In a multi-function peripheral (MFP), in some instances, the use of various data transmission functions, such as e-mail or fax, can be prohibited. In such circumstances, acquiring destination information from a business card by optical character recognition and registering the destination information in a list of the MFP's transmission destinations or in an address book can cause an error and force a user to perform additional operations. Based on device settings and user authentication settings, destinations under a disabled protocol are set in a non-display state in advance at the time of display of optical character recognition results.

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives an operation for specifying an image to be subjected to processing and an operation for determining a parameter to be used in the processing, an execution unit that performs processing based on the determined parameter on the specified image, and an output unit that outputs, when the receiving unit receives an operation for specifying a new image, a parameter that has a particular relationship with a feature of the new image on a basis of a learning result obtained by a learning unit that learns a relationship between a parameter used in the processing that has been performed before by the execution unit and a feature of an image that has undergone the processing.

A cloud-based document scanning system includes a cloud computing platform having a cloud computing application and a cloud storage system. The system further includes a scanning device communicatively coupled over a network to the cloud computing platform, the scanning device configured to: accept a set of documents; generate a set of digital image files corresponding to the set of documents; store the set of digital image files; and upload the set of digital image files directly to the cloud storage system. Upon receiving a request from the scanning device, the cloud computing application is configured to: access the set of digital image files; apply image processing operations to the set of digital image files in accordance with a plurality of image processing parameters, generate a portable document format document based on the processed image files, and send the portable document format document to a user-selected destination.

An image processing apparatus including a transmission function for transmitting an image sets whether to permit use of a destination not previously registered. The image processing apparatus also receives, from an external apparatus, data including at least a destination field. The image processing apparatus sets the transmission destination based on destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set permitting use of a previously un-registered destination and does not set the transmission destination based on the destination information included in the destination field of the received data upon a condition that a setting is set prohibiting use of a previously un-registered destination.

An imaging method, an imaging device and an imaging system are provided. The imaging method includes: when receiving a terminal identification sent by a mobile terminal and directed to the mobile terminal, sending, by an imaging device, an imaging request message to a cloud server. The imaging request message includes the terminal identification and a communication parameter for communicating with the mobile terminal, used for the cloud server to verify identity of the mobile terminal according to the terminal identification and, after the identity verification is successfully passed and according to the communication parameter, to determine one imaging device, among all imaging devices that send imaging request messages, to perform an imaging task, and to send an imaging job to the one imaging device: and when receiving the imaging job sent by the cloud server, performing, by the imaging device, the imaging task according to the imaging job.

An apparatus, system, and method of controlling transmission of an image, each of which: displays, on a display, an image to a plurality of users, the plurality of users sharing a use of the shared terminal; obtains, from a first privately-owned terminal owned by a first user of the plurality of users, first terminal identification information for identifying the first privately-owned terminal; transmits an authentication request for authenticating the first privately-owned terminal to a terminal management server, the authentication request including the first terminal identification information of the first privately-owned terminal; receives an authentication result of authenticating the first privately-owned terminal from the terminal management server; and when the authentication result indicates that the first privately-owned terminal is a legitimate terminal, and transmits a print request for printing data relating to the image being displayed to a printer through a network.

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives an operation for specifying an image to be subjected to processing and an operation for determining a parameter to be used in the processing, an execution unit that performs processing based on the determined parameter on the specified image, and an output unit that outputs, when the receiving unit receives an operation for specifying a new image, a parameter that has a particular relationship with a feature of the new image on a basis of a learning result obtained by a learning unit that learns a relationship between a parameter used in the processing that has been performed before by the execution unit and a feature of an image that has undergone the processing.

Systems and methods for preparing customer check deposit requests with a mobile device and a reflective surface are described. A check frame is positioned between a customer mobile device with a built-in camera and a mirror such that, when a check is placed in the check frame, the camera can view both sides of the check simultaneously. The camera can take a single picture that includes both sides of the check, process it, and submit it as a check deposit request to the customer's financial institution.

An information processing apparatus, communicable with an intermediary apparatus communicable with a target apparatus, includes circuitry configured to receive, from a terminal device communicable with the information processing apparatus, identification information acquired by the terminal device from an external source, receive, from the terminal device, image data input at the terminal device, identify a transmission destination of the received image data, related to a service operation associated with the identification information and to be output from the target apparatus via the intermediary apparatus, based on address information of a transmission source that has transmitted the identification information to the information processing apparatus, and transmit information indicating the transmission destination of the image data to the terminal device.

A system and a method using matrix barcode information to process documents are provided. A document-processing apparatus generates matrix barcode information and establishes a wireless link with a mobile apparatus through the matrix barcode information. When the document-processing apparatus establishes the wireless link with the mobile apparatus, the document-processing apparatus creates a file transfer zone, performs a corresponding automatic document-processing action, such as scanning or printing, according to a driving command received from the mobile apparatus, and exchanges the generated image information with the mobile apparatus through the file transfer zone. Given the matrix barcode information, the document-processing apparatus can be directly controlled by the mobile apparatus to achieve direct information exchange and enhanced efficiency and security of the document-processing system.