Detail Of Medium Positioning (e.g., Movement To Or From Presentation Location Of Medium, Etc.) Patents (Class 358/1.12)
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Patent number: 8400645Abstract: A system comprising a processor and a memory comprising firmware is provided. The firmware is executable by the processor to cause the processor to operate a print mechanism in accordance with a first state associated with a capability of the print mechanism, change the first state associated with the capability to a second state in response to receiving first information from an external interface, and operate the print mechanism in accordance with the second state associated with the capability.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Technology Ltd.Inventors: James D. Bledsoe, Gregory F. Carlson, Todd A. McClelland, Patrick A. McKinley
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Patent number: 8400682Abstract: An image recording apparatus including: a storing portion configured to store first image data based on which recording is performed on one of recording surfaces of a recording medium and second image data based on which the recording is performed on the other surface; a first density adjusting section configured to make an adjustment to a recording density for at least part of the first image data on the basis of an input of a user; a second density adjusting section configured to make an adjustment to a recording density for at least part of the second image data, the adjustment being reverse to the adjustment by the first density adjusting section; and a recording section configured to perform the recording on the basis of the first image data adjusted by the first density adjusting section and the second image data adjusted by the second density adjusting section.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroaki Fujii
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Patent number: 8395802Abstract: In a printing system in which a digital camera (DSC) and PD printer apparatus are directly connected via a USB, and image data is transmitted from the DSC to the PD printer apparatus and printed, Capability of the PD printer apparatus is transmitted from the PD printer apparatus to the DSC after communication procedures are established by an application (NCDP) installed in the PD printer apparatus and DSC. The PD printer apparatus is caused to execute print operation in accordance with print conditions set by the DSC on the basis of the transmitted Capability.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kentaro Yano, Kazuya Sakamoto, Takao Aichi, Fumihiro Goto, Akitoshi Yamada, Tatsuya Tanaka
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Patent number: 8390873Abstract: A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a first printer to print a first barcode on a medium including variable to be printed on the medium and a second printer to print the variable data to the medium based on the first barcode and to print a second barcode to the medium for verification that the variable data has been accurately printed to the medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: InfoPrint Solutions Company LLCInventors: Samuel Neely Hopper, Brian Paul Doyle
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Patent number: 8384953Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operating and display unit that displays information and receives inputs entered by a user; a display control unit that displays, on the operating and display unit, a detailed display, on which setting contents of setting items are specifiable, and a simplified display that contains function-selection information that represents setting contents of a predetermined setting item among the setting items displayed on the detailed display in a manner that setting contents of the predetermined setting item are specifiable; an input control unit that receives selection of a desired setting item made on the detailed display displayed on the operating and display unit; and a registration unit that registers the function-selection information of the setting item, the selection of which has been received, on the simplified display.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8379233Abstract: A printing device for use with a peripheral media-handling device defining a peripheral media path with a first sensor therealong including a print engine coupled with the peripheral media-handling device to accommodate conveyance of media therebetween, the print engine defining an engine media path between an inlet and an outlet thereof, and including a second sensor therealong, and a processor configured to calculate a greatest distance collectively along the media paths that media can travel without reaching one of the sensors, the processor being further configured to command substantially simultaneous flushing of the peripheral media-handling device and the print engine to advance media the calculated greatest distance.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2003Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Lawrence B. Newell, Jr., Kim Brown, Robert J. Lavey
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Patent number: 8379238Abstract: In order to provide an image forming apparatus which controls unnecessary image formation without reducing productivity, at the time of automatic sheet selection, the number of image sheets M which can be present from the writing position of images using the image writing section to the transfer position of the transfer section and the number of sheet N which can be present from the sensors which detect the no-paper state in each of the plurality of sheet feeding sections to the transfer position of the transfer section are obtained, and then the sheet feeding section which satisfies M<N is preferentially selected.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Minoru Asakawa
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Publication number: 20130033715Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes: a recording portion; a sheet conveyor; a detector; and a controller configured to control the sheet conveyor to stop a first-attribute sheet in a state in which the sheet conveyor is nipping the first-attribute sheet when the detector has detected that the first-attribute sheet reaches an first-attribute-sheet stopping position; and to control the sheet conveyor to stop a second-attribute sheet in a state in which the sheet conveyor is nipping the second-attribute sheet when the detector has detected that the second-attribute sheet reaches an second-attribute-sheet stopping position which is located on an upstream side of the first-attribute-sheet stopping position in the conveying direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hironori Takasaki, Quanhe Li
