The image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an authentication unit configured to perform authentication of a user; and a job management unit configured to perform printing processing by executing a saved print job, and in the case where the user is authenticated by the authentication unit, the job management unit executes a print job for which a first printing method is specified of print jobs associated with the user without receiving a selection by the user and executes a print job for which a second printing method is specified of print jobs associated with the user by receiving a selection by the user.

The disclosure discloses methods and systems for securing documents submitted for scanning at a device such as a multi-function device. The method includes scanning a document received from a user. A user interface is provided to the user to define a document type and to further define an access level for accessing the scanned document. Then, scanned data is generated. The scanned data is encoded based on a unique identity of the device and based on the access level such that the scanned data is accessible by the user and/or by one or more other users according to the defined access level. Finally, the scanned document is generated. Later when the scanned document is accessed by any user, details of the user accessing the scanned document is matched with details added in the encoded scanned data. Based on matching, the user is allowed to access the scanned document.

A fax and print method includes steps of providing a first fax device, a second fax device and a portable communication device, allowing the first fax device to send a fax password and a document to the second fax device and a data message and a text message corresponded to the fax password to the portable communication device, allowing the portable communication device to receive the text message and the data message, allowing the second fax device to receive the fax password and the document, generating a wireless connection between the portable communication device and the second fax device, judging if the text message is matched with the fax password, and printing the document when the result of the judgement is True. Therefore, the risk of being stolen is reduced through a transmission without the internet. The user does not have to remember any password. The user experiences are enhanced.

Methods and systems are described for receiving and distributing incoming fax transmissions. In one embodiment, an electronic device receives, over a computer network, an electronic message that includes an electronic document and a fax telephone number of an organization of a plurality of organizations, wherein the fax telephone number is) permanently associated with the organization and 2) uniquely identifies the organization from other organizations in the plurality of other organizations. The device determines a destination address of the organization based on the fax telephone number and transmits the electronic document and the fax telephone number to the destination address.

An information processing apparatus comprises an acquisition section configured to acquire an image; an image processing section configured to carry out an image processing on the image acquired by the acquisition section; an image output section configured to output the image to which the image processing is carried out by the image processing section; a discrimination section configured to discriminate whether or not the image acquired by the acquisition section is a special image on the basis of the image, acquired by the acquisition section, which is different from the image to which the image processing is carried out by the image processing section; and a discrimination output section configured to output a discrimination result of the discrimination section.

A processing apparatus includes a file selecting section configured to receive selections of a plurality of files, a first processing section configured to perform authentication by applying authentication information to an authentication-required file that requires authentication for a process to be performed and configured to perform the process on the authentication-required file, a second processing section configured to perform the process on a no authentication-required file that does not require authentication for the process to be performed, and an authentication information acquiring section configured to request entry of the authentication information for the authentication-required file and acquire the authentication information. In response to the file selecting section receiving a selection of the authentication-required file, before both of the first processing section and the second processing section perform the process, the authentication information acquiring section is configured to request the entry of the authentication information for the authentication-required file.

A method for manufacturing a security document including a security pattern generation method includes the steps of selecting a bounding region, an image object, and a raster image or a function; cutting the image object into image object partitions; and repeating the image object as a pattern, preferably a lattice pattern, in the bounding region wherein each of the image object partitions of an image object is transformed depending on the position area of the image object in the lattice pattern and the rank of the image object partition.

An information processing device includes a linker that links respective identification information of one or more persons and an object involved in a transfer established using a network, and an updater that updates the respective identification information for a subsequent transfer transaction.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: store document data, a first character string, and a second character string that are associated with each other, the second character string being to be inputted by an operation that has a procedure quantity smaller than a procedure quantity of an operation by which a user inputs the first character string; output the document data that is associated with the second character string to a requester of the document data when the second character string is acquired if a predetermined condition is satisfied; avoid outputting the document data that is associated with the second character string to the requester of the document data when the second character string is acquired if the condition is not satisfied; and output the document data that is associated with the first character string to the requester of the document data when the first character string is acquired if the condition is not satisfied.

An image forming device according to aspects of the present disclosure, including a communication interface, a user interface, and a controller. The controller configured to perform a remote display control of transmitting remote data to an information processing device. The remote data is data making a browser of the information processing device display a remote screen reproducing an operation screen of the image forming device. The controller is configured to perform obtaining decision information used to determine a mode of the remote screen and determining the mode based on the obtained decision information. The controller displays the remote screen having the display content of the mode on the browser by transmitting the remote data in accordance with a restriction parameter.