In an example, a method includes, at least one processor, in response to each of a plurality of requests, determining a halftone screen. Determining the halftone screen comprises encoding a signature pattern in the halftone screen, and halftone screens for different requests may be encoded with a different signature pattern. The halftone screen may be arranged such that, when applied to image data to provide a printed output, the pattern is discernible therein to provide a signature for the printed output.

An information processing device includes: a processor configured to: when (i) in addition to a first image forming device on which a user is about to use a service, a second image forming device on which the user used the service is present, the second image forming device being different from the first image forming device and (ii) a server in which basic settings of setting items of the service are registered is present, selectively reflect at least one of (a) setting items of the service registered in the second image forming device or (b) the basic settings of the service registered in the server, in the information processing device according to a predetermined condition.

An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with one or more information processing apparatuses via a network, includes one or more controllers having one or more processors and one or more memories, the one or more controllers being configured to perform log generation of generating a plurality of types of logs including a log related to a job, and to perform log storage of storing the plurality of types of logs, wherein the log storage stores a first type log and a second type log larger than the first type log in volume when the job is a job related to a first condition of using an external network, and stores the first type log and does not store the second type log when the job is a job related to a condition different from the first condition.

A printing system includes: a printing device; and a data processing server. A first controller of the printing device is configured to perform: a reading process to read a reading target to generate image data; and a data transmission process to transmit the image data to the data processing server. A second controller of the data processing server is configured to perform: a data receiving process to receive the image data; a fee calculation process to calculate a fee to be charged for forming an image based on the image data; and a payment-related process related to a payment of the fee. The first controller is configured to further perform: an acquisition process to acquire print data corresponding to the image data after the payment of the fee is completed; and a printing process to form the image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium.

The image forming apparatus according to the present disclosures is configured to transmit, to a file server, an acquisition request for an updating data file at a time different from an access time, which is indicated by access time information of a setting file, by a particular time and update a content of the setting file by the acquired updating data file.

An image forming apparatus that is capable of reducing network traffic in sending an audit log. The image forming apparatus is communicable with a communication apparatus. The audit log including multiple types of logs is stored in at least one of the storage device or an external storage device. On receiving from the communication apparatus a request for sending the audit log, the image forming apparatus performs control for sending the audit log to the communication apparatus. In the control for sending the audit log, on receiving the request for sending the audit log, the image forming apparatus sends, to the communication apparatus, information indicating a storage location of one or more logs each having a data amount larger than a predetermined amount among the logs included in the audit log, rather than the one or more logs.

The application relates to a method for operating a scanning system with a scan server arrangement and a scanning device that can be connected to the scan server arrangement. The scanning system is configured to obtain a scan job encrypted with a public scan job key from a scanning device and to receive a private scan job key encrypted with a public computer device key from a mobile user terminal. The received encrypted private scan job key is subsequently sent to the computer device for further processing.

The present technology relates to a file management system, an information processing apparatus, an image capturing apparatus, and a file management method that enable a start of an image capturing operation before issuance of a formal file name.

The image capturing apparatus saves an image file including a captured image, with a temporary file name irrespective of whether or not the image capturing apparatus is connected to the information processing apparatus, and transmits the temporary file name to the information processing apparatus at an image capturing timing. The information processing apparatus fires a formal file name for the image file when the temporary file name is received. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a file management system that saves image files with sequential file names in a plurality of image capturing apparatuses.

Systems, methods, and computer readable media for performing task assignment, completion, and management within a crowdsourced surveillance platform. A remote server may identify targets for image capture and may assign capture tasks to users based on travel plans of the user. Users may be assigned task to capture image of target locations lying along a travel path. The remote server may aggregate data related to the captured images and use it to update a map and log changes to the target location over time.

According to an embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a communicator, a storage, and a controller, in which the controller stores destination information received from a terminal device, via the communicator, in the storage, and erases the destination information from the storage in response to a trigger. In the image processing apparatus, the destination information is retained at least until a trigger input is made.