Abstract: Method and systems of automated document processing described herein include activating in sequence a plurality of illumination modules of an illumination source to illuminate a document, where the plurality of illumination modules are located at different positions relative to the document. The document can be imaged each time the document is illuminated by an illumination module to provide a plurality of images. A shadow profile of the document can be obtained based on the plurality of images. One or more of a boundary of the document and presence of a fastener attached to the document can be identified using the shadow profile. Any fasteners present may be removed using a robot arm.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can operate an application on firmware comprising: at least one memory that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor that executes the instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing the information processing apparatus to perform operations comprising: receiving an instruction from a user; performing job determination in which whether or not a job is being executed is determined upon receipt of an instruction to enable an application in the receiving; and activating the application, wherein, in the activating, if it is determined that the job is being executed, the application is activated after the job ends.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a communication unit for executing a first communication mode in which wireless communication is performed with a terminal device via an external access point and a second communication mode in which the communication apparatus serves as a master station to directly and wirelessly communicate with the terminal device without using the external access point, and a control unit for controlling the communication unit. In the first communication mode, the communication unit can perform communication using a frequency band set by the control unit from a first frequency band and a second frequency band including a specific frequency band, and in the second communication mode, the communication unit can perform communication using the first frequency band and does not perform communication using the specific frequency band.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of networks, includes: a plurality of device drivers each of which is receives a packet from each of the networks; and circuitry determines a network to which a transmission source device of the packet belongs based on information indicating which of the device drivers has received the packet.

Abstract: A computer-implemented printing control method includes receiving a first identifier input at a time of logging in to an application on a terminal, and information indicating a storage location of printing data stored in a storage device, an instruction to print the printing data being received on the application, transmitting, in accordance with at least one of the first identifier or the information, a request for acquiring the printing data to a storage application configured to control the storage device, storing the printing data acquired from the storage application in association with a second identifier, and outputting a list of the printing data stored in association with the second identifier in response to receiving the second identifier from a printing device.

Abstract: A printing method and a printing system are provided.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of functions for forming an image, which are implemented by a power supply, a signal output unit, a control circuit, and a load operation unit operating in cooperation with one another. The load operation unit includes a sensor for detecting an abnormality. When the sensor has detected an abnormality, the image forming apparatus identifies a failure portion being a cause of the abnormality by checking failure portions of the power supply and the signal output unit, checking a failure portion of the control circuit when there is no failure portion in the power supply and the signal output unit, and checking a failure portion of the load operation unit when there is no failure portion in the control circuit.

Abstract: A multi feed detection device includes a position detector that detects a position of paper being transported, a multi feed detector that is disposed on a downstream side of the position detector in a paper transport direction and detects multi feed of the paper being transported, and a control section that performs control such that multi feed detection by the multi feed detector is stopped when a leading end of paper being transported next to paper, on which multi feed detection is executed by the multi feed detector, is detected by the position detector.

Abstract: A method of controlling a communication device includes acquiring attribute information indicating a reference method of post-processing from the printing device. The method is supported by a printing device. A print job is transmitted including: (1) attribute information indicating a type of the post-processing and a position where the post-processing is to be executed; and (2) attribute information indicating a reference method of the post-processing added to the print job, determined based on at least the received reference method of the post-processing, to the printing device when printing using the printing device is to be carried out and performance of the post-processing on a printed matter is set up.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a transport unit, a reader, a detector, and a controller. The transport unit transports a document. The reader reads the transported document. The detector detects whether or not a document bundle prior to being transported is present. While a document in a first document bundle corresponding to a first job is being transported, if the detector detects that a document in a second document bundle corresponding to a second job as a subsequent job is loaded, the controller actuates the transport unit until all documents in the first document bundle are output.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus is provide, which comprises a transmitter that transmits a print job to an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a roll sheet; and a manager that outputs association information associating the print job with printed matter of the roll sheet in accordance with the print job, wherein, when printed matter for one print job is divided into a plurality of pieces, the manager outputs the association information for each piece of the divided printed matter.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining, by a first sequence-training speech model, a first batch of training frames that represent speech features of first training utterances; obtaining, by the first sequence-training speech model, one or more first neural network parameters; determining, by the first sequence-training speech model, one or more optimized first neural network parameters based on (i) the first batch of training frames and (ii) the one or more first neural network parameters; obtaining, by a second sequence-training speech model, a second batch of training frames that represent speech features of second training utterances; obtaining one or more second neural network parameters; and determining, by the second sequence-training speech model, one or more optimized second neural network parameters based on (i) the second batch of training frames and (ii) the one or more second neural network parameters.

