Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090128844 | SYSTEM OF A PLURALITY OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSES, DISPLAY METHOD THEREIN AND SERVER DIRECTED THERETO - An image forming apparatus MFP requests, when a user operates the image forming apparatus, input of a user ID for identifying the user. The image forming apparatus MFP obtains customizing information corresponding to the input user ID from a server SRV, and in accordance with the obtained customizing information, changes display mode of an operation panel. The customizing information is formed allowing setting by each user of the image forming apparatus MFP, and each user can arbitrarily set the display image to be convenient for use by the user. | 05-21-2009 |
20090279134 | Data Transmitting Apparatus, Data Transmitting Method, and Recording Medium Capable of Transmitting Image Data to Specific Destination by Simple Operation - A destination input screen is displayed, and it is determined whether a start button is depressed. If the start button is depressed, it is determined whether a destination is already input on the destination input screen. If the destination is input on the destination input screen before the start button is depressed, the input destination is set. A scan and transmission processing is executed. If the destination is not input on the destination input screen when the start button is depressed, a registered destination is set to the destination. | 11-12-2009 |
20090315847 | INPUT APPARATUS HAVING TOUCH PANEL OPERATION ACCEPTING METHOD, AND OPERATION ACCEPTING PROGRAM EMBODIED ON COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - In order to facilitate an operation, an MFP includes a touch panel which has an operation-accepting surface and detects a position on the operating-accepting surface designated by a user, an operating object discriminating portion to discriminate types of operating objects based on the number of positions on the operation-accepting surface simultaneously detected by the touch panel, an operation system determining portion to determine one of a plurality of predetermined operation systems based on the discriminated type of the operating object, and an operation accepting portion to accept an operation in accordance with the determined one of the plurality of operation systems based on the position detected by the touch panel. | 12-24-2009 |
20100063972 | ADDRESS BOOK CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION APPARATUS, ADDRESS BOOK CREATION METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In an address book central administration apparatus, a data collector collects at least transmission logs from a plurality of image processing apparatuses connected to the address book central administration apparatus via a network, a destination data extractor extracts from the collected transmission logs, destination data pieces included in the transmission logs, and an importance level calculator calculates levels of importance of the destination data pieces. And then, destination data pieces having high levels of importance among those having the calculated levels of importance, are registered in address books. | 03-11-2010 |
20120063688 | IMAGE SEARCH APPARATUS, IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS, IMAGE SEARCH SYSTEM, DATABASE CREATION METHOD, AND DATABASE CREATION PROGRAM - An image search apparatus capable of communicating with an image scanning apparatus includes: a common area extraction portion to compare a plurality of registration images stored in the storage portion and to extract a common area including an identical or similar image among a plurality of registration images; a search area determination portion to determine a non-common area excluding the common area, as a search area; a transmission request portion to request transmission of a document image if, as a result of comparison by the comparison portion, a registration image in which the reference image is identical or similar to the partial image does not exist in the plurality of registration images; and a registration portion to, in response to a request by the transmission request portion, store a document image received from the image scanning apparatus as a registration image into the storage portion. | 03-15-2012 |
20120069371 | IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image information processing apparatus including an operating panel on which an operating screen is displayed is provided. The image information processing apparatus includes a storage to store, therein, a first type application and a second type application. The first type application implements a process that includes capturing information from the image information processing apparatus or an external device. The second type application implements a process excluding the capturing. The image information processing apparatus also includes a determination portion to determine, when an information device capable of displaying the operating screen is communicably connected to the image information processing apparatus, whether or not the information device corresponds to a predetermined operational device, and a program transfer portion to download the first type application onto the predetermined operational device, and to download the second type application onto the information device not corresponding to the predetermined operational device. | 03-22-2012 |
20120113480 | FLAT DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A flat display device that can be placed on an image reading apparatus includes: a display surface to display an image; a light detection portion provided on the display surface to detect light; a read region detection portion to, if scanning light emitted by the image reading apparatus is detected by the light detection portion, determine a read region in the display surface based on the detected scanning light; and a display control portion to display an image in the determined read region in the display surface. | 05-10-2012 |
20120327443 | TERMINAL DEVICE CAPABLE OF REMOTELY OPERATING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THEREIN COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM EXECUTED BY TERMINAL DEVICE, AND REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING TERMINAL DEVICE - An image forming apparatus is configured to output image data including a content to be displayed on an operation panel to a terminal device. The terminal device includes a display unit, a determination unit for determining whether a plurality of images can be displayed on the display unit based on first image data output from the image forming apparatus, a switching unit for issuing a switching command to switch the displayed content on the operation panel to the image forming apparatus in response to the determination that the plurality of images can be displayed, and for obtaining second image data different from the first image data subsequent to the switching command, the second image data being output from the image forming apparatus; and a controller for displaying the first image data and the second image data on the display unit. | 12-27-2012 |