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Patent number: 8368940Abstract: Upon reception of information on a paper size, an index print command, and at least one piece of digital image data from an external device, a printing apparatus acquires an image layout mode corresponding to the paper size from an index layout information table, selects a tray of a paper feeding unit corresponding to the paper size, and outputs an index image including an image of the image data arranged on a sheet of paper, based in acquired image layout mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Katsuyuki Toda
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Patent number: 8368903Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a control section which detects an offset of a recording sheet being conveyed, the offset being in a main scanning direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the recording sheet; performs an offset regulation control which adjusts a main scanning direction image area signal in accordance with the offset; and forms a patch at a non-transfer area on an image carrier, wherein the control section performs a first control based on the offset of the recording sheet for the offset regulation control while a sub scanning direction image area signal is active for image forming on the recording sheet, and performs a second control for the offset regulation control while the image area signal in the sub scanning direction is inactive.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Kouichi Takaki
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Patent number: 8360555Abstract: A cradle unit for a printhead cartridge is provided having a support bay for removably receiving the printhead cartridge, and an interface mounted on a slanted face within the support bay, the interface comprising connections which are movably tilted on said slanted face so as to be exposed within the support bay for connection with connections of the printhead cartridge when received in the support bay. The connections of the interface connect the printhead cartridge with a power supply which is remote from the interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Zamtec LtdInventors: Paul Charles Knight, Kia Silverbrook, Bruce Mervyn Horsburgh, Saminda Jayatileke, Brian Robert Brown
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Patent number: 8363259Abstract: A method is described for producing printed patches to provide a plurality of color markings and high-contrast markings as aligned arrangements of fiducial points. The printed color markings facilitate optical image processing and the printed high-contrast markings facilitate high-contrast image processing. These fiducial points enable a visible area of interest to be located by a person and associated with relevant high-contrast imaging data. This method includes providing a patch; printing at least one arrangement of color markings on the patch; and printing at least one arrangement of high-contrast markings on the patch. According to further features of certain embodiments the markings are aligned, can designate the same point, or can be disjointed.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Activiews Ltd.Inventor: Pinhas Gilboa
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Patent number: 8363235Abstract: A document processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, a specifying unit and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires document data containing pieces of page image data corresponding to pages of documents. Each document is formed by stacking and half-folding sheets. The detection unit detects pieces of page image data corresponding to pages to be printed on a same side of a same sheet in the documents, from the page image data contained in the document data. The specifying unit specifies pieces of page image data corresponding to respective pages of each document, from the page image data contained in the document data based on a detection result. The output unit outputs data, which is based on pieces of page image data corresponding to respective pages of at least one of the documents, based on a specifying result.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tokuya Kameshima
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Patent number: 8363266Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a display and a display controller that controls the display to display thereon a page. When a first processing is currently performed on the page, the page includes: a first part, on which the first processing has not yet been performed; and a second part, on which the first processing has already been performed. When a second processing is currently performed on the page, the page includes: a third part, on which the second processing has not yet been performed; and a fourth part, on which the second processing has already been performed. The display controller controls the display to display the first part and the second part in different display modes. The display controller controls the display to display the third part and the fourth part in different display modes.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hideki Arimoto
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Patent number: 8363261Abstract: Methods, software, circuits and apparatuses for detecting a malfunction in an imaging device. The methods generally comprise orienting an image at an angle on an image detecting device; detecting the image; determining an error in the image; and correlating the error to a malfunction in the imaging device. Software instructions can be adapted to determine an orientation angle of an image; analyze the image to detect an error; and calculate a location of a malfunction in the imaging device. The circuits generally include a memory element; logic configured to calculate the orientation of an image; a processor configured to analyze the image and locate a fault; and logic configured to determine a location of the fault in the image and correlate the fault to a malfunction in an imaging device. The present invention advantageously provides a lower cost technique for detecting a malfunction in a high resolution imaging device.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventor: Gary D. Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20130021632Abstract: The image forming device of this invention includes a control unit and a storage unit. The control unit determines whether or not data for printing which has been inputted while the power save mode is being executed is data for printing to which a control command is appended that commands the reduction of electrical power consumption. If it is data for printing to which a control command is appended, then the control unit does not execute any image forming operation, but instead stores this data for printing with control command appended in the storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kouichi Eto
