Abstract: A front end of a raster image processing (RIP) system decides a starting storage location and a storage hierarchy. The hierarchy dictates where the rendered pages of a job will be stored. At least one page of a first set of pages of a job are stored at a memory for the RIP system. At least one page of a second set of pages of the job are stored in a storage drive when the memory is not available. The type of job also dictates that the rendered pages of the job are stored in the storage drive. Complex pages also are stored in the storage drive while simple pages are discarded. The processing operations are managed so that the print engine is running efficiently.

Abstract: A front end of a raster image processing (RIP) system decides a starting storage location and a storage hierarchy. The hierarchy dictates where the rendered pages of a job will be stored. At least one page of a first set of pages of a job are stored at a memory for the RIP system. At least one page of a second set of pages of the job are stored in a storage drive when the memory is not available. The type of job also dictates that the rendered pages of the job are stored in the storage drive. Complex pages also are stored in the storage drive while simple pages are discarded. The processing operations are managed so that the print engine is running efficiently.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes a head unit, a cap unit, a wipe unit, a cover, an engagement member, a first cam, a second cam, a lifting mechanism, and a sliding mechanism. In the first state, the first cam moves the engagement member downward to the predetermined height or below and the second cam brings the cover into contact with the wipe unit, in the second state, the first cam moves the engagement member downward to the predetermined height or below and the second cam moves the cover upward to a height higher than the first state, and in the third state, the first cam moves the engagement member upward to the predetermined height or above and the second cam moves the cover upward to a height higher than the first state.

Abstract: A front end of a raster image processing (RIP) system decides a starting storage location and a storage hierarchy. The hierarchy dictates where the rendered pages of a job will be stored. At least one page of a first set of pages of a job are stored at a memory for the RIP system. At least one page of a second set of pages of the job are stored in a storage drive when the memory is not available. The type of job also dictates that the rendered pages of the job are stored in the storage drive. Complex pages also are stored in the storage drive while simple pages are discarded. The processing operations are managed so that the print engine is running efficiently.

Abstract: A liquid feeding device includes a diaphragm pump, a suction unit, a discharge unit, and a filter unit. The filter unit includes a filter disposed between the suction unit and the discharge unit, so as to cover a liquid flow cross section. The suction unit and the discharge unit are arranged in a stacking manner so that the filter unit is sandwiched between them, and that an inflow chamber of the suction unit and an outflow chamber of the discharge unit face the diaphragm on one side in a reciprocating direction of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A liquid feeding device includes a diaphragm pump, a suction unit, and a discharge unit. The suction unit and the discharge unit are arranged in a stacking manner so that an inflow chamber of the suction unit and an outflow chamber of the discharge unit face the diaphragm on one side in a reciprocating direction of the diaphragm, and one of the suction unit and the discharge unit is attachable and detachable from the other.

Abstract: A liquid feeding device includes a diaphragm pump, a suction unit, a discharge unit, and an optional unit. The suction unit and the discharge unit are arranged in a stacking manner so that at least one optional unit is sandwiched between them, and that an inflow chamber of the suction unit and an outflow chamber of the discharge unit sequentially face the diaphragm on one side in a reciprocating direction of the diaphragm. The suction unit, the discharge unit, and the optional unit are attachable and detachable from each other.

Abstract: A printing system receives a print job. The print job includes parameters such as dimensions and print attributes. A plurality of papers is accessed in a paper catalog available for a printing device within the printing system. A group of papers is formed based on the dimensions. If the dimensions are for a non-standard size paper, then a standard size of available paper is determined. The smallest standard size paper that fits the dimensions of the print job may be a determined size. The group of papers includes paper entries from the paper catalog having the standard size. Subsets of the group of papers is defined using the attributes. The groups and subsets are presented in a recommended list of paper entries from the paper catalog.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a pressing mechanism, and a heat-levelling member. The second rotary member is formed in a reverse-camber shape. The pressing mechanism can form a fixing nip and can reduce the pressing force between the first and second rotary members. The heat-levelling member, in a reduced-pressure state where the pressing force is lower than the fixing nip pressure, stays in contact with a part of the outer circumferential surface of the second rotary member elsewhere than the fixing nip, over the entire range in the rotation axis direction, to equalize the surface temperature of the second rotary member and, in a state where the pressing force is equal to or higher than the fixing nip pressure, stays away from the outer circumferential surface.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a conveying belt, a recording head, and a flushing controller. The conveying belt includes the plurality of openings formed as a plurality of rows of openings, each row composed of openings arranged at predetermined intervals in a widthwise direction of the conveying belt. The openings of each of the plurality of rows of openings include overlapped portions at which the openings are over-lapped with the openings of any other of the plurality of rows of openings along a widthwise direction of the conveying belt. The flushing controller allows the recording head to do flushing by allowing each of all the nozzles inclusive of the nozzles facing the overlapped portions to eject ink a predetermined number of times.

