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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189206 | Print control apparatus, printing system, print control method, and computer-readable storage medium A print control apparatus controls a color multifunction printer (MFP) having a print unit and a paper ejecting unit, and a post-press section including a nearline finisher having a feeding unit and a post processing unit and including a post-press server controllin... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8169626 | Using buffers to support uncertainties in marking engine execution A printing system includes at least one marking engine and a paper path which carries sheets of print media to the marking engine from an upstream direction and carries sheets of print media which have been marked by the marking engine in a downstream direction. A b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164763 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including a printing unit which prints an image on paper, an exit path which connects an exit of the printing unit to an exit member which pushes the paper outside of the printing unit, a plurality of guide members which are arranged width... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159685 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method capable of easily performing work to arrange pages of discharged recording paper in case of multi-feeding of original In one embodiment of an image processing apparatus, when multi-feeding during transport of originals is detected, except for the multi-fed originals, which are all of the originals simultaneously multi-fed by the multi-feeding, the images written on only the other r... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159686 | Image processing job scheduler To keep track of which process each process job currently exits and when it comes in own charge or which job must be processed, it is necessary to use a workflow system on a PC, and this necessitates to move back and force between the PC and the apparatus, thereby l... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144342 | Print job separation apparatus and method An apparatus and method are disclosed for separating print jobs. Print jobs may be separated by alternating between outputting entire print jobs in straight and askew orientations. Print jobs may also be separated by outputting jobs in a straight orientation and out... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139236 | On-demand publishing system According to the present invention an information processing apparatus comprises: a loading unit which loads function information representing a function of the post-printing processing device; an identification unit which identifies a printing function processible ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139237 | Image generating apparatus, image processing apparatus, recording medium and computer readable recording medium An image generating apparatus includes a document-image acquiring section, an information-image acquiring section and a synthesizing section. The document-image acquiring section acquires a document image, which is a binary image formed based on an electronic docume... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125655 | Reading device, image forming apparatus, electronic paper, and computer program product A copier includes an ADF that transports electronic paper and a paper medium to a read position. The ADF includes a medium type detector, a controller, a communication reader, and an optical reader. The medium type detector discriminates between electronic paper and... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125656 | Label data creating apparatus, label data creating method, and computer program product In a case wherein a rolled sheet loaded in a tape printer is a non-fixed length rolled sheet, the CPU of the computer device displays a layout edit window which is set to a free length print mode on a display screen of a display. If the free length/fixed length swit... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120788 | Image arranging device and image arranging program storage medium An image arranging device arranging an image in a predetermined region, includes: a regulation obtaining section that obtains an arrangement regulation of the image in the region; and a data obtaining section that obtains print image data which represents a print im... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8111409 | Detecting apparatus and recording unit A detecting apparatus includes a target section in which target elements to be detected are arranged in the direction of the motion of a moving body; a detecting section that detects the target elements with the motion of the moving body and outputs a waveform signa... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111410 | Data processing apparatus, and computer readable recording medium stored with processing program In merging the printing data of the merger source to the printing data of the merger destination, the setting information concerning the tab sheets are identified from the both printing data and the aligning process is executed for aligning the tab setting informati... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8102545 | Image forming apparatus An upper frame member is pivotally attached to an apparatus body so as to pivot between a closed position and an open position. The apparatus body is closed when the upper frame member is in the closed position, and the apparatus body is opened to expose an image fo... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094326 | Image processing apparatus, job processing method, storing medium, and program An image processing apparatus executes an image process by using a sheet feeding unit or a sheet discharging unit selected from a plurality of sheet feeding units and sheet discharging units. The image processing apparatus stores attribute information for specifying... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089640 | Printer configuration determined by format on a print medium On operation of a printer for a digital tachograph in a motor vehicle, the input of the specification for the desired print is regularly time-consuming and error-prone due to the deep menu structure of the user guide. A solution is provided whereby the print medium ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085411 | Data processing apparatus, print control method, computer-readable storage medium, and program stored therein It is necessary to avoid performing printing which brings about a poor printing result due to a mismatch between a medium fed by a printer and a set medium. For arbitrary paper, a paper type determining process unit 612 determines according to the information... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085412 | Sheet conveying apparatus, sheet conveying method, and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes a skew amount detecting unit configured to detect an amount of skew of a sheet, two rollers configured to convey the sheet in a predetermined conveyance direction when rotating in a same direction and to rotate the sheet around a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8072619 | Printing apparatus and method for controlling the same According to one embodiment of the present invention, a printing apparatus including a printing unit for executing a print job and performing a printing process on recording paper, and a control unit for controlling the printing unit, the printing apparatus causing ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072620 | Electronically tagged printed matter, image forming device, image forming method, and image forming program, as well as computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded In IC-tagged printed matter 200, image data is printed on IC-tagged paper and the image data of the printed image is stored in the IC tag. MFP 100C makes a judgment whether the document set by ADF 141 is an IC-tagged printed matter or not by mea... