A storage device includes: a control unit configured to determine, when a first command to update first data stored at a first address in a first area of a storage unit to second data is received from an external apparatus, whether or not an update from the first data to the second data is within an update restricted range. In a case where the update to the second data is not within the update restricted range, the control unit is configured to verify a signature received from the external apparatus together with the first command. In a case where a verification is success, the control unit is configured to store the second data at the first address. In a case where a verification is failure, the control unit is configured not to store the second data at the first address.

An image processing method includes: (a) displaying a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on image data, the plurality of candidate image processes including a color modification process; (b) receiving an instruction indicating the color modification process selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes; (c) displaying a display image corresponding to the image data on the display; (d) designating a display image; and (e) displaying a processed display image that represents a result of the selected color modification process performed on the image data corresponding to the designated display image before the selected color modification process on the image data corresponding to the designated display image is performed.

In an inkjet printing apparatus, in response to reception of a copy instruction, a controller causes the scanner to read an image formed on an original, generates image data representing the image on the original, and determines a standby period corresponding to an operation mode. In response to elapse of the standby period since the copy instruction was received, the controller separates a cap and an inkjet head. After the cap and the inkjet head separated each other, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject ink droplets based on the image data. The controller determines the standby period such that the separation of the cap and the inkjet head executed in parallel with reading of the image on the original finishes at the same time or earlier than generation of image data necessary to start to print the read image printing process in reading the image on the original.

An image forming apparatus includes: a print processing portion that executes print jobs transmitted from a plurality of information processing apparatuses, according to a predetermined execution order; a human detecting portion that detects a presence of a human within a predetermined specific range from the image forming apparatus; a job identifying portion that identifies, from the print jobs, a first print job that corresponds to the human detected by the human detecting portion; a job detecting portion that detects, from the print jobs, a presence of a second print job that was transmitted from any of one or more second information processing apparatuses that have been grouped into the same group as a first information processing apparatus that is a transmission source of the first print job identified by the job identifying portion; and a notification processing portion that notifies the presence of the detected second print job.

The image forming apparatus includes a reading unit, a setting detection unit for detecting a document setting, a display panel, an operation unit, a storage unit, a control unit, and a job execution unit. Upon recognizing a document setting onto the reading unit, the control unit controls the reading unit to execute precedent reading for reading the set document. The control unit controls the storage unit to store precedently-read image data that are image data acquired by the precedent reading. The control unit controls the display panel to display a setting screen corresponding to a job type selected by the operation unit.

An image processing method includes: (a) displaying a plurality of candidate image processes to be performed on image data, the plurality of candidate image processes including a color modification process; (b) receiving an instruction indicating the color modification process selected from among the plurality of candidate image processes; (c) displaying a display image corresponding to the image data on the display; (d) designating a display image; and (e) displaying a processed display image that represents a result of the selected color modification process performed on the image data corresponding to the designated display image before the selected color modification process on the image data corresponding to the designated display image is performed.

This meeting minutes creation system includes a server, and a plurality of terminal devices connected to the server via a network. The server includes an identifier assigning section, a determining section, a meeting minutes creating section, and an output controlling section. The identifier assigning section assigns an identifier to memo data pieces received by a server network interface unit to identify the memo data pieces. The determining section determines the content of the memo data pieces received at the same time among the memo data pieces with the identifier assigned by the identifier assigning section. The meeting minutes creating section creates meeting minutes with the memo data pieces combined in accordance with the determination results by the determining section. The output controlling section performs control operations to output the meeting minutes created by the meeting minutes creating section.

A programmable logic circuit device includes: a processor; and plural reconfiguration regions each including a circuit configured by change of connection between elements, wherein the processor is configured to: receive designation of a processing group including a series of plural kinds of processing; acquire management data decided for each processing group, the management data designating plural pieces of reconfiguration data each designating connection between elements in a corresponding one of the plural reconfiguration regions so that the designated processing group is performed; acquire the plural pieces of reconfiguration data designated by the acquired management data; change connection between elements in the plural reconfiguration regions in accordance with the designation by the acquired plural pieces of reconfiguration data; and when connection between elements is changed in accordance with designation by the plural pieces of reconfiguration data, in a case where designation by at least one of the acquired plural pieces of reconfiguration data does not require change of connection in a corresponding one(s) of the plural reconfiguration regions, use same reconfiguration data as that used to connect the elements in the corresponding one(s) of the plural reconfiguration regions.

In an inkjet printing apparatus, in response to reception of a copy instruction, a controller causes the scanner to read an image formed on an original, generates image data representing the image on the original, and determines a standby period corresponding to an operation mode. In response to elapse of the standby period since the copy instruction was received, the controller separates a cap and an inkjet head. After the cap and the inkjet head separated each other, the controller causes the inkjet head to eject ink droplets based on the image data. The controller determines the standby period such that the separation of the cap and the inkjet head executed in parallel with reading of the image on the original finishes at the same time or earlier than generation of image data necessary to start to print the read image printing process in reading the image on the original.

An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage unit for storing setting information including at least a size of a substitute recording medium, and a processing unit for executing a print instruction by automatically changing a size of a recording medium to be used to the size of the substitute recording medium based on the setting information stored in the storage means, when the size of the recording medium specified by the print instruction is not available.