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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8060241 | Automatic warehouse Stations (8,9) of an automatic warehouse (2) are provided with transfer devices (10) for transferring an article one by one between a tray and a bucket, and hands (11, 12) of the transfer devices are provided with an ID tag reader and wri... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7904716 | Processing device and processing method A digital MFP carries out an authentication of an operator by a user ID and a password prior to usage of the digital MFP. The digital MFP requests from the operator an instruction as to whether or not to store the successfully authenticated user ID and password in a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891929 | Carriage system A running rail 9 and a second overhead vehicle 12 are arranged parallel to a running rail 7 for a first overhead vehicle 10 and closer to inspection devices 20 than the running rail 7. A buffer 14 is provided below th... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7841013 | Image forming device, computer program, and data file An image forming device prints out a data file including a data body, which is printed out, and additional data, which is not printed out. The additional data includes at least authentication data. The image forming device includes an identification entry unit, an o... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7808667 | Communication device and communication method A communication device, which receives data from outside, reads identification information from a storage medium in a noncontact manner, and determines whether or not the identification information has been read. When a determination is made that the identification ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7791768 | Image scanning device with time authentication requesting function An image scanning device with a time authentication requesting function enables documents, not subject to be converted into e-documents, to be easily converted into e-documents at a later date, and reduces costs required for assigning a timestamp. When a user instru... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770373 | Core fiber detecting method and device in core yarn spinning The presence/absence of a core fiber in a core yarn is reliably detected to prevent production of a core fiber-free core yarn. In a method for producing a core yarn C by wrapping a fiber bundle S around a core fiber F, the core yarn C is spun with a core fiber F con... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7764390 | Image forming device An image forming device includes four operation modes: a copy mode, a fax mode, an e-mail mode and a scanner mode. The image forming device can set a processing content of each operation mode for each prescribed setting item. The image forming device includes a favo... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7761752 | Communication terminal device A facsimile machine receives image data from a facsimile machine of another end. A Random Access Memory (RAM) stores a measured average value and fluctuation of an Eye Quality Monitor (EQM) value of the image data, and a number of error lines of the image data as an... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753270 | Storing system A storing apparatus (4) is provided with RFID readers (10, 11), and an ID of an article on a shelf (6) is read. Reading is performed when the shelf (6) is opened and at the time of closing it, and the ID of the article taken out and the I... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752571 | Program recording medium recorded with facsimile driver program A facsimile driver program recorded in a program recording medium is installed in a client device for a user to enter the type of process requested of a multifunction device. A first transmission unit transmits a command to the multifunction device asking for a scre... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7733508 | Communication terminal device and communication method A microprocessor unit of a communication terminal device determines whether or not a destination terminal is a communication terminal manufactured by a same manufacturer as the communication terminal device in accordance with a manufacturer code transmitted from the... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7697510 | Communication terminal device and remote diagnostic method of the communication terminal device A communication terminal device converts a sound in the communication terminal device into an audio frequency signal, converts the converted audio frequency signal or an audio frequency signal transmitted in the communication terminal device into a digital audio sig... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7649655 | Carriage system An ID tag describing control data on a stopped position for each station 10, movement required for a transfer, and the like is installed in front of the station 10. An overhead vehicle 8 reads the control data and uses it for stoppage and transf... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7616652 | Facsimile machine A facsimile machine is connected to the Internet via a router and carries out communication by using a set communication port. The facsimile machine includes a function for setting and changing the communication port to be used by the facsimile machine itself, and a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7566183 | Image forming device comprising means for adjusting a position of a plurality of press rollers A paper output mechanism includes a supporting frame supporting a rotational shaft on which output rollers are fixed. Pressing rollers are fixed at an intermediate position between the output rollers. A guide cover is mounted on the supporting frame. Supporting fram... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7554556 | Color image processing device and color image processing method A color image processing device includes a pre-correction unit, a computation processing unit and a post-correction unit. The pre-correction unit includes a pre-correction circuit which carries out a pre-correction to reverse a highest-order bit of a pixel value on ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7543029 | Mailing list management system and electronic mail transmitting/receiving apparatus On the occasion of receiving an electronic mail to a predetermined receiving address defined as a mailing list, there is stored mailing list information recorded beforehand with a transfer destination address of the electronic mail and a bypass-transfer destination ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540493 | Image forming device In an image forming device, a paper feed cassette accommodating a plurality of papers is removably inserted in a cassette accommodating portion of a device main body. A locking member and a lock releasing member maintain a flapper at a prescribed pressed-down positi... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7043018 | Prime number generation method, prime number generation apparatus, and cryptographic system A prime number generation method for efficiently generating prime numbers that are highly resistant to the P−1 and P+1 methods. These prime numbers are used in a cryptosystem. Prime candidates are first generated, and the generated prime candidates are subjected t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6996724 | Secret key generating method, common key generating method, encryption method, cryptographic communication method and cryptographic communication system At the time when generating a secret key of each entity by using each divided identification information (ID division vector) obtained by dividing identification information (ID vector) of each entity into a plurality of blocks and by using a secret symmetric matrix... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6912654 | Secret key generating method, encryption method, cryptographic communication method and cryptographic communication system A secret key of an entity is generated at each key generating agency (center) by using divided identification information obtained by dividing identification information of the entity into a plurality of blocks and a hash value which consists of a plurality of bits ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 7536148 | Image scanning device with a pivotable automatic document feeder In an image scanning device, an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) frame accommodating an ADF is provided openable and closable on an upper surface of a device main body via a hinge member. In the hinge member, a frame supporting part fixed on one end part of the ADF f... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7522989 | Carriage system The present invention provides a carriage system which, to choose one of a plurality of running routes, can appropriately determine the congestion statuses of the running routes to choose one of them along which a carriage can reach its destination earliest. In a ca... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7508542 | Image forming device and image forming method An image forming device includes a plurality of holding units that holds data of pixels around a target pixel, a weight generating unit that generates a weight for each holding unit, a plurality of weight applying units that applies a corresponding weight to the dat... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508534 | Image processing device An image processing device includes an accumulating unit an information deleting unit and an information updating unit. The accumulating unit accumulates image information of a plurality of pages as a multipage file, wherein the multipage file includes identificatio... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506749 | Conveying system The present invention provides a conveying system that performs efficient conveyance by using trays each accommodating one workpiece, as a basic conveyor, and fully utilizing this advantage of the trays to allow its conveyance form to be changed as required. The con... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505185 | Color image communication device and color image communication method A color image communication device includes a transmission unit which carries out a facsimile transmission of image data of a sYCC-Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) color space, and a control unit which controls a facsimile transmission of the image data of th... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7477963 | Carriage system A dog 10 is placed in front of each stop position 8 to notice an overhead running vehicle 20 that ID tag data is to be read. A bar code reader 24 reads the ID tag data to determine the stop position based on a mark reference. The absolute... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7477857 | Developing unit, image forming device, and developing bias control method An image forming device includes a developing unit, which is removably inserted in the image forming device, and the developing unit includes an accumulating chamber, a developing member, and a storage medium. The accumulating chamber accumulates developer. The deve... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7466454 | Image processing device and image processing method An image processing device includes a pre-processing unit, an adder, a quantization unit, a post-processing unit and a surrounding error calculating unit. The pre-processing unit calculates an average pixel value of an aggregated pixel formed of a plurality of adjac... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7461579 | Punch press The present invention provides a punch press which enables cartridges to be easily replaced so that the replacement of the cartridges allows the use of a large number of tools, which enables tools in the cartridges to be quickly indexed, and which allows the accurac... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460928 | Setup information display device and method for processing machine The present invention provides a setup information display device for a processing machine which enables required setup information to be easily displayed. The present invention is applied to a multi-turret type punch press or the like. A setup information display d... | 12/02/2008 |
| D581973 | Photoconductor cartridge | 12/02/2008 |
| 7454468 | Electronic mail client and recording medium recording program for client A plurality of mail servers are registered along with a priority order, and normally, a mail server is selected in accordance with the priority order, and the electronic mail is transmitted. When a failure generates in the selected mail server, the electronic mail i... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450257 | Facsimile machine with forwarding function A facsimile machine includes a receiver receiving image data, a first setting device setting a forwarding destination to some of the image data received by the receiver and a first transmitter transmitting the image data to the forward destination set by the first s... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444916 | Braiding unit moving type braiding apparatus A braiding unit moving type braiding apparatus is capable of extremely efficiently braiding apparatus is capable of extremely efficiently braiding on a long mandrel having a curved portion. A braiding layer is formed around a mandrel using the braiding unit. The bra... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7437867 | Core yarn production method and apparatus An elastic core fiber is caught to prevent production of a core yarn having no elastic core fiber. In a method for producing a core yarn by supplying a sliver to a drafting device in a predetermined amount and merging a core fiber with the sliver, the sliver is supp... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7426061 | Color image processing device and color image processing method A color image processing device includes an input unit, an adjusting amount storage unit, a first conversion unit, a second conversion unit and an adjusting unit. The input unit inputs an adjustment substitute value to be selected for a color adjustment. The adjusti... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423783 | Color image scanning and printing device with efficient conversion of scanned image data into print image data A color image scanning and printing device includes a scanning unit which scans an image of a plural number of pages, a conversion unit performing a conversion process by converting a scanned result scanned by the scanning unit into image data of each of a plurality... | 09/09/2008 |
