Abstract: A sheet processing device includes: a folder that forms a plurality of folds on a sheet such that a fold part and a part with no fold of the sheet overlap with each other; a conveyance unit that conveys the sheen on which the folds are formed by the folder; and a pressing part that presses the fold part of the conveyed sheet in which the fold part and the part with no fold overlap with each other, from a side on which the fold part is located.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a sound absorbing device utilizing a Helmholtz resonator, and a hinged exterior cover operable to open and close relative to the apparatus body. The hinged exterior cover is a hinged cover configured to pivot about a pivot shaft arranged at a lower end portion of the hinged exterior cover. At least a part of the hinged exterior cover has a multiplex structure made by overlaying a plurality of plate-like members on one another. The sound absorbing device is formed by utilizing space between two plate-like members of the plurality of plate-like members making up the multiplex structure as a cavity of the Helmholtz resonator.

Abstract: A data transmission system including a plurality of terminal devices arranged in a communication network and configured to transmit or receive content data. At least one terminal devices configured to receive content data transmitted from another terminal device, among the plurality of terminal devices, includes a reception priority management unit configured to manage priority of two or more content data addressed to the own terminal device, and a data reception control unit configured to, based on an output time interval of output signals corresponding to priority data whose priority managed by the reception priority management unit is high among two or more content data being received, request a transmission source configured to transmit content data having priority lower than the priority data, to perform control to stop transmitting the content data.

Abstract: A paper feeding apparatus includes: a sheet loading unit for loading a bundle of sheets; a separation unit that separates a topmost sheet of the bundle of sheets loaded on the sheet loading unit, from the bundle of sheets; a conveyance unit that conveys the separated topmost sheet; an end fence that is movable in a sheet conveyance direction, abuts trailing ends in the sheet conveyance direction, and positions the bundle of sheets in the sheet conveyance direction; and a pressing unit that is provided in such a manner as to protrude from the end fence, and is able to press the trailing ends in the sheet conveyance direction of at least an upper part of the bundle of sheets, wherein the pressing unit has different pressing forces at an upper and a lower portion thereof, and has the lower pressing force stronger than the upper pressing force.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises: a plurality of exposure units, each of the exposure units including a plurality of light emitting elements that are arranged in a main scanning direction; a calculating unit that, with respect to each of the exposure units, calculates a pre-charge period that is a period during which a pre-charge is performed on at least any of the light emitting elements included in a corresponding exposure unit; and an emission control unit that, with respect to each of the exposure units, causes the light emitting elements included in a corresponding exposure unit to emit light such that a pre-charge period of at least any of the exposure units is shifted with respect to pre-charge periods of remaining ones of the exposure units.

Abstract: A service provision system includes: a management information storage unit that stores management information for managing user identification information, device identification information, and service identification information in association with one another; an authentication information receiving unit that receives authentication information including user authentication information and device authentication information from a device connected via a network; a service specifying unit that specifies, when the authentication information is authenticated by an authentication unit, a service associated with the authentication information based on the authentication information and the management information; and a first execution unit that receives a use request of a mail distribution service from the first device connected via the network, composes a mail according to the use request of the mail distribution service received from the first device, and distributes the composed mail to a previously specified

Abstract: A sheet ejecting device includes: a sheet ejecting unit configured to eject a sheet; a stacking unit on which the sheet that is ejected by the ejecting unit is stacked; an aligning unit configured to align the sheet in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the sheet is ejected; and a blowing unit configured to be provided to the aligning unit and blow a wind toward the ejected sheet.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a recording medium storage unit that stores therein a recording medium; an image forming unit that is arranged above the recording medium storage unit and that forms an image on the recording medium transferred from the recording medium storage unit; a storage-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the recording medium storage unit; an image-forming-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the image forming unit and that protrudes forward relative to the storage-unit exterior member; and a fresh air supply path that is arranged on a back side of the image-forming-unit exterior member, through which fresh air introduced from outside the image forming apparatus flows.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises: a shielding object that is arranged at least in a plurality of directions and shields noise; and a Helmholtz silencer that is arranged in a direction where the shielding object does not exist, the shielding object and the silencer being arranged with respect to a noise source causing noise such as a driving source that is arranged inside an apparatus body, wherein a neck portion of the Helmholtz silencer is directed to the noise source, a plurality of such Helmholtz silencers are provided to correspond to at least two kinds of frequencies, and installed number of the Helmholtz silencers corresponding to at least two kinds of the frequencies respectively, is made different depending on a distance from the noise source.

