Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
358442000 | Facsimile system interface | 65 |
20080259408 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing system includes a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus that are connected via a network in which communication is performed based on a local protocol. The cooperative processing is performed between the first and second image forming apparatuses via the network. | 10-23-2008 |
20080316542 | System and Method for Submitting and Receiving Images - An image submission system comprises a server, a client, and a scanner. A scanner interface software module is loaded on the client for operating the scanner. An image submission software module loaded on the server remotely receives instructions through an Internet browser at the client, and presents a single click interface feature operable to receive a single click input by the user at the client, via the Internet browser. A control software module loaded on the client is in communication with the image submission software module, and is operative to direct the scanner interface software module to scan an image on the scanner and upload the scanned image to the remote server in response to a single click input by the user via the single click interface feature. A user may thus have an image both scanned an uploaded to a server, in response the same single click. | 12-25-2008 |
20090002773 | Facsimile device - A facsimile device may be capable of sending and receiving facsimile data by utilizing a first communication line. The facsimile device may comprise an information input device configured to input information, a line connecting device that connects the first communication line in a case where predetermined information is input to the information input device, a line disconnecting device that disconnects the first communication line in a case where facsimile sending instruction information is input to the information input device when the first communication line is in a state of having been connected by the line connecting device, and a facsimile sending device that re-connects the first communication line disconnected by the line disconnecting device and sends facsimile data by utilizing the first communication line in accordance with the facsimile sending instruction information. | 01-01-2009 |
20090161168 | SOFTWARE, CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD - There is described a control apparatus, which makes it possible to improve maneuverability of operations for setting the sender information in the facsimile system in which a facsimile apparatus and the control apparatus are coupled to each other through a network, so that the control apparatus instructs the facsimile apparatus to conduct a facsimile transmitting operation. The control apparatus includes: a sender information acquiring section to acquire from the facsimile apparatus at least one set of sender information, each of which is information about a sender and is registered in the facsimile apparatus in advance; and a sender information selecting section to allow a user to select one of the sender information from the acquired sender information displayed on a display section. | 06-25-2009 |
20090213436 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND OPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM - To provide a technique that can maintain satisfactory operability with a simple configuration regardless of brightness of an environment in which an image processing apparatus is set. The image processing apparatus includes an operation input section that receives an operation input of a user, a supporting member that supports the operation input section in a position away from an apparatus main body, and a light source that is supported together with the operation input section by the supporting member and illuminates an area for work by the user in the apparatus main body. | 08-27-2009 |
20090237742 | Interface circuit for utilizing a facsimile machine to a PC as a scanner or printer - Apparatus for interfacing a conventional facsimile machine with a PC enabling the use of the facsimile machine as a scanner or printer. A first switch assembly selectively couples the PC modem and facsimile machine either to independent telephone lines in a normal mode or to one another in a scan print mode. A manually operated switch assembly is depressed for a brief interval sufficient to activate a ringing circuit which converts DC power from a small battery source to a 20 Hz sine wave of 90 volt amplitude and applies the sine wave signal to the PC to cause the PC or facsimile to enter into a scan or print mode, respectively. The manually operable switch is then released to apply a constant current to the facsimile machine to simulate an off-hook condition. A facsimile machine start button is then operated to start the facsimile machine which scans documents provided therein and transmits the scanned data in a conventional facsimile transmission format or activate the PC to transmit a fax in conventional facsimile transmission format to utilize the facsimile machine as a printer. The PC may be equipped with a suitable software program for converting non-graphic, i.e. such as word-type information into a binary format suitable for use in word processing applications and may store the data in a memory for subsequent use. An automatic circuit may be provided to initiate a scanning or printing mode responsive to receipt of a unique number received from either the facsimile machine or the PC, thus eliminating the need for switches. | 09-24-2009 |
20090290197 | Telecommunication system and method of synchronization - The telecommunication system for communication between PSTN and analog FAXes and/or analog phones by using separated passes for data and synchronization clock flow. | 11-26-2009 |
20100002268 | Image communication apparatus - An information processing apparatus facsimile-transmits specified pages among images constituted by multiple pages, and transmits remaining pages by Internet FAX. The information processing apparatus transmits the specified pages to a FAX number specified by a user, by facsimile transmission. Next, the information processing apparatus transmits the remaining pages to a specified mail address by Internet FAX. Thus, the images are transmitted by the two kinds of FAX transmission to realize both of reduction in communication cost and prevention of leakage of confidential information. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002269 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION OF SCANNER ON DISPLAYER AND SCANNER USING THE SAME - A scanner is provided, which has a scan unit for scanning and producing image information, a storage unit for storing the image information and a first port for connection to an electrical device. | 01-07-2010 |
