Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Tomoki Shibukawa

Genki Watanabe

Yoh Masuyama

Keisuke Iwasa

Ryoh Shimomoto

Tadashi Nagata

Hajime Kubota

Tomoya Tanizaki

Asaki Umezawa

Fumiyoshi Kittaka

Tomofumi Harada

Sachiko Fukumaru

Mikane Tago

Yutaka Yagiura

Daisuke Taniuchi

Kiyohiko Shinomiya

Noboru Tamura

Shigeo Negoro

Ryo Furutani

Hiroatsu Hatanaka

An electronic apparatus for acquiring a program via a network, includes an input unit configured to receive a user operation, and circuitry configured to display, on a display, a list including a plurality of versions of firmware programs installable on the electronic apparatus, download a specific firmware program included in the list or a particular firmware program not included in the list, update a current firmware program being installed on the electronic apparatus with the downloaded specific firmware program or the particular firmware program; and enable function of the updated firmware program. When updating with the specific firmware program, in response to a designation operation, the circuitry enables functionality of the specific firmware program. When updating with the particular firmware program not included in the list, the circuitry enables functionality of the particular firmware program having the upgraded function version after updating the particular firmware program.

Electronic apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method

An electronic apparatus installable with firmware updatable via a network includes an input unit configured to receive an operation performed by a user; and circuitry configured to display, on a display, a first screen for displaying a first function of firmware that can be installed on the electronic apparatus, and a second screen for displaying a second function of the firmware, the second function including a plurality of second functions and the second screen including a plurality of second screens prepared for each one of the plurality of second functions, enable the first function in response to an operation for the first function displayed on the first screen, and enable the second function in response to an operation for the second function displayed on the second screen. The circuitry enables the second functions selected from the plurality of second functions respectively displayed on the plurality of second screens.

An electronic device, a setting method, and an information processing system. The electronic device installs an application, displays on a display, a screen for receiving input of a setting value for a setting item based on setting information that includes one or more setting items for executing the installed application, and control to set the setting value for the setting item received on the screen.

Image forming apparatus, setting method, and information processing system for setting values for installed application

An image processing apparatus comprises a storage, an operation panel and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a first operation input to execute a job utilizing a scanner, execute the job by controlling a scanner to scan a document, and generate a display component that indicates a processing result of the job based on setting information of the job. The processing circuitry is further configured to register history information that indicates the display component corresponding with the setting information, receive a second operation input to initiate a job execution application to select the display component, acquire the display component and the setting information from the history information, and control the operation panel to display a screen including the display component in a history list, the display component in the history list being selectable on the screen as a job setting.

Image processing apparatus, and image processing method

A device includes a reception unit configured to receive, from outside the device, a usage request to use one of a plurality of hardware resources of the device; and a selection unit configured to select a combination of the plurality of hardware resources to which power is to be supplied, according to a state of the device. The selection unit restricts a selection of a combination, in which power is not supplied to the one of the plurality of hardware resources relevant to the usage request received from the reception unit, among the combinations of the plurality of hardware resources.

Device and control method

An image forming system includes a main body including a first control part controlling a power mode of the main body and an engine executing image processing, and an operation apparatus receiving an operation for instructing the engine to execute the image processing. The operation apparatus including a second control part controlling a power mode of the operation apparatus. When the operation apparatus receives an instruction to shift the power mode of the main body or the operation apparatus, the first control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a first program executed by the main body and controls a power supply of the main body according to the determination, and the second control part determines whether shifting is possible based on a second program executed by the operation apparatus and controls a power supply of the operation apparatus according to the determination.

System and method for shifting electric power modes in an image forming system

An information processing system, an operating device, and computer-readable storage medium. The operating device acquires, from an operation application program installed in the operating device, function information that indicates a function provided by the operation application program, acquires use authority information that is stored in a use-authority information storage device and is related to user identification information on an operating user that operates the operating device, determines whether the operating user has authority to use the function provided by the operation application program by using the use authority information acquired and the function information acquired, and performs the function when the operating user has the authority to use the function.

Information processing system, an operating device, and a computer-readable storage medium

An information processing system includes a main body that executes a plurality of functions; and an operation unit including a display unit to display a screen. The system also includes a first display controller that arranges, for each of the functions, a first display component in a home screen corresponding to the screen displayed on the display unit immediately after activation, the first display component being used to instruct an execution command for the each of the functions; and an execution controller that controls, when the first display component is pressed, the main body to perform a function corresponding to the pressed first display component.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer-readable storage medium

A control system for an image processing apparatus that uses an information processing device. The image processing apparatus includes an authentication processor that authenticates users with reference to user information that associates, for multiple users, information regarding the user with starting screen information used to start operating the image processing apparatus and a screen information transmitter that transfers screen information to the information processing device independent of the image processing apparatus. The screen information is used to display the starting screen on the image processing apparatus based on the starting screen information associated with the user authenticated by the authentication processor. The information processing device includes a screen information management unit that receives the screen information and a screen display processor that displays the starling screen on a display unit of the information processing device based on the received screen information.

Image processing apparatus, control system for image processing apparatus, and recording medium storing a control program for image processing apparatus

An image processing system including an image processing apparatus and an information processing device. The information processing device includes a display controller to control displaying a screen on a display in accordance with user operation involving transition of the displayed screen and an operational information transmitter to transfer operational information on the user operation involving the transition of the displayed screen. The image processing apparatus includes an image processing apparatus screen transition processor to perform transition of screen on the image processing apparatus in accordance with receiving the operational information. The display controller acquires status on transitioning screen of the image processing apparatus in accordance with the user operation instructing to transition to a home screen as a starting point of the user operation and gets the screen displayed on the display back to status before the transition if the screen on the image processing apparatus is untransitionable.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Tomoki Shibukawa