Abstract: An image sensor, includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, in a first direction, each including a first photoelectric conversion unit and a light-shielding unit and outputting a signal; a third pixel and a fourth pixel, in the first direction, each including a second photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a signal; a first signal line and a second signal line, in the first direction, each of which can be connected to the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel; and a control unit that performs a first control in which a signal of the first pixel is output to the first signal line and a signal of the second pixel is output to the second signal line, and a second control in which a signal of the third pixel and a signal of the fourth pixel are output to the first signal line.

Abstract: A terminal device control method includes: a window mode information acquisition step of acquiring window mode information indicating any one of a single-window mode, which is a mode in which one application runs, and a multi-window mode, which is a mode in which a plurality of applications run in parallel, for a screen of a terminal device configured to cause an external device to perform operation by communicating to/from the external device; a switching step of making a switch, in a case in which the window mode information acquired in the window mode information acquisition step indicates the multi-window mode, to enable or disable a first operation, which is an operation to be performed at least in a time period in which a first application for causing the external device to perform operation runs, and is an operation regarding information to be transmitted from the external device to the terminal device; and a first operation execution step of executing the first operation in a case in which the switch

Abstract: A terminal device control method includes: a window mode information acquisition step of acquiring window mode information indicating any one of a single-window mode, which is a mode in which one application runs, and a multi-window mode, which is a mode in which a plurality of applications run in parallel, for a screen of a terminal device configured to cause an external device to perform operation by communicating to/from the external device; a switching step of making a switch, in a case in which the window mode information acquired in the window mode information acquisition step indicates the multi-window mode, to enable or disable a first operation, which is an operation to be performed at least in a time period in which a first application for causing the external device to perform operation runs, and is an operation regarding information to be transmitted from the external device to the terminal device; and a first operation execution step of executing the first operation in a case in which the switch

Abstract: A printer system includes an information processing device; a printer; and a display apparatus, the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus. A topology of the information processing device and the display apparatus includes a first topology in which the display apparatus is directly connected to the information processing device and a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to the information processing device via the printer. The information processing device includes a processor configured to transmit to the display apparatus instruction data for the display apparatus without adding header information to the instruction data in the first topology; and transmit to the printer instruction data for the display apparatus by adding header information to the instruction data in the second topology.

Abstract: A display control device includes a storage configured to store invariant image data serving as a source of displaying an invariant portion of a display image to be displayed on a display; a data receiver configured to receive format designation data for designating a format of the display image and original data for generating variable image data serving as a source of displaying a variable portion of the display image; a variable image data generator configured to generate the variable image data from the original data; a buffer configured to store the invariant image data and the variable image data; an image data storage configured to select the invariant image data from the storage based on the format designation data to store the invariant image data in the buffer, and store, in the buffer, the variable image data generated by the variable image data generator; and a display controller configured to execute display processing for causing the display to display the display image based on the invariant im

Abstract: A display control device includes a storage configured to store invariant image data serving as a source of displaying an invariant portion of a display image to be displayed on a display; a data receiver configured to receive format designation data for designating a format of the display image and original data for generating variable image data serving as a source of displaying a variable portion of the display image; a variable image data generator configured to generate the variable image data from the original data; a buffer configured to store the invariant image data and the variable image data; an image data storage configured to select the invariant image data from the storage based on the format designation data to store the invariant image data in the buffer, and store, in the buffer, the variable image data generated by the variable image data generator; and a display controller configured to execute display processing for causing the display to display the display image based on the invariant im

Abstract: A printer system includes an information processing device; a printer; and a display apparatus, the information processing device being configured to control the printer and the display apparatus. A topology of the information processing device and the display apparatus includes a first topology in which the display apparatus is directly connected to the information processing device and a second topology in which the display apparatus is connected to the information processing device via the printer. The information processing device includes a processor configured to transmit to the display apparatus instruction data for the display apparatus without adding header information to the instruction data in the first topology; and transmit to the printer instruction data for the display apparatus by adding header information to the instruction data in the second topology.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a printing unit for performing printing by pressing a thermal head onto heat sensitive paper to heat the heat sensitive paper. A battery supplies a voltage to the thermal head, and a battery voltage detecting unit detects the voltage. A printing control unit changes, according to the detected voltage, a power-off time in which power supply from the battery to the thermal head is stopped. The printing control unit calculates the power-off time based on the detected voltage and the resistance of the thermal head and shortens the power-off time as the detected voltage becomes lower thereby shortening the overall printing time without shortening the life of the heating resistance elements of the thermal head.

Abstract: In order to shorten an overall printing time without shortening a life of a heating resistance element of a thermal head, provided is a printing apparatus, including: a printing unit for performing printing by pressing a thermal head onto heat sensitive paper to heat the heat sensitive paper; a battery for supplying a voltage to the thermal head; a battery voltage detecting unit for detecting the voltage; and a printing control unit for changing, according to the detected voltage, a power-off time in which power supply from the battery to the thermal head is stopped.

Abstract: When a certain dot line is printed, in a case where a head power supply time for a thermal head unit is shorter than a motor stepping time so that an idle time is present, and it is predicted that, in a succeeding dot line, the head power supply time is longer than the motor stepping time and the motor stepping time becomes long, a printing control unit of a printing apparatus starts printing the succeeding dot line before succeeding motor stepping is started.

Abstract: A copying apparatus has a document feeder designed to automatically feeding a document onto a document table. When, during the continuous copying operation, a copy jams occurs in the carrying path of the copy and the continuous copying operation is halted, the document feeder automatically discharges the document from the document table.

Abstract: A copying machine of the invention has an automatic document feeder for automatically feeding a document onto a document table of a copying machine main body. The copying machine of the invention also has a single motor for driving a drive mechanism for the copying machine main body and a drive mechanism for the automatic document feeder. A timing disk is coupled to the motor for supplying a timing signal necessary for copying operation. Based on the timing signal, a CPU controls the operation of the copying machine main body and the automatic document feeder.

Abstract: A copying machine main body has a document table on which a document is set, a sheet storing means for storing copy sheets, sheet amount detecting means for detecting if an amount of the copy sheets in the document storing means has reached a predetermined value, feeding means for individually feeding the copy sheets from said copy sheet storing means, and image forming means for forming, on the copy sheet supplied by said copy sheet feeding means, and an image of the document set on the document table. The copying machine main body further includes an automatic document feeder.

Abstract: The copying machine according to the invention comprises a control section including a microprocessor constituted by a one-chip semiconductor high density integrated element, a random access memory for storing data and a read only memory in which a program for controlling the sequence of the copying machine is stored. The control section includes a timer. When the multiple copy mode is switched over to the interrupt copy mode, information of the suspended multiple copying run state is stored in the RAM, and the interrupt copy run is permitted. When no operation is made for a predetermined period of time after the end of the interrupt copy run, the remaining multiple copy run is permitted by reading out the suspended multiple copy run state stored in the RAM. When no operation is made for a predetermined period of time in the multiple copy mode, the machine set back to the normal mode that is brought about by system initialization after the closure of the power supply.