Abstract: A document management system includes a scanning device for reading and converting a document image of a contract document, an approval document, a project proposal, a receipt or the like into electronic form to generated scanned document data; a time-stamping server for adding a time stamp to the scanned document data; a certificate server for adding an electronic signature to the scanned document data; a document management server for receiving and storing the time-stamped and electronically signed scanned document data; and a control panel for controlling scanning operation of the scanning device. A scan template for configuring scan settings for the scanning device is created on the control panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wireless tag communication control device, which includes a gate through which an object having attached thereto a wireless tag passes, a sensor that is arranged at the gate and senses the existence position of the object, an antenna that is arranged at the gate and transmits an electric wave to the wireless tag, and an electric wave output adjustment unit that is connected to the antenna, wherein an electric wave transmission output from the antenna is adjusted according to the position of the object in the gate.

Abstract: A document management system includes a scanning device for reading necessary documents, such as contract documents and approval documents, that are required to be maintained, and generating scanned document data; a plurality of primary time-stamping servers for issuing time stamps with varying degrees of reliability, each server adding a time stamp to the scanned document data generated; a server selector for selecting a specific primary time-stamping server from the plurality of primary time-stamping servers according to the degree of importance of the scanned document data; and a document management server for receiving and storing the scanned document data with a time stamp given by the selected primary time-stamping server. The scanning device is configured to use one of the plurality of primary time-stamping servers to add a time stamp to scanned document data.

Abstract: A read and write box of a wireless tag reader and writer according to and embodiment of the invention has an open end and a closed end. Multiple envelopes each having a wireless tag at the end are inserted through the open end into the read and write box. The read and write box has a first read antenna and a second read antenna on the upper surface. The first read antenna detects wireless tags in a write area at the closed end; and the second read antenna detects wireless tags outside the write area. A write antenna is disposed at the closed end of the read and write box. The write antenna writes data to wireless tags. A step is formed on the lower surface of the read and write box in such a manner that the bottom of the write area is lower than the bottom adjacent to the open end so that the ends of the envelops align in the vicinity of the closed end.

Abstract: A system according to an aspect of the invention includes an article-range finder for finding a range in which an article with an RFID tag is placed; a reader having an antenna for communicating with the RFID tag; and a carrier for carrying the antenna of the reader within the range of the article found.

Abstract: A wireless tag reader and writer includes: a plurality of read and write boxes each having an opening at one end, through which an article with a wireless tag is accommodated, and a read antenna and a write antenna on parts of the side wall at the end opposite to the opening; and a box storage having a plurality of storage compartments for storing the read and write boxes. Each of the read and write boxes is fixed in the storage compartment with a fixing screw fixed to the side wall of the read and write box adjacent to the opening in such a manner the fixing screw is fixed in an inclined slide slit in the outer wall of the box storage adjacent to the opening such that the opening is higher than the opposite end. Thus, the wireless tag can be located close to the reading antenna and the write antenna.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus comprising a heating roller, a coil provided in the heating roller and configured to generate a high-frequency magnetic field, and capacitors and that constitute a resonant circuit, jointly with the coil. The resonant circuit is excited, sequentially (or alternately) at a plurality of frequencies which are nearly equal to the resonance frequency of the resonant circuit.

Abstract: For a network printer function and a network scan function, a trial using mode whose use frequency is limited can be set. When the preset trial using mode is finished, the use of the tried function is permitted according to setting of an exclusive key.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for photocopying is disclosed including implementations for scanning a topside of a source page and determining whether the topside of the source page contains a topside image. In the event that the topside of the source page is determined to contain the topside image, implementations are provided for storing the topside image as topside document page data. Afterwards, the invention includes steps and structures for flipping the page and scanning the backside of the source page, and determining whether the backside of the source page contains a backside image. In the event that the backside of the source page is determined to contain the backside image, implementations are provided for storing the backside image as backside document page data. The invention provides for printing a target page with the respective stored topside and backside document page data, so as to produce a respective copy of the source page.

