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| 20110311237 | METHOD FOR DETECTING OPENING/CLOSED STATE OF AN INTERLOCK SWITCH PROVIDED IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE A controller determines a state of a switch unit based on a potential difference between a power supply side and a load side of the switch unit. Alternatively, when an electronic device is in a first operating state, the controller determines a state of the switch based... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110236035 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING An image forming apparatus includes: a monitor that monitors a state of communication performed in the image forming apparatus; and a controller that, when the monitor monitors that the state of the communication is abnormal, controls the communication based on an opera... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110217050 | PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING PRINTING METHOD In a printing apparatus, first printing data used for the first printing apparatus to perform a print is associated with second printing data generated from the same print job as the first printing data. A printing apparatus detects an operating state of the apparatus. ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110117487 | JOB ERROR CORRECTION IN A MULTICOLOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT ENGINE A method and system for printing image documents using a variety of toners where some toners using a multi-development station having two or more development stations. These toners are co-printed prior to fixing, on the receiver by the multi-development station.... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110091222 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a body housing in which an opening is formed for providing removal/mounting access of a removable cartridge; a door member for selectively closing the opening. The removable cartridge includes a cartridge status chip in ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110076046 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus detects whether a cover is opened or closed in each of a general power mode and a power saving mode. The image forming apparatus includes a cover opening/closing sensor to detect opening or closing of a cover, a cover opening/closing sensing p... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110026943 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus including at least one latent image carrier, an image forming unit to form a toner image on the at least one latent image carrier based on image data, a transfer body onto which the toner image formed on the at least one latent image carrier i... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100316395 | WRITE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OPEN/CLOSE CONTROL METHOD A write device includes an opening arranged on a casing of a write unit that emits irradiation light to expose a photoreceptor; a shutter unit movably mounted on the casing to open and close the opening; plural wall-like sections having respective different widths and b... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100296822 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Failures of respective light emitting elements are detected without printing on a sheet. An image forming apparatus includes an optical scanning section including plural light emitting sections each including plural light emitting elements, plural photoreceptors which a... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100278543 | SPECTRAL COLORIMETRIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME A spectral colorimetric apparatus for detecting a color of an image of a subject, including: an illumination optical system illuminating the subject on a detection surface; a spectral optical system including a spectral element spectrally separating the beam diffused by... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100260506 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus is provided with an image forming station for forming an image, a display unit for displaying specified information, a mode changing section for switching a mode of the image forming apparatus between a first mode for waiting on standby with f... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100215381 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING NIP WIDTH BASED ON A SCANNED NIP PRINT IMAGE ON ULTRAVIOLET (UV)-SENSITIVE MEDIA IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting nip width based on a scanned nip print image on ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive media in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving a signal to generate a nip print, automatically inserting a s... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100158544 | FLEXIBLE DIAGNOSTIC SENSOR SHEET A system of diagnosing a printer or photocopying system using a flexible diagnostic sheet is described. In the system, a thin diagnostic sheet including a plurality of sensors formed on the sheet is run through the paper path of the printing system. The printing system ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100003037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING LOCATIONS ON A BELT Aspects of the disclosure can provide a sensor system. The sensor system can include a belt having an undesirable portion and an aperture formed at a distance from the undesirable portion, a reflector located in the aperture, and a detector that senses a light reflected... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090324259 | CONDITION DETERMINING SYSTEM, METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF CONDITION DETERMINING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A system abnormality determining method comprises the steps of transmitting fake abnormal information representing an abnormal condition of the target instrument from the target instrument to a condition determination device via a network during a test operation of the ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090263145 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODULAR PRINTING SYSTEMS Disclosed are methods and systems to diagnose modular printing systems having two or more interchangeable modules. In addition, methods and systems are provided to generate instructions for configuring the interchangeable modules within the printing system to produce op... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090080908 | Image Forming Apparatus In an image forming apparatus, an image forming portion forms an image on a rotator. A storage portion stores change characteristics information relevant to correction parameters corresponding to phase points of the rotator. A designating portion designates a correction... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090074429 | Image Forming Apparatus In an image forming apparatus, an image forming portion forms an image on a rotator. A storage portion stores change characteristics information relevant to correction parameters corresponding to phase points of the rotator. A designating portion sequentially designates... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090041479 | Image forming apparatus and method of detecting home position error An image forming apparatus and a method of detecting a home position error are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a plurality of developing units, a cam shaft, and a plurality of cams that are formed on the cam shaft to correspond to the respective developin... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090034990 | Management device of an image forming apparatus A management device for an image forming apparatus including a status data collection unit where multiple types of status data are received from the image forming apparatus and stored in a status database, a target data creation unit where multiple types of target data ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090003847 | Image forming device An image forming device includes a device body, an image forming unit provided in the device body to form an image on a recording medium, a carrying unit detachably attached to the device body so as to carry a recording medium on a carrying route, a first detecting unit... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080240741 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME An image forming apparatus according to the invention includes a cooling fan as a cooling device, an image formation processing unit, a changeover unit, a main control unit, a secondary control unit, and a power supply unit. The main control unit and the secondary contr... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080232825 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus generates a color image on a transfer belt by superimposing toner images of respective colors generated by image forming units, and transfers the color image onto a transfer medium. The image forming apparatus includes a correction pattern for... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080205909 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM The image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit that acquires information on disaster; and a switching unit that switches an operational mode of the image processing apparatus from a first operational mode in which image processing is not performed when there ... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080138094 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A control unit controls a device that executes an image forming process, compares changes of each toner adhesion amount in an image-density-detection pattern image when a developing-bias control condition is changed, with respect to a toner adhesion amount in an image-d... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080138093 | APPARATUS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FIXING UNIT IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING SUCH When the density of a toner image of a leading end of a printing sheet is no less than a predetermined reference density, a printing start time is delayed or printing data is deleted so that printing data is not printed in the leading end of the sheet. When the printing... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080124093 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF A data processing apparatus, connected to a printing apparatus, that transfers print data to the printing apparatus and performs a status display of the printing apparatus, the data processing apparatus comprising: a first determination unit adapted to determine a proce... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080124094 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL METHOD THEREOF An image forming apparatus including: a body; an electronic unit; a replaceable unit that is detachably installed within the body; a power supply that generates and outputs a predetermined operation voltage; a high voltage generating part that receives the operation vol... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080080874 | Imaging forming device, medium, inspection system, recording medium storing inspection program, and computer data signal embodied in carrier wave An image forming device, which includes an inspection data storing section that stores inspection data for inspecting an inspection target for identifying a cause of a defective print, and an image forming section that forms on a medium the inspection data stored in the... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080031641 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a processing unit which performs an image recording process for recording an image on a recording medium based on image data; a movement mechanism which moves the processing unit; a first control section which controls the image recor... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080031640 | Method Of Calibrating Alignment Section, Image-Drawing Device With Calibrated Alignment Section, And Conveying Device An alignment section calibration system used in a device which handles elongated, flexible recording media, has an alignment section, a calibration member, and a relative moving mechanism. The alignment section is disposed so as to be able to carry out detection at a po... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080025734 | Automated detection and notification of the need for service and/or supplies replenishment in a machine A system for automatically detecting the need to service a machine. The system includes a processor and at least one of a device component and a supply component. The processor determines a time at which the device component will require repair or replacement and when t... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080019709 | Power control apparatus and method of using a power control apparatus in an image forming device A method and apparatus to control power supplied to a paper transfer belt (PTB) unit and a laser scanning unit (LSU) included in an image forming device includes the PTB unit to transfer a developed latent image onto a printing medium, the LSU to scan light onto a photo... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080002995 | Maintenance System and Method A technique is provided that enables reduction in cost related to maintenance services and that also enables reduction in downtime of a product. A maintenance system for making a maintenance plan for consumable parts of an apparatus that is... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070292146 | Image forming apparatus executing calibration and service person call An image forming apparatus includes a condition determining device that calculates a deviation amount of image data from a normal condition and determines if the image forming apparatus is in an abnormal condition. An abnormal section specifying device specifies an abno... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070292145 | SERVICES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR EQUIPMENT An equipment maintenance and monitoring system and method is disclosed for, e.g., efficiently performing servicing and parts replacement in such equipment and thereby reducing service calls. In particular, the equipment maintenance and monitoring system and method preem... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070280706 | Failure prevention diagnosis support system, failure prevention diagnosis support method, and program product of failure prevention diagnosis support A failure prevention diagnosis support system includes: an acquiring portion that acquires internal information about an internal state of an image forming apparatus; a storage portion that stores one or a plurality of logistic regression models that define an estimate ... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070258723 | Image forming apparatus and operating method An image forming apparatus effectively reduces its maintenance cost and prevents a failure of the image forming apparatus in a period of busy use by the user, which includes a failure prediction distinction device configured to predict a failure based on an internal sta... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070237529 | Image-forming-apparatus simulation apparatus, image forming apparatus simulation method, and program An image-forming-apparatus simulation apparatus includes a storing section, a first acquiring section, a generating section, a display section and a control section. The storing section stores a defective event table. In the defective event table, event specifying infor... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070217796 | Fault isolation of visible defects with manual module shutdown options A system for handling objects includes a first image marking engine operative to mark objects, and a second image marking engine operative to mark objects. In addition, the system includes a first object delivery path operative to transport objects presented by the firs... | 09/20/2007 |