Abstract: An identification card registration system uses a cloud-based server to authenticate and register an identification card from a user. A device captures card data for the identification card and transaction information generated at the device. The card data and transaction information is sent to the cloud-based server as a primary notification for registering the identification card. The cloud-based server sends an alert to an administrator to approve or decline the registration. During the approval process, the identification card subsequently is used at the device or another device. The cloud-based server provides notice that the identification card is awaiting approval and takes corrective action after too many registration attempts are tracked.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an authentication application device that registers information acquired from an authentication system, and indicating a normal application accessible by a user when the user logs in in the image forming apparatus, in temporary user information, and a normal application device that decides, upon being requested to activate itself, whether the user who has logged in in the image forming apparatus is authorized to utilize the normal application device, on a basis of the temporary user information.

Abstract: Provided is an industrial printing system that enables output with the attribute of a printing apparatus at the distributed destination of production printing in a peer-to-peer manner. An attribute acquisition unit acquires other attribute information supported by other printing apparatus at distributed destination. A table generation unit compares acquired other attribute information with own attribute information supported by own printing apparatus to generate a conversion table that is set with a conversion rule for a mismatched attribute. A processing management unit sends the job to the other print server to request for processing based on generated conversion table so that the job is to be printed by the other printing apparatuses.

Abstract: The coupling unit (UC) includes a shaft, a shaft holder and a shaft fitting plate. The shaft holder includes a first coupling portion, and a first unit includes a second coupling portion. When the first unit is mounted in an apparatus body and coupled to a second unit, first, with an other-end portion (UC2) swung upward, the first unit is mounted in the apparatus body and then, with the other-end portion (UC2) swung downward, the first coupling portion is coupled to the second coupling portion.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a controller that allows a display device to display a settings screen for setting of a function by a user and executes a job based on a user setting made through the settings screen; and a backup device that backs up as backup data the user setting on a storage device each time the user setting is made. When execution of the job based on the user setting is completed, the controller deletes the user setting from the storage device. When, in newly displaying a settings screen on the display device for another job, the user setting for a function configurable on the settings screen is saved on the storage device, the controller determines the content of the user setting as a content of a setting for the job and allows the display device to display the settings screen showing the content of the setting.

Abstract: A sheet folding device includes a sheet loading unit, a folding processing unit, and an ejection roller. The folding processing unit includes a folding roller pair. A sheet alignment part and a sheet moving part are provided. A sheet loading tray includes an upstream-side loading part and a downstream-side loading part. The sheet alignment part includes an upstream-side alignment part and a downstream-side alignment part. The downstream-side alignment part includes a side plate, a fixed guide plate, and a movable guide plate supported on the side plate in such a manner as to be swingable between a retreat position and a regulation position.

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing device having paper trays. Each paper tray includes loaded paper and has one or more paper tray settings. The paper trays may be divided into paper tray groups. A number of job sheets needed to complete a current or subsequent print job is compared to the number of loaded sheets of paper in a paper tray group. If not enough loaded sheets are available, then the operator is prompted to load additional sheets. Further, another paper tray can be added to the paper tray group. A paper queue also may specify a quantity of paper to be loaded onto the printing device.

Abstract: A packing material includes: a packing case; a support member arranged inside the packing case and having a first side plate facing one side face of a packed article in a first direction; a cushioning member disposed between the packing case and the first side plate and absorbing shock applied from the first direction to the packed article; and a shock distribution plate disposed between the first side plate and the cushioning member, larger than the contact area with the cushioning member and elongate in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The shock distribution plate has such rigidity as not to deform against shock from the cushioning member.

Abstract: A cleaning liquid contains water, a specific organic solvent, and an acetylene surfactant. The specific organic solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohol and polyalkylene glycol. The specific organic solvent has a percentage content of at least 1% by mass and no greater than 18% by mas to the mass of the cleaning liquid. The acetylene surfactant has a percentage content of at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 1.0% by mass to the mass of the cleaning liquid.

Abstract: A shutter lock mechanism moves an engaging portion from a released position to an engaged position when a toner container is removed from an attachment portion. A feeding portion formed with a feeding port or a shutter portion that closes the feeding port is a linking portion. When the engaging portion is at the engaging position, the engaging portion engages with the engaged portion in both a case where the linking portion is at the closed position, and a case where the linking portion is at a semi-closed position between the closed position and the open position. When the linking portion is at a region from the semi-closed position to the closed position, the shutter portion closes the feeding port.