Abstract: There is provided a tablet printing apparatus that can perform printing at a high speed on tablets arbitrarily supplied in volume at irregular intervals and has a high printing quality. A tablet printing apparatus 1 for multicolor printing on tablets T comprises a conveying belt 24 for conveying the tablets T in a moving direction A1-A2, an inkjet printer 42 disposed in the middle of the moving direction A1-A2 of the conveying belt 24 for performing non-contact printing onto surfaces of the tablets T conveyed by the conveying belt 24, an encoder 28 and a tablet sensor 29 for detecting moving positions of the tablets T conveyed by the conveying belt 24, and a unit control substrate 32 for controlling printing timing on the tablets T of the inject printer 42 or 46 based on the moving conditions or/and the moving positions of the tablets T detected by the encoder 28 and the tablet sensor 29.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes a network interface device connected to a network and capable of transmitting and receiving facsimile data therebetween; an advertisement information acquiring device for acquiring advertisement information from an advertisement server connected to the network via the network interface device; a displaying device for displaying the advertisement information acquired from the advertisement information acquiring device; and a displaying control device for controlling the displaying of the advertisement information.

Abstract: A transfer apparatus transfers tablets ejected from a tableting machine to a container. The transfer apparatus includes a first chute, a cloth chute which serves as a buffer disposed at one end of the first chute, a winding apparatus for lifting the free end of the cloth chute, a bucket for receiving the tablets from the cloth chute, and a swiveling lift for moving the bucket. Because the formed pieces are not transported directly from the first chute to the bucket, but are first received within the buffer and then transported to the container, occurrence of cracking or chipping of the formed pieces can be prevented and high quality can also be maintained through minimizing the impact on the formed pieces which would otherwise occur during transporting.

Abstract: A transfer apparatus S transfers tablets ejected from a tableting machine 1 to a container 7. The transfer apparatus S comprises a tablet carrying chute 2 as chute means, a cloth chute 3 as buffer means disposed in the tablet carrying chute 2, a winding apparatus 4 for lifting the end portion of the cloth chute 3, a bucket 5 for receiving the tablets from the cloth chute 3, and a swiveling lift 6 for moving the bucket 5 to a predetermined position. Here, the bucket 5 and the swiveling lift 6 compose transport means.

Abstract: A data terminal is coupled to a local area network and a public switched telephone network. The controller performs a first operation each time an instruction is received for transmitting facsimile image information to a facsimile terminal connected to the public switched telephone network. The controller further performs a second operation each time a request with a specific password for browsing information is received from a different data terminal connected to the local area network. During the first operation, the controller requests a user entry of a password and links the password to the facsimile image information upon receiving a password. Further, the controller generates a communication history file including information associated with a transmission of the facsimile image information and the linked password, and stores the communication history file.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes a network interface device connected to a network and capable of transmitting and receiving facsimile data therebetween; an advertisement information acquiring device for acquiring advertisement information from an advertisement server connected to the network via the network interface device; a displaying device for displaying the advertisement information acquired from the advertisement information acquiring device; and a displaying control device for controlling the displaying of the advertisement information.

Abstract: An interfacing apparatus, connecting between a host system and a data processing device and including a parallel interface function for transmitting signals, includes an energy saving mode controller and an interface circuit controller. The energy saving mode controller selectively switches the apparatus into an energy saving mode from an idling mode. In the energy saving mode, the energy saving mode controller cuts off power for driving an interface circuit, except for a minimal power required to be supplied to at least one predefined portion of the interface circuit. The interface circuit controller notifies the host system of statuses of the interface apparatus using at least one status signal line. After having entered the energy saving mode, the interface circuit controller maintains the at least one logic level signal line at a status which is reversed from a usual logic level thereof in the idling mode.

Abstract: A facsimile machine has an error correction mode (ECM) in conformance with CCITT recommendations. The facsimile machine is provided with a memory which has a memory capacity of at least two blocks, for example. In the ECM, a first page is stored in the memory and then a second page is stored in the memory while simultaneously reading out the first page from the memory and recording an image of the first page. Even when the storage of the second page ends before the recording of the first page ends, a storage of a third page in the memory is enabled if an available empty memory region in the memory amounts to one or more blocks, for example.

Abstract: A facsimile device in which plural sets of recording medium can be provided. While images are recorded on one set of recording medium, the first set is changed over to another set of recording medium by a change-over signal transmitted from a control section of the facsimile device, after finishing recording the images being received on the first set. Thereafter, the images can be recorded on the other set. An image memory is provided for storing image data transmitted during the time period for changing over the recording medium. The image data received are accumulated in the image memory during the change-over and when finished, the accumulated image data are read out in order from the image memory and recorded on the other set of recording medium.

Abstract: A facsimile communication method includes a voice relay mode. In one example, when this voice relay mode has been established, image information is first transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver and then a voice message arbitrarily created by an operator of the transmitter is also transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, together with a telephone number of an addressee of the image information. Thereafter, the voice message is transmitted from the receiver to a telephone of the addressee having the telephone number to verbally apprise of the addressee of the fact that the image information addressed to the addressee has been transmitted to the receiver.

Abstract: A terminal for an optical transmission cable, e.g., formed of a central optical fiber surrounded by a heat-deformable plastic coating, comprises a metallic body portion with an axial bore having a relatively small, fiber receiving aperture, an expanding tapered portion, and a cylindrical portion. A heat insulative sleeve is disposed about the bore end at the optical cable receiving face of the terminal.To affix the terminal to a cable end, the terminal body is heated, and the cable axially urged through the bore. The heated terminal body deforms the cable coating, locking the cable into place with the fiber projecting through the relatively small bore aperture, when the assembly cools. The insulative sleeve prevents cable deformation and attendant spurious optical misalignment about the end of the terminal by there separating the cable coating and the heated terminal body.