20130212261 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing system comprises an information processing device and a portable information terminal that allow communication therebetween. The portable information terminal includes: an application detection part for detecting a running application; a management part for detecting a cloud service to which the application connects and managing the application and the cloud service; a destination information generation part for generating destination information required for the information processing device to use the cloud service; and a transmission part for sending the destination information to the information processing device. The information processing device includes: a destination setting part for automatically configuring the destination to connect to the cloud service the same as that used by the running application on the portable information terminal in accordance with the destination information; and a data processing part for connecting to the cloud service to send and receive data. | 08-15-2013 |
20140082347 | COMPUTER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A mobile information terminal includes a normal setting data storage portion configured to store temporary setting data in advance as normal setting data that is related to settings; a separate setting data storage portion configured to store, for each user, separate setting data that is related to individual settings in association with an identifier of each user; a control portion configured to perform specific processing based on the normal setting data stored in the normal setting data storage portion; a receiving portion configured to receive the identifier; and a replacement portion configured to perform replacement processing for moving the temporary setting data to a save storage portion and storing into the normal setting data storage portion, as the normal setting data, the separate setting data stored in association with the identifier received by the receiving portion. | 03-20-2014 |
20140324949 | NETWORK SYSTEM, ACCESS-SUPPORT SERVER, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION AGENT DEVICE - A network system includes a first device for performing specific processing; a second device for causing the first device to perform the specific processing; and a server for supporting the second device in having access to the first device. The first device includes a first session establishing portion which has access to the server and to establish a first session between the first device and the server. The second device includes an address information transmission portion which sends address information indicating an address of the second device to the server, and a transfer portion which transfers the address information through the first session to the first device. The first device further includes a second session establishing portion which has access to the second device based on the address information and to establish a second session between the first device and the second device. | 10-30-2014 |
20150089033 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INTERMEDIATE SERVER, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An intermediate server acting as a relay between an information processing apparatus and an external server includes a first registration control unit that transmits registration information regarding an application software service of the external server to the information processing apparatus, and causes the information processing apparatus to execute a registration operation of pre-registering information for receiving the application software service; a storage unit that stores a template for re-registration information for re-registering the application software service; a detection unit that detects a change in network identification information regarding the intermediate server; and a second registration control unit that, when the change is detected, generates re-registration information that includes changed new network identification information regarding the intermediate server on the basis of the template, transmits the re-registration information to the information processing apparatus, and causes the information processing apparatus to execute a re-registration operation of re-registering the application software service. | 03-26-2015 |
20150261487 | PRINT JOB TRANSFER AND EXECUTION SYSYTEM, PRINT JOB TRANSFER AND EXECUTION METHOD, PRINT JOB TRANSFER SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A print job transfer and execution system includes: a terminal apparatus; a print job transfer server; and one single or a plurality of image forming apparatuses, the foregoing server and apparatuses all being capable of accessing each other through a network; the terminal apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits a print job transfer request; the print job transfer server includes: a receiver that receives the print job transfer request; and a transfer portion that transfers a print job to the one single or any one of the image forming apparatuses along with a command for turning on a no count mode; the one single or each image forming apparatus includes: a counter that determines a usage level; a receiver that receives the print job along with the command; a mode switch that selects the no count mode; and a printer that executes the print job in the no count mode. | 09-17-2015 |
20160085483 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A printing system includes a distribution apparatus, print servers, and an image forming apparatus. Upon each reception of print data, the distribution apparatus distributes the print data to one print server, the print server creates a print job from the print data and transmits the print job to the image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus executes the print job. Each print server includes an identifier addition unit adding identifier of the print server to a created print job, the image forming apparatus includes an exception event determination unit, upon reception of a print job from one print server, determining whether exception event has occurred in the print server based on identifier added to the print job, and the distribution apparatus includes an exclusion unit, when exception event has occurred in one print server, excluding the print server from candidates for distribution destination of a subsequent print job. | 03-24-2016 |
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20130056252 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting structure includes an electronic component mounted on a circuit board. Land electrodes are disposed on a board body and are connected to outer electrodes of the electronic component through solders, respectively. A distance from each of the land electrodes to a top of the corresponding solder is not larger than about 1.27 times a distance from each of the land electrodes to an exposed portion of a capacitor conductor exposed at an end surface of the electronic component, the capacitor conductor being positioned closest to the circuit board. | 03-07-2013 |
