An information processing system includes image capturing devices, an information processing apparatus, and processing circuitry. The image capturing devices are disposed to capture images of a management area. The information processing apparatus recognizes a code image corresponding to an object to be managed in the management area, from a captured image captured by the image capturing devices, and manages a location of the object. The processing circuitry sets address identification information associated with position information in the management area to a region of the captured image; based on recognition of the code image in the region, manages the position information associated with the address identification information set for the region, as a location of the object corresponding to the code image; and commonly sets one piece of the address identification information associated with the position information, for regions of different captured images captured by the image capturing devices.

An information processing system includes image capturing devices, an information processing apparatus, and processing circuitry. The image capturing devices are disposed to capture images of a management area. The information processing apparatus recognizes a code image corresponding to an object to be managed in the management area, from a captured image captured by the image capturing devices, and manages a location of the object. The processing circuitry sets address identification information associated with position information in the management area to a region of the captured image; based on recognition of the code image in the region, manages the position information associated with the address identification information set for the region, as a location of the object corresponding to the code image; and commonly sets one piece of the address identification information associated with the position information, for regions of different captured images captured by the image capturing devices.

An ASIC includes: a communication circuit that communicates with a control circuit; a multi-level, fixed-length compression circuit that performs fixed-length compression on scanner-generated image data to output multi-level, fixed-length compressed image data; a tone processing circuit that performs tone processing on the scanner-generated image data to output reduced-level image data; a first selection circuit that selects one of the multi-level, fixed-length compressed image data and the reduced-level image data, as first selected image data to be transmitted by the communication circuit to the control circuit; a multi-level, fixed-length decompression circuit that performs fixed-length decompression on image data received by the communication circuit from the control circuit, to output fixed-length decompressed image data; and a second selection circuit that selects one of the fixed-length decompressed image data and the image data received by the communication circuit, as second selected image data to be output to the plotter.

An ASIC includes: a communication circuit that communicates with a control circuit; a multi-level, fixed-length compression circuit that performs fixed-length compression on scanner-generated image data to output multi-level, fixed-length compressed image data; a tone processing circuit that performs tone processing on the scanner-generated image data to output reduced-level image data; a first selection circuit that selects one of the multi-level, fixed-length compressed image data and the reduced-level image data, as first selected image data to be transmitted by the communication circuit to the control circuit; a multi-level, fixed-length decompression circuit that performs fixed-length decompression on image data received by the communication circuit from the control circuit, to output fixed-length decompressed image data; and a second selection circuit that selects one of the fixed-length decompressed image data and the image data received by the communication circuit, as second selected image data to be output to the plotter.

A facsimile transmission system includes circuitry to receive, from a user, a request for facsimile transmission of a document, and determine which one of first facsimile transmission and second facsimile transmission is to be performed, based on one of an attribute of the user, an attribute of a destination of the facsimile transmission, and an attribute of the document. The first facsimile transmission is transmitting the document by an image forming apparatus, and the second facsimile transmission is transmitting the document by a facsimile server. The circuitry further instructs to perform the one of the first facsimile transmission and the second facsimile transmission.

A portable terminal has a memory having a program stored thereon and readably by a computer. The program causes the portable terminal to perform deciding an image forming apparatus enabling to execute a first operation as a first designated apparatus which executes the first operation in accordance with predetermined decision criteria, deciding an image forming apparatus designated by a user of the portable terminal as a second designated apparatus which executes a second operation different from the first operation, receiving a designation of designating at least one of the first operation and the second operation, transmitting first instruction information that instructs to execute the first operation to the first designated apparatus when the first operation is designated in the designation, and transmitting second instruction information that instructs to execute the second operation to the second designated apparatus when the second operation is designated in the designation.

A portable terminal has a memory having a program stored thereon and readably by a computer. The program causes the portable terminal to perform deciding an image forming apparatus enabling to execute a first operation as a first designated apparatus which executes the first operation in accordance with predetermined decision criteria, deciding an image forming apparatus designated by a user of the portable terminal as a second designated apparatus which executes a second operation different from the first operation, receiving a designation of designating at least one of the first operation and the second operation, transmitting first instruction information that instructs to execute the first operation to the first designated apparatus when the first operation is designated in the designation, and transmitting second instruction information that instructs to execute the second operation to the second designated apparatus when the second operation is designated in the designation.

A facsimile transmission system includes circuitry to receive, from a user, a request for facsimile transmission of a document, and determine which one of first facsimile transmission and second facsimile transmission is to be performed, based on one of an attribute of the user, an attribute of a destination of the facsimile transmission, and an attribute of the document. The first facsimile transmission is transmitting the document by an image forming apparatus, and the second facsimile transmission is transmitting the document by a facsimile server. The circuitry further instructs to perform the one of the first facsimile transmission and the second facsimile transmission.

A system and method for optimizing the creation and use of a collaborative digital photo album, to permit the sharing of digital photos among members associated with the collaborative digital album. It refers to a streamlined solution for a photo taking member, designated as a sending party, to automatically send a digital photo into the collaborative album with a single action, simultaneously with the taking the photo. It also provides an automated solution for persons associated with the collective digital album, designated as the receiving parties, to receive the photos automatically and without having to take any action. All persons associated can act as a sending party and also be a receiving party, those persons associated with a particular collaborative digital album being considered members of the collaborative group who have agreed to contribute to and/or receive copies of digital photo's placed in their particular collaborative album.

The present invention generally relates to nanoscale wires, including to nanoscale wires used as sensors. In some cases, the nanoscale wires may be used to directly determine analytes, even within relatively complicated environments such as blood, unlike many prior art techniques. In some aspects, the nanoscale wire form at least a portion of the gate of a field-effect transistor, and in certain aspects, different periodically-varying voltages or other electrical signals may be applied to the field-effect transistor. For example, in one set of embodiments, sinusoidally-varying voltages of different frequencies may be applied to the nanoscale wire and the source electrode of the field-effect transistor. The electrical conductance or other properties of the nanoscale wire in response to the periodically-varying voltages may then be determined and used to determine binding of the species.