20100085609 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAX SERVICE IN AN IP MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for providing a fax service in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) are provided. A method of a FAX Application Server (AS) for providing the fax service in the IMS includes receiving a fax transmission request from a User Equipment (UE) or a fax machine, interconnecting the UE and the fax machine over an IMS network, and sending a fax to transmit and receive between the UE and the fax machine through the connection. | 04-08-2010 |
20100128323 | Systems And Methods For Enhanced Facsimile Communication Network And Preference Selection - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for allowing a transmitting facsimile device and a receiving facsimile device to select a preferable communications network or other preferred transmission parameters. | 05-27-2010 |
20100245932 | SCANNER, READING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A scanner connected to an external device through a network is provided. The scanner includes, a reading section that reads an image recorded on a sheet so as to generate image data, an image data group supply section that, in a case where a plurality of images recorded on a plurality of sheets are read by the reading section, sequentially generates an image data group every time a part of the plurality of sheets is read by the reading section, and sequentially supplies the generated image data group to the external device, a joint information generation section that generates joint information used to join two or more of the image data groups, the two or more of the image data groups representing the plurality of images; and a joint information supply section that supplies the joint information to the external device. | 09-30-2010 |
20100259797 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image reading apparatus that can automatically read images on a plurality of pages stored in electronic paper without setting the electronic paper on a page-by-page basis even when using an original fixed reading method. A scanner unit reads an image on an original placed on an original platen glass by scanning the original by moving a reading unit from one end of the original to the other end. Communication with electronic paper is carried out to acquire image information stored in the electronic paper. An image file of which image is to be read is selected from the displayed image information. An image display on the electronic paper placed on the original platen glass is controlled by communicating with the electronic paper using a communication unit. The scanner unit scans in images of the selected image file displayed on the electronic paper on a page-by-page basis. | 10-14-2010 |
20100284042 | Communication device - When a facsimile device detects an audio signal via a CNG signal detection unit while detecting an OFF signal in a CNG signal during a telephone conversation, the facsimile device does not detect the audio signal as an OFF signal if the level of the detected audio signal is greater than a threshold and the frequency of the audio signal is within a predetermined audio frequency range. Accordingly, the facsimile device can reliably prevent a false detection of a noise that has a similar signal component to a CNG signal as a CNG signal. It is possible to prevent the facsimile machine from being automatically shifted to a facsimile receiving mode by the false detection of the noise. | 11-11-2010 |
20100302603 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION BETWEEN A MOVABLE SYSTEM AND ANOTHER SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus, which may be a printer, includes an image acquisition subsystem and a processing subsystem. The image acquisition subsystem includes an imager and a source. The imager is configured to scan an image while the image acquisition subsystem moves with respect to the image forming apparatus and configured to provide electrical signals including information related to the scanned image. The source is configured to emanate electromagnetic radiation based on the electrical signals. The processing subsystem includes a receiving component configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation emanated from the source of the image acquisition subsystem. The image forming apparatus also includes a structure supporting both the image acquisition subsystem and the processing subsystem. | 12-02-2010 |
20100315686 | Host apparatus and control method thereof, and image reading apparatus controlled by host apparatus - A method for controlling the host apparatus includes searching for at least one image reading apparatus being connected to the host apparatus; displaying a list of image reading apparatuses using the first information of the searched at least one image reading apparatus; selecting one of the at least image reading apparatus from the displayed list of image reading apparatuses; displaying a user interface (UI) for selecting a scanning option which includes the second information of the selected image reading apparatus using the second information corresponding to the selected image reading apparatus; and controlling the selected image reading apparatus to perform a scanning operation according to the scanning option which is input through the UI for selecting a scanning option. Accordingly, a plurality of image reading apparatuses are controlled by a single universal driver without the need of installing driver programs for each of the image reading apparatuses. | 12-16-2010 |
