Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Mitsunori Nakamura

Hiroki Yoshida

A communication apparatus makes a request to issue an electronic certificate of a first instrument to a certificate authority and acquires the electronic certificate from the certificate authority. The communication apparatus communicates with a second instrument using the electronic certificate of the first instrument in response to reception of a request for communication with the second instrument from the first instrument. Therefore, the communication apparatus mediates information communication between the second instrument and the first instrument.

Communication apparatus mediating communication between instruments

An apparatus for outputting an image is provided. The apparatus includes a detection portion that detects a state of electronic paper placed on a predetermined location, and a transmission portion that sends, to the electronic paper, image data for displaying an image depending on the state of the electronic paper.

Apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for outputting images to electronic paper

An image forming device is capable of making data communication with at least one printing device through a network. The image forming device comprises: a print job acquiring part for acquiring a print job created in response to user's instructions for printing; an image forming part for producing a printed output by executing the print job; an event detecting part for detecting occurrence of an event; and a print preview processing part for acquiring a first print preview image showing a printed output to be produced when the print job is executed in the image forming part, and a second print preview image showing a printed output to be produced when the print job is executed in the at least one printing device, and for outputting the first and second print preview images. The print preview processing part acquires and outputs the first and second print preview images when the event detecting part detects occurrence of the event.

Image forming device, information processing device, and method for outputting a plurality of print preview images when detecting an event that makes production of a printed output difficult

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Amagasaki, Japan

Mitsunori Nakamura