Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110043567 | WIPING ASSEMBLY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An inkjet image forming apparatus includes a main body frame, a medium supplying unit which is coupled to the main body frame and supplying a print medium, an image forming cartridge which is coupled to the main body frame, forms an image on the supplied print medium, and including a nozzle to eject ink, and a wiping assembly which wipes the nozzle. The wiping assembly includes a wiping sheet storage unit in which the wiping sheet is stored as being wound, a transfer shuttle which moves along arrangement of the nozzle by a driving force of a driving source, a pressing member which is provided in the transfer shuttle and presses a region of the wiping sheet against the nozzle to perform wiping using the wiping sheet, and a wiping sheet support unit which is provided in the transfer shuttle and restricts move of the wiping sheet while the nozzle is wiped. | 02-24-2011 |
20110043568 | SCRAPPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME, AND CLEANING METHODS THEREOF - A scrapping unit and an image forming apparatus having the same, and cleaning methods thereof to improve a maintenance performance. The scrapping unit cleans a polluted member disposed in an image forming apparatus and stained by a polluting material. The scrapping unit may include an endless belt to circulate between an exposed position where a surface of the endless belt is exposed toward the polluted member, and a non-exposed position where the surface of the endless belt is not exposed with respect to the polluted member, and a belt support frame which includes a belt support surface to support the endless belt so that the endless belt can be unfolded in the exposed position, and a storing space to store the endless belt so that the endless belt can be folded in the non-exposed position. | 02-24-2011 |
20110057990 | PRINT HEAD MAINTENANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image-forming apparatus includes a print head unit including a plurality of head chips disposed in a widthwise direction of a supplied printing medium to eject ink to form an image, a wiping unit including a plurality of wiper members disposed in the widthwise direction of the printing medium, and a support member supporting the plurality of wiper members and located below the print head unit to move upwardly and downwardly. The image-forming apparatus also includes an ink discharging unit which accommodates and discharges ink spitted from the print head unit, an elevating driving unit which moves the wiping unit upwardly and downwardly between at least two positions of a first forward position which is a wiping standby position, a second forward position which is a scrapping position, and a retracted position, and a widthwise direction driving unit which reciprocates the wiping unit positioned in the first or second forward positions by the elevating driving unit. | 03-10-2011 |
20120087692 | Surface heating type heating unit for fixing device, and fixing device and image forming apparatus including the same - A surface heating type heating unit for a fixing device, and a fixing device and an image forming apparatus including the same. The surface heating type heating unit includes a planar heating element on an outer circumferential surface of a supporter having cylindrical shape, a power feeding terminal at each end of the supporter, and a connector disposed between the planar heating element and the power feeding terminal. The connector is formed on a first region on the power feeding terminal, and includes an adhesive material for adhering the planar heating element and the power feeding terminal, and a conductive material formed on a second region of the power feeding terminal excluding the first region. | 04-12-2012 |
20120155930 | FIXING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE FIXING UNIT - A fixing unit and an image forming apparatus including the fixing unit. The fixing unit includes a heating roller having an internal space in which a heating source is disposed and a pressurizing roller facing the heating roller. The heating roller has a circular hollow pipe shape and includes a fixing nip forming part which forms a fixing nip between the fixing nip forming part and the pressurizing roller. The nip forming part can have a slim part disposed at a center thereof and a pair of deformation preventing parts formed at both ends of the slim part, each deformation preventing part having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the slim part. | 06-21-2012 |
20130267168 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A content reproducing method and system for performing seamless playback of contents between devices is provided. The contents reproducing system includes a portable device which, when a short distance communication with a remote control which is configured to control an electronic device occurs during reproducing of contents, generates data required by the electronic device for reproducing the contents that are being reproduced, and which transmits the generated data to the remote control; the remote control which receives the data from the portable device and which transmits the received data to the electronic device, in conjunction with the occurrence of the short distance communication with the portable device; and the electronic device for receiving the contents from a contents provider and reproducing the contents. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268894 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A portable device and a method for controlling a display device include receiving first display information of a first arrangement of icons displayed on a screen of the display device, displaying the first arrangement of icons on a display of a portable device based on the first display information, modifying the first arrangement of icons displayed on the display of the portable device to generate a second arrangement of icons, generating second display information based on the second arrangement of icons, and transmitting to the display device a request to display the second arrangement of icons on the display of the display device, the request comprising the second display information. | 10-10-2013 |