20110007365 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS UTILIZATION SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS UTILIZATION METHOD - An image processing apparatus utilization system includes image processing apparatuses; an apparatus search unit configured to search for the image processing apparatuses; a capability information obtaining unit configured to obtain scanning capability information from the image processing apparatuses; a delivery setting receiving unit configured to receive a delivery setting for a first image processing apparatus; a first scenario generation unit configured to generate a scenario including the scanning capability information and the delivery setting for the first image processing apparatus; a second scenario generation unit configured to generate scenarios for second image processing apparatuses based on the scenario for the first image processing apparatus; a scenario storing unit configured to store the scenarios generated by the first and second scenario generation units; and an image delivery unit configured to send image data received from one of the image processing apparatuses according to the delivery setting in the scenario. | 01-13-2011 |
20110019242 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA TRANSFER METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing system and others capable of allowing users to store data in a preferable destination folder among destination folders that are not limited, without requiring manual entry of a path to specify a destination folder, are provided. In a mode to transfer image data to an information processing apparatus, an image processing apparatus requests the information processing apparatus to allow to obtain screen data to reproduce a screen displayed on a display of the information processing apparatus. In response to the request, the information processing apparatus transmits the screen data to the image processing apparatus. And the image processing apparatus displays on a display thereof, a remote screen that is the information processing apparatus's screen reproduced based on the screen data. When a position over the remote screen is specified by a user, the image processing apparatus determines the specified position and transmits position data and image data to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus calculates a position over the screen, corresponding to the position indicated by the position data received from the image processing apparatus, and stores the image data into a destination that is determined based on what is displayed in the calculated position over the screen. | 01-27-2011 |
20110043867 | FACSIMILE MACHINE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR - A facsimile machine that enables to limit a facsimile transmission based on a network address converted from an inputted telephone number, and provides a facsimile transmission based on a network address designated as a destination of received image data. An input unit inputs a telephone number of a transmitting destination. A setting unit sets a transmission limit domain to which a facsimile transmission is limited. An acquisition unit adapted to acquire a network address corresponding to the telephone number inputted via the input unit. A control unit that limits a facsimile transmission of which the transmitting destination is the acquired network address based on a domain of the network address acquired by the acquisition unit and the transmission limit domain set by the setting unit. | 02-24-2011 |
20110063687 | Controlling image processing for data transmission - An apparatus, system, and method of transmitting original image data are disclosed. According to section size information, dividing information of the original image data is generated. The original image data is classified into multiple sets of original image data files using the dividing information. A plurality of section image data files are generated from the multiple sets of original image data files. The plurality of section image data files is transmitted to a destination apparatus according to the dividing information. | 03-17-2011 |
20110063688 | Image forming apparatus, method of controlling image forming apparatus, computer program product, and image forming system - An image forming apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store therein a plurality of function setting items; a display unit configured to display the function setting items stored in the storage unit; a selecting unit configured to select one or more function setting items to be displayed on the display unit from the function setting items stored in the storage unit based on a selecting condition for selecting the function setting items to be displayed on the display unit; and a control unit configured to select, when a single function setting item is selected by the selecting unit, the single function setting item as a function setting item to be executed by the image forming apparatus. | 03-17-2011 |
20110069356 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A control method for controlling an image processing apparatus capable of transmitting image data using any one of a plurality of communication protocols includes holding, in a holding unit, management information for managing a destination of image data to be transmitted and a communication protocol associated with the destination, displaying one or more destination candidates according to a character string entered by a user and the management information held in the holding unit, determining, in a case where a destination is selected from the one or more displayed destination candidates, a communication protocol associated with the selected destination according to the management information held in the holding unit, and transmitting the image data to the selected destination via the determined communication protocol. | 03-24-2011 |
20110080621 | DOCUMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A mail terminal senses insertion of a document into the terminal, scans the document in response to the sensed document insertion, and transmits the scanned document electronically over a telephone network. A host server receives the document over the telephone network, determines the name of the addressee from the received document, looks up document delivery instructions stored in a memory in association with the name of the addressee, and delivers the document to the addressee according to the delivery instructions. The mail terminal also prints documents that it receives from the host server. | 04-07-2011 |
20110096369 | FACSIMILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fax processing system handles faxes that are originally destined for a recipient's phone number. The fax processing system communicates with the fax recipient via a data communications network (for example, the Internet) and can provide more sophisticated fax handling capabilities than conventional fax machines. | 04-28-2011 |
