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20090279118 | PRINTING CONTROL SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - A printing control system comprises a viewing terminal, an authentication apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The viewing terminal includes an user identification information acquisition device that acquires user identification information, a print command device that issues a command to print the content, a print command transmission device that transmits the user identification information and content identification information to the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus includes an approval request transmission device that transmits the user identification information and the content identification information to the authentication apparatus, the authentication apparatus includes an approval information storage device that stores approval information that is associated with approval conditions for approving printing, an approval determination device that determines whether to approve printing of the content for the user who is identified based on the approval information, and a print data transmission device that transmits the print data for the content to the printing apparatus. | 11-12-2009 |
20120081743 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - An image processing system includes: an image processing apparatus; a relay apparatus; and a service providing apparatus, which are connected to a network. The image processing apparatus includes: an electronic-file storage unit; an address-get-request transmitting unit; an upload-message generating unit which, upon receiving an upload destination address and a template for an upload message for performing an upload request to the service providing apparatus from the relay apparatus after a request for getting the upload destination address is transmitted to the relay apparatus by the account-information-request transmitting unit, generates the upload message including an electronic file and the upload destination address according to the received template; and an upload-message transmitting unit that transmits the upload message to the service providing apparatus to upload the electronic file to the service providing apparatus. The relay apparatus includes: a program storage unit; an upload-destination-address getting unit; and an upload-destination-address transmitting unit. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084402 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - An image processing system includes: a relay apparatus; a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service; and an image processing apparatus, which are connected to a network. The image processing apparatus includes: a first-address-get-request transmitting unit that transmits a request for getting a first address representing a location of an electronic file to be downloaded from the service providing apparatus to the relay apparatus; a first downloading unit which, upon receiving the first address from the relay apparatus after the request for getting the first address is transmitted, downloads the electronic file stored at the first address; and a storage control unit that controls a storage unit to store the electronic file downloaded by the first downloading unit. The relay apparatus includes: a first-address-get-program storage unit; a first-address getting unit; and a first-address transmitting unit. | 04-05-2012 |
20120113463 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS OF RELAY APPARATUS - A relay apparatus to be connected through a network to a server apparatus configured to store image data and a communication apparatus configured to acquire the image data from the server and output an image based on the acquired image data, the relay apparatus includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive a request for acquiring location information from the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire the location information for acquiring the image data from the server apparatus upon receipt of the request; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the acquired location information to the communication apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113464 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATING METHOD - A relay apparatus connected to service providing apparatuses respectively providing services and a communication apparatus that includes an additional-information storage unit configured to store additional information associated with the service and identification information, comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive notification including the service and the user identification information from the communication apparatus; a generating unit generating an output command for outputting, to the relay apparatus, the additional information stored in the additional-information storage unit corresponding to the service and the identification information included in the notification; an output commanding unit transmitting the output command to the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring the additional information output in response to the output command; a first communication unit configured to perform communication with the service providing apparatus using the acquired additional information; and a second communication unit that transmits, to the communication apparatus, information acquired from the service providing apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113471 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RELAY APPARATUS - A communication system includes: a communication apparatus; and a relay apparatus. The communication apparatus includes: a contents-summary-information address request unit; a contents-summary-information display unit; a selection-information transmission unit; a selection-completion notification unit; and a contents get unit. The relay apparatus includes: an order-information addition unit that adds order information of contents to electronic data information; a contents-summary-information address transmission unit that transmits address information of a contents summary information item and the electronic data information, to which the order information is added, in response to a request of transmission of the address information of the contents summary information item; a contents-address get unit that gets the address information of the contents selected based on selection information from the selection-completion notification unit; and a contents-address transmission unit that transmits the address information of the contents got by the contents-address get unit to the communication apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113472 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - A communication apparatus, a control program of the communication apparatus, and a relay apparatus are provided. The communication apparatus is configured to download electronic data from a server storing a first amount or more of electronic data and to output the downloaded electronic data. The communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to