Convenience and security of an information processing apparatus including a USB host interface in a case where network connection is established via a USB-LAN adapter are improved. The information processing apparatus includes a plurality of external USB ports to which USB compatible network adapters are connected. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined notification in response to a number of the network adapters connected to the information processing apparatus via the external USB ports having reached a predetermined upper limit.

An information processing device includes a controller that controls a notification of a linkage function executable by using plural devices, by transmitting information of the plural devices to an operation assistant. In a further modification of the invention, the controller may control the notification of the linkage function when an image as the information is connected to an image associated with the operation assistant.

In an information processing terminal, a processor receiving identification information from another program. The identification information is for identifying an image processing operation. The processor performs a first determination process determining whether the specified apparatus is capable of executing the image processing operation identified by the identification information. The processor performs a first display process displaying determination information indicating a result of the first determination process. The processor receives operation condition information from the external program in a case where the first determination process determines that the specified apparatus is capable of executing the image processing operation. The operation condition information indicates a condition for executing the image processing operation. The processor transmits a command to the specified apparatus. The command instructs execution of the image processing operation under the operation condition information.

A system and method for maintaining and optimizing a fleet of multifunction peripherals is operated by use of a smartphone. The smartphone provides recommendations to configure multifunction peripherals or other equipment fleets to avoid service calls. The smartphone is configured to allow a user to review device status for a fleet of multifunction peripherals so that the user knows which multifunction peripherals will need attention. The system provides the user with alerts of issues, with predictions before issues occur, and with a prescription for what to do so that the user can resolve the issue themselves. The system further provides recommendations based on needs, usage, and other customer usage or purchase data to allow the user to review multifunction peripherals, purchase services, install options and configure devices in the fleet for optimization.

An apparatus includes a device image processor configured to receive the plurality of device image definitions and the plurality of device offset information definitions from the device image module, read, from the device configuration definition, a plurality of device image parts defined by the plurality of received device image definitions, respectively, receive, from the device image module, the device error definition and the error offset information definition, read, from the device configuration definition, an error image part defined by the received device error definition, arrange the plurality of read device image parts on a plurality of offset positions defined by the plurality of received device offset information definitions, respectively, and arrange the read error image part on an offset position defined by the received error offset information definition, to thereby generate a composite image, and cause the software executing module to display the composite image on the display device.

An image processing system includes a processor configured to present all functions provided by plural image processing apparatuses connected to one another on a network, the plural image processing apparatuses providing different functions and receive, as shared setting information, settings of functions to be used by all the plural image processing apparatuses among all the functions presented.

According to one embodiment, a wireless communication apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface performs wireless communication with other wireless communication apparatuses and a client giving an instruction for an operation. The processor switches a power state of the communication interface and the other wireless communication apparatus based on information regarding validation and invalidation of wireless communication functions, simultaneous connection numbers, and connectable numbers of the other wireless communication apparatuses.

A system and method for maintaining and optimizing a fleet of multifunction peripherals is operated by use of a smartphone. The smartphone provides recommendations to configure multifunction peripherals or other equipment fleets to avoid service calls. The smartphone is configured to allow a user to review device status for a fleet of multifunction peripherals so that the user knows which multifunction peripherals will need attention. The system provides the user with alerts of issues, with predictions before issues occur, and with a prescription for what to do so that the user can resolve the issue themselves. The system further provides recommendations based on needs, usage, and other customer usage or purchase data to allow the user to review multifunction peripherals, purchase services, install options and configure devices in the fleet for optimization.

An apparatus includes a device image processor configured to receive the plurality of device image definitions and the plurality of device offset information definitions from the device image module, read, from the device configuration definition, a plurality of device image parts defined by the plurality of received device image definitions, respectively, receive, from the device image module, the device error definition and the error offset information definition, read, from the device configuration definition, an error image part defined by the received device error definition, arrange the plurality of read device image parts on a plurality of offset positions defined by the plurality of received device offset information definitions, respectively, and arrange the read error image part on an offset position defined by the received error offset information definition, to thereby generate a composite image, and cause the software executing module to display the composite image on the display device.

An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus may determine whether encrypted data may be transmitted or received between the image forming apparatus and one or more external devices, and determine a defect in security set to the image forming apparatus based on the determination.