An image forming apparatus that executes a job, based on a setting value, and is operative to store a history of the job, as a job history includes: a storage that stores the setting value of the executed job, as setting history information; a displayer that displays a selection screen for selecting the setting history information stored in the storage; and a controller that reads the setting value included in the selected history information. The controller determines whether to display setting history information of a newly executed job, based on a comparison result between the setting value pertaining to the newly executed job and the setting value included in the setting history information.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: classify plural first operators into groups in accordance with a predetermined rule, the first operators being operators associated with setting values of items for defining execution conditions of functions, and being subjected to remaining setting for causing a first operator to preferentially remain in a list over other operators among operators in the list, which execute a function in accordance with the execution condition in a case of being selected by a user; generate a second operator that is a new operator obtained by integrating the first operators classified into the identical group; and display the second operator in the list instead of each of the first operators classified into the identical group.

An electronic apparatus includes circuitry that selects at least one destination information set for transmission from a plurality of address books each holding a plurality of destination information sets. In response to reception of a notification of a change in one of the plurality of address books, the circuitry determines whether the selected at least one destination information set includes a destination information set selected from the one of the plurality of address books corresponding to the notification of the change. Based on a determination that the selected at least one destination information set includes the destination information set selected from the one of the plurality of address books corresponding to the notification of the change, the circuitry resets the selected at least one destination information set.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in a case where a process is executed, generate setting information in which a setting value in executing the process is stored for each setting item, display a setting screen including personal setting information usable by only a specific user and shared setting information usable by plural users, in a case where the personal setting information is changed to the shared setting information, and a designation of a setting item for which a change of the setting value is prohibited among setting items included in the setting information is received, assign an attribute for prohibiting the change of the setting value to the setting item for which the designation for prohibiting the change of the setting value is received, and in a case where the process is executed using the setting information including the setting item to which the attribute for prohibiting the change of the setting value is assigned, assign the attribute for prohibiting the change of the setting value to a setting item corresponding to the setting item to which the attribute for prohibiting the change of the setting value is assigned among setting items of setting information generated in a case where the process is executed.

An image-forming apparatus comprising a controller and a communicator, wherein the controller is configured to perform to detect distance information of the image-forming apparatus with respect to a portable terminal device possessed by a user based on communication with the portable terminal device using the communicator, detect, based on the detected distance information, approach or leaving of specific portable terminal devices possessed by at least one or more predetermined users to or from the image-forming apparatus, and change a behavior of the image-forming apparatus when the controller detects the approach or the leaving of the specific portable terminal device to or from the image-forming apparatus.

An example image forming includes a print engine to form an image, a display to display a user interface window for selecting at least one of an industry or a place using the image forming apparatus, and a processor to, based on at least one of the industry or the place being selected, set an option value corresponding to the at least one of the selected industry or place as a default option value for a function of the image forming apparatus.

An information processing apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a plurality of display objects for giving an instruction to execute processing on an operation screen, a determination unit configured to determine whether to change a display order of the plurality of display objects based on a state of the information processing apparatus, and a change unit configured to change the display order of the plurality of display objects displayed on the operation screen based on the numbers of uses of the respective display objects in a case where the determination unit determines to change the display order.

The invention relates to an industrial testing device communicating with a data center located in a remote computer network, such as the cloud. Disclosed is a method of registering the device to the cloud and specifying the geographical location of the data center. The method includes selecting a data center from a list of available data centers based on regulations specific to a device type of the industrial testing device. Features are configured for communication between the device and the selected data center.

A setting apparatus, which sets an operation screen of an image forming apparatus, acquires, from a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a setting item whose setting value is specifiable with regard to a function corresponding to a setting-value specified button included in the operation screen and displays a setting item acquired from at least one of the image forming apparatuses on a setting value specifying screen for specifying a setting value for the setting-value specified button.

An image processing apparatus includes a management unit configured to manage a shortcut in association with one or more pieces of card information and a control unit configured to execute display control on a display, wherein, when first card information and second card information are managed in association with a first shortcut, the control unit executes control on a screen for the function corresponding to the first shortcut to display in a state where the corresponding group of setting values is applied to the function even if either one of the first card information and the second card information is read. Further, the number of pieces of card information that can be associated with the shortcut has an upper limit.