Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a document feeder, a platen, an image reader, a drive unit, a memory, and a controller.

Abstract: A multifunction peripheral includes two types of communication parts that communicate based on communication destination information, a communication designation information database in which identification information are stored, and a post-process controller that determines that the communication destination information for a same destination is updated when either one of the communication destination information in the communication destination information database is updated, and determines that the communication destination information for another destination is assigned to the identification information when both of the communication destination information in the communication destination information database are updated.

Abstract: A printing system has a printer device including a communication control portion and a print engine carrying out a print processing, and an information processing device connected to the printer device as external equipment via a USB interface, the printer device being connected to external equipment by the communication function of the communication control portion via a USB interface, and inputting the electric power of the print engine by a print request from the external equipment to perform the print processing in a printer standby state in which the electric power of the print engine is reduced while maintaining the communication function of the communication control portion.

Abstract: A control associated with a label printer and RF unit is operable to carry out an RFID frequency selection process in which: (a) a given label is moved into the certain location along the label path; (b) for each of a plurality of frequencies: (i) the RF unit is operated to attempt to read and/or write to the label RFID tag of the given label multiple times; and (ii) the control records success data for attempts made in (b)(i); and (c) the control identifies and selects for subsequent use in operation of the RFID unit a multiplicity of the plurality of frequencies based upon results obtained in steps (b)(i) and (b)(ii).

Abstract: An image forming apparatus is disclosed that forms an image based on a control signal from an image processing controlling unit that processes input image information into image data. The apparatus includes a carriage that moves in a main scanning direction in accordance with the control signal; a conveyance unit that conveys a recording medium in a sub-scanning direction; an output detection unit that detects motor outputs of the carriage at any plural points when the carriage moves at a constant speed; and a jamming determination unit that compares an average value of the motor outputs of the carriage between the plural points with a predetermined tolerance to determine a conveyance failure.

Abstract: A technique that can realize acquisition of a proper white reference value in shading correction is provided. It includes plural line sensors arranged at different positions from each other in a sub-scanning direction and configured to read reflected light from a reading target surface, guided by a scanning optical system that moves in the sub-scanning direction, and a reading control unit configured to control image reading timing in each line sensor so that, when reading a predetermined white reference board by the plural line sensors in order to perform shading correction, the plural line sensors have substantially the same reading area on the white reference board.

Abstract: When the time period is night, processing advances to step S13 to set the initialization speed of a line feed motor to the first speed (v1), and to step S15 to execute initialization operation of the line feed motor at the first speed (v1). When the time period is morning or daytime, the processing advances to step S12 to detect a cover open/closed state. When the cover is open, the processing advances to step S13 to set the initialization speed of the line feed motor to the first speed (v1). When the cover is closed, the processing advances to step S14 to set the initialization speed of the line feed motor to the second speed (v2) which is higher than the first speed (v1). The processing advances to step S15 to execute initialization operation of the line feed motor at the second speed (v2).

Abstract: A position control unit performs control so that the position of a controlled object is detected, and as a result of the detection, a drive unit is reverse-directed if the controlled object is situated beyond an ultimate target position, and the operation of the drive unit is stopped if the controlled object is situated beyond an acceptable ultimate target range.

Abstract: A driving apparatus of a multi-function machine includes a scanner unit scanning data recorded on a sheet of document and a document transport part to transport the sheet of document. A printer unit prints data on a sheet of paper for an output and includes a carrier including a print head with an ink jet nozzle mounted thereon to carry out the printing operation by moving the print head. The driving apparatus includes a driving motor, a scanner driving part driving the scanner unit, a printer driving part driving the printer unit, and a power switching part disposed with the driving motor, the scanner driving part, and the printer driving part. The power switching part selectively transmits a power of the driving motor to at least one of the scanner driving part and the printer driving part.