Abstract: A DCE sends a first command to a DTE if data transmission from the DCE has not ended at a predetermined timing after the end of data transfer from the DTE to the DCE. The DTE sends a second command to the DCE at an arbitrary timing upon reception of the first command. Upon reception of the second command, the DCE sends to the DTE the first command if data transmission has not ended, or a third command if data transmission has ended. The DTE and DCE execute a post-data transmission procedure after they exchange the third command.

Abstract: A distance defined by expression 2 is secured between the exciting coil and the protection cover. This not only prevents a magnetic field with a specific magnetic field intensity or higher from leaking to the outside but also reduces the effect on the circuits in the apparatus or optionally installed circuits (including a printer controller and a FAX controller).

Abstract: The present invention provides a scanner system and a method for detecting a corrected portion in a scanned object, the system and method being capable of detecting a portion corrected with correction fluid in a scanned original. The scanner system includes: an operation unit for accepting user input operations, such as a detection mode setting operation and a scan start requesting operation; a display unit for displaying an indication, such as an error indication or the result of detection, to show information to a user in a visual form; a read unit for converting information written on a paper original into image information; a corrected portion detection unit for detecting a corrected portion (corrected region) on the basis of the image information; a job management unit for managing the obtained image information and the result of detection; and a control unit for controlling the respective units.

Abstract: An antenna unit according to an embodiment of the invention includes an antenna that communicates with a RFID and a frequency switch that switches a frequency of a radio wave that the antenna transmits and receives, wherein the antenna includes a radiation plate that radiates a radio wave that communicates with the RFID, a ground plate that is disposed with a predetermined distance separated from the radiation plate and a distance switch that varies a distance between the ground plate and the radiation plate.

Abstract: An OCR apparatus includes an operation unit configured to receive an input operation such as specification of an area to be verified, a display unit configured to visually present information, a scanner unit configured to convert character information provided on a document into image information, an OCR-processing unit configured to generate new character information by adding information about the result of evaluating OCR accuracy to character information obtained by subjecting the image information to OCR processing, a sound-conversion unit configured to convert the new character information into sound information adapted to evaluate the accuracy of the OCR result, a sound-output unit configured to output the sound based on sound information, and a control unit 17 configured to control each of the above-described units.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a reading unit, a making detecting unit, a determining unit, and an electronic-document generating unit. The reading unit reads at least one original document and generates original image data. The marking detecting unit detects a specific marking attached to the original document. The marking indicates that an electronic document of the original document has already been generated. The determining unit determines whether generation of the electronic document is enabled or disabled in accordance with the presence/absence or content of the detected marking. When the determining unit determines that the generation of the electronic document is disabled, the electronic-document generating unit does not generate the electronic document. When the determining unit determines that the generation of the electronic document is enabled, the electronic-document generates the electronic document in accordance with the original image data.

Abstract: According to the present invention, scanned data obtained by scanning the same original under different conditions is held such that the optimum data can be extracted according to the application. A scanner system includes: an operation unit for accepting an input operation; a display unit for showing information in a visual form; a scanner unit for scanning an original under each scanning condition specified from preset different scanning conditions to generate image information every specified scanning condition; a scanning condition management unit for managing scanning condition information including at least one scanning condition; a data display management unit for retrieving image information satisfying a specified scanning condition from the stored image information to extract the retrieved image information; and a control unit for controlling the above respective units.

Abstract: A printer includes a print head for printing on a print medium and a platen which supports the print medium, and is located opposite to the print head. The print head is linearly moved along the print medium. The platen includes first and second end portions and an intermediate portion, and is formed of material having stiffness. The first and second end portions are located at respective ends of the platen in the moving direction of the print head, and the intermediate portion is located between the first and second end portions. The first and second end portions are supported by respective spring members, such that they can be elastically displaced in a direction toward or away from the print head. The intermediate portion is formed to be more easily warped than the first and second end portions.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to embodiments of the invention includes: a reading unit that reads an image to generate original image data; an image-quality control unit that controls the image quality of the generated original image data; a file generating unit that generates an electronic file containing intermediate image data in an appropriate intermediate stage of the image-quality control and attribute information containing image-quality parameters for the image-quality control; an interface that exchanges the generated electronic file with an external device; and a recording unit that prints the image on the basis of the intermediate image data and the attribute information input from the external device via the interface.