output a second amount of electronic data smaller than the first amount at one time, a download information acquiring unit configured to acquire download information necessary for downloading the first amount of electronic data stored in the server, from the server, a download unit configured to download the second amount of electronic data of the first amount of electronic data from the server, using the download information acquired by the download information acquiring unit. The output unit is configured to output the electronic data downloaded by the download unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117199 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RELAY - A communication apparatus system includes a relay apparatus and a communication apparatus which are connected to a network, to which a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service is connected. The communication apparatus includes: an address-get-request transmitting unit that transmits a request for getting an upload destination address to the relay apparatus; a receiving unit that receives the upload destination address and a template for an upload message from the relay apparatus; an upload-message generating unit that generates the upload message including the electronic file and the upload destination address according to the received template; and an upload-message transmitting unit that transmits the generated upload message to the service providing apparatus to upload the electronic file in the electronic-file storing service. The relay apparatus includes: an upload-destination-address-get-program storage unit; an upload-destination-address getting unit; a time-information adding unit; and an upload-destination-address transmitting unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117629 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RELAY METHOD - A relay apparatus connected to a communication apparatus, a service providing apparatus and a browser-equipped apparatus, includes: a registering unit registering provisional registration information, the provisional registration information being used in an authentication procedure performed between the service providing apparatus and the browser-equipped apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring permission information representing that use of the service is permitted, the permission information being issued by the service providing apparatus in the authentication procedure; a communication unit transmitting the provisional registration information to the browser-equipped apparatus; a receiving unit receiving input information transmitted from the communication apparatus, the input information being generated in response to the provisional registration information; and a communication unit transmitting the permission information to the communication apparatus which has transmitted the input information if the receiving unit receives the input information. | 05-10-2012 |
20120254368 | RELAY APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR RELAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A relay apparatus configured to communicate with a server which transmits contents corresponding to identification information received by the server, and a terminal which acquires the contents corresponding to the identification information, the relay apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the server and the terminal; and a processor configured to: receive first identification information from the server through the communication unit; determine whether first contents corresponding to the received first identification information complies with a first format or a second format; transmit the first identification information to the terminal through the communication unit if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the first format; and transmits, to the terminal through the communication unit, second identification information corresponding to second contents which is acquired by converting the first contents if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the second format. | 10-04-2012 |
20140095615 | Communication Terminal, Remote Conference System and Control Program for Communication Terminal - A communication terminal is configured to execute detecting a first quality value indicating a quality of connection with a first conference server which communicates media data relating to a remote conference with the communication terminal, determining whether the quality of connection is lower than a predetermined quality based on the first quality value, when it is determined that the quality of connection is lower than the predetermined quality, outputting a conference state storing instruction to store a state of an ongoing remote conference, disconnecting a network connection with the first conference server after conference state information indicating the state of the ongoing remote conference is stored, reconnecting the network connection with the first conference server after the network connection is disconnected, and when the network connection is reconnected with the first conference server, resuming the ongoing remote conference based on the stored conference state information. | 04-03-2014 |
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20140036286 | RECORDING SYSTEM, RECORDING APPARATUS, AND OPTION DEVICE - Each of a plurality of option devices includes a signal changing unit connected to a first control unit of a recording apparatus without a second control unit of another option device and configured to change a signal supplied from the first control unit, and a communication line configured to connect the first control unit and the second control unit without the second control unit of another option device. The first control unit determines the number of the option devices by inputting a signal to the signal changing unit in each of the plurality of option devices. After that, in the case where communication can be performed between the first and second control units, it is determined that the second control unit of the option device is normal. In the case where the communication cannot be performed, it is determined that the second control unit is faulty. | 02-06-2014 |
20140283597 | Sensor Device Having Plural Resistance Change Type Sensors and Method of Using the Same - To detect humidity, used are a first series connection circuit connecting a thermistor and a fixed resistor via a node, a second series connection circuit connecting a resistance change type humidity sensor and the thermistor via the node, and a third series connection circuit connecting the humidity sensor and the fixed resistor via the node. A predetermined voltage is applied across the first circuit to detect a first voltage indicating temperature through the node, and secondly across the second circuit to detect a second voltage indicating a first humidity through the node, and finally across the third circuit to detect a third voltage indicating a second humidity through the node. Then, the first voltage is compared with a reference voltage and judgment is made, based on a comparison result, to determine which of the second voltage and the third voltage is relevant to use as a basis for outputting the humidity as detected. | 09-25-2014 |
