Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to allow a general user to select a preset setting as much as possible even when some of print setting items are lock-set by an administrator user. Accordingly, even when the print setting item is lock-set, the general user may select a preset setting as long as there is no conflict.

A terminal device as a prohibited relationship detection device detects presence or absence of a prohibited relationship, when change of a setting value related to a job condition is received, based on a PJL (Printer Job Language) index table to classify a plurality of configuration items of which input of setting values is received on the terminal device into a plurality of resolve tables, a plurality of resolve PJL tables showing relationship between setting values of which input is received on the terminal device and the PJL values which indicate the setting values of which input is received on the terminal device in the PJL, and an inter resolve PJL table prohibition table which shows a combination of setting values having a prohibited relationship, of which input is received on the terminal device.

A non-transitory storage medium stores a plurality of instructions readable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus comprises a communication interface for connecting to a scanner. The information processing apparatus includes a first route and a second route. When executed by the computer, the plurality of instructions cause the information processing apparatus to execute a scan control using the first route in which a read result of a document by the scanner is obtained by using the first route after receiving an execution instruction for scanning, determine whether the scan control using the first route has failed or not, and execute a scan control using the second route in which the read result of the document by the scanner is obtained by using the second route when it is determined that the scan control using the first route has failed.

The present disclosure discloses methods and systems for managing multiple scan requests received at a multi-function device. The method includes receiving a scan request from a remote computing device of a remote user. Before executing the scan request, two conditions are checked. It is checked if document is present on a scanning platform of the multi-function device and further it is checked if one or more activities on a user interface of the multi-function device, are being performed. Based on the presence of the document on the scanning platform and the one or more activities on the user interface, the scan request received from the remote user is disallowed. This way, multiple scanned requests are managed at the multi-function device.

An installation method includes installing a universal printer driver for an image forming apparatus in a user terminal for use by a user; determining whether or not there is installed a dedicated printer driver in the user terminal; and upon determining that there is installed a dedicated printer driver in the user terminal, performing a presentation process of presenting to the user a function that will no longer be available for use if the dedicated printer driver is uninstalled.

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: in a case where a selection function selected by a user does not correspond to an operation address that is an address associated with an operation unit operated by the user, cause a display unit to display a screen showing an address corresponding to a relationship between a registered address, which is an address registered in a contact address associated with the operation address, and the selection function.

A printing apparatus capable of conveying sheets to a sheet processing apparatus and to control the type of a sheet to be used as a cover sheet in a case where a book bound product is generated by switching back sheets each having an image printed, inverting the sheets and folding the inverted sheets, and to notify an error to a user based on the type of a sheet to be used as the cover sheet in a case where printing an image on the cover sheet is designated.

A printing apparatus includes a reception unit and a determination unit. The reception unit receives a display mode of a sheet type from an information processing apparatus. The determination unit determines sheet type information to be transmitted to the information processing apparatus, based on the display mode of the sheep type received by the reception unit.

An image forming apparatus including a first processor configured to control a first image former that forms a first image using a color material having a first color composition and a second processor configured to control a second image former that forms, using a color material having a second color composition, a second image to be superimposed on the first image. The first processor is configured to cause the first image former to form the first image in accordance with a first image formation instruction, corresponding to the first color composition, out of the image formation instruction and the first different image formation instruction, and transmit to the second processor a second image formation instruction corresponding to the second color composition. The second processor is configured to cause the second image former to form the second image in accordance with the second image formation instruction.

The image processing apparatus comprises a display unit 120 configured to display an operation screen and acquires information related to a job execution button included in the operation screen and acquires current status information of the image processing apparatus. Also, the image processing apparatus, based on the acquired information related to the execution button and status information, determines execution capability of the execution button. Furthermore, the image processing apparatus controls based on the determination result the display of each execution button included in the operation screen such that the execution capability status is recognizable.