Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Teruaki Takahashi

Shinya Mukasa

Ryoh Shimomoto

Satoru Hirakata

Naoki Chiyo

Susumu Fujioka

Naoki Fukasawa

Tomoyuki Takahira

Ken Norota

Yuuta Hashimoto

Nobuyuki Saeki

An information processing apparatus connectable to one or more devices via a network. The apparatus includes a measuring unit measuring an inclination of the apparatus; a determining unit determining whether the inclination of the apparatus relative to a given surface of one of the one or more devices is within a predetermined inclination range; a receiving unit that receives radio waves; an obtaining unit obtaining identification information from the radio waves; a radio wave strength measuring unit measuring strength of the radio waves; a selection unit determining whether to select a given one of the one or more devices based on the strength of the radio waves; and a connection unit connecting the information processing apparatus to one of the one or more devices selected by the selection unit and for which the inclination of the apparatus is within the predetermined inclination range.

Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and information processing system

A method includes storing first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information including third authentication information and fourth authentication information, the third authentication information being information for the user to access a second information processing device, and the fourth authentication information being information for the user to access a third information processing device; acquiring first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information; acquiring second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information; and generating a list including the first index information with a first indication, and the second index information with a second indication different from the first indication.

Information processing device, information management method, and information processing system

A method includes storing first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information including third authentication information and forth authentication information, the third authentication information being information for the user to access a second information processing device, and the fourth authentication information being information for the user to access a third information processing device; acquiring first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information; acquiring second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information; and generating a list including the first index information with a first indication, and the second index information with a second indication different from the first indication.

An information processing method includes: storing first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information being information for the first information processing device to access a second information processing device; acquiring first index information from the second information processing device based on the second authentication information, wherein the first index information is information regarding a file stored in the second information processing device; and generating a list including the first index information, and second index information, the second index information including information regarding a file stored in the first information processing device and correspond to the first authentication information.

An information processing apparatus is configured to communicate with a communication terminal. The apparatus includes a receiver, circuitry, and a transmitter. The receiver receives, from the communication terminal, a transmission request that requests that the information processing apparatus transmit a disconnection request to the communication terminal. The disconnection request is a request for requesting disconnection of a communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication terminal. The circuitry issues, in response to receiving the transmission request, an instruction for transmission of the disconnection request to the communication terminal. The transmitter transmits the disconnection request to the communication terminal in accordance with the instruction. The transmitter disconnects the communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication terminal in response to receiving a reply to the disconnection request from the communication terminal.

Information processing apparatus, communication terminal, and communication system for enabling a disconnect of communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication terminal

A system according to the present invention includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, and an executing unit. The first communication unit is connected to a first network segment. The second communication unit is connected to a second network segment different from the first network segment, and receives a processing request, which requests to execute predetermined processing, from an apparatus via the second network segment and transmits the received processing request to the first communication unit. The executing unit executes the predetermined processing in response to the processing request received by the first communication unit.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer-readable recording medium that receive a process request for performing a predetermined process from an apparatus

An information processing device that is connected to another information processing device includes a memory storing a program, a first authentication information for each user to access the information processing device and a second authentication information in association with the first authentication information for the each user to access the another information processing device; and a processor that performs the program so as to execute a method including the steps of receiving an acquisition request that is sent from a client device according to the first authentication information, transmitting a list including files that are accessible according to the second authentication information in association with the first authentication information of the received acquisition request, receiving an execution request to execute at least one of the files and the folders that are included in the list, and executing a process according to the execution request by using the second authentication information.

An image forming apparatus, connectable to a user terminal, includes a memory to store terminal identification information for identifying the user terminal, and file identification information for identifying at least one file printable by the image forming apparatus, and circuitry to report file information including information on the file printable by the image forming apparatus to the user terminal, acquire terminal identification information of the user terminal from the user terminal as a response to the reporting of the file information, determine whether the terminal identification information acquired from the user terminal matches the terminal identification information stored in the memory, and report the file identification information of the at least one file to the user terminal based on a determination that the terminal identification information acquired from the user terminal matches the terminal identification information stored in the memory.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Teruaki Takahashi