Abstract: An image forming device comprises: a receiving unit that receives a request from an external device; an acquiring unit that acquires a port number indicated by the request received by the receiving unit and an information amount of the request; a first determining unit that determines whether or not the port number coincides with a specific port number; a second determining unit that determines whether or not the information amount is equal to or greater than a specific threshold; and a system control unit that switches an operation mode from a power-saving mode to a normal mode when the first determining unit determines that the port number coincides with the specific port number and the second determining unit determines that the information amount is equal to or greater than the specific threshold.

Abstract: An image projection device includes: a drive control unit that generates colors sequentially; a setting unit that sets a color of an illumination image; an image capturing control unit that receives, from the drive control unit, a synchronization signal that specifies a timing at which light of a color closest to the set color of the illumination image is not projected and causes an image of a projection surface to be captured in accordance with the timing that is specified by the synchronization signal; an illumination image detection unit that detects, from captured image data, an illumination image that is produced by illuminating the projection surface by an illuminating device; and an illumination image generation unit that generates projection image data obtained by combining given image data at a position at which the illumination image is detected.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a fixing unit configured to heat a recording medium on which a recording agent image is formed by an image forming unit, to fix the recording agent image; and a control unit configured to determine, as an image formation start temperature, a temperature of the fixing unit for making the image forming unit start image formation such that a timing at which the recording medium reaches the fixing unit is matched with a timing at which a temperature of the fixing unit is raised to fixing temperature allowing fixing as a result of starting feeding power from an external power supply to a heating unit configured to heat the fixing unit on the basis of a voltage value of the power, and make the image forming unit start image formation when a temperature of the fixing unit reaches the image formation start temperature.

Abstract: A paper feeding device that includes, in a drive transmission mechanism to a paper feeding roller that delivers paper, a drive member provided on an apparatus body side as a member to transmit torque in a given direction for delivery of paper from a conveying motor to the paper feeding roller and a driven member provided on the paper feeding roller side. By relatively rotating the drive member and the driven member to form a coupling state of the members before an instruction to start the delivery of paper is output, the rotation of the paper feeding roller is started without a time lag when the instruction to start the delivery of paper is output.

Abstract: A separation conveyance device comprises: a separation unit that includes a first roller feeding a conveyance object, and a load unit applying a load to the fed conveyance object, and separates one conveyance object from conveyance objects; a second roller that conveys the fed conveyance object; a driving unit that causes a motor to rotate the first roller at a first linear speed and the second roller at a second linear speed higher than the first linear speed; a connection unit that cuts off the motor's power from the first roller when first load torque toward a rotation direction of the first roller is equal to or larger than a certain value; a detection unit that detects second load torque in the direction opposite to a rotation direction of the motor; and a determination unit that determines a separation state of the conveyance object based on the second load torque.

Abstract: A motor control device includes a controller configured to output a control signal to a motor driver, the control signal instructing the motor driver to cut off energization of a motor when the control signal and a signal changing depending on driving the motor do not change for a first time period, determine whether the motor is in a position hold state in which control for holding the motor at a position is executed, and change the control signal in a second time period shorter than the first time period when the motor is in the position hold state.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: a terminal device; and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a plurality of pieces of workflow information each including information that specifies a process constituting a service; a receiving unit that receives service identification information, device identification information, and an image transmitted from a terminal device; a selecting unit that selects a piece of the workflow information corresponding to the service identification information and the device identification information from the pieces of the workflow information; and an executing unit that executes a service in which the image is processed into an image including a movie in accordance with the workflow information selected by the selecting unit.

Abstract: A transmission system includes: a transmission management system and a fee management system. The transmission management system manages participation time information using a given transmission terminal. The fee management system manages participation fee information. The transmission management system includes a transmission unit that transmits the participation time information to the fee management system.

Abstract: A display control method includes: inputting user's image including a drawing portion made by hand drawing and being a display target image; and performing image control including causing the input user's image to emerge from any one of a left end and a right end of a predetermined display region, on which the user's image is to be displayed, and moving the user's image that has emerged.

Abstract: A sealing member is attached to a second member attached to and detached from a first member having a first opening through which powder passes and having a second opening that communicates with the first opening when the second member is coupled to the first member, and prevents the powder from leaking from a coupling portion between the first opening and the second opening. The sealing member includes: a first elastic member with a first surface arranged on the second member; and a second elastic member arranged on at least a part of a periphery of the first elastic member and having hardness different from that of the first elastic member.

Abstract: A distribution control system includes a generating unit configured to generate image data from content data; a converting unit configured to convert the image data into transmission data; a transmitting unit configured to transmit the transmission data to a plurality of communication terminals; and a creating/selecting unit configured to newly create the converting unit to be assigned to each of the communication terminals or select the converting unit out of converting units already created.