20110102856 | Computer Readable Medium Having Facsimile Driver Program Facsimile System and Computer Executable Method Using The Facsimile Driver Program - A computer readable medium having a computer program product stored thereon, the computer program product including instructions for ordering a computer to perform the following steps. The steps include a first receiving step of receiving a facsimile command from a client device configured to executes a facsimile application program, a first determining step of determining whether or not to allow communication with a facsimile device based on a predetermined condition when receiving the facsimile command at the first receiving step, and a transferring step of transferring the facsimile command received at the first receiving step to the facsimile device when the communication is allowed at the first determining step. | 05-05-2011 |
20110134488 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a system in which a facsimile apparatus is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) to which a plurality of computer terminals are connected, image data obtained by reading aft original image by the scanner of the facsimile apparatus under the control of the operation unit of the facsimile apparatus is transmitted to a destination designated by the operation unit. In this operation, if a user ID is designated, transmitted image data and information (destination, transmission time/date, or the like) related to transmission is transferred to the LAN to notify the information to a user corresponding to the user ID. In this manner, data communication performed by a local operation of the facsimile apparatus and data communication performed by a remote designation from the computer terminal can be managed together. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141531 | Image Processing Device - An image processing unit has a main body unit including scanner, facsimile and display sections, and a first control section for controlling the scanner, facsimile and display sections. A network unit includes a second control section for controlling exchange of information through an interface section. A bus connects the main body and network units. An image processing unit, connected to the bus, processes image data generated by the scanner or facsimile section according to a request of the first or second control section. The display section displays an image indicated in the processed image data acquired by the main body unit, and the interface section transmits the processed image data acquired by the network unit to an external network. | 06-16-2011 |
20110170148 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FACSIMILE FUNCTION, FACSIMILE TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire instruction information for transmitting transmission target data by facsimile; a determining unit configured to determine, when the acquiring unit acquires the instruction information, whether information concerning a transmission destination is set; and a display unit configured to display, if the determining unit determines that information concerning a transmission destination is not set, a dialog for causing a user to set a transmission destination, the dialog including only items relating to information concerning transmission destinations. | 07-14-2011 |
20110194153 | Image Processing System, Computer Readable Media and Method of Outputting Image Data - A system includes a reading device configured to read an image on an original document, a first writing device configured to write image data read by the reading device into an image storage portion, a communication device configured to communicate with a separately-portable storage medium and a second writing device configured to transmit authentication information to the separately-portable storage medium, which is used to control output of the image data from the image storage portion. | 08-11-2011 |
20110222129 | Integrated document delivery method and apparatus - A document delivery network server having a set of integrated functions including sending, receiving, routing and filing of FAXes and e-mails to other users which achieves numerous advantages over the prior art. The document delivery system is based on a client/server model having both analog and digital Fax line capabilities. The server side provides very highly integrated systems functionality based on industry standard, commercially available hardware and a mix of industry standard and proprietary software components including integrated FAX/modem modules, an embedded OS, embedded plug-and-play driver sets, embedded e-mail gateways, an embedded FAX archive, embedded back-up/restore, proprietary high efficiency line utilization and highly efficient load balancing. | 09-15-2011 |
20110228346 | FACSIMILE JOB MANAGING APPARATUS, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD, AND FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION PROCESSING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a facsimile job managing apparatus includes a storing unit, a storage control unit, a history-display-user-interface providing unit, and a transmission processing unit. The storage control unit causes the storing unit to store image data transmitted by facsimile and the outcome of the facsimile transmission processing in association with each other. The history-display-user-interface providing unit provides a client terminal with a history display user interface for acquiring the image data transmitted by facsimile and the outcome of the facsimile transmission processing from the storing unit, displaying a thumbnail image of the image data transmitted by facsimile and outcome information indicating the outcome of the facsimile transmission processing in association with each other, and displaying a retransmission button in association with a thumbnail image of image data unsuccessfully transmitted by facsimile. If the retransmission button is selected in the client terminal, the transmission processing unit transmits image data corresponding to a thumbnail image related to the retransmission button by facsimile. | 09-22-2011 |