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Patent number: 8358426Abstract: In an image forming apparatus, a setting part sets a first waiting time, which lasts from a completion of an ejecting operation of one sheet of recording paper to a start of supply of a subsequent sheet in a one-side printing or a second waiting time, or a second waiting time, which lasts from a completion of ejecting operation of one sheet of recording paper to a start of resupply of the one sheet of recording paper in both-side printing. A determining part detects a difference in time length between the first or second waiting time, a maintenance time required by a head maintenance operation and a cap timer time, which is a time during which a nozzle of the recording head is allowed to be maintained in an uncapped state, and determines a time of restarting a printing operation after execution of the maintenance operation based on the detected difference.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Morishita
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Patent number: 8358950Abstract: Disclosed an image forming system including: an image forming section to perform an image forming processing to form an image on a sheet to eject the image-formed sheet to an sheet ejection section; a control section to control the image forming processing by the image forming section; a specify section to specify the number of units for stop in a temporary stop mode in which the image forming processing by the image forming section is temporarily stopped, wherein the control section allows the image forming section to stop the image forming processing when the image forming processing by the image forming section reaches the number of units for stop specified with the specify section.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Jun Yokobori
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Patent number: 8359545Abstract: Systems and methods according to the present invention provide a user interface for scrolling through lists of information on user interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Tom Pixley, Dave Aufderheide, Frank Hunleth
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Patent number: 8355144Abstract: An apparatus and method of changing a printer driver, and a printing system and method using the same. The apparatus includes a buffer to store a print command, a driver storing unit to store a plurality of printer drivers corresponding to a designated printer, a driver selecting unit to select a printer driver corresponding to printer identification information from the driver storing unit when the printer identification information is input, and a command processing unit generate data that is used for printing by processing the print command stored in the buffer using the selected printer driver and generating an error signal if an error occurs during processing the print command.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung-myun Lee, Jae-kyoo Kang
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Patent number: 8355159Abstract: A method of synchronizing the timing of a plurality of physically coupled print engines wherein the receiving sheet is inverted between a first and a second print engine including determining any change in the speed of the master print engine relative to the speed at original set up and adjusting the timing parameters within the slave print engines based on the speed of the master engine.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael T. Dobbertin, Thomas K. Sciurba
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Patent number: 8355143Abstract: In a continuous paper duplex printer, during duplex printing, a printer controller provides image data for odd-numbered and even numbered pages to front surface and back surface image processing apparatuses respectively, and a printing engine prints an image of an odd-numbered page on the front of continuous paper and parallelly forms an image of an even-numbered page different from an even-numbered page subsequent to the odd-numbered page on the back of the front of the continuous paper based on the image data processed by the processing apparatuses. In the continuous paper duplex printer, during single sided printing, the printer controller provides image data for odd-numbered and even numbered pages to the processing apparatuses, but when the image data is provided to one of the processing apparatuses, blank page image data or a blank page instruction is provided to another one of the processing apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Ricoh Company, LimitedInventor: Hiroyuki Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20130010315Abstract: Disclosed is a printer including a transverse tension sensor for detecting that a sheet being discharged has deviated in a paper width direction orthogonal to a discharging direction. The conveyance of the sheet is stopped based on a detection signal of the transverse tension sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATIONInventors: Shou Yazawa, Yukio Yoshioka
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Patent number: 8348419Abstract: A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a first printer to print a first type of data to a medium and to print a barcode on the medium including variable data to be printed on the medium and a second printer to print the variable data to the medium based on the barcode. The second printer includes a barcode reader, transfer location and a medium path having a fixed distance between the barcode reader and the transfer location.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Info Print Solutions Company, LLCInventors: Tania Wolanski, Joseph A. Spencer
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Patent number: 8351065Abstract: When a paper sheet is required during execution of a print job, a printing apparatus requests paper sheet information about the states of paper feed trays from the other printing apparatuses. When the other printing apparatuses transmit the paper sheet information, the printing apparatus of the request source displays a search result display screen 22 which represents the states, such as the size, type, and residual amount of paper sheet in the paper feed tray of each of the other printing apparatuses. By viewing the screen 22, the user is able to determine the position of the printing apparatus and the paper feed tray, in which the required paper sheet is stored. Therefore, when the paper sheet is required during execution of the print job, the paper sheet can be quickly replenished by notifying the presence position of the paper sheet.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Wataru Nishii
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Patent number: 8351068Abstract: The apparatus transmits first image data indicating form contents and setting information associated with the print sheet on which the form contents are printed in advance to a server managing data associated with the overlay-print process, for registration by the server. When an execution instruction of the overlay-print process is received, and the apparatus generates second image data of the image to be overlaid and printed on the print sheet used in the overlay-print process, generates associated information indicating association between a print attribute designated for the overlay-print process that uses the second image data, and transmits the second image data and the associated information to the server.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroki Koyano
