An image forming apparatus includes an operation device; a storage that stores classification determination information and a user classification rule; a memory that stores instructions; and a processor. The processor executes the instructions stored to: input image data on a document; acquire the input image data on the document; acquire, from the acquired image data, feature quantity; and update the user classification rule. The user classification rule is information in which a criterion for classifying a document having specific feature quantity is set for each user in association with the specific feature quantity. When the user uses the operation device to perform a specific classification operation on image data on a document having the acquired feature quantity, the processor executes the instructions to change a criterion of the user classification rule of the user associated with the acquired feature quantity to a criterion corresponding to the specific classification operation.

An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains an execution instruction of image analysis processing, and if a device mounted in the mounting part includes a first processing function for executing the image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, determines whether to cause the first processing function to execute the image analysis processing based on the execution instruction.

An image forming apparatus includes a housing having a first section and a second section opposite to the first section in a particular direction, a print engine, a user interface disposed at the first section, a memory interface having a plurality of ports including a first port disposed at the first section and a second port disposed at the second section, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a storage printing process, prior to the storage printing process, set one of the plurality of ports as a dedicated port used in the storage printing process, when the second port is set as the dedicated port, determine whether the second port is in a notified status, and when determining that the second port is in the notified status, cause the user interface to display a notification screen.

An image forming apparatus includes a housing having a first section and a second section opposite to the first section in a particular direction, a print engine, a user interface disposed at the first section, a memory interface having a plurality of ports including a first port disposed at the first section and a second port disposed at the second section, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform a storage printing process, prior to the storage printing process, set one of the plurality of ports as a dedicated port used in the storage printing process, when the second port is set as the dedicated port, determine whether the second port is in a notified status, and when determining that the second port is in the notified status, cause the user interface to display a notification screen.

An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to perform a storage printing process that includes storing print data in a dedicated memory, which is a portable memory set as a storage destination to store the print data in the storage printing process when attached to a dedicated port among a plurality of ports, and causing a print engine to perform printing according to the print data stored in the dedicated memory in response to an operation received via a user interface, prior to the storage printing process, set one of the plurality of ports as the dedicated port, in response to a portable memory being attached to a port, determine whether the portable memory is the dedicated memory and the port is the dedicated port, and provide a notification when determining that the portable memory is not the dedicated memory but the port is the dedicated port.

An information processing apparatus that comprises a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting a device with an analysis processing executing function, comprises a sending unit that sends, to the device, data for analysis including a plurality of pieces of subdata for analysis processing via a first command and location information indicating a location of each of the plurality of pieces of subdata in the data for analysis via a second command, and an obtaining unit that obtains, from the device, a plurality of results obtained by the device executing the analysis processing on the plurality of pieces of subdata.

An information processing apparatus that comprises a mounting mechanism for detachably mounting a device with an analysis processing executing function, comprises a sending unit that sends, to the device, data for analysis including a plurality of pieces of subdata for analysis processing via a first command and location information indicating a location of each of the plurality of pieces of subdata in the data for analysis via a second command, and an obtaining unit that obtains, from the device, a plurality of results obtained by the device executing the analysis processing on the plurality of pieces of subdata.

In a case where a driver for a system authentication application preinstalled in an image formation apparatus is active, a display unit displays a screen such that issuance of an instruction to perform authentication based on an authentication method using an IC card is performable. In a case where a driver for a general authentication application installed in the image formation apparatus in accordance with an instruction from a user is active, the display unit displays the screen such that issuance of an instruction to perform authentication based on the authentication method using the IC card is not performable.

An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a writing device. The image forming apparatus includes an input and output unit and an image forming unit. The input and output unit acquires image information and write information to be written to a wireless tag. The input and output unit outputs the write information to the writing device. The image forming unit forms an image on a sheet to which the wireless tag is attached, based on the image information. The writing device includes an acquisition unit and a writing unit. The acquisition unit acquires the write information. The writing unit writes the acquired write information to the wireless tag via an antenna.

A system and method for establishing a secure identity for a printing device at the time of manufacturing is provided. The method includes obtaining a first private key for use with a first operation of the printing device and obtaining a second private key for use with a second operation of the printing device. The method also includes loading the first private key into a secure memory portion of the printing device during manufacturing of the printing device, and loading the second private key into the secure memory portion of the printing device during manufacturing of the printing device.