An image forming system includes: a first image forming device; a second image forming device; a third image forming device; and an information processing device, wherein the first image forming device saves document data, the second image forming device acquires a document list indicating document data to present and acquires the document data specified from the document list from the first image forming device to output, the third image forming device manages the first image forming device, the second image forming device, and the third image forming device as a group, and the information processing device selects the image forming device allowed to belong to a group from a floor map in which installation positions and device information of a plurality of image forming devices are registered, and associates the information on the selected image forming device with the group to register in the third image forming device.

An image forming apparatus includes a communication processor, an external communication processor, and an approval processor. The communication processor is configured to communicate with a plurality of devices. Each of the plurality of devices is capable of generating an image forming job and configured to execute at least one software program. The external communication processor is configured to communicate with a management server. The approval processor is configured to approve transmission of log information relating to a target software program among the at least one software program. The target software program is executed by a target device among the plurality of devices in response to the target device receiving a request to transmit the log information for the target software program. The request is received by the target device from the management server.

An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a non-transitory recording medium. The information processing apparatus searches for one or more pieces of data including name information, receives an operation from a user, controls a user interface to display a plurality of first operation components indicating initials of the name information, in response to the operation on a particular one of the first operation components, controls the user interface to display one or more second operation components associated with the particular first operation component simultaneously with the first operation component, and in response to the operation on a particular one of the second operation components, control the user interface to display the data including the name information associated with the particular second operation component.

A communication apparatus comprises: a sending unit that sends data to a designated destination; a receiving unit that receives a response to the send by the sending unit; a recording unit that records information relating to a send when the send is performed by the sending unit, and associates and records, when a response to the send is further received by the receiving unit, information of a send-source of the response; and a control unit that causes the sending unit to resend data based on information recorded in the recording unit, wherein the control unit causes the sending unit to resend data to a destination indicated by information, among the recorded information, for which a predetermined time has elapsed since the recording and for which a response has not been received by the receiving unit.

An information processing apparatus includes a communication device and a controller. The controller searches for image forming apparatuses in a network via the network communication device, specifies the image forming apparatus among the searched image forming apparatuses, the former image forming apparatus providing file sharing service, and displays a list of file sharing folders in the specified image forming apparatus.

The image processing apparatus performs a communication process targeting an external apparatus via a network. When performing a communication process, the image processing apparatus determines whether or not the external apparatus which is a target of the communication process is registered in a destination list in which apparatuses corresponding to a predetermined condition are registered. In accordance with the timeout period determined based on the determination result, the image processing apparatus determines that a timeout has occurred in the communication process. The image processing apparatus updates the destination list according to the determination result of the occurrence of the timeout and the determination result as to whether or not the external apparatus is registered in the destination list. Thereby, it is possible to provide an image processing apparatus capable of quickly executing communication process because the transmission/reception buffer is less likely to run out.

A system for publishing digital images wherein a mobile device (14) that stores at least one digital image generates output signals in response to operator commands. The mobile device (14) communicates with a source of digital instructions (18) thorough a communication network (16) such that digital instructions are downloaded to the mobile device. The mobile device is thereafter in selective communication with a server (12) that stores digital images, maintains a user profile corresponding to the user of the mobile device, and publishes digital images to at least one digital address (24, 26, 28, 30).

An information processing apparatus includes plural network interfaces; a storage area for storing data, which is associated with output path information defining a network interface permitted as an output path of the stored data; a user attribute storage unit that stores an attribute of each user; and a reception unit that receives selection of the output path information associated with the storage area from the user, and receives selection of an option associated with the storage area, from a group of options limited according to the attribute of the user, among plural options for the output path information.

An electronic device includes a setting unit configured to set setting information of an operation of the electronic device according to common setting information; a designation information acquisition unit configured to acquire designation information, which designates an acquisition origin of the common setting information, via a network; and a setting information acquisition unit configured to acquire the common setting information from the acquisition origin of the common setting information designated by the designation information acquired by the designation information acquisition unit.

A system and method for authenticating direct network print jobs includes registering users for direct printing with a cloud print server. Registration information is stored as a mapping record includes a user name, their computer name and an email address associated with their cloud storage account. When a user sends a print job directly to an MFP at its network address, the MFP checks with the cloud server to determine if the user is registered in accordance with their associated mapping record. If so, a permissions list for that user is checked to determine whether the user has print permission. The user's direct print is then released and their document is printed.