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Patent number: 8351070Abstract: A method of obtaining image data for printing a circular pad having a radius R by forming ink blots having a radius r in an overlapping manner. The method can include: setting a base pitch as the base distance between adjacent ink blots, arranging the vector data of the pad in an x-y coordinate system, setting a first base point in the coordinate system, selecting a first determination point that is separated from the first base point by a unit distance along each of the x-axis and y-axis in any one direction of 45 degrees and 135 degrees, comparing the distance from the first base point to the first determination point with the base pitch, and storing the coordinates of the first determination point as print data if the distance from the first base point to the first determination point is greater than or equal to the base pitch.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kwansoo Yun, Prasad Jvv, Jaewoo Joung, Shanghoon Seo, Sangdo Cho
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Patent number: 8351061Abstract: A printing apparatus, including a user input unit which receives a first user command to initiate a printing operation, a display unit which displays information relating to the printing operation, a printing unit which performs printing with respect to printing data, and a controller which controls the display unit to display reference information of the printing data before the printing, and which controls the printing unit to perform the printing according to a second user command.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jin-young Lee
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Patent number: 8351056Abstract: The invention provides a multi-function printer not requiring exclusive components (principally electrical components) for reading the print settings and thus being free from a cost increase, and a control method therefor. For print settings such as a paper size and a print quality in a copying or a direct printing, a lever is provided for each print setting item. Before executing the reading and printing operations of copying or direct printing, position of each lever is read and the setting of each print setting item is analyzed based on the position of each lever, and the reading and printing operations are executed according to thus analyzed settings.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Norio Shimura
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Patent number: 8345300Abstract: A computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for document processing, the process includes: receiving image data obtained by, with an image reading apparatus, reading a document of a predetermined format in which contents of an electronic document stored in a storage portion while being associated with identification information, the identification information, and an entry for additional information are arranged; extracting entered additional information from the entry area of the received image data; and correlating the extracted additional information with an electronic document associated with the identification information.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toru Ishigaki
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Patent number: 8345305Abstract: An image-processing device includes: an acquiring unit that acquires image data representing a document which includes a plurality of pages; an extracting unit that extracts, from the acquired image data, a character area in a first page that is at least one of the plurality of pages; and an output unit that outputs first partial image data within the extracted character area associated with the acquired image data of a second page other than the first page, the second page determined by having a character area corresponding to the extracted character area in the first page.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2009Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoyuki Enomoto
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Patent number: 8345296Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an apparatus main unit control software storage unit configured to store new apparatus main unit control software used to control a main unit of the image processing apparatus on a non-volatile storage device, a combination appropriateness determination unit configured to determine whether a combination of the new apparatus main unit control software and post-processing apparatus control software that currently operates on a post-processing apparatus is appropriate based on version information about the post-processing apparatus control software used to control the post-processing apparatus, which is operable in combination with the new apparatus main unit control software, and version information about the post-processing apparatus control software that currently operates on the post-processing apparatus, a determination result storage unit configured to store a result of the determination by the combination appropriateness determination unit, and an activation unit conType: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Jun Miyajima
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Patent number: 8339675Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for dynamic image dithering for a printing device are described herein. Embodiments may include an image processing module to process a source image file to provide a dithered image file with print data for each of a plurality of image locations. Printing substance may be deposited and the image processing module may provide the dithered image file with additional print data based at least in part on the deposited printing substance. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventors: James Mealy, Asher Simmons
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Patent number: 8339678Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for image processing are disclosed, each of which obtains a mark from image data, detects additional information in the mark, determines whether the mark is detected in the mark to generate a determination result, and controls processing performed by an image processing apparatus with respect to the image data based on the determination result.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masaaki Ishikawa, Hiroshi Shimura
