A multifunction peripheral (MFP) acquires a display setting of an operation unit in the MFP, which is associated with a user at a client terminal, when accessed from the client terminal. The MFP performs control so that display of an operation screen of the MFP in the client terminal becomes display according to the acquired display setting of the operation unit.

An information processing apparatus operated by a user carrying an authentication device, includes: an operation panel accepting an operation performed by the user; and an apparatus hardware processor controlling the operation panel. The apparatus hardware processor performs a matching process of determining whether or not operation history information which is time series data of a sequence of operations performed by the user and accepted by the operation panel, and operation information about an operation of the operation panel performed by the user authenticated as a user permitted to use the information processing apparatus and acquired from the authentication device carried by the user, are related to operation of the same operation panel. If it is determined by the matching process that the operation history information and the operation information, match as information about operation of the same operation panel, the apparatus hardware processor performs an operation acceptance process.

An image processing system includes a reception unit that receives an image forming instruction from a user, a retaining unit that retains the image forming instruction in association with the user, an acceptance unit that accepts an execution instruction from the user, an authentication unit that performs authentication of the user, and an image forming unit that executes the image forming instruction retained by the retaining unit in association with the authenticated user without accepting the execution instruction by the acceptance unit in a case where the authentication unit completes the authentication.

An image forming apparatus and a method of controlling the same, wherein stored user information is referenced to perform authentication of a user based on accepted user information, and the user is allowed to confirm whether or not to reset the user information of the user when authentication of the user fails. The user is caused to select a reset method for resetting the user information of the user in accordance with the confirmation, and reset the stored user information of the user in accordance with the selected reset method.

A server apparatus includes an acquiring unit, a reporting unit, a script acquiring unit, and a requesting unit. When a user issues a request for executing information processing to an information processing apparatus, the acquiring unit acquires unique information for uniquely identifying an information storage medium corresponding to the user through a network. The unique information is read from the information storage medium by a reading device. The reporting unit refers to a storage unit that stores therein pieces of unique information and applications relating to information processing in an associated manner with each other, to detect an application associated with the acquired unique information, and reports the acquired unique information to the detected application. The script acquiring unit acquires, from the application, a script generated by the application based on the unique information. The requesting unit transmits a request for executing the acquired script to the information processing apparatus.

A data processor includes: a storage that stores a plurality of items of true/false determination information; a hardware processor that: receives an instruction of a data processing by a user; performs a data processing an instruction of which is received; selects a plurality of items of different true/false determination information from among the true/false determination information stored in the storage and sequentially presents the selected items of true/false determination information to a user; determines whether a user is authorized based on biological information of the user detected while the user is operating each item of true/false determination information sequentially presented; and performs a data processing when the hardware processor determines that the user is authorized, and stops performing a data processing when the hardware processor determines that the user is not authorized; and a biological information detector that detects biological information of a user who instructs a data processing.

A function which can be executed by an application is determined from information obtained from data obtained within a standard rule, thereby implementing a function within the standard rule. More specifically, processing executed by a scanner is recorded in EXIF information, and the application determines a function to be executed, based on the EXIF information.

Printers or printer controllers supporting wireless printing, or printing over air, are herein disclosed and enabled. The printer or printer controller may include wireless communication circuitry to facilitate a client to discover the printer. Subsequent to being discovered by the client, the printer may wirelessly transmit at least part of an output device profile to the client that has discovered the printer or the printer controller, the output device profile includes information related to the printer. After the printer is selected or identified for service, the printer may receive, from the client, print data that is based, at least partly, on the output device profile. A device specific driver may or may not be necessary for printing. The device discovery may be a short range wireless communication or local area network communication. The wireless communication circuitry may support at least part of IEEE 802.11 standards or Bluetooth specifications.

An output system, such as a wireless speaker or an Internet appliance, that supports voice activated commands is herein disclosed and enabled. The output system is wirelessly connectable to a service operated over a network (e.g., Internet) for receiving output data (e.g., music) from the service for outputting at the output system. The setup of the output system includes: (1) wirelessly discovering the output system using a smart phone, (2) establishing a wireless communication link between the smart phone and the output system (e.g., via Bluetooth or IEEE 802.11), and (3) providing information, such as security and/or authentication information, from the smart phone to the output system over the wireless communication link. Thereafter, the output system accesses the service operated over the network, and the outpt system is operabke to receive voice activated commands from a user while the output system is connected to the service.

Wireless devices that establish a wireless connection with a mobile device (e.g., smart phone) by wirelessly detecting the mobile device within a physical proximity, are herein disclosed and enabled. To set up a wireless device (e.g., Bluetooth devices, audio output devices, television controllers, Internet appliances, digital cameras, etc.) for connecting with a smart phone, the wireless device and the smart phone are simply placed within physical proximity of each other for short range wireless detection. During the wireless detection, the smart phone and the wireless device may exchange, transmit, or receive device or security information to facilitate future wireless connections. Subsequent to the short range wireless detection, the wireless device and the smart phone are connected or locked for future wireless communications (e.g., Bluetooth or IEEE802.11), and future wireless connections between the wireless device and the smart phone can be established without having to repeat the short range wireless detection.