20140357171 | GRINDING WHEEL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND GRINDING WHEEL - A method of manufacturing a grinding wheel, and a grinding wheel. After a first overcoat layer is formed on each of CBN abrasive grains, a second overcoat layer that is plastically deformed under a pressure lower than a pressure under which the first overcoat layer is deformed, is formed on the outer side of the first overcoat layer to manufacture coated abrasive grains. The coated abrasive grains are subjected to pressure-molding to be formed into a prescribed shape under a pressure that is equal to or higher than a pressure under which the second overcoat layer is plastically deformed. The second overcoat layers are deformed and flow to form a molded material having a structure in which the first overcoat layers contact each other, and the flowing second overcoat layers are moved into clearances between the coated abrasive grains. By sintering this, CBN abrasive grains are dispersed at a prescribed distance that is determined by the degree of outer radius of each first overcoat layer, and vacancies are arranged therebetween at a prescribed density. | 12-04-2014 |
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20110235140 | Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus may include a cable for connecting a reading device to a controller configured to perform functions and execute instructions. To prevent breakage and stress on the cable, the cable may be fixed to a guide component. For example, the cable may be fixed to the guide component on a first side and be held by the component such that the cable includes a generally U-shaped slacked portion. According to one or more arrangements, the guide component may include an escape portion that allows for the movement of an openable unit of the image reading apparatus. In yet other aspects, the guide component may be attachable/detachable from a main body of the image reading apparatus. | 09-29-2011 |
20140071470 | Image Reading Apparatus - An image reading apparatus may include a cable for connecting one device or component to a controller configured to perform functions and execute instructions. To prevent breakage and stress on the cable, the cable may be fixed to a guide component. For example, the cable may be fixed to the guide component on a first side and be held by the component such that the cable includes a generally U-shaped slacked portion. According to one or more arrangements, the guide component may include an escape portion that allows for the movement of an openable unit of the image reading apparatus. In yet other aspects, the guide component may be attachable/detachable from a main body of the image reading apparatus. | 03-13-2014 |
20140167353 | Image Reading Device - An image reading device, including: a casing having a document placement surface on which a document is to be placed; a cover provided on the casing and configured to be pivotable relative to the casing about an axis between a covering position at which the cover covers the document support surface and an exposure position at which the 5document support surface is exposed; two hinges provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in an axis direction in which the axis extends, one end portion of each of the two hinges being inserted into the casing movably in a movement direction perpendicular to the document placement surface while the other end portion is connected to the cover; and a contact member configured to be capable of coming into contact with one of the two hinges in the axis direction. | 06-19-2014 |
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20090220351 | Fan Controller and Image Forming Apparatus - A fan controller and an image forming apparatus are provided. The fan controller includes a rotational frequency instructing unit configured to output driving instructions to a fan driving unit that is configured to control a rotational frequency of a fan, the driving instructions including a target value of the rotational frequency of the fan; a rotational frequency detection unit configured to detect an actual measurement value of the rotational frequency of the fan; a storage unit configured to store consecutively at given time intervals a plurality of parameters indicating a correspondence relationship between the driving instructions output by the rotation frequency instructing unit and the rotational frequency detected by the rotational frequency detection unit; and a notification unit configured to notify a condition of the fan on the basis of the plurality of parameters. The image forming apparatus includes a fan, a fan driver and the fan controller. | 09-03-2009 |
20090244659 | Image Scanning Apparatus - An image scanning apparatus including an open-close detector configured to detect an open-close state of a document cover, a first document-detector, a scanning unit configured to scan a document placed on a platen or a document fed from a document tray, a control unit, and a commanding unit configured to input a start command to start scanning. When the start command is inputted, when the document placed on the document tray is detected by the first document-detector, the control unit controls the scanning unit to scan the document fed from the document tray, and when the document placed on the document tray is not detected, the control unit determines whether to execute scanning of the document placed on the platen. The determination is performed based on a result of detection performed by the open-close detector. | 10-01-2009 |
20110243590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a light source that emits a light beam; a photosensitive member; a brushless motor including a stator and a rotor; a rotary polygon mirror rotated by the brushless motor; an energization switching unit that turns on/off energizations of the coils; a voltage detecting unit that outputs a detection signal based on induced voltages generated in coils of the stator by rotation of the rotor; and a motor controlling unit that controls the turning on/off of the energizations by the energization switching unit based on the detection signal. In a non-image forming period after one image forming operation, the motor controlling unit performs a low-speed process where the motor controlling unit maintains a rotation speed of the brushless motor at a speed, which is lower than a speed in the image forming operation, and at which the induced voltages are detectable by the voltage detecting unit. | 10-06-2011 |
