| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 358296000 | Recording apparatus | 46 |
| 20080204814 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes: a media sensor that detects a type of a recording paper; a development unit configured to develop an image on the recording paper; a pair of rollers that fixes the image on the recording paper by nipping the recording paper bearing the image developed in the development unit and forcing the recording paper to pass by; a main heater that heats the pair of rollers by passing a current therethrough when the recording paper passes by; and an auxiliary heater that selectively heats at least one of the pair of rollers by passing a current therethrough when the recording paper passes by the pair of rollers in a case where the media sensor detects that the weight per unit of the recording paper or the thickness of the recording paper is equal to or greater than a specific value. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080212143 | Image recording apparatus and method for restoring recording head for image recording apparatus - An image recording apparatus includes a manuscript reader which reads a manuscript to generate image data; a recording head which has nozzles for discharging an ink and which discharges the ink from the nozzles to record an image on a recording medium based on the image data; a restoring mechanism which performs a restoring operation for restoring a discharge state of the nozzles; a controller which controls the manuscript reader and the restoring mechanism; and an instruction receiver which receives an instruction to generate the image data by reading the manuscript and record the image based on the image data. If the instruction receiver receives the instruction, the controller controls the manuscript reader to execute reading of the manuscript, and the controller controls the restoring mechanism based on a time at which the instruction is received to execute the restoring operation. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080225343 | SCANNING APPARATUS - A keyboard and a display screen are arranged to cover an upper side a main body of an ADF-type scanning apparatus, so that a large space can be secured to arrange the keyboard and the display screen. The display screen includes an ADF-cover opening-closing mechanism that opens and closes the display screen in conjunction with an ADF cover. The keyboard includes a keyboard raising mechanism for raising a front portion of the keyboard in the upward direction. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080278767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRINTING USING A POSITION-CODING PATTERN - An apparatus for printing graphical information on a surface. The apparatus comprises: a printhead for printing the graphical information; an image sensor for recording an image of the surface, wherein the recorded image contains a position-coding pattern that identifies an absolute position on the surface; and a processor for converting the recorded image into a recorded absolute position. The printhead prints the graphical information onto the surface based on a comparison of the recorded absolute position and the graphical information to be printed. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090034013 | INTERACTIVE HANDHELD SCANNER - A swipe scanner for scanning a graphic image pre-printed on a surface. The swipe scanner comprises: (a) a printhead for printing a position-coding pattern onto the graphic image, the position-coding pattern identifying a plurality of absolute positions and an impression identity for the graphic image; (b) an ink supply containing an ink for printing the position-coding pattern; (c) a first sensor for sensing positions of the scanner during a swipe of the surface; (d) a second image sensor for capturing, during the swipe, portions of the graphic image; and (e) a processor. The processor is configured for: using the sensed positions to control an output of the printhead during the swipe; using the sensed positions to assemble the captured portions of the graphic image into a scanned graphic image; and generating association data indicating an association between the impression identity, the plurality of absolute positions and the scanned graphic image. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090034014 | METHOD OF PRINTING REGIONS LARGER THAN THE PRINT SWATH USING A HANDHELD PRINTER - A method of printing comprising the steps of: (i) operatively positioning a swipe printer relative to a surface and swiping the printer across the surface; (ii) printing, during the swipe, successive parts of a position-coding pattern onto the surface; (iii) printing, during the swipe, successive parts of a graphic image onto the surface, the position-coding pattern and the graphic image being superimposed; (iv) imaging, during the swipe, portions of the surface on which the printhead has printed the parts of the position-coding pattern; (v) determining, during the swipe, absolute positions of the printhead using imaged parts of the position-coding pattern; and (vi) using the absolute positions to control, during the swipe, printing of the position-coding pattern and the graphic image. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090073498 | Printing method for open page surface of book - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for printing an image to an open end surface of bound document during the printing process. The method and apparatus slices an open edge image to the outer edges of the obverse surface of a select number of pages. The image is crept incrementally increasingly inward through a registered window with each consecutive page sheet. The amount of each increment is equivalent to the height of the open edge image divided by the number of page sheets the image will occupy on the open surface of the bound document. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090168112 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS HAVING SUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - An electrical apparatus includes a main body and a display device. The display device has a display panel that moves between a first and second position, and the display device, and a first and second link member. Each of the first and second link members has a first and second end. The first end of both the first and second link member is connected to the frame, and the second end of the first and second link member is connected to the main body. The first end of the first link member rotates about a first axis, and the second end rotates about a second axis. The first end of the second link member rotates about a third axis, and the second end rotates about a fourth axis. The first, second, third, and fourth axes are orthogonal to a direction in which the first and second link members extend. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090195838 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium - A log recording module records a log of a job executed in an image processing apparatus in a hard disk drive (HDD). A facsimile control module receives a request to execute facsimile transmission, records the log that identifies the job in a nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM), and executes the facsimile transmission. The facsimile control module distinguishes the log of a continuing job from the log of the job that was terminated by the power-off using the logs in the HDD and the NVRAM, and performs a process to transfer the log of a terminated job to a log server and a process to control recording the log of the continuing job. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090251737 | Processor For Image Capture And Printing - A processor for image capture and printing has a RISC core. A four-way parallel VLIW vector processor is connected to the RISC core via a suitable data cache. The vector processor has four processing units interconnected with a crossbar switch. A memory interface is connected to the vector processor to permit interfacing between the data cache and a memory. Interfacing circuitry is operatively connected to the vector processor. The interfacing circuitry includes at least an image sensor interface to permit interfacing between components of the processor and an image sensor and a printhead interface to permit interfacing between components of the processor and an inkjet printhead. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110122454 | Disc Tray for Printing Device - A disc tray for a printing device is disclosed comprising a mover driving means including a first guiding portion; a main body comprising a disc receiver having a holding portion and a slopping portion connected with each other, a second guiding portion engaged with the first guiding portion, and a third guiding portion, wherein the mover driving means drives the main body by way of the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion to move the main body; and a supporter comprising a fourth guiding portion engaged with the third guiding portion so as to allow the fourth guiding portion moving along the third guiding portion, wherein the supporter and the holding portion are used to support a printed disc; when the disc receiver receives the printed disc, the supporter is moved to be veiled under the main body for dropping the printed disc from the slopping portion of the disc receiver. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110181917 | SHEET FINISHER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND SHEET FINISHING METHOD - A sheet finisher of the invention includes a saddle stitch unit configured to stitch a center of a sheet bundle in which printed sheets are bundled, a fold unit configured to fold the center stitched by the saddle stitch unit and to form a fold line, and a fold reinforcing unit configured to reinforce the fold line formed by the fold unit, and the fold reinforcing unit includes a placement table on which the sheet bundle transported from the fold unit is placed, a band-like elastic member that is extended to face the fold line of the placed sheet bundle and is formed to be longer than the length of the fold line, and a roller unit that includes a reinforce roller and moves the reinforce roller along the direction of the fold line while pressing it to the fold line through the intervening elastic member. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110267657 | Cover Opening and Closing Mechanism and Image Processing Device - A cover opening/closing mechanism, including a housing having an opening; a flexible cover movable between a closed position and an opened position; a first locking mechanism; and a second locking mechanism, wherein a first distance by which a pair of members of the first locking mechanism slide and move with respect to each other in order to bring the first locking mechanism to a locked state is longer than a second distance by which a pair of members of the second locking mechanism slide with respect to each other in order to bring the second locking mechanism to a locked state. An external force for causing the pair of the members of the first locking mechanism to slide and move with respect to each other is weaker than an external force for causing the pair of members of the second locking mechanism to slide with respect to each other. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110292454 | APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING BACKGROUND PROCESSING OF PUSH CONTENT - Apparatus, and an associated method, for a communication device operable pursuant to a push content communication scheme. An instruction detector detects a message containing a instruction by which to operate upon push content. The message is, for instance, generated by a mobile station at which an application associated with the content is resident. Once detected by the instruction detector, a content operator operates upon the content in a manner corresponding to the instruction contained in the detected message. Once operated upon, the content is stored at a storage element, available when an application of which the content is associated, becomes active. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120081756 | MIRROR SUPPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE READER - A mirror support device arranged in both ends of a stick-like mirror for holding the mirror including an inner side plate, comprising a mirror insertion opening formed in the inner side plate, the mirror insertion opening for inserting an end of a mirror; an outer side plate connected to the inner side plate, comprising: a mirror stopper plate for regulating positions of a right and a left end face of the mirror inserted into the mirror insertion opening; and a clip hole, the mirror stopper plate and the clip hole being formed in the outer side plate; and a clip for fixing the mirror, the clip being inserted into the clip hole from a same direction as inserting direction of the mirror. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081757 | MEDIUM TRANSPORT UNIT, SENSOR UNIT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING READING OF MEDIUM TRANSPORT UNIT - A medium transport unit includes: a transport roller; a transport belt which transports a loaded medium by driving of the transport roller; a sensor array which includes a plurality of imaging elements arranged vertically to a transport direction of the medium and outputs reading signals which are detected and output by the plurality of imaging elements and indicate a density value of the medium on the transport belt; a comparator which outputs a digitalized signal of HIGH if the reading signal exceeds a threshold signal; and a signal output circuit which receives the digitalized signal and outputs a first value if the digitalized signal is transitioned from LOW to HIGH. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120086988 | Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus which reads an image on a target includes a first housing, a transparent member which is provided on the first housing and has a placement face on which the target is placed, a positioning member on which the transparent member is placed, a second housing which is assembled on the first housing and biases the positioning member, and an engagement member which is provided on the second housing and engages with the positioning member. In the image reading apparatus, when the second housing is assembled on the first housing, the engagement member biases the positioning member so as to fix the transparent member to an attachment position. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120133994 | OPTICAL COMPONENT MOUNTING STRUCTURE, IMAGE READING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical component mounting structure includes an elastic member and a mounting portion. The elastic member applies pressure to an optical component toward a flat surface portion of a base. The mounting portion is provided at the base and mounts the elastic member. The elastic member has a pressing portion, a holding portion, and a positioning hole. The pressing portion has a tongue piece shape and elastically comes in contact with a light guide member. The holding portion supports one end of the pressing portion and holds elastically the mounting portion of the base. The positioning hole is formed through the holding portion and is to be engaged with each of a pair of positioning convex portions provided at the mounting portion of the base. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120287478 | SCANNER - A scanner includes a scanning module and a base. The scanning module includes a loading panel and a driving module. The base includes a bottom panel, a sliding portion, and a first resisting tab extending from the bottom panel. A sliding slot is defined in the sliding portion to receive the scanning module. The first resisting tab includes a first tab body extending from the bottom panel and a first resilient absorbing portion connected to the first tab body. The first resilient absorbing portion resists the loading panel to prevent movement of the loading panel when the loading panel moves to a first side of the sliding slot. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130016403 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNINGAANM SOH; PHEY HONGAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP SOH; PHEY HONG Singapore SGAANM LAI; KUEK PEOWAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP LAI; KUEK PEOW Singapore SGAANM LEONG; SHYH CHIJEAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP LEONG; SHYH CHIJE Singapore SGAANM TAN; LIAN CHYE SIMONAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP TAN; LIAN CHYE SIMON Singapore SGAANM YAP; CHOON HWEEAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP YAP; CHOON HWEE Singapore SGAANM LIM; BOO SIONGAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP LIM; BOO SIONG Singapore SG - A scanner comprises a first gear assembly on a frame, a stationary scan surface having a first width, and a scan module having a length substantially less than the first width. The scan module includes a second gear assembly configured to move the scan module, in a first orientation generally perpendicular to the first width, in a first scanning path relative to a first width portion of the scan surface and in a second, non-duplicative scanning path relative to a second width portion of the scan surface. The second gear assembly is releasably engageable to the first gear assembly to selectively shift the scan module, in a second orientation generally perpendicular to the first orientation, between the respective first and second scanning paths. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130016404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EDGE IDENTIFICATION TO POSITION COMPONENTS OF A SCANNERAANM YAP; CHOON HWEEAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP YAP; CHOON HWEE Singapore SGAANM TAN; LIAN CHYE SIMONAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP TAN; LIAN CHYE SIMON Singapore SGAANM LAI; KUEK PEOWAACI SingaporeAACO SGAAGP LAI; KUEK PEOW Singapore SG - A scanner includes a scan surface, a scan, a controller, and a positioning system. The scan surface is stationary and has a first width while the scan module has a second width substantially less than the first width. The controller is configured to automatically cause two scans of a media on the scan surface, without repositioning the media, and to automatically produce a composite image of the entire media from the two scans. The positioning system is in communication with the controller and includes an identification mechanism configured to identify an edge of a scanning area associated with the scan surface and to stop a position of the scan module at the identified edge. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130038909 | SCANNER WITH A MULTIPLE LEAD WORM GEAR - A scanner drive system is disclosed. The scanner drive system has a drive motor. The drive motor has a worm gear attached to the motor spindle. The worm gear has multiple leads. The worm gear is meshed with a helical gear. The helical gear is coupled to a drive train that moves a scanning module. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130258416 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording unit that performs a recording operation on a medium, a discharge unit that discharges the medium that has undergone the recording operation by the recording unit, a medium receiving tray that receives the medium discharged from the discharge unit, the medium receiving tray being shiftable between a first state in which the medium receiving tray is drawn out in a medium discharge direction and a second state in which the medium receiving tray is retracted in a direction opposite to the medium discharge direction, and a blocking mechanism configured to be engaged with the trailing edge of the medium while the medium receiving tray is shifted from the first state to the second state, and to restrict the medium from being drawn inside. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140029063 | Image Processing Apparatus - An image processing apparatus, comprising a main body and a movable unit configured to be swingable about a first axis located on a rear side and to move between a first placement position and a first separated position, wherein the main body comprises: side frames; an image processing unit; and a body cover comprising side covers and an upper opening, and wherein: each of the side frames has a flat surface part having a height in a first state on a front side; and each of the side covers has a first part having a height in the first state on the front side, a second part in a second state higher than the first state on a rear side near the first axis, and a third part formed to connect the first part with the second part while changing the height thereof. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140071498 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a printing unit located inside a housing, a scanner unit including a cover located on top of the printing unit, and an operation unit configured to be opened and closed with respect to the housing. When the operation unit is opened, the operation unit moves to a position where the operation unit hinders the opening and closing of the cover, and a part of the printing unit is exposed. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140320929 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit having a reading surface and being rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a facing member that comes into contact with the reading unit and faces the reading surface when the reading unit is at a reading position. The reading unit is capable of reading a portion of an object that faces the reading surface when the reading unit is at the reading position. When the reading unit is at a position other than the reading position, the reading surface is positioned nearer to the axis of rotation than when the reading unit is at the reading position and the reading unit is spaced apart from the facing member. | 10-30-2014 |
| 358300000 | Electrostatic or electrolytic | 9 |
| 20090122354 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING UNDESIRABLE TONER PLACEMENT - A method and apparatus for printing data on a print medium is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to format print data to pixel data, the pixel data including pixel values; identify a grid of pixels having a predetermined pattern of pixel values; obtain predetermined pcode grid from memory for the identified grid of pixels; and send the predetermined pcode grid to controller circuit for printing. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110058226 | BANDING PROFILE ESTIMATION USING SPLINE INTERPOLATION - A method, system, and computer program product for estimating a banding profile in an image printing system is disclosed. The method includes obtaining image data across multiple measurement intervals by a sensor; combining the image data with timing information into a coherent signal by a processor; determining aperiodic components of the coherent signal by the processor; determining the periodic component of the coherent signal using spline interpolation, wherein the periodic component represents a banding profile, by the processor; and printing an output print with a correction applied based on the banding profile. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20130169997 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PRINT HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light-emitting device includes: an array of light-emitting elements connected to a light-up signal line to supply a current for lighting up; an array of memory elements provided so as to correspond to the respective light-emitting elements, connected through respective resistances to a memory signal line to supply a signal to designate a light-emitting element to be lighted up, and memorizing by getting turned on that a corresponding light-emitting element is to be lighted up; and an array of switch elements provided so as to correspond to the respective memory elements, electrically connected to the respective memory elements, connected to a transfer signal line to supply signals to set so as to allow a sequential shift of an ON state from one side end to the other end side, and causing the respective memory elements to be likely to be set in an ON state by getting turned on. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130321875 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING QUANTITY OF LIGHT EMITTED FROM PRINTHEAD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROCESS CARTRIDGE - The method for producing an image forming apparatus includes emitting light beams from a printhead; optionally irradiating a photoreceptor with the light beams to form a latent image; optionally forming a visible image on a recording medium corresponding the latent image; obtaining plural pieces of information concerning a property of the light beams or lightness of the visible image at different positions in a direction; calculating variation width of N pieces of information corresponding to an attention area having a predetermined length in the direction; determining the number of pieces of information used for subjecting each of the N pieces of information to moving averaging, based on the variation width; when the number is two or more, subjecting each of the N pieces of information to moving averaging; and correcting quantities of light beams corresponding to the N pieces of information based on the average values. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140022604 | COPY-FORGERY-INHIBITED PATTERN IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A combination of a latent-image pattern which forms a latent-image part and a background pattern that forms a background-image part is determined so that the latent-image part and background-image part have equal print densities. The determined latent-image pattern and background pattern, color information used to determine a color of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image, input image information as an image to be processed, copy-forgery-inhibited pattern basic information used to designate the latent-image part and background-image part, and camouflage region designation image information used to designate a camouflage region are input. A copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is generated on the basis of the input information. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140192384 | EXPOSING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an exposing device capable of enhancing usage efficiency of light and preventing degradation of imaging property due to a misalignment with a photosensitive drum. The exposing device includes: a laser array including multiple lasers arranged in a predetermined direction; and an optical system guiding light emitted from the each of the multiple lasers to a photosensitive member and focusing the light on the photosensitive member, in which the optical system includes multiple phase modulation elements to decrease a phase lag added in proportion to distance from a center axis that is defined by a principal light beam emitted from the each of the multiple lasers. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140293358 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes: a switching power supply generating a voltage from an alternating current power supply; capacitors connected to the alternating current power supply; a rectification circuit configured to rectify an alternating current voltage applied to the capacitors; a backflow regulation regulating backflow of current from the switching power supply; a signal generation circuit generating a detection signal corresponding to a zero cross point of the alternating current power supply; a power supply line connected to the switching power supply and the rectification circuit; an electricity storage unit connected to the power supply line; a voltage limit element configured to limit a voltage of the output line of the rectification circuit, and a control unit, power being fed to the control unit through the power supply line. The control unit is configured to detect a zero cross point based on the detection signal. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140293359 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming portion; an image reader movable between a first open position and a first closed portion; an openable member movable between a second open position and a second closed position; and a supporting member. When the image reader is located at the first open position, the openable member is supported at the second open position by the supporting member. When the image reader is moved from the supported state toward the first closed position, close of the openable member from a predetermined position closer to the second closed position than the second open position is limited by the supporting member. When the image reader is moved, toward the first closed position, from a limited state in which the close of the openable member is limited by the supporting member, limitation of the openable member by the supporting member is eliminated. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20160150113 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a reading device; an operating portion; a light source; a rotary polygon mirror; a motor configured to rotate the rotary polygon mirror; and a motor control portion configured to start the motor to control the motor at a first rotation speed in response to a fact that a predetermined action is performed on one of the operating portion and the reading device in a stopped state of the rotary polygon mirror, and then to control the motor at a second rotation speed higher than the first rotation speed in response to an instruction to start image formation from the operating portion, the motor control portion being configured to control the motor at the second rotation speed, without controlling the motor at the first rotation speed, in response to a fact that the receiving portion receives image data before the motor reaches the first rotation speed. | 05-26-2016 |
| 358301000 | Magnetic | 1 |
| 20080309984 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD CARRIED OUT BY THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - In order to maintain consistency between stored data and an image formed on a recording medium, an MFP includes an HDD to store data, a data designation portion to designate target data to be an output target from the data stored in the HDD, a prohibition portion to prohibit modification or deletion of the target data, and an image forming portion to generate a composite image by combining the target data with positional information indicating a position in the HDD where the target data is stored and to form the composite image on a sheet of paper. | 12-18-2008 |
| 358302000 | Photographic | 8 |
| 20080218807 | Multi-function photo center - An integrated multi-function digital photo device comprises a display unit, a printing unit, a housing, and a frame. The integrated device provides for the display and printing of digital photos in one device rather than in multiple devices. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080278768 | Apparatus, Method and Software for Printing Diagnostic Images - The invention relates to an apparatus for printing diagnostic images in a predefined sequence and a format corresponding to a sheet of film, embodied with or linkable to a data-source of the images, wherein the images are preceded by a header carrying information specifying the number and sort of images to be printed, including text images, with a counter for establishing a number of filmports to be used in dependence of at least the information in the header, wherein each image to be printed corresponds to one filmport, and with a scaling organ for adapting the size of said filmports to cover the format so as to maximise the used area thereof. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080304111 | IDENTIFICATION READER - A passport and identification card reader minimizes the time and effort required for an operator to read/scan a passport or piece of identification. An immigration official, for example, can slide a passport into place with one hand while tending to other important security activities with the other hand. Once in place, the passport will be automatically detected and read. Numerous passports bound together by a traveler with multiple visas can be held flat in place and accurately read, even with one hand, despite the natural tendency of the passport(s) to return to a closed position. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090009813 | Update control of image processing control data - This invention relates to the updating of image processing control data that is related to image data and controls image processing of the image data. An image related data generator generates an image file that includes image data and image processing data pre-stored therein. The image processing control data can be updated according to the following process. The image related data generator sends specification data that specifies image processing control data to be updated to an update data server. Then the image related data generator receives the update data from the update data server. And the image related generator updates the image processing control data stored therein with the update data. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090051975 | SHEET TURNAROUND ASSEMBLY - A sheet turnaround assembly including a drive shaft positioned laterally across a transport path from a processing system, a plurality of drive wheels axially coupled to and positioned in a spaced fashion along the drive shaft, and a plurality of continuous belts, one belt corresponding to each drive wheel. Each belt is positioned so that its outside surface is tensioned against and forms a desired wrap angle about the corresponding drive wheel to create an arcuate turnaround path there between extending between input and output nips formed by initial and final points of contact between the belt and the drive wheel. The sheet turnaround is configured to receive a thermally developed sheet of photothermographic imaging media from a thermal processor at the input nip via the transport path. Rotation of the drive wheels by the drive shaft causes the outside surface of each belt to run along the corresponding drive wheel and drive the developed sheet along and expel the developed sheet from the turnaround path at the output nip to an output device after turning the developed sheet from the transport path by an angle substantially equal to the wrap angle. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20130314752 | EXPOSURE DEVICE, LED HEAD, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, AND READING APPARATUS - An exposure device includes a first lens plate including first lenses arranged substantially linearly and configured to form an intermediate image being an inverted reduced image of an object, a second lens plate including second lenses arranged substantially linearly in an arrangement direction of the first lenses and configured to form an inverted enlarged image of the intermediate image on a light reception surface, and light emitting elements arranged substantially linearly at pitch PD in the arrangement direction. A shift s in an arrangement pitch between the first lenses in the arrangement direction satisfies 0| 11-28-2013 | |
| 20140247470 | CAMERA-BASED DOCUMENT IMAGING - A process and system to transform a digital photograph of a text document into a scan-quality image is disclosed. By extracting the document text from the image, and analyzing visual clues from the text, a grid is constructed over the image representing the distortions in the image. Transforming the image to straighten this grid removes distortions introduced by the camera image-capture process. Variations in lighting, the extraction of text line information, and the modeling of curved lines in the image may be corrected. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140293360 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A power supply system includes: capacitors connected to an alternating current power supply; a rectification circuit connected to the capacitors and rectifying an alternating current voltage applied to the capacitors; a signal generation circuit connected to an output line of the rectification circuit and configured to generate a detection signal corresponding to a zero cross point of an alternating current output; an electricity storage unit connected to the output line of the rectification circuit; a backflow regulation element provided on the output line of the rectification circuit and configured to regulate backflow of current; a current limit element configured to limit current flowing from the output line of the rectification circuit towards the electricity storage unit, and a control unit that is connected to the output line of the rectification circuit, and is configured to detect a zero cross point of the alternating current output. | 10-02-2014 |
| 358304000 | With paper cutter | 2 |
| 20090257095 | STACK FLIPPING DOCUMENT HANDLING SYSTEM FOR UTILIZATION WITH PRINTING LAZY-PORTRAIT FORMATTED DOCUMENTS - A printed sheet handling system and method for use with lazy-portrait narrow-end to narrow-end (LPEE) formatted pages web printed pages to produce document sets includes: a printer to print LPEE formatted paired document pages printed in 1 to N order and face up on a first half of the web and printed in N to 1 order and face down on a second half of the continuous web; a slitter that divides the LPEE formatted printed web into two streams of sheets, with one in 1 to N order and the other in N to 1 order; collecting both streams into separate stacks; flipping the N to 1 stack of sheets; and then withdrawing sheets from the tops of both stacks for cutting into pages, collating, and assembly into correctly aligned and page number-sequenced document sets. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110032577 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A first surface image expanding unit and a second surface image expanding unit respectively execute an expansion process for expanding recording data of a plurality of pages of both surfaces into a dot image of each page and for holding the dot image. A post-processing mechanism includes at least a cutting information generating unit for generating cutting information of a continuous sheet, and cuts the continuous sheet at predetermined intervals. A continuous sheet conveyance controlling unit generates an unrecorded portion, on which an image recording process is not executed, on the continuous sheet in synchronization with the cutting information if it is determined that a delay has occurred within a time of the expansion process, which is identified in advance, on the basis of a count value of the number of pages of expanded image data held by the expansion process. | 02-10-2011 |
