Abstract: An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device.

Abstract: A service registration system includes a server that provides a service through a network, a peripheral device capable of communicating with the server and using the service, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the server and the peripheral device. When the terminal device receives the registration requesting information representing information related to registration necessary for using the service from a user, the terminal device transmits registration requesting information to the server. When the server receives the registration requesting information from the terminal device, the server transmits service information necessary for using the service. Further, the terminal device can transmit the service information to the peripheral device when it receives the service information from the server.

Abstract: An image processing system includes an image processing device including at least one of an image reading unit which reads an image and generates image data representing the image and an image printing unit which prints an image represented by image data; and a service supply unit provided on a network to be accessible from the image processing device using location information indicating a location on the network, and configured to execute a service regarding at least one of image data generated by the image reading unit and image data representing an image to be printed by the image printing unit in response to a request from the image processing device.

Abstract: A system for providing a service from a service-providing device to a client device is provided. In the system, the service-providing device includes a database, a registering unit, a providing unit, a service end judging unit, and a service terminating unit.

Abstract: A network system includes a directory server configured to provide service definition information through a network, and a terminal device configured to receive the service definition information. The directory server may include a server communication unit, a service definition information storing unit configured to store main information and auxiliary information as part of service definition information, and a service definition information transmission control unit that retrieves the service definition information from the service definition information storing unit and transmit the same to the terminal device. The terminal device may include a terminal communication unit, an outputting unit, an input receiving unit and an output control unit.

Abstract: In a communication system having a client and a server capable of communicating with each other via a network, the server can transmit a command to the client in response to a command request transmitted from the client to the server. The server may include a replying unit that transmits replaying data in response to the command received from the client in such a manner that (a) if there is a command to be transmitted to the client, replying data including the command is transmitted to the client, and (b) if there is not a command to be transmitted to the client, replying data, which does not include a command is transmitted to the client. Further, the replying unit may transmit the replying data without a command to the client when a no-command status lasts a predetermined standby period after receipt of the command request.

Abstract: An image processing system including an image processing device, a service supply unit and an information supply unit is provided. In the system, the image processing device includes a service search data transmission unit, a service determination unit, and a service requesting unit.

Abstract: An image processing system including an image processing device with at least one of a function to scan an image and generate image data representing the image and a function to print an image represented by image data, and a service providing device adapted to provide a service concerning at least one of the image data being generated by the function provided to the image processing device and the image data representing the image to be printed in response to a request from the image processing device is provided. The image processing device includes a parameter specific unit that is adapted to obtain parameters for receiving the service from the service providing device, a service request unit that is adapted to request the service providing device to provide the service, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the parameters obtained from the parameter specific unit.

Abstract: A service providing system is provided including a service providing device adapted to provide a service through a network and a device adapted to receive the service from the service providing device. The device includes a service request unit that requests the service providing device for a service, and a service implementation unit that implements a function of the device after receiving the service from the service providing device that is requested. The service providing device includes a service provision executing unit that provides the service to the device when the service providing device receives the request from the service request unit, and a function judging unit that judges whether the device is equipped with a function to receive the service provided by the service provision executing unit based on equipped function information that indicates functions for which the device is equipped.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling a moving speed of a moving body, wherein at least one transient target speed value in addition to a final target speed value is used to control the moving speed in an accelerating period between a moment of initiation of a movement of the moving body and a moment at which the moving speed should coincide with the final target speed value. The transient target speed is updated at a predetermined timing, or changed to the final target speed value, or from one transient value to another transient value before it is changed to the final target speed value, so that the moving speed is smoothly increased to the final target speed value, without an overshoot beyond the final target speed value.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling deceleration of a DC motor which is driven in a forward operating direction with a forward-drive electric current applied thereto by a forward driving device, wherein the forward motor driving device applies the forward-drive electric current in the form of pulses to the DC motor during its deceleration, and wherein a plugging-braking device operable while the motor is subjected to a regenerative brake or operated in a non-braked state is operated to apply a reverse-drive electric current in the form of pulses to the motor, to apply a plugging brake to the motor, such that at least one pulse of the reverse-drive electric current follows every predetermined number of pulses of the forward-drive electric current.

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus which can control reciprocation of a carriage and paper feed in a highly accurate manner and form an image of high quality even when paper skews or paper of a different type from that of the paper set is supplied. An ink jet printer (1) provided with motion sensor (70) in a carriage (31) determines the type of paper (P) by using a paper position signal output by the motion sensor (70) and changes printing conditions in accordance with the type of paper. Also, the ink jet printer (1) calculates a moving amount of the carriage (31), a feed amount and a deviation amount of the paper (P), and controls the reciprocation of the carriage (31) and the feeding of the paper (P) based on calculated values.

