area coverage of the image acquisition means; and the second accommodating structure is arranged at a second position of the main body structure, the second position satisfying the condition that the second target object placed on the second accommodating structure is located within the acquisition area coverage of the image acquisition means.

Scanner, in particular a back-of-hand scanner, with a holder, which essentially consists of a two-part housing with an integrated scanner and further assemblies for data transmission, with at least two commercially available, two-part or four-part push buttons being arranged on the housing of the scanner, which consist of a lower part and an upper part, which can be brought into operative engagement, the upper part of the respective push button on the underside of the housing of the scanner and the lower part of the respective push button are provided on a holder/fastening option for the scanner, characterized in that the push buttons (6) are made electrically conductive material and are designed as electrical interface contacts, on the one hand the upper parts (6) of the push buttons (6) of the scanner (1) have electrical connecting elements that connect to the additional electrical/electronic assemblies in the housing (2) of the scanner (1), while on the other hand lower parts (6) of the push buttons 6 of the holder (7) are equipped with electrical connecting elements (9) which lead to the additional electrical/electronic assemblies in or on the holder (7).

An image forming apparatus includes a sensor configured to detect a human in proximity to the image forming apparatus and a user input unit to receive user inputs related to functions of the image forming apparatus. A storage unit is provided for storing a consumable item used in the image forming apparatus. A storage unit detector detects a state of the storage unit. A controller is configured to supply power to the storage unit detector if the image forming apparatus is in a power saving state, the sensor detects a human, and the user input unit does not receive a user input within a threshold time from detection of the human.