Abstract: A control method for a device searched for by an external terminal is provided. The method includes: transmitting a first response when a searching request for a first searching protocol is received from the external terminal; and transmitting a second response when a searching request for a second searching protocol different from the first searching protocol is received from the external terminal. Each of the first and second responses includes identification information for uniquely identifying the device. The included identification information is differentiated between the first and second responses.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer readable instructions that are executable by a computer in an information processing apparatus connected with a printer, is provided. The computer readable instructions cause the computer to obtain a type of an object contained in an image file, determine whether the obtained type of the object falls under a first type, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object falls under the first type, determine a combination of applicable options for a print setting for the image file to be a first option group, and based on a determination that the obtained type of the object falls under a second type, determine a combination of applicable options for the print setting for the image file to be a second option group containing a smaller number of applicable options than the first option group.

Abstract: A print control device includes: an extraction section that extracts plural print data items to be included in a print unit, the print unit being a unit of sequential printing by a printing device; an exclusion section that excludes a specific print data item among the plural print data items extracted by the extraction section, from the print unit; and a control section that performs control such that the print unit from which the specific print data item is excluded by the exclusion section is printed by the printing device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes at least one of an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet or an image reader configured to read an image on the sheet, and a storage configured to store information. The apparatus also includes a display configured to display a screen, and a controller. The controller is configured to install an application program relating to the image forming device or the image reader, determine whether to display an execution instruction image for inputting an execution instruction of the installed application program on an individual home screen which is a home screen for individual use by each user, and display the individual home screen containing the execution instruction image determined to be displayed on the display.

Abstract: A printer includes a printing mechanism configured to print images on a print medium, a print controller configured to make the printing mechanism perform a print job for printing the plurality of images with printing lengths designated, a display device, and a display controller configured to make the display device display a progress image representing an execution state of the print job, wherein the display controller makes the display device display the symbol images corresponding to the respective images with sizes corresponding to the printing lengths of the respective images as the progress image, and the display controller makes the display device display an executed portion indication image representing a length of a portion already printed by the printing mechanism so as to be arranged at a position corresponding to the symbol image.

Abstract: A system and method for maintaining and optimizing a fleet of multifunction peripherals is operated by use of a smartphone or tablet computer. Fleet changes are provided in multiple categories such as software updates, configuration changes and feature activation. A user is provided with a dashboard having a selectable indicia for each category. Devices are monitored and machine learning provides for recommendations for each category. A badge showing a number of recommendations for each category is displayed with its selectable indicia. When an indicia is selected, an associated recommendation is displayed and implemented if accepted. Once accepted, the dashboard is regenerated with updated badge information reflecting an accepted implementation.

Abstract: A low power sound recognition sensor is configured to receive an analog signal that may contain a signature sound. Sparse sound parameter information is extracted from the analog signal. The extracted sparse sound parameter information is processed using a speaker dependent sound signature database stored in the sound recognition sensor to identify sounds or speech contained in the analog signal. The sound signature database may include several user enrollments for a sound command each representing an entire word or multiword phrase. The extracted sparse sound parameter information may be compared to the multiple user enrolled signatures using cosine distance, Euclidean distance, correlation distance, etc., for example.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for performing print jobs in a printing system including a host device and a printing device. The method of performing print jobs in a printing system including a host device and a printing device includes: requesting printing while transmitting print data and identifications (IDs) corresponding to one or more print jobs, included in a job list, to the printing device; if an identification (ID) corresponding to at least one completed print job is received from the printing device, updating the job list by deleting a print job corresponding to the received ID from the job list; if an error has occurred in the printing system, determining whether the error has been resolved; and if it is determined that the error has been resolved, resuming printing.