Abstract: An image forming device capable of reducing transfer errors of paper even when the transfer amount of paper cannot be detected accurately. The image forming device is provided with a motion sensor, and calculates the transfer amount of paper using signals output by the motion sensor. It is determined whether or not the transfer amount is within a predetermined normal range. If it is determined that the transfer amount is within the normal range, a paper transfer amount control value is set to the calculated transfer amount, while if it is determined that the transfer amount is outside the range, the paper transfer amount control value is set to a preliminarily set standard transfer amount. The image forming device controls the transfer of paper based on the above paper transfer amount control value.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for controlling an operating speed of a motor provided to move an object body such as a carriage carrying a printing head in a printer, wherein a control-signal generating portion generates a control signal for controlling the speed of the motor such that a moving speed of the object body represented by a speed signal generated by a speed-signal generating portion coincides with a target value, and the control signal is generated on the basis of proportional and integral control values obtained on the basis of an output of a filter operable to remove from the speed signal a component having a frequency not lower than a predetermined threshold or at least a component corresponding to a cogging frequency of the motor, and a differential control value obtained on the basis of the output of the filter or the speed signal.

Abstract: An edge detector 15 of an ASIC 3 detects a pass timing signal indicating a timing in which slits of a slit plate pass light emitting and receiving elements of a photo interrupter, and the rotation direction of a transfer roller based on phase-A and phase-B signals from an encoder 56. A position counter 16 counts the pass timing signal in accordance with the rotation direction of the transfer roller. When a count comparator 17 detects the agreement of the count value of the position counter 16 with the set value of a stop position setting register 12, a stop position processor 22 counts a delay time, and outputs a stop command signal of an LF motor to a PWM generator 8 in the timing of agreement with the set value of a time setting register 11.

Abstract: A communication system includes a printing unit, an image scanning unit, an accessing system connectable to a web page. The printing unit prints out the web page on a first recording medium. When the web page includes an input field and the data input in the input field is to be transmitted to a predetermined destination, the printing unit prints out an image having a fill-in area to be filled in by the user, and a destination area indicating the destination, on a second recording medium. The communication system includes a scan controller that controls the scanning unit to scan the second recording medium to capture an image thereof, a recognition system that recognizes contents written in the fill-in area and the destination area based on the scanned image, and a data transmitting system that transmits contents extracted from the fill-in area to the destination extracted from the destination area.

Abstract: An edge detector 15 of an ASIC 3 detects a pass timing signal indicating a timing in which slits of a slit plate pass light emitting and receiving elements of a photo interrupter, and the rotation direction of a transfer roller based on phase-A and phase-B signals from an encoder 56. A position counter 16 counts the pass timing signal in accordance with the rotation direction of the transfer roller. When a count comparator 17 detects the agreement of the count value of the position counter 16 with the set value of a stop position setting register 12, a stop position processor 22 counts a delay time, and outputs a stop command signal of an LF motor to a PWM generator 8 in the timing of agreement with the set value of a time setting register 11.

Abstract: A facsimile device includes a communication module for communicating with a web server connected to the Internet. A web printing unit of the communication module receives data from the web server, and adds accumulated data information indicating a saving position of the received data to a corresponding data file if the received data conforms to predetermined sorting conditions. When the amount of received data for which the accumulated data information has been stored in the data file exceeds one page worth, then n-pages worth of received data is converted into print data and recorded in a print FIFO.

Abstract: When the sheets are taken out sheet by sheet and started to be fed, in a first predetermined section, a driving mode is set to a fixed PWM driving mode, and a DC motor is driven in response to a PWM signal of a fixed duty to perform the sheet feed operation (S110, S120). When the tip end of the fed sheet is detected by a registration sensor (S140: YES), the sheet feed operation is once stopped (S150), and the driving mode is changed to a position feedback control mode (S170). Thereafter, the sheet is fed to a registration position by a position feedback control, the sheet reaches the registration position, the sheet feed is completed (S200: YES), and the process enters the next transfer operation. The transfer operation is also performed in the position feedback control mode. When a control method is changed before/after the registration sensor in this manner, the speeding-up and noise reduction of the sheet feed operation are realized.

Abstract: An image forming device transmits a transmission request data to a server on a network and receives content data from the server. The received content data is printed on a recording medium, and the transmission request data transmitted to the server is stored in a memory. When print error is detected before the received data was completely printed, the image forming device notifies a user of the print error. After the print error is resolved, the image forming device automatically retransmit the transmission request data to the server.