Abstract: There is provided an image forming system including at least a first image forming apparatus that includes a first image forming unit and an obtaining unit configured to obtain operation-related information related to an operation of the first image forming unit. The image forming system further includes a carryover unit configured to carry over, to a second image forming apparatus, information related to an operation of a second image forming unit of the second image forming apparatus among the operation-related information obtained by the first image forming apparatus when the second image forming apparatus is newly used in the image forming system. The operation-related information includes operation history information of the first image forming unit.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet tray on which one or more sheets to be processed are placed, an adhesive applying unit, and a pressing member. The adhesive applying unit has an end portion that faces the sheet tray and holds an adhesive material and is configured to move towards the sheet tray up to a position at which the end portion is in contact with or proximate to a sheet on the sheet tray and apart from the sheet tray. The pressing member is configured to move into and out of a moving path of the adhesive applying unit. The pressing member is pressed against a sheet on the sheet tray by the adhesive applying unit, when the pressing member is in the moving path of the adhesive applying unit and the adhesive applying unit moves towards the sheet tray.

Abstract: A paper sheet transporting apparatus includes a transporting guide through which a paper sheet is transported and a sound propagation guide to transmit sound that is provided separately from the transporting guide by connecting two positions separated from each other on the transporting guide. When a difference between a length between the two positions of the transporting guide and a length of the sound propagation guide connecting the two positions is defined as ?L(m), m=(2n?1) (n is an integer) is satisfied, and a wavelength of a sound deadening symmetrical sound is defined as ?(m), ?L=m·?/2 is satisfied.

Abstract: An information processing system for processing jobs managed by a plurality of queues includes a first input unit, a determination unit, and a second input unit. The first input unit inputs a first job regularly generated in the information processing system to a first queue. The determination unit determines a queue to which a second job should be input, out of a plurality of queues, wherein the second job is generated upon reception of a request corresponding to an input via a screen provided by the information processing system. The second input unit inputs the second job to a queue determined to be an input target of the second job by the determining. The determination unit determines the queue to which the second job should be input based on a processing state of data to be processed for the second job.

Abstract: An image decoloring device operates in a power-saving mode and in a normal mode. The image decoloring device includes a decoloring processing unit which removes a color of a decolorable colorant that forms an image on a sheet by applying heat to the sheet. A sheet carrying unit conveys the sheet through the decoloring processing unit. A processor controls the sheet carrying unit. If the image decoloring device is operating in the power-saving mode, a conveyance speed of the sheet through the decoloring processing unit is a first speed. If the image decoloring carrying unit is operating in the normal mode, the conveyance speed of the sheet through the decoloring processing unit is a second speed greater than the first speed.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing face-controlled liveness verification are provided. In one embodiment, a computing device can present, to a user, a sequential series of targets on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the computing device, where each target is a visual element designed to direct the user's attention to a location in the GUI. The computing device can further determine whether the user has successfully hit each target, where the determining comprises tracking movement of a virtual pointer controlled by the user's gaze or face pose and checking whether the user has moved the virtual pointer over each target. If the user has successfully hit each target, the computing device can conclude that the user is a live subject.

Abstract: A print control apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a setup execution unit. The acquisition unit acquires, from a portable terminal, setting of an apparatus condition of an image forming apparatus that performs printing on continuous paper and of a print start time at which the image forming apparatus starts the printing. The setup execution unit starts a setup process for the image forming apparatus such that the setup process is completed by the print start time on the basis of the setting of the apparatus condition acquired by the acquisition unit. The setup process is performed for the image forming apparatus to perform the printing.

