Embodiments of a fax system with adaptive protocol selection, and methods for such a system, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a fax system may be adapted to selectively configure the protocol (both the type of protocol or aspects of a particular protocol) used in association with the transmission or reception of a specific fax. The configuration of the protocol utilized can be based on one or more attributes associated with a sender or a destination. The fax can then be transmitted or received according to those configuration parameters.

A method for proactively creating an image product includes capturing an image of an object in a first environment by a device, storing a library of personalized products each characterized by a product type, automatically recognizing the object in the image as having a product type associated with the library of personalized products, automatically creating a design for the personalized product of the product type using personalized content, automatically displaying the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the selected photo in the first environment on the device, and manufacturing a physical product based on the design of the personalized product.

A method for proactively creating an image product includes capturing an image of an object in a first environment by a device, storing a library of personalized products each characterized by a product type, automatically recognizing the object in the image as having a product type associated with the library of personalized products, automatically creating a design for the personalized product of the product type using personalized content, automatically displaying the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the selected photo in the first environment on the device, and manufacturing a physical product based on the design of the personalized product.

A method for proactively creating an image product includes capturing an image of an object in a first environment by a device, storing a library of personalized products each characterized by a product type, automatically recognizing the object in the image as having a product type associated with the library of personalized products, automatically creating a design for the personalized product of the product type using personalized content, automatically displaying the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the selected photo in the first environment on the device, and manufacturing a physical product based on the design of the personalized product.

An image forming apparatus includes a printer, a drawing data creating circuit, a medium supply circuit, and a printing amount managing circuit that manages a printing amount. The medium supply circuit performs a primary supply and a secondary supply. The medium supply circuit starts the primary supply prior to completion of creating drawing data. The drawing data creating circuit fixes a color for use in printing. The printing amount managing circuit changes the printing amount according to a specified color specified in the print data before the drawing data creating circuit fixes the color for use when the printing amount needs to be changed to start the primary supply. The printing amount managing circuit corrects the printing amount according to the color for use when the printing amount is changed according to the specified color.

An image processing device includes a controller, a device information generator that generates device information including identification information of the image processing device, and a job executor that executes a job at a predetermined setting based on setting information for job execution sent from a terminal device, wherein the controller displays the generated device information on the terminal device and, based on the setting information for job execution sent from the terminal device that read the displayed device information, controls the job executor to output the job at the predetermined setting.

A method for proactively creating an image product includes capturing an image of an object in a first environment by a device, storing a library of personalized products each characterized by a product type, automatically recognizing the object in the image as having a product type associated with the library of personalized products, automatically creating a design for the personalized product of the product type using personalized content, automatically displaying the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the selected photo in the first environment on the device, and manufacturing a physical product based on the design of the personalized product.

A method for proactively creating an image product includes capturing an image of an object in a first environment by a device, storing a library of personalized products each characterized by a product type, automatically recognizing the object in the image as having a product type associated with the library of personalized products, automatically creating a design for the personalized product of the product type using personalized content, automatically displaying the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the selected photo in the first environment on the device, and manufacturing a physical product based on the design of the personalized product.

An information processing apparatus includes a first bus interface to receive first data transferred in a pixel-parallel transfer mode, a second bus interface to receive second data transferred in a line-parallel transfer mode, a selector to select one of the first data transferred in the pixel-parallel transfer mode and the second data transferred in the line-parallel transfer mode, as input data, a transfer switching circuit to switch between the line-parallel transfer mode and the pixel-parallel transfer mode to process the input data according to the switched transfer mode.

An image processing apparatus, comprises: a dynamic portion reconfiguration unit configured to be able to reconfigure an internal circuit configuration dynamically and partially; and a reconfiguration control unit which controls the reconfiguration of the circuit configuration by the dynamic portion reconfiguration unit; wherein one or more processing circuits configured in the dynamic portion reconfiguration unit are each configured to include a data processing unit and a parameter holding unit for holding a parameter used for processing by the data processing unit, and for the parameter holding unit, a circuit configuration corresponding to a parameter corresponding to a setting in the processing by the data processing unit is defined, and the reconfiguration control unit, in accordance with a modification of the setting in the processing by the data processing unit, reconfigures only the circuit configuration of the parameter holding unit.