Abstract: Data is recovered in an asynchronous environment where a sampling clock is generated internally, and is not externally frequency locked, by using programmable delay modules each providing a number of delay tap outputs. To recover data, two of the delay modules are used with a first delay module designated as a monitor delay module to monitor the clock edge transitions, while a second delay module is designated as a data delay module that provides a data output. A controller provides for incrementing or decrementing the tap delay of both delay modules to assure clock data falls at the center of the monitoring window as determined using the monitor delay module. The controller further selects between the two delay modules as to which provides data and which is used as for clock edge monitoring when the clock edge transitions drifts to an edge of the monitoring window.

Abstract: A driving apparatus of a multi-function machine includes a scanner unit scanning data recorded on a sheet of document and a document transport part to transport the sheet of document. A printer unit prints data on a sheet of paper for an output and includes a carrier including a print head with an ink jet nozzle mounted thereon to carry out the printing operation by moving the print head. The driving apparatus includes a driving motor, a scanner driving part driving the scanner unit, a printer driving part driving the printer unit, and a power switching part disposed with the driving motor, the scanner driving part, and the printer driving part. The power switching part selectively transmits a power of the driving motor to at least one of the scanner driving part and the printer driving part.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for image classification. More particularly, the present invention provides a technique to classify an image as a picture, a graphic or a mixed mode image. The classification is based on an approximation of a segmentation. The approximation is HVQ-LUT-based and outputs classification maps indicating whether pixels are background, text or pictures. Said classification maps are filtered to eliminate odd isolated samples and the resulting count of picture, text and background pixel is analyzed before concluding whether the image has pictorial, graphical or mixed contents.

Abstract: Discharged stencils stored in a discharged stencil box of a stencil printer are compressed by a compression member driven by a DC compression motor. The cycle rate of pulses generated from a rotary encoder representing the speed of the compression motor is detected and the compression motor is stopped when the cycle rate of the pulses generated from the rotary encoder becomes equal to a value corresponding to a predetermined desired output torque of the compression motor.

Abstract: A position control unit performs control so that the position of a controlled object is detected, and as a result of the detection, a drive unit is reverse-directed if the controlled object is situated beyond an ultimate target position, and the operation of the drive unit is stopped if the controlled object is situated beyond an acceptable ultimate target range.

Abstract: A facsimile machine includes a first part for emitting a scanning light beam which is used to record information, a second part for rotating a polygon mirror which reflects the scanning light beam, a third part for receiving information from a source and for detecting a communication system Group III (G3) or Group IV (G4) employed to transmit the information from the source, and a fourth part for controlling a rotational speed of the polygon mirror via the second part depending on the communication system detected by the third part.

Abstract: When the operating mode of a facsimile apparatus relates to only the reading of an original to be transmitted, coding, and storage into an image memory, the reading of the original, coding of the image signal, and storage of the image signal are executed at regular intervals. In the case where the operating mode relates to the case where not only the reading of the original, coding, and storage into the image memory are executed but also the communication, printing of the received image, or printing of a communication management report is simultaneously executed, the reader motor is rotated within a pull-out region asynchronously with the timing for the reading of the original, coding, and storage into the image memory.

Abstract: An image processing system has a reading device for reading an image of an original line by line, which repeats the reading operation at a predetermined cycle. A moving device moves an image reading position of the reading device in accordance with a driving signal. A driving device supplies to the moving device the driving signal for moving the image reading position of the reading device by a pitch line during a time period of the reading operation of a line. A computer generates a signal for instructing resumption of image reading by the reading device after interruption of the image reading. The driving device initiates supply of the driving signal to the moving device before the reading operation, upon reception of the image reading resumption signal generated from the computer.

Abstract: Picture reading equipment having a reader for reading an image of the original, moving unit for moving an image reading position of said reader, and a driver for supplying a driving signal to said moving unit. The feed timing of the driving signal is so controlled that vibration of said driver and scanning system is reduced and a picture of high quality is obtained even when interruption/resumption of reading occurs during reading of an image.