Abstract: A printing device includes: a supply tray; a sensor; a print unit; a memory; and a controller. The sensor is configured to selectively output a first signal indicating absence of a sheet on the supply tray and a second signal indicating presence of a sheet on the supply tray. The controller is configured to: create first authentication information when the first signal changes to the second signal; store the first authentication information in the memory; accept a job that uses a sheet on the supply tray; determine that a first job is accepted, the first job being such a job that accompanies second authentication information, the first job being executable when the second authentication information is in coincidence with the first authentication information; and control the print unit to execute the first job.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming section, a second image forming section, a first processing section, a second processing section and a controller. The first image forming section uses a color material for non-removal. The second image forming section uses a color material for removal. The first processing section carries out a first processing for making a hole in the image receiving medium. The second processing section carries out a second processing which does not make a hole in the image receiving medium. The controller executes the second processing at the time of executing a job if the job contains formation of the image with the color material for removal and carries out the first processing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a heating section that heats an image on a sheet formed of decolorable color material; an image forming section that transfers the image formed of the decolorable color material to the sheet; a diagnosis image generating section that instructs the image forming section to generate a diagnosis image formed of a predetermined image on a sheet; a control section that controls the heating section to switch a fixing temperature for fixing the image formed of the decolorable color material on the sheet to a decoloring temperature for decoloring the image formed of the decolorable color material on the sheet; and a first transporting route that transports the sheet on which the diagnosis image of the decolorable color material is formed through the image forming section to the heating section maintained at the decoloring temperature.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a printing apparatus includes a conveying unit, a printing unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The conveying unit conveys a sheet. The printing unit prints an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit. The display unit performs display for causing a user to select necessity of re-printing on the sheet on which the image is printed. The control unit controls, if the necessity of the re-printing of the sheet is selected, the conveying unit to back-feed the sheet and controls the printing unit to perform re-printing after the back-feed of the sheet is completed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a printing apparatus includes a conveying unit, a printing unit, a display unit, and a control unit. The conveying unit conveys a sheet. The printing unit prints an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit. The display unit performs display for causing a user to select necessity of re-printing on the sheet on which the image is printed. The control unit controls, if the necessity of the re-printing of the sheet is selected, the conveying unit to back-feed the sheet and controls the printing unit to perform re-printing after the back-feed of the sheet is completed.

Abstract: According to embodiments, an image forming apparatus has a cassette section for holding sheets, a conveying section for conveying the sheet, an image forming section that forms the image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying section, a determining section that determines the type of the sheet fed from the cassette, and a display section that displays different messages corresponding to the type of the sheet if a jam of the sheet has occurred while the sheet is conveyed in the conveying section. The source of a sheet for printing thereon may be changed if a threshold number of paper jams occur using paper fed from a particular cassette.

Abstract: A digital printing system includes components to apply an ink layer on a substrate, and a deinking applicator. The deinking applicator includes a reservoir and a roller. The reservoir is to contain a deinking solution. The roller is positioned to receive the deinking solution from the reservoir and to coat the substrate with the deinking solution prior to the application of the ink layer or subsequent to the application of the ink layer.

Abstract: According to embodiments, an image forming apparatus has a cassette section for holding sheets, a conveying section for conveying the sheet, an image forming section that forms the image on the sheet conveyed by the conveying section, a determining section that determines the type of the sheet fed from the cassette, and a display section that displays different messages corresponding to the type of the sheet if a jam of the sheet has occurred while the sheet is conveyed in the conveying section. The source of a sheet for printing thereon may be changed if a threshold number of paper jams occur using paper fed from a particular cassette.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having plural memories of different performances such as bus widths facilitates achievement of its potential as a system. The electronic apparatus has a first memory and a memory controller configured to control the first memory. Upon a second memory being detected, the memory controller compares bus widths of the first memory and the second memory with each other. Upon the bus width of the second memory being broader than the bus width of the first memory, the memory controller makes a setting such that access to the second memory precedes access to the first memory.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a fixing member to fix toner to a recording medium, a heating control part to heat the fixing member to a specified temperature, a measuring part to measure a temperature of the fixing member, and a calculation part to calculate an arrival time required until the temperature of the fixing member reaches a target temperature based on a difference between the target temperature at a warming-up end time of the fixing member and the temperature measured by the measuring part. If the arrival time is shorter than a rise time required to warm up the image forming apparatus, the heating control part starts to heat the fixing member after a specified time passes from a time when warming-up of the image forming apparatus is started.

Abstract: A sound output device for masking an operation sound generated by equipment, having: an operation determining unit that determines an operation mode to be executed by the equipment; and a sound output unit that outputs a masking sound on the basis of the operation mode determined by the operation determining unit, the masking sound changing at least in sound pressure level over time.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus. A loading unit is capable of loading therein a plurality of documents. The document is conveyed from the loading unit to a document conveyance path. A reading member is configured to read an image of the document at a reading position set on the document conveyance path. A correction unit corrects a skew of the document with respect to a conveying direction. A correction execution unit executes a correction by the correction unit when a number of copies of the document is larger than a preset number.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus which has a function of performing an erasing process of erasing an image formed on a recording medium and an image forming process of forming an image on the recording medium is provided. The image forming apparatus automatically performs the erasing process when a state where an operation panel does not receive a process request from a user continues during a predetermined time or more.