20110235130 | OPERATION SETTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An operation unit is provided with a touch panel display which includes a touch panel, a display panel, and a control portion which causes the display panel to display an operation screen so as to allow the touch panel to provide an operation instruction. The control portion is provided with an area display control portion which displays a function setting area and a task trigger area at positions opposing each other by taking a preview area as a reference on the operation screen, and a display position switching control portion which switches a positional relation in which the function setting area | 09-29-2011 |
20110242612 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND OPERATION DEVICE - An operation device includes a cover and a substrate on which a plurality of electrodes which detects a capacitance and which is provided corresponding to each of a plurality of touch switches is mounted. The operation device includes a laminated structure in which at least an elastic sheet that is self-tacking and closely contacts a plurality of electrodes is inserted between the cover and the substrate. At least one through hole is formed at a location on the substrate facing the elastic sheet. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242613 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND OPERATION DEVICE - A plurality of touch switches includes a first switch and a second switch provided adjacent to each other. A distance between an electrode and a surface of a cover at the location of the first switch is smaller than a distance between an electrode and the surface of the cover at the location of the second switch. | 10-06-2011 |
20110261415 | IMAGE PROCESS APPARATUS - An invented image processing apparatus includes an image data storing unit for storing image data in a prescribed file format, an image data information producing unit for producing, in response to a request from a user, image data information corresponding to the image data stored in the image data storing unit, a requested format entering unit for entering a requested format of the image data designated by the user from the image data information, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the image data corresponding to the requested format. A user can obtain the image data stored in the prescribed file format with user's desired file format | 10-27-2011 |
20110261416 | Image Forming Apparatus, File Delivery System, and File Delivery Method - An image forming apparatus includes an image scanning unit, a metafile creating unit, a transmission file name creating unit, and a control unit. The metafile creating unit creates a first metadata file and a second metadata file. The control unit transmits image data files in units of a page, created by the image scanning unit, after transmitting the first metadata file to the file delivery apparatus. The control unit transmits the second metadata file after transmitting the image data files (in a unit comprising all the pages) to the file delivery apparatus. The control unit provides a transmission file name (including a common part created by the transmission file name creating unit) to the first meta data file, the image data file, and the second meta data file. | 10-27-2011 |
20110273747 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION CONFIGURATION - An apparatus and method that configures a facsimile transmission protocol for a facsimile device is disclosed. The method can include transmitting an echo request via a network connection to a facsimile device. The method can include receiving a response to the echo request via the network connection from the facsimile device. The method can include determining network throughput impairments based on the received response to the echo request. The method can include adjusting a facsimile transmission protocol based on the determined network throughput impairments. The method can include transmitting a facsimile message based on the adjusted facsimile transmission protocol. | 11-10-2011 |
20110286048 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD USING THE DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A communication device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires communication setting information of communication device from a server, the communication setting information being information necessary for communication between communication devices through a communication network; a second acquisition unit that acquires network identification information, which is information for identifying the communication network to which the communication device is connected, on the basis of the communication setting information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a selection unit that, in accordance with the network identification information acquired by the second acquisition unit, selects an operation scheme of the communication device when the communication device communicates with another device through the communication network. | 11-24-2011 |
20110292459 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - The image reading apparatus includes an operation unit operated by a user for detecting an instruction from the user, a transportation unit for transporting a read medium, a medium detector for detecting the read medium, a reader for reading the read medium, and an instruction detector for detecting the instruction from the user. The instruction detector is different from the operation unit. Moreover, the apparatus includes a controller for performing control, based on the instruction from the user. The instruction detector is valid between a time when the medium detector detects the read medium and a time when reading the read medium is finished. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292460 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A system registers a specified storage region included in a plurality of storage regions for storing data and a specified property item given to data stored in the specified storage region, selects data to be facsimile-transmitted from among a plurality of pieces of data stored in the plurality of storage regions, and determines whether the selected data is the data stored in the specified storage region. When the selected data is the data stored in the specified storage region, the information processing system acquires a value of the specified property item given to the selected data, and sets the acquired value as the facsimile number of the destination. | 12-01-2011 |