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Patent number: 8339656Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a profile storage section that stores distortion characteristic of a scanning line, a correcting section that corrects image data by lines in the sub scanning direction, and a registration sensor that detects a pattern image for detecting color misregistration amounts in a sub scanning direction of images formed on an intermediate transfer member. When the pattern image is formed, the distortion correcting section shifts image data of the pattern image by lines in the sub scanning direction so that, with reference to a detection position of the registration sensor, a positional displacement amount of the pattern image in the sub scanning direction becomes less than or equal to ½ of a scanning-line distance, in accordance with a positional displacement amount of the scanning line in the sub scanning direction at a detection position of the registration sensor along a main scanning direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshiyuki Komiya
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Patent number: 8339618Abstract: A method and apparatus for confirming attributes of media loaded in a media tray in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include determining which media tray of one or more media trays is being loaded with media using one or more media tray sensors, displaying a graphical representation of the media tray being loaded to a user on a user interface, prompting the user to enter and confirm attributes of the media being loaded into the media tray through the user interface, determining if confirmation has been received from the user interface, wherein if it is determined that the confirmation has been received from the user interface, storing the confirmed attributes for the determined media tray in a memory, and processing print jobs using the stored media tray attributes.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: David Shawn Stewart, Gemma Rosalind Lee, Lee James O'Brien
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Patent number: 8339681Abstract: The first reading start point D of a front contact image sensor 21 and the second reading start point F of a back contact image sensor 22 are managed using a previously measured sensor-to-sensor distance L. As a result, even if there is a difference in the distance between the sensors, the first and second reading start points D and F will still be a first margin length L1 before the image reading positions A and B of the contact image sensors 21 and 22. Because the beginning of the front image information FD2 and the beginning of the back image information BD2 contained in the back-side image data BD1 in the images captured by the contact image sensors 21 and 22 match, the front image information FD2 can be extracted based on the coordinates of the back image information BD2 contained in the back-side image data BD1.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hideki Nishimura, Takashi Saikawa, Masanori Hayashi
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Patent number: 8339654Abstract: A document processing system includes a printing apparatus configured to perform printing and a post-processing apparatus configured to execute post-processing on a print product. The document processing system includes a setting unit configured to set a sheet-feeding direction of the print product to be fed to the post-processing apparatus, and a print control unit configured to control the printing apparatus to print on the print product a mark indicating the sheet-feeding direction set by the setting unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shukei Kurihara
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Patent number: 8330967Abstract: A host on the World Wide Web acquires a variety of facilities as subscribers and then proceeds to undertake control of the printing of images captured at the various subscribing facilities. A user is enabled to select the quality of image content captured by a digital camera. An implementation for capturing said image content at a facility controlled by a facility host includes a user computer station connected to said Web, apparatus for printing the captured image content associated with the user computer station, the user is enabled to select a level of image print quality for said captured image, the user computer station controlling the printing is connected to the remote facility host and a control implementation enables the facility host to permit said printing means to print the captured image at the user selected image print quality.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Debbie Ann Anglin, Howard Neil Anglin, Frank Anthony Nuzzi, Jan Rogoyski
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Publication number: 20120307274Abstract: A sheet conveyer device, including a roller to convey a sheet by rotating in a normal direction and a holder rotatably arranged on a roller shaft, is provided. The holder includes a roller gear system arranged on the roller shaft and having a roller driving gear to drive the roller, a shutter rotatably arranged on a shutter shaft to restrict access of the sheet to the roller, a shutter gear system to connect a path between the roller gear system and the shutter, a one-way clutch to disconnect the path between the roller gear system and the shutter when the roller rotates in the normal direction, and a torque limiter to allow the roller to rotate in a reverse direction. The holder rotates about the roller shaft in the same reverse direction as the roller when the roller rotates in the reverse direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuo ITO, Kazutoshi KUSE, Masanori HAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8325365Abstract: An image forming system includes an information processing apparatus, an image forming apparatus that is connected to the information processing apparatus so as to communicate with each other, a splitting unit that splits a page to be printed into a plurality of areas according to a preset splitting rule, a setting unit that respectively sets a print condition, which affects a usage amount of a color material used for printing, for each of the plurality of areas, and a printing unit that prints the page to be printed based on the print condition set to each of the plurality of areas.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takuma Saito
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Patent number: 8325394Abstract: A system and method of scanner characterization is provided which establishes an accurate relationship between a scanner's device-dependent (scanner) color space and a device-independent colorimetric space. A hierarchical subdivision of device-dependent color space into sub-regions is performed. The sub-regions are defined by cutting planes dividing patch color values in device-dependent color space perpendicular to principal axes. A color transformation matrix is then generated establishing the relationship between the scanner device-dependent color space and the device-independent color space for each sub-region of device-dependent color space using the patch color values and a weighting function for each matrix. Each weighting function gives a weight to each patch color value which is a function of the location of the patch color value with respect to the cutting planes defining the sub-region containing the patch color value.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: R. Victor Klassen, Stephen C. Morgana