Abstract: A control device includes an apparatus controller that is connected to at least one apparatus and includes a first memory which stores data for controlling the driving of the apparatus and data indicating a state of the apparatus and a reading and transmitting unit which reads each data item stored in the first memory and transmits the read data, a main controller that includes a central processing unit, a second memory, and a writing unit which writes the data transmitted from the apparatus controller to the second memory, and a full-duplex serial bus that connects the main controller and the apparatus controller. The reading and transmitting unit and the writing unit operate such that each data item stored in the first memory is read, transmitted, and stored in the second memory in a cycle equal to or less than a count cycle of a system timer.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus determines whether or not administrator authority of a user is set, and whether access is made locally or from the network. When the access is made locally, even if the user has the administrator authority, folders of all users are not displayed. The folders of all users are displayed only when the user having the administrator authority accesses from the network.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a first medium at an image forming position, a fixing unit configured to fix the image formed on the first medium by heating the first medium at a first temperature, a conveying unit configured to convey the first medium to the fixing unit through a first path extending from the image forming position to the fixing unit and convey a second medium to the fixing unit through a second path that merges with the first path at a position between the image forming position and the fixing unit, and a control unit configured to control the fixing unit to be a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature, when the control unit determines that the conveying unit is conveying the second medium to the fixing unit through the second path.

Abstract: The present specification discloses systems and methods for enabling users to troubleshoot multifunction devices using handheld devices, such as mobile phones. In one embodiment, software executing on the handheld device receives data indicative of an error state in a multifunction device, causes the handheld device to obtain and display an image representative of an area of the multifunction device which would need to be serviced to address the error state, determines instructions for addressing the error state, and causes the handheld device to display the instructions in relation to the image representative of an area of the multifunction device.

Abstract: Systems and methods receive user feedback during user interaction with at least one printing apparatus to record user annoyance measurements for one or more users into memory of at least one computerized device. The systems and methods automatically calculate one or more user annoyance curves for the users from the user annoyance measurements. The annoyance curves relate to one or more performance characteristics of the printing apparatus. The systems and methods automatically select a specific annoyance curve from the annoyance curves depending upon which of the users is utilizing the printing apparatus. The systems and methods automatically determine a performance characteristic level for the printing apparatus that will maintain user annoyance below a predetermined standard for each of the users using the specific annoyance curve for each user. The systems and methods automatically set components of the printing apparatus to operate so as to achieve the identified performance characteristic level.

Abstract: An image erasing apparatus includes a scanning unit; a memory unit; an erasing unit; a first conveying unit includes a first conveying direction as a conveying direction of the sheet; a storage unit that stores the sheet which is scanned by the scanning unit and is not conveyed to the erasing unit by the first conveying unit; a second conveying unit that once conveys the sheet from the first conveying unit to the storage unit, then return the sheet to the first conveying unit; and an interface unit that displays the image data stored in the memory unit and receives an instruction from a user, when the instruction for erasure is received, the interface unit operates the first conveying unit and the second conveying unit so as to conveys to the erasing unit, the sheet stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of processing a print job and forming an image on a recording sheet based on the print job is provided. The printing apparatus includes a first determining system to examine an image-forming condition of the printing apparatus and determine as to whether the printing apparatus is under a condition of lowered image-forming quality, a second determining system to examine attribute of the print job and determine based on the attribute as to whether the print job meets restrictive requirement, by which the print job is restricted from being executed, when the printing apparatus is under the condition of lowered image-forming quality, and a restricting system to restrict execution of the print job at least partially when the second determining system determines that the print job meets the restrictive requirement.

Abstract: A photoconductive foil sheet applicator applies a photoconductive foil sheet about a circumference of a drum.

Abstract: Printers are provided. In one aspect, a printer controller causes a sheet delivery system, the receiver delivery system and the receiver transport system to position a receiver and a sheet in a receiver transport path for travel through a printing area with a cross edge positioned on the sheet to separate a portion of the sheet that is masked from toner transfer from an unmasked portion of the sheet. The printer controller further causes the receiver and the sheet to be moved through the printing area so that the cross edge is moved through printing area during transfer of a toner of the print image. The unmasked portion of the sheet is positioned to receive any portion of the print image that is transferred when the receiver is not in the printing area.

Abstract: An augmented reality system and method for diagnosing and fixing a fault in a device. A mobile communication device can be operatively connected with a networked rendering device by reading a two-dimensional bar code associated with the rendering device. An image with respect to the rendering device can be captured by an image-capturing unit associated with the mobile communication device. The image can be augmented with additional information and a target area can be highlighted in order to indicate a fault component. An action to be taken with respect to the target area can be displayed on the mobile communication device. Such an approach permits an end user to address the device issue with increased quality of information and accuracy.