20140022329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGE - A system and method for providing an image are provided. The image providing method includes: transmitting, to an external device, a first video image of a first resolution, which is converted from an original video image of an original resolution; receiving, from the external device, area information about an area of interest of the first video image of the first resolution; determining, based on the area information, an area corresponding to the area of interest, of the original video image of the original resolution, wherein the determined area is smaller than the original video image of the original resolution converting a part of the original video image of the original resolution to a second video image of the first resolution, wherein the part corresponds to the determined area; and transmitting the second video image to the external device. | 01-23-2014 |
20140028458 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONTENT ACCORDING TO USER'S POSTURE AND CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A content providing method in an electronic device includes reproducing an image of content; obtaining information regarding a posture of a user based on an image of the user; determining whether the posture of the user is acceptable based on the obtained information regarding the posture of the user; and controlling reproduction of the content according to a result of the determination. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033298 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes: receiving a user control input selecting a user mode; reconstituting a screen based on use authority information of a user mode selected according to the user control input; and displaying the reconstituted screen. | 01-30-2014 |
20140038560 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING COMMUNICATION INFORMATION - A system for and method of communication information transmission are provided. A method of communication information transmission performed by a first device includes: receiving a communication request from a second device; obtaining surrounding situation information of the first device, the surrounding situation information including information related to surroundings of the first device; and determining at least one third device to process the communication request based on the surrounding situation information. | 02-06-2014 |
20140059707 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTENT SHARING METHOD - A method of sharing content for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device is capable of changing contents that are to be shared when a network changes. The content sharing method includes storing a list of contents shared between the electronic device and another electronic device via a network formed using an access point, such that the contents match the access point, and setting contents included in a list of contents stored to match the access point as contents to be shared in response to the electronic device being connected to the network via the access point. | 02-27-2014 |
20140146242 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A content reproducing method and system for performing seamless playback of contents between devices is provided. The contents reproducing system includes a portable device which, when a short distance communication with a remote control which is configured to control an electronic device occurs during reproducing of contents, generates data required by the electronic device for reproducing the contents that are being reproduced, and which transmits the generated data to the remote control; the remote control which receives the data from the portable device and which transmits the received data to the electronic device, in conjunction with the occurrence of the short distance communication with the portable device; and the electronic device for receiving the contents from a contents provider and reproducing the contents. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150010 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A content reproducing method and system for performing seamless playback of contents between devices is provided. The contents reproducing system includes a portable device which, when a short distance communication with a remote control which is configured to control an electronic device occurs during reproducing of contents, generates data required by the electronic device for reproducing the contents that are being reproduced, and which transmits the generated data to the remote control; the remote control which receives the data from the portable device and which transmits the received data to the electronic device, in conjunction with the occurrence of the short distance communication with the portable device; and the electronic device for receiving the contents from a contents provider and reproducing the contents. | 05-29-2014 |
20140150036 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING CONTENTS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF - A content reproducing method and system for performing seamless playback of contents between devices is provided. The contents reproducing system includes a portable device which, when a short distance communication with a remote control which is configured to control an electronic device occurs during reproducing of contents, generates data required by the electronic device for reproducing the contents that are being reproduced, and which transmits the generated data to the remote control; the remote control which receives the data from the portable device and which transmits the received data to the electronic device, in conjunction with the occurrence of the short distance communication with the portable device; and the electronic device for receiving the contents from a contents provider and reproducing the contents. | 05-29-2014 |