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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185002 | Image forming apparatus including belt surface state detection An image forming apparatus includes; an image forming unit; an annular belt that moves circularly; a detection unit that detects a state of a surface of the belt; and a tension increase unit that increases a tension of the belt, at a detection position by the detect... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184529 | Communication apparatus, method, and program for transmitting and receiving packet data A communication apparatus that includes a media processing device that includes at least one codec and that encodes data, a packet processing device that transmits and receives packet data, a correlation value computation device that computes a correlation value bet... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182058 | Double-sided record apparatus and double-sided record method A double-sided record apparatus for forming images on both sides of a recording medium. The double-sided record apparatus includes: a print head that moves relatively to the record medium and ejects ink onto a face of the record medium; a counting unit configured to... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180863 | Electronic apparatus and system capable of assigning appropriate address In order to prevent unnecessary APIPA process from being executed in a LAN environment which does not adopt APIPA, an ICMP echo request for a predetermined IP address is broadcast. Whether there are more than N apparatuses using APIPA is checked based on the replies... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180475 | Embroidery data processor, embroidery sewing system, computer readable medium and multi-needle embroidery sewing machine An embroidery data processor that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery pattern comprising a plurality of subset patterns on a workpiece cloth with different needle thread colors by using a plurality of multi-needle embroidery sewing machines each provi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176861 | Embroidery data processor, sewing machine, and computer readable medium for embroidery data processing An embroidery data processor includes an embroidery data storage that stores embroidery data for sewing embroidery patterns by an embroiderable sewing machine; an embroidery data preparator that prepares the embroidery data of the embroidery patterns to be sewn by r... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176860 | Sewing machine A sewing machine including a needle bar; a sewing needle attached to the lower end of the needle bar; a needle bar drive mechanism vertically driving the needle bar; a presser foot capable of applying releasable pressure on a workpiece cloth and that releases the pr... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169651 | Data processing apparatus for recognizing and processing content recorded on a recording medium A data processing apparatus scans a web page image printed on paper, recognizes the character array for a URL included in the image, acquires data for the web page in the image through the Internet, identifies the positions of entry spaces in the web page, recognize... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169635 | Network printing system capable of printing a web page When a user desires to periodically subscript a certain Web page (to automatically print the Web page), the user makes access to a sign-up page of the desired Web page by using a PC, via a facsimile machine. When the user clicks an “OK” button on the sign-up pag... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164786 | Print data generating apparatus and computer usable medium therefor, and image processing apparatus and computer usable medium therefor A print data generating apparatus to generate print data used for printing in a printing apparatus based on image data representing an image to be printed on a recording medium is provided. The print data generating apparatus comprises a data inputting system, by wh... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164621 | Image display device An image display device includes an optical scanning part, a drive control part which supplies an electric current to lasers, and a light detecting part. The drive control part supplies an electric current to the lasers while changing a current value at two points o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161897 | Knee lever for sewing machine A knee lever a lever including a lever detachably attached to an attachment provided on a bed of a sewing machine; a knee rest mounted on the lever and operated by knee contact, with the lever being attached to the attachment; an adjustment mechanism allowing adjust... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161124 | Information transmission system In a printer connected to a network, email appended with link information is prepared for enabling an administrator to access information about the printer network terminal. The email is transmitted to the administrator terminal at a predetermined timing. Then, the ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159417 | Image display device An image display device includes: a display part, a measuring instrument, a determination unit, a detection unit, a decision unit, and a notification processing unit. The display part allows a user to visually recognize a display image by projecting an image light c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155289 | Remote control system for electric device A remote control system for at least one electric device, each electric device having device identification data, has a handset comprising a handset transceiver, and a base unit having a telephone function to make a call. The base unit has a base unit transceiver th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150907 | Composite service providing system for a plurality of communicatively connected electronic devices A composite service providing system including a plurality of network electronic devices communicatively connected with each other. The plurality of network electronic devices includes electronic devices, each of which is capable of providing at least one service. A... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149447 | Data processing device To provide a technology enabling a terminal device to use various functions provided in a data processing device without the use of a device driver. A multifunction device executes a process for implementing a function indicated by instruction data when such instruc... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146523 | Circular stitching device for sewing machine A circular stitching device for a sewing machine includes a body base attachable to a sewing bed or an upper surface of a needle plate, a movable base located on the body base so as to be movable in a predetermined direction, a cloth fixing member including a cloth-... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146521 | Sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium with recorded sewing machine control program A sewing machine that enables a user to perform sewing while moving a piece of work cloth, the sewing machine including: a main shaft that drives a needle bar equipped with a sewing needle, a sewing machine motor that rotary-drives the main shaft, a detection device... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144654 | Communication device performing communication according to two communication methods A communication device includes a CPU, a wireless LAN communication controller, and a digital cordless communication controller. The wireless LAN communication controller is capable of communicating wirelessly with the access point according to a data communication ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139275 | Output data creating device for creating color conversion interpolation tables and output data creating program for creating color conversion interpolation tables An output data creating device creates output data to be used by an image formation device based on input data representing image to be formed. The data creating device includes an output condition obtaining unit that obtains output condition regarding image formati... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134937 | Distributed content storage system, content storage method, node device, and node processing program A node device included in a distributed content storing system configured that a plurality of content data are distributed and stored in a plurality of node devices mutually communicable through a network, and node information of the node device storing the above co... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134780 | Prism and lighting device A prism includes a light incident portion that has first and second convex portions, the first and second convex portions each are a convex portion that refracts rays of light incident to a prism body and reduces a spread angle after incidence to the prism body via ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128001 | RFID label, method for producing the RFID label, device for producing the RFID label, sheet member (tag sheet) used for the RFID label, and cartridge attached to the device for producing the RFID label A method for producing a RFID label comprises conveying a first label base material which is transparent from a first holding portion holding the first label base material, forming an image on a surface of the first label base material, conveying a second label base... | 03/06/2012 |
| RE43228 | Tape cassette for use with a printing device A tape cassette is used in a printing device with a drive shaft. The tape cassette includes a cassette casing which houses a printing tape and defines a feed path through which the tape moves in a feeding direction. The cassette casing includes a head recess adapted... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125688 | Print data generating apparatus, printing apparatus, method to generate print data, and computer usable medium therefor A print data generating apparatus to generate print data, which is to be used in a printing apparatus to form an image in a plurality of colorants, based on originally inputted image data representing the image, is provided. The print data generating apparatus inclu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123352 | Head mounted display A head mounted display includes: a projection part which projects an image corresponding to image information onto a retina of an eye of a user; and an eyeglasses-type frame which supports the projection part. The eyeglasses-type frame includes a resilient bent port... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122099 | Image forming device that prepares and transmits formatted order data to web server When a user inputs a URL character string indicating data for an order document, the CPU receives data for the order document indicated by the URL and reading method data from the web server at the URL destination and prints the order document on a recording unit. T... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121520 | Photosensitive member cartridge A photosensitive member cartridge for use with an image-forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum and a cartridge case comprising an upper wall, a bottom wall, a right side wall, and a left side wall. An outer surface of the upper wall faces upwards when the ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118402 | Ink-jet head having passage unit and actuator units attached to the passage unit, and ink-jet printer having the ink-jet head A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherei... | 02/21/2012 |
| RE43185 | Tape cassette for use with a printing device A tape cassette is used in a printing device with a drive shaft. The tape cassette includes a cassette casing which houses a printing tape and defines a feed path through which the tape moves in a feeding direction. The cassette casing includes a head recess adapted... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112013 | Image forming device An image forming device includes a frame, a subunit detachably attached to the frame, a frame-side positioning portion, a subunit-side positioning portion, the subunit being positioned relative to the frame by making the subunit-side positioning portion contact the ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111137 | RFID tag reader/writer An RFID tag reader/writer having a high degree of stability of communication with only a desired RFID tag. The frequency of a carrier wave to be transmitted from the RFID tag reader/writer is set on the basis of a resonance frequency of an antenna of the RFID tag lo... | 02/07/2012 |
| RE43164 | Tape cassette for use with a printing device A tape cassette is used in a printing device with a drive shaft. The tape cassette includes a cassette casing which houses a printing tape and defines a feed path through which the tape moves in a feeding direction. The cassette casing includes a head recess adapted... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107862 | Image forming device having developer vibration element An image forming apparatus includes a developer containing casing, a developer transport body, transport electrodes, and a developer vibrating section. The developer containing casing is a box-like member in which a developer is contained. The developer transport bo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106831 | Circuit board and telephone apparatus A circuit board is provided. The circuit board including a dielectric substrate; a ground electrode formed on the dielectric substrate; a radiation line formed on the dielectric substrate, at least a part of the radiation line including an open end and opposed to th... | 01/31/2012 |
| RE43133 | Tape-shaped label printing device A tape cassette is used in a printing device with a drive shaft. The tape cassette includes a cassette casing which houses a printing tape and defines a feed path through which the tape moves in a feeding direction. The cassette casing includes a head recess adapted... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099506 | Communication system, node device, node process program and a message transmitting and receiving method A node device in a communication system including plural node devices connected to a network through a relay device including: a means for establishing and retaining session with a first node device which cannot accept session star... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096248 | Embroidery data processing apparatus, embroidery sewing machine and computer-readable recording medium with recorded embroidery data processing program The present disclosure provides an embroidery data processing apparatus that processes embroidery data for sewing an embroidery to a work cloth and to make a cut by a boring knife. The embroidery data processing apparatus an embroidery data acquisition device that a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094954 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and image processing program that performs a level conversion on multilevel input image data A binary conversion error value as to neighboring pixels stored in an error value storage portion is added to a pixel density of a subject pixel, which is read from an input image storage portion, at a ratio based on an error distribution matrix, so that a modified ... | 01/10/2012 |
