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| 20090120315 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING METHOD - The present invention relates to a lithographic printing method that uses inks selected from amongst yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks, the method comprising using yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks for which the number of representable colors obtained when printing the yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks with the density values for the yellow, magenta and cyan inks set to standard density values is at least 1.1 times the number of representable colors obtained when printing yellow, magenta, cyan and black Japan Color standard inks with the density values for the yellow, magenta and cyan Japan Color standard inks set to standard density values, and printing the yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks with the density values for the yellow, magenta and cyan inks set to 1.0 to 1.5 times the standard density values. The standard density values are from 1.40 to 1.44 for yellow, from 1.52 to 1.56 for magenta, and from 1.63 to 1.67 for cyan, and the number of representable colors refers to the number of colors that can be expressed when printing is conducted using either the yellow, magenta, cyan and black inks, or the yellow, magenta, cyan and black Japan Color standard inks, and is the number of colors that can be represented by the L*a*b* color system (wherein, L*=10y (wherein, y is an integer from 0 to 10), a*=10x (wherein, x is an integer from −12 to 12), and b*=10z (wherein, z is an integer from −12 to 12). | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090152787 | Sheet stacking apparatus, image forming system, and image forming apparatus - A sheet stacking apparatus includes a conveying unit that stacks sheet stacks while sequentially shifting the sheet stacks by a feed amount in a substantially horizontal direction; and a feed amount changing unit that, when the conveying unit stacks the sheet stacks, is configured to change the feed amount at a job transition point based on various conditions. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090232622 | Bookbinding system - A punching processing unit punches holes in a paper bundle delivered from a preprocessing device. A bookbinding unit includes a cartridge for stocking a plurality of rings, and performs a ring binding by binding the paper bundle with the rings. A detecting unit detects an abnormality of a ring in the cartridge. A control unit exchanges a signal with the preprocessing unit each time when detection information obtained by the detecting unit changes. When any one of the rings is determined as abnormal and an execution of ring binding is set, the control unit inhibits the ring binding. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090252545 | Image forming system and image forming apparatus - An image forming system that binds sheets into a booklet inhibits Z-folding of a sheet and mixing of a sheet of a different size when a binding mode corresponding to a binding process other than a stapling process is selected by a user. When the Z-folding of a sheet and the mixing of a sheet of a different size are inhibited, the image forming system can release an inhibition of the Z-folding of a sheet and the mixing of a sheet of a different size depending on an instruction from a user. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090257846 | Bookbinding system, bookbinding method, and recording medium storing bookbinding program - A bookbinding system to bind together a batch of sheets transported from an image forming apparatus. The bookbinding system includes a punch unit to form a predetermined number of ring holes in a predetermined portion along a side of the sheets to be bound one by one or in a batch, a ring-binding unit disposed downstream from the punch unit in a direction in which the sheet is transported to insert rings of a ring member into the ring holes formed on the batch of sheets by the punch unit, a ring detector disposed at a portion where the ring member is set to detect a type of the ring member, and a determination unit to determine whether or not an ring-binding operation is executable based on a type of the ring member and a size of the sheets to be bound together. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090263212 | Bookbinding system, bookbinding method, and computer program product - A bookbinding device receives a sheet on which an image is formed from an image forming apparatus. In the bookbinding device, a punching unit performs a punching process on a sheet; an aligning unit aligns a plurality of sheets on which holes are punched; and a ring binding unit mounts, in the holes of the sheets aligned by the aligning unit, a ring-shaped binding tool to create a booklet. A prohibiting unit, if a sheet received from the image forming apparatus is a punched sheet having a hole thereon, causes the punching unit not to perform the punching process on the punched sheet. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090269167 | Bookbinding device, bookbinding system, bookbinding method, and computer program product - A current processing mode is judged. The current processing mode can be a first mode, in which both a punching process and a binding process are performed, and a second mode, in which only the punching process is performed. A paper unit spacing, which is an interval between a last sheet of paper in a preceding paper unit and a first sheet of paper in a subsequent paper unit, is set depending on the current processing mode. A paper unit spacing for the first mode is longer than a paper unit spacing for the second mode. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100226733 | Bookbinding system, Bookbinding control method, and recording medium storing bookbinding control program - A bookbinding system includes an image forming apparatus, a plurality of post-processing apparatuses, a controller, and an operation-and-display unit. The image forming apparatus forms images on recording media and outputs the recording media. The plurality of post-processing apparatuses is connected to the image forming apparatus and includes at least a folding apparatus and a ring-binding apparatus. The folding apparatus folds the recording media according to a plurality of folding types including at least Z-shape folding and double folding. The ring-binding apparatus binds the recording media with a ring. The controller is communicatively connected to the image forming apparatus and the plurality of post-processing apparatuses and prevents simultaneous selection of ring binding and a folding type incompatible with ring binding. The operation-and-display unit displays an indication that ring binding and the folding type incompatible with ring binding are not simultaneously selectable. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100239391 | Bookbinding device, system, and method - A bookbinding device includes a punch unit to punch a line of ring holes, an aligning unit disposed downstream from the punch unit in the sheet transport direction, including a pair of first aligning members to align a first sheet, each including a sheet loading surface and a side wall perpendicular to the sheet loading surface, and a pair of rotatable second aligning members, each including a lower surface facing the sheet loading surface of the first aligning member and a contact surface perpendicular to the lower surface to align a second sheet smaller than the first sheet, a swing shaft extending perpendicular to the sheet transport direction, rotatably supporting the second aligning members, a driving source to rotate the second aligning members away from and toward the sheet loading surfaces of the first aligning members, and a ring-binding unit. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100329821 | Booklet stacker, ring-binding device, ring-binding system, and booklet stacking method - A booklet stacker to stack multiple booklets each bound with a ring member includes a stack tray on which multiple booklets are stacked, a shifter disposed upstream from the stack tray in a booklet conveyance direction in which a booklet is conveyed, the shifter to adjust a position of the booklet in a width direction perpendicular to the booklet conveyance direction by shifting the booklet a distance shorter than a ring pitch of the ring member in the width direction, and a booklet conveyer disposed upstream from the stack tray in the booklet conveyance direction, to convey the booklet positioned by the shifter to the stack tray. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20130151645 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRE-FETCHING PLACE PAGE DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT DISPLAY ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A computer-implemented method and system for pre-fetching place page data from a remote mapping system for display on a client computing device is disclosed. User preference data collected from various data sources including applications executing on the client device, online or local user profiles, and other sources may be analyzed to generate a request for place page data from the remote mapping system. The user preference data may indicate a map feature such as a place of business, park, or historic landmark having the characteristics of both a user's preferred geographic location and the user's personal interests. For example, where the user indicates a geographic preference for “Boston” and a personal interest for “home brewing” the system and method may request place page data for all home brewing or craft beer-related map features near Boston. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130252225 | STUDY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD - A system is provided for displaying data. The system comprises a managing device. The managing device is configured to receive user input specifying lesson data. The managing device is further configured to transmit a display command to display teaching data corresponding to the lesson data, the display command including the lesson data. The system further comprises a plurality of study devices. The study devices comprise a receiving component configured to receive, from the managing device, the display command. The study devices further comprise a teaching component configured to display, in response to the display command, the teaching data on a teaching screen. The study devices still further comprise a notebook component. The notebook component is configured to receive notebook data. The notebook component is further configured to display, on a notebook screen, the notebook data. | 09-26-2013 |