Abstract: An image erasing apparatus includes a scanning unit, a memory unit, an erasing unit, and a carrying unit. The scanning unit converts an image formed on a sheet into image data which is electronic data. The memory unit stores the image data converted by the scanning unit. The erasing unit erases the image formed on the sheet. The carrying unit carries the sheet to the scanning unit and the erasing unit in this order.

Abstract: A cleaner-less image forming apparatus includes an LED which is arranged with a closest distance of 10 to 5000 ?m to a photosensitive member and exposes the photosensitive member. In the image forming apparatus, an absolute value of an average charge of a developer is between 50 ?C/g and 90 ?C/g, and a contact angle of the photosensitive member with respect to pure water is not less than 90° and not more than 150°.

Abstract: A multi function peripheral with a plurality of functions includes a function selecting unit accepting therethrough an input to select a function to be executed from the plurality of functions, a display unit displaying thereon an information screen showing information on the function selected through the function selecting unit, and a display control unit controlling the display unit to, each time a function is selected through the function selecting unit, display thereon a first information screen showing information on the selected function. When a second information screen showing information on a function in execution has been displayed on the display unit, the display control unit controls the display unit to display thereon the first information screen concurrently with the second information screen.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave suppression material that has a high light transmission performance even under a low temperature environment to display a sufficient electromagnetic wave suppression effect, and an electromagnetic wave suppression sheet that has the electromagnetic wave suppression material sealed in it, are disclosed. An electromagnetic wave suppression sheet (3) is composed of an electromagnetic wave suppression material (1) charged into a moisture-resistant film (2) whose peripheral part is laminated by a predetermined adhesive by way of sealing.

Abstract: An image erasing apparatus includes a stacking tray stacking the recording medium, a heater heating the recording medium to a temperature equal to or higher than the temperature at which developer on the recording medium is erased, a detector disposed downstream in a recording medium carrying direction from the heater to detect an image on the recording medium, a recording medium carrying mechanism picking up the recording medium, from the stacking tray sheet by sheet and carrying the picked-up recording medium, a storage box storing the image-erased recording medium by size, a lateral aligning mechanism disposed in the storage box so as to align the recording medium in the lateral direction, and a controller controlling the alignment operation of the lateral aligning mechanism.

Abstract: A flat surface is arranged, adjacent to an operating surface of an image forming apparatus, at a lower position than the operating surface. A small-object placing member for placing clips is arranged on the flat surface. The small-object placing member includes a slanting surface that recedes towards an inner side from a side of an operator who operates the operating surface.

Abstract: A print system with one or more interchangeable modular accessory cartridges that will interchange with conventional printer cartridges. The interchangeable modular accessory cartridges are mounted in the printer in fixed relation to an imaging area and are identifiable to carry out supplemental actions. The accessory cartridges are capable of communicating and are controllable by a controller.

Abstract: An approach is provided for managing the processing of print data at a printing device based upon available consumable resources. A printing device includes a print process configured to determine consumable resources that are currently available at the printing device. The print process is further configured to determine which print data is to be processed based upon the consumable resources currently available at the printing device and the consumable resources required to completely process each of the print data. Print data that can be completely processed using the currently available consumable resources are selected for processing. The print process may also be configured to cause a notification to be provided to a client device to indicate the consumable resources currently available at a printing device and/or that insufficient consumable resources were available to process particular print data and to recommend other consumable resources to process the particular print data.

Abstract: An area in which a model of a soft medium is moved is divided into a plurality of elements. In response to an update of simulation time, parameters about the model of the soft medium are shifted to elements at a position to which the soft medium is to be conveyed. After the parameters are shifted, the shape of the model of the soft medium is calculated. The elements need not be redivided by shifting the parameters to the elements at the position, to which the soft medium is to be conveyed.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanism for efficiently performing inventory management, including storage places, of expendable supplies to be used in devices. Storage place information in which held storage places and classifications of expendable supplies are associated with each other is updated based upon an association of a designated storage place and a specified classification of expendable supplies.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communicating unit (123) that performs communication with an-external apparatus (200), a recording unit (97) that stores image information, an image processing unit (96) that performs image processing, and a control unit (91) that performs control to secure the image processing unit from the external apparatus via the communicating unit, when a request signal for performing processing of the image information is received, if the image processing unit can be secured, convert a file format by expanding the image information and compressing the image information again using the image processing unit secured and transfer the image information converted via the communicating unit, and, if the image processing unit cannot be secured, transmit an indication that the image processing unit cannot be secured and the image information before the conversion to the external apparatus via the communicating unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to the present invention can include an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet material having a memory capable of storing information, and a writing unit that is configured to send next use information to the memory, the next use information based on a current image formation on the sheet material by the image forming unit, the next use information usable in a next image formation.