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Patent number: 8320016Abstract: An image processing method includes steps of acquiring a first two-dimensional parallelogram image, creating a second two-dimensional parallelogram image by dividing the first image into two figures by a line along a predetermined scanning direction and joining together respective sides of the two figures corresponding to an upper base and a lower base of the first image, calculating a value w representing a numerical number of pixels constituting an upper base or a lower base of the second image and a value h representing a numerical number of pixels in a height direction of the second image, securing a w×h two-dimensional memory space, writing pixel values on each scanning line of the second image, sequentially in a scanning order, onto a corresponding scanning line of the two-dimensional memory space, and storing supplementary information of the second image in association with the two-dimensional memory space.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Hattori
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Patent number: 8320014Abstract: The present invention prevents necessary image data from deviating from a print medium and thereby executes a good printing operation without a loss of necessary image data. For this purpose, when performing a so-called marginless printing, in which ink is applied also to an area overrunning from the print medium to form an image without leaving a blank margin at edges of the print medium, the overrunning widths of the area are made adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kouji Nagata
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Patent number: 8314942Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a handheld device comprising an input/output (I/O) module configured to at least one of print and scan images on a surface adjacent to the handheld device, a position module operatively coupled with the I/O module to determine at least one of a position and a velocity of the handheld device, and a filter coupled to the I/O module to regulate a rate of deposition of a printing substance by the I/O module.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventors: James Mealy, James D. Bledsoe
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Patent number: 8314944Abstract: An image forming device includes a main body casing, a cover configured to be openable and closable with respect to the main body casing, a sensing unit configured to sense an opening-closing operation of the cover, a forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a detecting unit configured to perform a detecting operation to detect a deviation of an image forming position of the image to be formed by the forming unit, an accepting unit configured to accept a print request, and a control unit configured to control the detecting unit to perform the detecting operation in response to the print request being accepted when the sensing unit senses an opening-closing operation of the cover after execution of a previous detecting operation, and thereafter to control the forming unit to form the image in the image forming position corrected to cancel the deviation detected in the detecting operation.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tsuyoshi Kushida
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Patent number: 8311393Abstract: The motion picture image print apparatus extracts a plurality of frames from recorded motion picture data for printing, the apparatus enabling the range of loaded images to be determined from images reproduced on a screen, not from the results of measurement of time, thus allowing a desired print to be more easily obtained. An operator reads motion picture image data recorded on a recording medium. The operator then sets a layout of a print output and the number of image frames in the print output to display a list of motion picture image files on a list screen, thereby selecting motion picture image file to be printed. The operator then depresses a motion picture control button to reproduce the selected motion picture image file in the check area. While viewing the reproduced images, the operator sets at least either a print starting image or a print ending image by depressing a “From” button or a “To” button, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2003Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yoshiki Kawaoka
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Patent number: 8310715Abstract: A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a first printer to print to a medium a first type of data and a shadow image of variable data to be printed on the medium, and a second printer to print the variable data to the medium based on the barcode over the shadow image.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: InfoPrint Solutions Company, LLCInventor: Stephen Goddard Price
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Patent number: 8310741Abstract: An embodiment of an image reading device may include a light source, an image reading unit, a drive control unit, a white reference member, a chromaticity detecting unit, a reference value storage unit, a chromaticity change calculating unit, and/or a control unit. An embodiment may include a photoelectric conversion element that reads an image illuminated by the light source. In some embodiments, may measure the chromaticity of a white reference member. In some embodiments, a reference value storage unit may store a reference value representing the chromaticity of an image. In an embodiment, a control unit may control an operation of the device according to the calculated amount of chromaticity change. An embodiment may include measuring the luminous intensity of a light source and storing a reference value representing the luminous intensity of the light source. Some embodiments may include making adjustments to images.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Masaya Tashiro, Yoshiaki Tabata, Kei Tanaka, Masayuki Sago
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Patent number: 8310690Abstract: The presence or absence of outside light is individually decided with respect to each of the time of executing AFE adjusted value acquiring processing, the time of executing LED adjusted value acquiring processing and the time of executing black correction data acquiring processing. In the case of deciding that the outside light is present, a parameter in the case of deciding that the outside light is present is modified to a predetermined value or a reacquired value. As a result of this, even when an incident state of outside light changes at the time of acquiring each of the parameters, it can properly be switched whether or not their parameters are replaced with the predetermined value or the reacquired value.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Taisei Okuzono