A method includes performing notification processing to, in a case where a communication between a communication apparatus and an information processing apparatus via an external apparatus is to be inexecutable, notify a user of at least one of a communication error as the cause of failure to perform communication between the communication apparatus and the information processing apparatus via the external apparatus, and or a method for solving the communication error.

A common profile is prepared that, in a device-independent first color system, converts image data of a color space that is representable by the first color system into image data of a color space that is commonly representable by the plurality of printing devices, and first image data representing an image to be printed is converted into second image data by using the common profile, where the image is represented by the first color system. Then, the second image data is converted into third image data by using an output profile, where the third image data is image data of a second color system that depends on a specific printing device designated from among a plurality of printing devices and the output profile is unique to the designated specific printing device. The third image data thus obtained is output to the designated specific printing device and printed.

A nail polish application system may include a nail polish applicator to apply a curable nail polish to a nail of a user. An energy source may emit energy to selectively cure the curable nail polish. A sensor may be provided to detect a boundary of the nail of the user. The energy source may be configured to direct the energy to (i) the detected boundary of the nail during a first curing stage or (ii) to an area within the detected boundary of the nail during the first curing stage, and to (iii) avoid directing the energy to an area outside the detected boundary of the nail during the first curing stage.

An image processing apparatus connected to an external user terminal includes a scanner unit that optically reads an original to acquire a scanned image, an information acquisition unit that acquires user information, an image storing unit that stores the scanned image in association with the user information, a type acquisition unit that acquires an image conversion type, which indicates a desired converted image type, from the external user terminal, and an image conversion unit that, in response to acquiring the image conversion type, reads out a scanned image from the image storing unit based on the user information and converts the read-out scanned image into an image of the acquired image conversion type.

A common profile is prepared that, in a device-independent first color system, converts image data of a color space that is representable by the first color system into image data of a color space that is commonly representable by the plurality of printing devices, and first image data representing an image to be printed is converted into second image data by using the common profile, where the image is represented by the first color system. Then, the second image data is converted into third image data by using an output profile, where the third image data is image data of a second color system that depends on a specific printing device designated from among a plurality of printing devices and the output profile is unique to the designated specific printing device. The third image data thus obtained is output to the designated printing device and printed.

Provided is a printing device that can accurately perform printing on a recording medium. The printing device includes: a frame member disposed to surround a nail tip; a printing unit configured to perform printing on the nail tip surrounded by the frame member; a communication part configured to acquire print information which is generated based on an image obtained by capturing the frame member and the nail tip and indicates a layout of printing to be applied to the nail tip in a printable region defined by the frame member; and a print control part configured to control the printing unit based on the acquired print information.

A method tor regulating production of an object, the method comprising allocating access rights and a production quota to a user, the production quota to be fulfilled on an authorised production device using an encrypted unique job token embedded or comprised within or derived from the object and associated with the user and production device, receiving a user request to produce the object at the authorised production device, authenticating the user, decrypting the encrypted unique job token using a private key of the user and a private key of the production device, determining whether the production quota for the user related to the object has been met and on the basis of the determination, authorising the user request to produce the object at the authorised production device.

An image forming device is provided. The image forming device includes an image forming job performer, a wireless local area network (WLAN) module, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) module, and a controller. The WPAN module may determine a connection state of an external device using a WPAN, and the controller may receive a request from the external device through the WLAN module that is switched from a disabled state to an enabled state in accordance with the connection state of the external device using the WPAN, to control the image forming job performer.

Systems, methods, and devices are configured to share a printable electronic document created as part of a job, such as a print, copy, or scan job, between users. They include receiving a command to print an electronic document associated with a job initiated on a multi-function device, the job initiated in response to an input from a first user. They further include receiving an input to share the electronic document associated with the job with a second user and identifying the second user. They also include sending a notification message to the identified second user, the notification message indicating an availability of the electronic document associated with the job to the identified second user.

A method includes performing notification processing to, in a case where a communication between a communication apparatus and an information processing apparatus via an external apparatus is to be inexecutable, notify a user of at least one of a communication error as the cause of failure to perform communication between the communication apparatus and the information processing apparatus via the external apparatus, and or a method for solving the communication error.