20150062662 | ORIGINAL READING APPARATUS WITH DETECTING DEVICE FOR DETECTING EXISTENCE OF ORIGINAL - In an original reading apparatus, a conveying mechanism and a reading device start a conveying operation and a reading operation to acquire a read image when a detecting device detects an existence of an original. The read image is acquired in a first direction and has a prescribed width in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The first direction corresponds to a conveying direction of the original. A control device determines whether or not the read image includes an overall solid region with a single color. The overall solid region has: a length in the first direction longer than or equal to a prescribed length; and a width in the second direction equal to the prescribed width. When the read image includes the overall solid region, the control device outputs a signal indicative of incorrect detection of the existence of the original due to external light. | 03-05-2015 |
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20090259866 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT - An electronic device has: an operation unit; a power supply unit; an input changeover switch; and a controller. The power supply unit is supplied commercial power and supplies the operating power to the operation unit. The input changeover switch switches between supplying or not supplying the commercial power to the power supply unit. The controller controls the input changeover switch. The controller includes: a power input portion; a control signal input portion; and a switching signal output portion. When the device power is being supplied from a master electronic device to the power input portion and the control signal from the master electronic device is received by the control signal input portion, the switching signal output portion outputs to the input changeover switch a signal instructing to switch and supply the commercial power to the power supply unit. | 10-15-2009 |
20090287851 | CONTROL OF AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF STORAGE UNITS - A control device controls an external storage device with a plurality of storage units which can be driven and stopped independently. The control device comprises: a display control unit; a setting unit; and a control signal output unit. The display control unit displays on a display a selection screen that allows a user to select which storage unit from among the plurality of storage units to operate. The setting unit sets a storage unit selected by the user as an operating storage unit to be operated. The control signal output unit outputs to the external storage device a control signal for having the operating storage unit be operated. | 11-19-2009 |
20090287897 | CONTROL OF ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE - The control device has a fetching unit, a virtual drive creation unit, and an access control unit. The fetching unit fetches, from the external storage device, attribute information relating to data stored in the external storage device. The virtual drive creation unit creates, in the control device, a virtual drive for storing the fetched attribute information. The access control unit controls access to the virtual drive and the external storage device. When an instruction relating to the attribute information is input, the access control unit accesses the virtual drive to fetch the attribute information. When an instruction to read the data from the external storage device is input, the access control unit accesses the external storage device to reads the data. When an instruction to write new data to the external storage device is input, the access control unit accesses the external storage device to write the new data. | 11-19-2009 |
20110280542 | SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICE - A secondary storage device | 11-17-2011 |
20120042178 | Peripheral Device - Provided is a peripheral device including: a connection portion capable of selectively connecting to multiple types of connectors corresponding to multiple types of interfaces, the connection portion including a power terminal for receiving a supply of power from a host device via a connector; a control section for initiating, upon receiving a supply of power, a connection process to form a logical connection with the host device by using any one of the multiple types interfaces; a power line connecting the control section and the terminal; and a delay process section for delaying supply of power to the control section having started by the connector being connected to the connection portion, for a predetermined time, the delay process section being disposed along the power line. | 02-16-2012 |
20120137063 | AUXILIARY STORAGE DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A storage device that receives writing data with a first data size from a host, and writes data with a second data size that is greater than the first data size. The storage device includes a storage area unit formatted and managed by a file format including user data and specific management data, the user data and specific management data having a size smaller than the second data size, a cache memory having a capacity of not less than the second data size and that stores the specific management data, and a controller that controls reading and writing data from and into the storage area unit and the cache memory, when receiving an instruction from the host. | 05-31-2012 |
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20120300985 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING AND MATCHING AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION - A certain amount of unique data of a target is extracted from image information that was read, and it is determined whether or not the target is valid on the basis of the extracted unique data. Processes are executed by means of an image reading unit which extracts an image by scanning a target, an individual difference data calculating unit which calculates individual difference data from the obtained image, an individual difference data comparing unit which compares the calculated individual difference data, and a determination unit which determines whether or not to grant validation. | 11-29-2012 |
20130244243 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXPRESSION PRODUCT OF EXOGENOUS GENE IN YEAST, REGULATOR OF EXPRESSION IN YEAST, AND USE THEREOF - Provided is a method for producing an expression product of an exogenous gene in a yeast with superior output regulation of gene expression. This is a method for producing an expression product of an exogenous gene in a yeast, including using one or two or more kinds of yeast gene terminator regions selected based on expression intensity data related to the expression intensity of yeast gene terminator regions to cause expression of a gene in a yeast. | 09-19-2013 |
20150086085 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING AND MATCHING AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION - A certain amount of unique data of a target is extracted from image information that was read, and it is determined whether or not the target is valid on the basis of the extracted unique data. Processes are executed by means of an image reading unit which extracts an image by scanning a target, an individual difference data calculating unit which calculates individual difference data from the obtained image, an individual difference data comparing unit which compares the calculated individual difference data, and a determination unit which determines whether or not to grant validation. | 03-26-2015 |