20130219711 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND SELECTION METHOD - In an electronic component, a laminate is obtained by laminating a plurality of ceramic layers, and includes an upper surface and a bottom surface which are at ends of the laminate in the z-axis direction, end surfaces facing each other, and side surfaces facing each other. First capacitor conductors, second capacitor conductors, and the ceramic layers are laminated. One of the first capacitor conductors and one of the second capacitor conductors face each other via one of the ceramic layers. A first external electrode and a second external electrode are located on one of the end surfaces and one of the side surfaces, respectively, and are connected to the first capacitor conductors. A third external electrode and a fourth external electrode are located on the other one of the end surfaces and the other one of the side surfaces, respectively, and are connected to the second capacitor conductors. | 08-29-2013 |
20130233606 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A mounting structure includes an electronic component mounted on a circuit board. Land electrodes are disposed on a board body and are connected to outer electrodes of the electronic component through solders, respectively. A distance from each of the land electrodes to a top of the corresponding solder is not larger than about 1.27 times a distance from each of the land electrodes to an exposed portion of a capacitor conductor exposed at an end surface of the electronic component, the capacitor conductor being positioned closest to the circuit board. | 09-12-2013 |
20140008116 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A mounting structure includes an electronic component mounted on a circuit board. Land electrodes are disposed on a board body and are connected to outer electrodes of the electronic component through solders, respectively. A distance from each of the land electrodes to a top of the corresponding solder is not larger than about 1.27 times a distance from each of the land electrodes to an exposed portion of a capacitor conductor exposed at an end surface of the electronic component, the capacitor conductor being positioned closest to the circuit board. | 01-09-2014 |
20140153155 | MONOLITHIC CAPACITOR - A monolithic capacitor includes a laminated body including stacked dielectric layers and substantially in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and including a first surface being a mounting surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, opposing third and fourth surfaces orthogonal to the first and second surfaces, and opposing fifth and sixth surfaces orthogonal to the first to fourth surfaces; capacitor electrodes disposed in the laminated body and each including a capacitive portion and a lead portion extending therefrom to at least one surface of the laminated body, the capacitive portions facing each other with dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second outer electrodes disposed on at least one surface of the laminated body and connected to the lead portions. A gap between the first surface and the capacitive portions is greater than a gap between the second surface and the capacitive portions. | 06-05-2014 |
20140211368 | MULTILAYER CAPACITOR, TAPING MULTILAYER CAPACITOR SERIES, AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF MULTILAYER CAPACITOR - A multilayer capacitor that achieves reduced acoustic noise includes a capacitor body including a capacitance generating portion, a first outer layer portion, and a second outer layer portion. First and second internal electrodes are provided in the capacitance generating portion. The first outer layer portion is located between the capacitance generating portion and a first principle surface. The second outer layer portion is located between the capacitance generating portion and a second principle surface. The second outer layer portion is thicker than the first outer layer portion. At least one of a concave portion and a convex portion is provided on the second principle surface. | 07-31-2014 |
20140284091 | LAMINATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A laminated electronic component includes a laminate including internal electrodes and dielectric layers laminated alternately and a first main surface, an external electrode that continuously covers at least one end surface of the laminate in a longitudinal direction and a portion of the first main surface adjacent to the one end surface, and a conductive elastic structure connected to the external electrode at at least corner portions of the first main surface in a portion where the external electrode covers the first main surface. The elastic structure includes a base portion connected to the external electrode to extend along the first main surface, and a branch portion branched from the base portion and extending at a position spaced from the first main surface to connect to another electrode, and having elasticity. | 09-25-2014 |
20150090484 | CAPACITOR-MOUNTED STRUCTURE AND CAPACITOR - A monolithic-capacitor-mounted structure satisfies Lc>Wc and Lx/Wx04-02-2015 | |
20150325376 | VOLTAGE SMOOTHING CIRCUIT, VOLTAGE CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE TO BE APPLIED TO MULTILAYER CAPACITOR - A voltage smoothing circuit includes a first multilayer capacitor, a second multilayer capacitor, and a regulator including an input terminal electrically connected to the second multilayer capacitor and an output terminal electrically connected to the first multilayer capacitor. The regulator calculates a first voltage applied to the first multilayer capacitor based on a second voltage applied to the second multilayer capacitor from the input terminal such that a potential difference which is applied to the first multilayer capacitor decreases or increases when a potential difference which is applied to the second multilayer capacitor increases or decreases, and outputs the first voltage from the output terminal. | 11-12-2015 |
20150326109 | VOLTAGE SMOOTHING CIRCUIT, VOLTAGE CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE TO BE APPLIED TO MULTILAYER CAPACITOR - A voltage smoothing circuit includes a multilayer capacitor including a first capacitance unit and a second capacitance unit and a regulator including an input terminal which is electrically connected to the second capacitance unit and an output terminal which is electrically connected to the first capacitance unit. The regulator calculates a first voltage which is applied to the first capacitance unit based on a second voltage which is applied to the second capacitance unit from the input terminal such that a potential difference which is applied to the first capacitance unit decreases or increases when a potential difference which is applied to the second capacitance unit increases or decreases, and outputs the first voltage from the output terminal. | 11-12-2015 |