An information processing apparatus includes a presentation unit that, in response to receipt of an instruction to present a favorite destination of transmission, presents destination information designated as a favorite for the transmitting application of interest.

An information processing apparatus includes a first display controller, a second display controller, an image display controller, and a first switching unit. The first display controller performs control such that a first screen is displayed on a display. The first screen is a screen that shows a specified destination and includes a first image for accepting an operation for inputting a character string representing a destination. The second display controller performs control such that a second screen is displayed. The second screen is a screen that shows a specified destination. The image display controller performs control, in response to a predetermined operation performed while the second screen is displayed, such that a second image for accepting an operation for inputting a character string representing a destination is displayed on the display. The first switching unit switches between the first screen and the second screen.

A system and method for populating fax recipient information on multifunction peripherals includes a touchscreen and a processor configured to generate user interface screens and receive user input from the touchscreen. The processor monitors the touchscreen for user entry of fax recipient information. The processor determines when there is a match between user entered information and contact information from an address book. When there is a match, the processor populates additional fax recipient information using the contact information. When there is no match of an entered fax number with a contact, the processor enters the fax number as the name of fax recipient. The processor monitors the touchscreen for user input that overwrites the processor populated fax recipient information, or a user command to add a fax recipient to a fax recipient list. The processor faxes a document to each fax recipient on the fax recipient list.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling transfer of print data from clients connected in a network to shared printing devices connected in the network. The method comprises the steps of: providing (S1) print data upon reception of a request to send to a printing device connected in the network, forming (S2) header information for the print data based on information provided by a configurable logic means, wherein said header information comprises information related to at least one designated printing device controller (140) identified based on the request to print to a printing device, processing (S3) the print data so as to provide processed print data comprising the formed header information, sending (S4) the processed print data to the at least one designated printing device controller (140), receiving (S5) the processed print data at the designated printing device controller, reading (S6) at the destination printing device controller the header information of the received processed print data and controlling (S7) the processed print data in accordance with the header information. The controlling comprises forming (S8) reconstructed print data from the processed print data at a destination printing device controller based on the header information, and providing (S9) the reconstructed print data to the printing device.

The invention also relates to a client controller arrangement, a printer arrangement and a network.

When an image forming apparatus satisfies a condition to shift it to a power saving state, if a specific function that needs to respond to an inquiry from an external apparatus within a predetermined time is set, a power control unit shifts the image forming apparatus to a first power saving state in which power is supplied to a control unit configured to respond to the inquiry, and if the specific function is not set, shifts the image forming apparatus to a second power saving state in which no power is supplied to the control unit.

An image transmitting apparatus which transmits an image to a predetermined transmission destination. The apparatus includes an input unit which inputs an image to be transmitted, an authentication unit which authenticates a user by user authentication, a user information acquisition unit which obtains transmission destination information associated with the user if the authentication by the authentication unit is successful, a transmission destination designation unit which designates a transmission destination to which the image should be transmitted, a determination unit which determines, according to details of the transmission destination designated by the transmission destination designation unit, whether or not the image should be transmitted to the transmission designation associated with the user, and a transmission unit which transmits the image based on the result of determination made by the determination unit.

An image processing apparatus includes a first selector that selects one or more first addresses from one or more addresses received from a terminal device by using a short-range wireless communication, a second selector that selects one or more second addresses different from the first addresses, and an image sender that sends an image to the first addresses and the second addresses.

An image processing apparatus includes a first selector that selects one or more first addresses from one or more addresses received from a terminal device by using a short-range wireless communication, a second selector that selects one or more second addresses different from the first addresses, and an image sender that sends an image to the first addresses and the second addresses.