Abstract: Provided is a blood pump controller capable of preventing an operation error in performing a battery exchange with a small-sized and light-weighted configuration and exhibiting high waterproof property. A blood pump controller includes: a controller body for driving a blood pump; a battery pack having a first surface on which an electricity-supply-side battery connection connector is disposed and supplying stored electricity to the controller body; and a battery housing body having a slot which has a second surface on which an electricity-receiving-side battery connection connector is disposed and in which the battery pack is housed and held. When the battery pack is housed in the slot, an electrical connection is made between a pair of the battery connection connectors, the first surface and the second surface opposedly face each other, and a first sealing member provides sealing such that the first sealing member surrounds the pair of battery connection connectors.

Abstract: Provided is a blood pump controller capable of preventing an operation error in performing a battery exchange with a small-sized and light-weighted configuration and exhibiting high waterproof property. A blood pump controller includes: a controller body for driving a blood pump; a battery pack having a first surface on which an electricity-supply-side battery connection connector is disposed and supplying stored electricity to the controller body; and a battery housing body having a slot which has a second surface on which an electricity-receiving-side battery connection connector is disposed and in which the battery pack is housed and held. When the battery pack is housed in the slot, an electrical connection is made between a pair of the battery connection connectors, the first surface and the second surface opposedly face each other, and a first sealing member provides sealing such that the first sealing member surrounds the pair of battery connection connectors.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention ensures efficient management of printers in a large-scaled network even under a condition that some printer shifts its position on the network. A positioning unit included in each printer connected to the network recognizes positional information, which represents its own geographical position where the printer is located and includes, for example, a latitude and a longitude. Each of computers connected to the network obtains the positional information from each of the printers and specifies a printer, to which print data are output to carry out printing, based on the positional information thus obtained. This arrangement extremely facilitates the management of the printers on the network and enables the user to carry out printing with a selected printer that is located at a desired position.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The charge settlement device of the invention has an information reading unit. When a certain fee is charged to a user and the user places a contactless storage medium, which stores electronic money information and user identification information for identification of the user, close to the information reading unit, the charge settlement device subtracts an amount corresponding to the certain fee from available electronic money represented by the electronic money information for payment of the certain fee. When the user places the contactless storage medium close to the information reading unit, the user is identified based on the user identification information obtained from the contactless storage medium.

Abstract: A system is used where a print portal 100 that is functions at least as an intermediary server and a print station are connected on a network. The print portal 100 receives a job from a job resource 10 via the network and manages it for the respective executive authority person. When the executive authority person uses an instruction client 40 to instruct the intermediary server to output the job, the intermediary server authenticates the executive authority person by way of biometric authentication or the like, and then transfers the job to the print station 30. This enables an improper printing or mistaken printing to be avoided since the printing can be performed in response to the instruction of the person who has the true executive authority of the job.

Abstract: The technique of the invention provides a user with a rental printer and gives adequate maintenance support of the printer. In a printer rental service system of the invention, a service center provides each registered legal user with a rental printer, which works only with entry of an authorized use permit ID allocated to each printer and executes printing operation with only a dedicated ink cartridge directly delivered from the service center.

Abstract: This is a printing terminal that reads and processes printer specification information and EMF files from a portable recording medium. The specific structure is as follows. Specifically, output contents are recorded on the portable recording medium by a drawing command that does not exist in the output device, and an EMF file that has printer specification information in the header is recorded. When the printing terminal detects that the portable recording medium is connected, it does a matching comparison of the printer identification information that the printing terminal has with the printer specification information of the header of the EMF file recorded in the portable recording medium. When the printer specification information and the printer identification information match, the printing terminal reads the EMF file from the portable recording medium and prints.

Abstract: Amounts of expendables consumed by a printer are sensed accurately. A job control unit 106 transfers a print job queued in job buffer 107 to a spooler 105, in page units. Spooler 105 sends the print job to a printer PT, as well as providing a completion determination unit 103 with notification of start of printing. Upon receiving notification of start of printing, the completion determination unit monitors the status of the printer PT and remaining data in the spooler 105, and in the event that printer PT status is “ready to print” and there is no remaining data in the spooler 105, decides that printing has completed, and counts the number of sheets of paper. An ink amount measurement unit 104, by means of predetermined correcting means, corrects the amount of ink consumed during printing, so as to approximate the amount of ink actually used in printing. A server SV is notified of the number of sheets of paper and the corrected amount of ink consumed, whereupon the server performs a billing process.

Abstract: A system is used where a print portal 100 that is functions at least as an intermediary server and a print station are connected on a network. The print portal 100 receives a job from a job resource 10 via the network and manages it for the respective executive authority person. When the executive authority person uses an instruction client 40 to instruct the intermediary server to output the job, the intermediary server authenticates the executive authority person by way of biometric authentication or the like, and then transfers the job to the print station 30. This enables an improper printing or mistaken printing to be avoided since the printing can be performed in response to the instruction of the person who has the true executive authority of the job.

Abstract: The invention decreases the load of the security system in the relay of data through the network. The system is constructed with clients, servers, printers, and contents providers connected to the network. The client transmits a printing request to the server specifying contents to be printed. The server relays the contents to the specified printer and instructs the printer to execute printing. During the communication between each apparatus, the server can control the security according to the client individually. As a result, the overhead of data for the security can be decreased because the security does not need to be common to all clients, and the speed of the communication response can be enhanced.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing continuity of operation in system which performs a process having CPU, input/output, main memory and power supply by restoring the system state to the point when the power supply was last turned off or an even earlier time is provided. The apparatus includes a save process start detector for detecting a demand for power supply turn-off. A system state saver outputs information indicative of the system state to an external storage in response to an instruction from the save process start detector. A post save processor turns the power supply off after the information indicative of the system state has been completely output to the external storage by the system state saver. A restore process starter is activated upon start up of the system after turning on of the power supply.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing continuity of operation in system which performs a process having CPU, input/output, main memory and power supply by restoring the system state to the point when the power supply was last turned off or an even earlier time is provided. The apparatus includes a save process start detector for detecting a demand for power supply turn-off. A system state saver outputs information indicative of the system state to an external storage in response to an instruction from the save process start detector. A post save processor turns the power supply off after the information indicative of the system state has been completely output to the external storage by the system stale saver. A restore process starter is activated upon start up of the system after turning on of the power supply.