20110299129 | OPERATION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS - A touch panel includes a ring-like shaped light-transmissive portion. A ring-shaped diffusion surface is formed on the bottom surface of a light guide element. The ring-like shape includes a second region provided at a location corresponding to two light sources adjacent to a first region corresponding to one light source. A distance from a location of the ring-shaped light-transmissive portion to a periphery of the ring close to the light source is greater in the second region than in the first region. Light emitted from the light source and incident to the light guide element is diffusion-reflected on the diffusion surface and a part of the diffusion-reflected light illuminates the light-transmissive portion. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299130 | CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A scan system includes a request reception unit that stores a message corresponding to a document processing job in a queue in response to the receipt of an execution request for the document processing job from an image forming apparatus; and a back-end processing unit that makes an acquisition request for the message with respect to the queue at a regular interval, acquires the message, executes a document processing job corresponding to the acquired message, and stores the execution result of the job. Before the image forming apparatus transmits an execution request for a document processing job to the request reception unit, the back-end processing unit acquires information indicating a location at which the execution result of the acquired job is stored, and the request reception unit causes the image forming apparatus to display information indicating a location at which the execution result of the acquired job is stored. | 12-08-2011 |
20110304891 | Process coordinating system, information processing apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium storing an information processing program - A process coordinating system includes an image forming apparatus and an information processing apparatus that are connected via a network. The image forming apparatus includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire image data; an attaching unit configured to attach metadata including process contents to the image data acquired by the acquiring unit; and a transmit unit configured to transmit the acquired image data and the attached metadata. The information processing apparatus includes a receive unit configured to receive the image data and the metadata; a display control unit configured to cause an execution button for executing the process contents included in the received metadata and the received image data to be displayed in the same screen; and a processing unit configured to perform a process indicated by the process contents on the image data upon pressing of the execution button. | 12-15-2011 |
20110317223 | Image processing apparatus, image processing system, facsimile transmission method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit and a selecting unit. The first acquiring unit acquires information on respective communication capacities of a plurality of transmitters with a facsimile communication function and communication capacity of a partner device to be in facsimile communication with the transmitter. The selecting unit selects a transmitter having communication capacity that is the same as or closest to the communication capacity of the partner device from the plurality of transmitters. | 12-29-2011 |
20120008173 | ANALOG SIGNAL BUFFER AND IMAGE READING DEVICE USING THE ANALOG SIGNAL BUFFER - The analog signal buffer is connected with a photoelectric converter to convert an optical image to an analog signal and an analog signal processing circuit to convert the analog signal to a digital signal, and transmits the analog signal to the analog signal processing circuit. The analog signal buffer includes a first buffer having a NPN transistor; and a second buffer having a PNP transistor. The first buffer includes a circuit to block a reverse current caused in the analog signal buffer by dropping of a voltage output from the photoelectric converter. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013951 | IMAGE-READING CONTROLLING METHOD AND SCANNING APPARATUS USING SUCH METHOD - An image-reading controlling method and a scanning apparatus using such method are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps. First, a user profile is selected. Next, a computer terminal is notified that a user profile has been selected. Then, a scan command is received from the computer terminal, and an image-reading job is executed in response to the scan command. | 01-19-2012 |
20120019873 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE SCAN SERVICES TO AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for scanning devices to exchange scan messages with external devices, where the scan messages comprise WS-Scan protocol message and DSM protocol messages. A determination is made if a scan message comprises a WS-Scan protocol message or a DSM protocol message. A response is made to the WS-Scan protocol message if the scan message is a WS-Scan protocol message. Further, a response is made to the DSM protocol message if the scan message is a DSM protocol message. A user interface of the scanning device hides the distinctions between WS-Scan and DSM to permit a user to seamlessly select scanning to either or both WS-Scan and DSM destinations. | 01-26-2012 |
20120026556 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGE READING SYSTEM - An image reading apparatus, system and control method are provide, wherein specific information used to specify a setting associated with reading set by a host PC is received from the host PC, and both the received specific information and identification information used to identify the host PC having transmitted the specific information are registered in association with a specific key. Upon an operation of the specific key, a read instruction issue request is sent to the host PC in accordance with the specific information registered in association with the specific key, an image is read in accordance with a read instruction sent from the host PC in response to the read instruction issue request sent by the host PC, and image data obtained from the image is transmitted from the image reading apparatus to the host PC. | 02-02-2012 |
