A method of controlling an image forming apparatus using a user terminal includes displaying a popup window corresponding to an event generated in the image forming apparatus, determining whether at least one user terminal is connected to the image forming apparatus, and applying a previously set timeout to the popup window according to the connection of the user terminal.

It is made possible to print an image stored in an image processing apparatus by a printing apparatus without requiring a complicated operation. By a printing apparatus operating as a first access point by fixed authentication information, in the case where the communication is controlled in a first mode for performing a wireless LAN connection with an image processing apparatus storing the fixed authentication information, a beacon signal including a specific SSID included in the fixed authentication information is transmitted, and in the case where the image processing apparatus receives printing instructions, a connection without intervention of a second access point different from the printing apparatus and the image processing apparatus is established with the printing apparatus by using the fixed authentication information and an image to be printed is transmitted to the printing apparatus on a condition that a beacon signal including the specific SSID is detected.

A print plugin different from an application displaying an application screen on a terminal may be unable to display a screen over the application screen at timing unintended by a user. In such a case, the print plugin is unable to display a warning screen for notifying the user of a warning related to print processing, and the user is unable to be informed of occurrence of the warning. If the warning screen is unable to be displayed over the application screen, the print plugin instructs the terminal to issue a notification for calling the warning screen.

A printing apparatus is provided such that when a print processing apparatus is connected to the printing apparatus, use of Wi-Fi Direct is prohibited. On the other hand, in the printing apparatus, when the print processing apparatus is not connected to the printing apparatus, the use of Wi-Fi Direct is permitted.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to display an instruction image for accepting an instruction of a user on an operation screen for accepting an operation of the user, and in a case where the user performs an operation of instructing to display a confirmation image for confirming information related to the instruction image, determine one direction based on a distance from the instruction image to ends of the operation screen in an up-down direction and a right-left direction, and perform control so that the confirmation image is displayed in the one direction from a predetermined specific area on the instruction image.

An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: display an instruction image for accepting an instruction of a user on a document on an operation screen for accepting an operation by the user; display a document image related to the document according to the instruction of the user on the instruction image; and display a menu image for accepting the operation of the user on the document image at a position determined by a display position of the instruction image on the operation screen.

A MFP includes a storage device, a RAM device, and a CPU. The MFP is capable of executing a standard program and an application that is not a standard program. The MFP receives specification of: an application deployment area upper limit as an upper limit of a size of a deployment area of the RAM device in which the application is deployed; and a Java heap upper limit as an upper limit of a size of a processing area of the RAM device that the application uses for a process (S107). The MFP controls starting of the application according to the application deployment area upper limit and the Java heap upper limit, which were specified in S107.

A terminal device displays a first screen related to a setting for processing executable by plural models of a device; acquires, from a target device, identification information for the model of the target device through a first communication unit and communication information for communicating with the target device through second communication unit; acquires, from a storing unit, processing information corresponding to the acquired identification information; transmits, to the target device, through the second communication unit, a setting entered through the first screen using communication information. If the processing information acquired through the second communication unit includes information on specific processing executable only by the model corresponding to the identification information, the terminal device further displays a second screen related to a setting for the specific processing, and further transmits the setting entered through the second screen, to the target device through the second communication unit, using the communication information.

A reference image generating apparatus includes: a reader that reads a printed matter transported from an image forming apparatus; a reference image generator that generates a reference image for automatically inspecting the printed matter based on a read image generated by reading the printed matter; and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor acquires, from the image forming apparatus, information on whether or not each paper of the printed matter to be transported to the reader is subject to automatic inspection.

A graphics processing device includes: a CPU corresponding to a general-purpose; and a GPU corresponding to a special-purpose for graphics processing, the GPU being configured to necessitate draw call batching before the GPU starts its operation, wherein: the CPU judges which device, the CPU itself or the GPU, should perform graphics processing to generate a screen image to be displayed on a display with reference to the number of screen elements composing the screen image; and the CPU performs graphics processing to generate the screen image if the CPU judges that the CPU itself should perform graphics processing, and the CPU performs draw call batching then makes the GPU perform graphics processing to generate the screen image if the CPU judges that the GPU should perform graphics processing.