An information processing which reduces production costs. The information processing apparatus has a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, a ROM that stores both a first boot program and a second boot program, and an interface for communicating with the ROM. In response to the first semiconductor device being reset, the first semiconductor device reads out the first boot program from the ROM via the interface. In response to the second semiconductor device being reset, the second semiconductor device reads out the second boot program from the ROM via the interface. While the first semiconductor device is reading out the first boot program from the ROM, an output from the second semiconductor device to the interface is controlled to have high impedance.

An image processing apparatus includes: a raster data output that executes a first process of outputting raster data; a data transferer that generates image determination-purpose data, and executes a second process of storing the generated image determination-purpose data in a buffer; and a hardware processor that: executes a third process of determining whether an image presented by the image determination-purpose data contains a specific image, generates schedule information indicating a time schedule of the first, second, and third processes, determines each set of raster data on whether the time schedule satisfies an overflow condition, and performs control to extend the buffer, wherein the overflow condition is a condition that a part of a period of the second process overlaps with a part of a period during which the image determination-purpose data for which the third process has not been completed occupies an entire area of the buffer.

The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a developing unit for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on the image bearing member with toner, a cartridge that is detachably provided in an apparatus main body and that has at least the developing unit, a toner container that is detachably provided in the apparatus main body and that stores toner for supplying to the developing unit, a memory unit that stores information relating to a usage state of the cartridge, a measuring unit that measures an amount of toner in the developing unit, and a determination unit that determines the amount of toner in the developing unit based on information stored in the memory unit, information obtained by measurement by the measuring unit, and a measurement error of the measuring unit, at a time of an initial operation before performing an image forming operation.

An image processing device may first-receive print data and device identifying information from an information processing device. The image processing device may determine whether or not a particular event is occurring. The image processing device may first-store the received print data in a memory when the particular event is not occurring. The image processing device may second-store the received device identifying information in the memory when the particular event is occurring. The image processing device may send the device identifying information to a push notification server when the particular event has ended. The image processing device may second-receive print data from the information processing device corresponding to the sent device identifying information. The image processing device may third-store the received print data in the memory. The image processing device may print using the print data stored in the memory at least one of the first-storing and the third-storing.

A facsimile apparatus is configured execute, as a reception method, a direct-print reception or a memory reception; switch the reception method from the direct-print reception to the memory reception when an instruction to execute a print job is received when the direct-print reception being executed; execute interruption printing by causing the printing device to print images in accordance with the print job after the reception method is switched to the memory reception; determine whether available capacity of the storage device used in the memory reception is less than a threshold value when the memory reception is being executed; stop the interruption printing when the available capacity of the storage device is less than the threshold value; and execute a particular printing process to print the facsimile data in the storage device and release the storage area corresponding to the facsimile data representing the printed image after the interruption printing is stopped.

In an image forming system, a first communication unit in a first image forming apparatus is controlled to transmit first data to a fifth communication unit in a portable terminal. The fifth communication unit is controlled to transmit second data to a third communication unit in a second image forming apparatus. Each of the first and second data includes image data specifying information and communication setting information. A fourth communication unit in the second image forming apparatus is controlled to establish second type communication between a second communication unit and the fourth communication unit in the second image forming apparatus based on the communication setting information. The fourth communication unit is controlled to transmit, to the second communication unit, a request for transmission of image data specified by the image data specifying information. The second communication unit is controlled to transmit the image data to the fourth communication unit.

A mobile apparatus includes a user interface configured to allow a user to select an image scan apparatus, a communication interface configured to transmit a scan command to the selected image scan apparatus and receive a plurality of image data from the selected image scan apparatus via a streaming method, and a controller configured to generate a scan image using the plurality of image data.