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068239 | Image forming apparatus with adaptive automatic layout function It is determined whether each of objects separated from a plurality of objects arranged in a single page is character object or not, and with respect to an object determined as a character object, a ratio of pixels configuring a character in the determined object to... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8059283 | Recording method in recording apparatus, and recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a transporting unit which transports a recording medium and a recording unit which records data (e.g., prints) on the recording medium. A control unit controls the recording unit and the transporting unit. A detection unit detects a ba... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059284 | Automated booklet maker An apparatus for transporting processed sheets within a printing device. The apparatus includes a compiler including a slot for receiving the processed sheets. The slot is defined at least in part by a paper guide. An elevator is in operative communication with the ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054476 | Asymmetric IDZ precession in a multi-pass direct marking system What is disclosed is a system and method for minimizing the Inter-Document Zone (IDZ) in printing system architectures with print engines running at constant speed. The asymmetric IDZ precession disclosed herein is intended for those multi-pass systems where there i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054475 | Image forming system and printing-medium feeding device Provided is an image forming system that suppresses an increase in number of signal lines between an image forming apparatus and optional units, curtails communication time period and alleviates communication load. To accomplish this, an image forming system include... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045186 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, computer readable medium and data signal An image processing system includes a profile generating section, a designating section, a calculating section and a correcting section. The profile generating section generates a color conversion profile based on first colorimetric values obtained from a first colo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040535 | Image forming apparatus, image forming system, recovery processing method, program, and storage medium There is provided an image forming apparatus that can reduce the burden placed on the user by avoiding input errors and a complicated input operation when making settings for a color/black-and-white mixing operation and can perform a proper recovery even when a shee... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040534 | Image processing method and apparatus comprising an image processing in which a RIP process is performed on original image data An image processing method in which a RIP process is performed on original image data to obtain raster data with a first resolution, and a smoothing process is performed through oversampling the obtained raster data to generate output image data with a second resolu... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035826 | Method of processing image In a method of processing an image, a plurality of pages of data is reduced and created as collected data, and specific information corresponding to a sheet of a print medium is created. The collected data and the specific information are edited in a data editing se... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027043 | Method and system for inventory control of secure stock in feeders and finishers A method and system for auditing security stock usage including displaying one or more data on a graphical user interface (GUI); extracting a first set of information into a first log file from the one or more data displayed on the GUI; commencing a print run on a p... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027044 | Image forming apparatus, print job processing method, and program An image forming apparatus which makes it possible to perform image forming processing and post-processing efficiently. A job controller divides a single print job into a plurality of print jobs according to the processing capability of a post-processing apparatus. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018604 | Multifunction sensor for an image forming device The present application is directed to methods and devices for determining the presence of a module and presence of a media sheet in a media path using output signals from a single sensor in an image forming device. One embodiment includes a sensor which may be orie... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018605 | Document copier printing a copy of an input sheet by retrieving an electronic document containing content of the input sheet A document copier is disclosed. The document copier has a code sensor for sensing coded data on a surface of a source page. The source page contains the coded data and content. A sheet transport mechanism configured to feed sheets of media through a media path and a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7995221 | Method of printing a multi-page document using a cyclical multi-page transport apparatus A method of printing a document having a plurality of pages in an original sequence includes determining an second sequence to print each of the pages, wherein the second equence is different than the original sequence; loading each of the pages onto cyclic multi-pa... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7982886 | Document fixer A document fixer includes a supporting plate and a fixer body. The supporting plate includes a business card fixing recess and a clamping part. The fixer body includes a first supporting plate receiving part, an ordinary document fixing recess and a second supportin... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7944570 | Printing workflow server To keep track of which process each process job currently exits and when it comes in own charge or which job must be processed, it is necessary to use a workflow system on a PC, and this necessitates to move back and force between the PC and the apparatus, thereby l... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940402 | Printer with print process ratio setting to determine print process priority and print order A program execution unit of an MFP apparatus does not use a preset priority for each kind of job or a print estimated time with low precision. Instead, the program execution unit controls a print order of pages of print images, which are generated by each job, so as... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929156 | Technique for image data recording In an image output control system of the invention, an image processing device makes image data subjected to a preset series of image processing and supplies the processed image data to an image output device, which then outputs a resulting processed image. The imag... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924443 | Parallel printing system Disclosed is a print media interposer system and method. The print media interposer system comprises two or more interposer modules, one or more interface modules, and a controller. The interposer modules are adapted to receive one or more print media input stacks f... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920279 | Apparatus and methods for improved printing in a tandem LED printhead engine Apparatus and methods for adjusting a skew angle of an LED array in the second of dual/tandem print engine systems to compensate for shrinkage of the printable medium exiting the first print engine. Features and aspects hereof provide for manually and/or automatical... | 04/05/2011 |