Abstract: A driver system of image forming apparatuses whose structure is improved to receive a necessary service without additional confirmation by automatically requesting a management service and to improve the efficiency of use of the image forming apparatuses and a method of controlling the same. The driver system of the image forming apparatuses that is provided in a host computer to connect the host computer to the image forming apparatuses in order to perform a management service includes an input unit to receive state information on the image forming apparatuses from the image forming apparatuses and a transmitting unit to transmit a management service requesting signal to a management service supplying unit using the input state information.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printer and at least one workstation operatively connected to the printer. The work station comprises at least one input/output device connecting the workstation to the printer, a controller connected to the at least one input/output device, and a memory connected to the controller. The workstation further includes an operating system, a first application, a second application, and a print driver, all residing on the memory. A first item of the first application and a second item of the second application are both receivable by the print driver. The print driver is selectively able to concatenate the first and second items into a compound print set, able to receive a selected number of copies to be printed of the compound print set entered through the at least one input/output device and able to submit the compound print set and the selected number of copies as a single print job to the printer.

Abstract: A production and finishing system, particularly a printing and finishing system, for electronic management and control of a wide range of finishing processes characterized by input from multiple production operations and equipment that, depending upon the job, may be variably applied to work pieces that themselves are highly variable between different jobs. Particular emphasis is demonstrated in relation to printing and finishing operations for printed documents. The principles of the present invention, however, apply to such production and finishing systems as, without limitation, textile production (which may include printing, cutting, sewing, and finishing), packaging operations for various consumer and industrial products, and printed wiring board production, etc. The present invention is particularly applicable to many operations where processes for production of work pieces are managed separately from processes for finishing and packaging of such work pieces.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a first metal side plate; a second metal side plate opposed to the first metal side plate; an exposure unit disposed between the first and second metal side plates; an antenna; and a metal top plate disposed between the first and second metal side plates and between the antenna and the exposure unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communicating unit (123) that performs communication with an external apparatus (200), a recording unit (97) that stores image information, an image processing unit (96) that performs image processing, and a control unit (91) that performs control to secure the image processing unit from the external apparatus via the communicating unit, when a request signal for performing processing of the image information is received, if the image processing unit can be secured, convert a file format by expanding the image information and compressing the image information again using the image processing unit secured and transfer the image information converted via the communicating unit, and, if the image processing unit cannot be secured, transmit an indication that the image processing unit cannot be secured and the image information before the conversion to the external apparatus via the communicating unit.

Abstract: An image forming device includes: a main body; a plurality of image forming units; a holding unit; and an engagement mechanism. Each of the plurality of image forming units has a developing portion. The holding unit holds the plurality of image forming units. The plurality of image forming units are aligned in the holding unit in a predetermined drawing direction. The holding unit is configured so as to be drawn out in the predetermined drawing direction from a storage position where the holding unit is stored in the main body. The holding unit sequentially reaches a plurality of different drawing positions while moving in the predetermined drawing direction. The plurality of image forming units are sequentially exposed to the outside while the holding unit sequentially reaches the plurality of drawing positions. The engagement mechanism is configured to engage the holding unit with the main body when the holding unit reaches each of the plurality of drawing positions.

Abstract: A substrate characterization device is provided which includes a sensor module and a processor. The sensor module has at least one contact surface configured to contact the substrate, the sensor module configured to measure a variance of capacitance in at least two dimensions of the substrate, the sensor module further configured to generate a signal indicative of the measured variance. The processor is in operative communication with a memory module and configured to execute a series of programmable instructions for making a comparison of the signal generated by the sensor module with at least one reference signal. The processor is further configured to generate at least one characterization signal based on the comparison.

Abstract: A latent image developer system and method is disclosed permitting the recovery of document impressions present in paper and other materials. The disclosed system utilizes two power supplies, a first power supply providing a plate bias charge which is applied to the document to be inspected, and a secondary power supply utilized to attract toner or other imaging powder attractant to the latent images present on the document to be inspected. The disclosed invention permits recovery of previously unrecoverable latent detail within documents as compared to the prior art which utilized a single power supply to promote toner to be attracted to the latent document images.