20120069405 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS - A facsimile apparatus is disclosed that includes a register unit that registers transmission destination information in an internal address book. The register unit receives a number input at least a first time and a second time, and upon determining that a number input the first time and a number input the second time correspond to a same input number, registers the same input number as a valid facsimile number. | 03-22-2012 |
20120075678 | Method and apparatus for switching high-speed facsimile to ordinary facsimile - A method applied to T.38 gateway for making high-speed facsimile fall back to ordinary facsimile, including: detecting a call menu signal from a calling high-speed facsimile machine; intercepting the call menu signal when the call menu signal containing high-speed facsimile service information is detected; detecting a digital identification signal from a called high-speed facsimile machine; setting V.8BIT in the digital identification signal to zero. The method of the invention is a reliable and effective method for identifying a facsimile service and making a high-speed facsimile process fall back to an ordinary facsimile process. | 03-29-2012 |
20120127537 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An image reading apparatus used for an image forming apparatus that is coupled therewith and that has a main controller which performs control of the image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, a detector, and a communication controller. The image reading unit reads an image formed on a document. The detector detects a state of the image reading unit. The communication controller connects to the main controller, the detector, and a communication line. Power is supplied to the detector and the communication controller in both a first operating state, in which supply of power to the main controller is stopped, and a second operating state, in which power is supplied to the main controller. The detector transmits a detection signal to the communication controller in the first operating state, and transmits the detection signal to the main controller in the second operating state. | 05-24-2012 |
20120127538 | POWER-SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER-SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A power-supply control device includes a power-supply control section, a first detection section that detects whether or not a body capable of movement is moving, a second detection section that detects whether or not the body capable of movement exists, and an instruction section. The power-supply control section receives supply of power from a mains power source section, and selectively sets a power supply mode, in which power is supplied to a processing section, and a power saving mode, in which supply of power to the processing section is stopped. The first and second detection sections and the instruction section are caused to operate at least in the power saving mode. The instruction section provides, for the power-supply control section, an instruction for switching between the power supply mode and the power saving mode. | 05-24-2012 |
20120206775 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME IMAGE TRANSMISSION AND PREVIEW - A system for real time image transmission and preview and a method thereof are applied on a scanner having a predetermined format therein, and an electrical device having a display module. The scanner scans a document in lines along a direction repeatedly according to the predetermined format. The scanner can promptly get an image and then wirelessly send the image out after each linearly scanning a part of the document. The electrical device wirelessly receives the predetermined format information and the image sent out by the scanner, and further edits a format of the image to fit in with the predetermined format so as to make the image capable of being displayed by the display module. Wherein the display module promptly displays the image thereon after each linearly scanning a part of the document along the direction and the image get thereby is received by the electrical device. | 08-16-2012 |
20120262762 | METHOD FOR SIGNALING A FACSIMILE PASS THROUGH MODE OVER A VOIP VOICE SERVICE | 10-18-2012 |
20120268797 | IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IMAGE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image communication apparatus enabling reduction of line occupation time and communication charge. The image communication apparatus generates image data for high-speed transmission and image data for low-speed transmission from input image data. Before transmission of image data, it is determined whether high-speed transmission of the image data is possible. When the high-speed transmission of the image data is determined to be possible, the image communication apparatus selects the image data for high-speed transmission, whereas when the same is determined to be impossible, the image communication apparatus selects the image data for low-speed transmission. | 10-25-2012 |
20120307315 | Multi-Recipient Facsimile Communications - The present specification discloses a fax machine with routines for generating more than one cover sheet for a single fax job, where the cover sheets are different. The cover sheets are generated by providing a display which includes a first recipient input area for identifying a first recipient and a second recipient input area for identifying a second recipient and a first comment input area for inputting a first comment associated with the first recipient and a second comment input area for inputting a second comment associated with the second recipient. | 12-06-2012 |
20130003132 | ADAPTIVE FAX TIMERS - Timers involved in facsimile transmissions under the T.30 specification are permitted to adapt to a given situation to improve the chances for successful facsimile transmission over high latency communication networks. The specified T1 through T5 timers for facsimile transmission may be modified in value based on call control related parameters or facsimile transport related parameters. The timers may be set to have a particular range, with a nominal base value and a maximum value, which may exceed the T.30 timer specification. The adaptive timers can be modified based on a number of different criteria related to facsimile transmissions to avoid overlapping command-response situations and stalemates that may result from communications in relatively highly latency networks. The timers may also be adapted to minimize or optimize call length while achieving successful facsimile transmissions. | 01-03-2013 |
