A communication system includes a first electronic apparatus settable with first setting information for a plurality of items and a second electronic apparatus settable with second setting information for the plurality of items, and communicably connected to the first electronic apparatus. The first electronic apparatus includes first circuitry to transmit, to the second electronic apparatus, the first setting information including determination information set for each of the plurality of items to determine whether the first setting information is synchronized with the second setting information. The second electronic apparatus includes second circuitry to receive the first setting information, determine whether the first setting information is synchronized with the second setting information for each of the plurality of items based on the determination information, and reflect a value set for one of the plurality of items of the first setting information on the second setting information according to a determination.

An image forming apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive a request from a registered terminal, the request being a request of enabling an exclusive usage mode relating to a printing function for the registered terminal; and an enabling unit configured to enable the exclusive usage mode in a case where the request is received.

An image processing apparatus includes at least one of an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet or an image reader configured to read an image on the sheet, and a storage configured to store information. The apparatus also includes a display configured to display a screen, and a controller. The controller is configured to install an application program relating to the image forming device or the image reader, determine whether to display an execution instruction image for inputting an execution instruction of the installed application program on an individual home screen which is a home screen for individual use by each user, and display the individual home screen containing the execution instruction image determined to be displayed on the display.

An image forming apparatus acquires an evaluation value of each user by using a combination of a plurality of criteria determined on the basis of usage history information, and determines priority order of users having a high possibility of using the image forming apparatus next time based on the acquired evaluation value.

An image forming apparatus includes a controller that controls a plurality of different types of image processing, register a plurality of objects to be arranged in a matrix form within a particular area of a screen, and controls a user interface to display the plurality of objects arranged in the matrix form within the particular area. The plurality of objects include a first object for controlling image processing associated with the first object, and a second object that is not for controlling any image processing. The controller controls the user interface to display a third object different from the plurality of objects arranged in the matrix form, outside the particular area, and when a first user is authenticated, control the user interface to display a user-authenticated screen including a shared object and a first user object within the particular area but not including a second user object.

Upon the reception of an instruction for changing, to shared job history information, personal job history information that can be used by only a specific user from among such job history information, if address information relating to the personal attribute or storage destination information relating to the personal attribute is included in the personal job history information, a controller 35 causes a display 33 to display details of setting of the individual job history information in a state in which the address information or the storage destination information is not selected or cannot be selected.

Provided is a server that prevents incorrect setting or the like of a delegating group in an image forming system. A hierarchy classifying unit classifies groups in which users related to management of the image forming apparatuses are integrated in a tree structure. A group type setting unit sets the types of the groups classified by the hierarchy classifying unit to normal groups and delegating groups. A browsing managing unit, when the user logs in from the terminal, performs exclusive management that does not allow browsing of a group set as a delegating group by the group type setting unit, even by a user belonging to an upper group.

Provided is a server of an image forming system capable of customizing a user interface. A hierarchy classifying unit classifies groups in which users related to management of the image forming apparatuses are integrated in hierarchies. An interface setting unit sets customized user interfaces so as to have different appearances corresponding to the hierarchies classified by the hierarchy classifying unit. An interface providing unit provides the user interface set by the interface setting unit when a user logs in. This customization includes a product name, a product logo, a favicon, and web page color design.

A system and method for customizing a multifunction peripheral user interface includes a multifunction peripheral with a document processing controller including a processor and memory. The memory stores identified electronic customization groups, each comprised of electronic files. The memory also stores device customization data sets, each data set corresponding to document processing in the multifunction peripheral. A print engine and a scan engine are operational by instructions issued from the controller. The processor generates indicia on a display identifying each of the customization groups and receives a user selection of one or more customization group. A customizations menu listing available customizations from the selections is displayed along with a document processing options menu including corresponding device customization data sets. Selectable user interface packages, where at least one of the interface packages includes a document processing options menu, are stored in the memory.

An information processing system includes a plurality of programs, each executing a predetermined process. The information processing system includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores, for each of applications, each executing a series of processes using electronic data, an application associating flow information with application setting information. The flow information defines program identification information and an execution order. The application setting information defines parameter setting information, group setting information, and flow identification information. The memory further stores use screen information in association with application identification information. The circuitry: receives a first request including the application identification information from a device; transmits the use screen information and the application setting information to the device; receives a second request including the parameters, information on electronic data, and the flow identification information; acquires the flow information; and executes the programs in accordance with the execution order by using the parameters.