An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to perform a printing process of forming an image on a print medium based on print data, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether or not the printing process has completed based on remaining print data to be printed, when the print medium is removed from a paper discharge tray in which the print medium on which the image is formed by the image forming unit is placed, and to cause a warning to be output upon determining that the printing process has not completed based on the remaining print data to be printed.

An image forming apparatus includes a detection section that detects a distance between the image forming apparatus and a portable terminal, and a controller. The controller determines whether the distance meets a predetermined condition, and controls operations relating to an image forming job if the detected distance meets the predetermined condition.

A method for generating an alert to enable a user to retrieve a printed document from an image scanning device is described. Multiple portions of a digital image of a printed document obtained through the scan task, are identified. Thereafter, movement of a scan-head assembly of an image scanning device is controlled so as to position the scan-head assembly over a target area of the printed document. The scan-head assembly may be activated to capture a reference image and a series of verification images of the target area of the printed document. Thereafter, the reference image and each of the series of images are compared. Based on the comparison, an alert is generated, wherein the alert is to indicate that the printed document is to be retrieved from the scanning device.

An image reading apparatus reads an original image of an original, which is conveyed along a conveyance path, using a scanner unit and a CCD sensor unit. A separation sensor, a lead sensor, and a sheet discharge sensor, which are provided to the conveyance path, detect occurrence of a jam. A restarting method for reading processing of the original after the occurrence of the jam includes a first restarting method of re-placing all of the originals, which have been fed, on an original tray and a second restarting method of re-placing only an unread original on the original tray, and is set by a user. In a case where the second restarting method is set, the restarting method is determined from any one of the first restarting method and the second restarting method based on a discharged length of the original having been discharged to a sheet discharge tray.

Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a non-volatile memory; a volatile memory being configured to store first, second and third programs; and a processor configured to: in a first activation processing mode, transfer the first program from the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory; transfer the second program from the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory based on the stored first program; and parallelly perform, first processing based on the stored second program and transfer of the third program from the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory, and in a second activation processing mode, transfer the first program from the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory; transfer the third program from the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory based on the stored first program; and parallelly perform second processing based on the stored third program and transfer of the second program from the non-volatile memory to the volatile memory.

An image forming apparatus includes a detection section that detects a distance between the image forming apparatus and a portable terminal, and a controller. The controller determines whether the distance meets a predetermined condition, and controls operations relating to an image forming job if the detected distance meets the predetermined condition.

An image forming apparatus includes a feed tray having a placement surface on which a sheet is placed. The feed tray includes a fixed table, an extension table, and a sensor. The extension table is capable of being pulled out along and being accommodated in the fixed table. The sensor is disposed on the fixed table and detects whether or not the sheet is placed on the extension table in a situation in which the extension table is pulled out.

Systems and methods for displaying video of an output tray of a printing device are provided. An example method may include a sensor of a printing device detecting motion of a user in an output tray of the printing device. In response to the detected motion, the method may also include activating a video camera of the printing device, wherein the video camera is configured to capture at least an area of the output tray encompassing a reproduced document. Still further, the method may include a display of the printing device displaying live video of the area of the output tray while a user manipulates and retrieves a reproduced document.

An image forming apparatus includes an exit tray, an image forming section, a user identification section, a printed sheet receipt managing section, and a fetch sensor. The image forming section performs a printing operation based on a print instruction issued from a user. The fetch sensor is capable of detecting that a printed sheet has been fetched from the exit tray. The user identification section identifies a print requester corresponding to a user having issued a print instruction, and a fetcher corresponding to a user fetching the printed sheet from the exit tray. If the printed sheet is fetched from the exit tray and the fetcher is different from the print requester, the printed sheet receipt managing section sends, to a computer of the user, a notice of printed sheet taken away notifying that the printed sheet has been taken away.

An image processing apparatus comprises a first detecting unit configured to detect an object, a power control unit configured to shift the image processing apparatus from a second power state to a first power state which consumes more power than the second power state when the first detecting unit detects an object, and a second detecting unit configured to detect a sheet ejected to a sheet ejecting unit. The power control unit does not shift the image processing apparatus to the first power state when the second detecting unit no longer detects the sheet before a lapse of a predetermined period of time after the first detecting unit detects an object. The power control unit shifts the image processing apparatus to the first power state when the second detecting unit detects the sheet before a lapse of the predetermined period of time after the first detecting unit detects an object.