20130050770 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD of SCANNING - An image scanning apparatus is provided. The image scanning apparatus includes a DLNA apparatus search unit to search at least one DLNA apparatus connectible to the image scanning apparatus, a user interface to select at least one of the searched DLNA apparatus, a communication interface to obtain apparatus information from the selected DLNA apparatus, a search unit to search a scan option based on the obtained apparatus information, a scan unit to generate a scan image by scanning a document according to the searched scan option, and a DLNA stack unit to transmit the generated scan image to the selected DLNA apparatus. | 02-28-2013 |
20130188228 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING FAXES SENT FROM DIFFERENT TIME ZONES - A Fax system for handling faxes sent from different time zones is provided. In one embodiment, a system is provided for handling faxes includes a mobile device representing as a fax sender, wherein the mobile device includes a cell phone, PDA, or a iPad, and wherein the mobile device is located on a first time zone; a first location device included in the mobile device; a second location device included in the fax receiver; a voice connection connecting from the mobile device to POTS; a data connection connecting from the mobile device to Internet; a fax receiver, wherein the fax receiver is located on a second time zone; a voice connection connecting from the fax receiver to POTS; a data connection connecting from the fax receiver to Internet; and a fax server handling reception of faxes on behalf of the fax receiver. | 07-25-2013 |
20130194639 | IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SCANNERS - An image processing unit for processing digital image data. A plurality of hardware interfaces each is associated with one of a plurality of digital image sources for receiving image data. There are means for determining a data source from the received image data, and an image processing unit connected to the interfaces processes the received image data to generate processed image data. An output interface connected to the image processing unit outputs the processed image data. | 08-01-2013 |
20130242353 | Mobile Devices Having Fax Capabilities - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to incorporating a fax machine function into a mobile device. A camera on the mobile device is used to scan or capture an image of an existing document. Logic on the mobile device converts the image into a fax transmittal that can be transmitted to a fax machine. Once the fax transmittal is ready, a connection is initiated with a traditional fax machine across one or more networks, and the fax transmittal is sent to the fax machine at a speed determined by the slower device. Upon a successful transmission, the connection is terminated, and a report is generated. | 09-19-2013 |
20130250372 | MOVING OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A moving object detecting device includes a detecting device body that includes a detection unit formed in a chassis covering the inside of an apparatus and disposed to correspond to a monitoring window of which at least an aperture area or an aperture size is restricted and which monitors a moving object approaching the apparatus and a circuit board unit controlling a signal output from the detection unit and is disposed so that some optical axes among optical axes having detection surfaces of plural infrared detecting elements included in the detection unit, as focal points passes through the monitoring window and the other optical axes are blocked by the chassis, and an optical member that is formed in an inner wall of the chassis and that deflects the other optical axes of the infrared detection elements to pass through the monitoring window. | 09-26-2013 |
20140293365 | FACSIMILE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A facsimile apparatus having a first interface that connects to an IP network and a second interface that connects to an analog network control, in the case where facsimile transmission using the first interface has failed, to execute re-transmission using the second interface when a communication mode used in that facsimile transmission is an automatically-selected communication mode, and not to execute re-transmission using the second interface when the communication mode used in the facsimile transmission is a manually-selected communication mode. | 10-02-2014 |
20140333973 | FACSIMILE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING FACSIMILE FUNCTION - A facsimile, a method of controlling the same, and an image forming apparatus having a facsimile function are provided. The facsimile includes a line terminal provided for connection with a line cord and connected with a first signal line, an external device terminal provided for connection with an external device and connected with a second signal line, a switching unit to perform switching between the first signal line and the second signal line, and a controller to determine a connection state between the line terminal and the line cord and a connection state between the external device terminal and the external device, and to, when the external device and the line cord are reversely connected respectively to the line terminal and the external device terminal, control the switching unit to interchange a path of the first signal line and a path of the second signal line. | 11-13-2014 |
20150098116 | FACSIMILE MACHINE - A facsimile machine capable of preventing a communication clock signal from being emitted in the form of electromagnetic waves during communication, for example, transmission/reception of facsimile data includes a line terminal provided for coupling with a line cord and connected with a common line and a first signal line, an external device terminal provided for coupling with an external device and connected with the common line and a second signal line, a switch to perform switching between the first and second signal lines, and a first electromagnetic wave prevention unit provided on the common line and the second signal line to discharge electromagnetic waves generated on the common line and the second signal line. | 04-09-2015 |