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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189216 | Printing system and printer A printing system includes a printer in which particular information is set to designate the printer is a qualified printer, and a host device for transmitting print information created by a particular application to the printer. The particular application has an in... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189214 | Image forming apparatus for document identity ascertainment An image forming apparatus includes a unique information acquisition unit to acquire unique information unique to document data to be a print object from the document data; a storage unit to store the acquired unique information in association with the document data... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189217 | Image processing system configured to set a user authority level An information processing apparatus transmits a job, share user information indicating users who are permitted to access a shared folder, and access permission information defining the users' user authority level to use data stored in the shared folder, which is set... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189213 | Image forming apparatus capable of using security code for communication On receiving FAX image data, an image forming apparatus determines whether or not a security code is superimposed on the image data. If superimposed, the image forming apparatus stored the content of the security code and erases the superimposed security code from t... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8189215 | Image reading device and associated method for job execution An image reading device and associated method for job execution are provided. An interrupted job storage unit of the image reading device is configured to interrupt a first job and to store an interrupted job information that relates to the first job in the storage ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184309 | Printing system and job processing method with inhibition and designation of function and deletion of associated jobs This invention can cope with various user needs and use cases related to a holding function and can prevent any situation in which, for example, even when the holding function is disabled, an external device continuously inputs, to a printing apparatus, jobs which r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184310 | Approval workflow management system and printing apparatus with control over file editing restrictions An approval workflow management system capable of preventing a mismatch from being caused between a document of which the contents have been confirmed for approval, and an electronic document stored in a file server, for approval, thereby enhancing the reliability o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184308 | Image forming apparatus, print control program, application program and printing system An image forming apparatus includes a calibration information generating unit that generates calibration information, an identification information generating unit that generates identification information associating the generated calibration information, a receivi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179543 | Fingerprint scan order sequence to configure a print system device What is disclosed is a system and method for capturing fingerprint data in an ordered sequence and using the captured sequence to configure a complex multi-function print system device to a set of device specific settings to perform intended workflow processes. Each... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179542 | Information processing device, image forming apparatus, and process control system An information processing device includes a communication unit that sends entry-sheet-definition data to an image forming apparatus such that a collation-information entry sheet for entering collation information is displayed on the image forming apparatus. After th... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174710 | System and method for diagnosing a failure condition in an image path of an image processing apparatus Disclosed herein is a system and method for diagnosing a failure condition of an image processing apparatus. When a failure condition is detected in an image path during output of a document, a fault code is issued. The image processing apparatus is then capable of ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169631 | Printing apparatus, information processing apparatus, control method thereof, print management system, and program An apparatus and method for printing data based on an electronic file and generating management information about the print data including receiving print data and identification information associated with the electronic file, comparing the received print data with... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169634 | Image processing apparatus and image forming apparatus In a watermark process section in an image processing apparatus, a visible watermark pattern read-out section reads out a visible watermark pattern that is stored in a memory. An invisible watermark generating section draws an invisible watermark on the read-out vis... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169632 | Printing system and printing device A printing device is provided with a first storage configured to store a time-designated first print job, a judging unit configured to judge whether to change the print time of the first print job to allow interruption of a second print job which is different from t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169633 | Method and apparatus for attempted secure print job release notification A method and apparatus for notifying a user of an attempted secure print job release from an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving a secure print job and secure print job instructions from a user, wherein the secure print job instruc... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164769 | Image forming apparatus with vibration detection and control A Multi-Functional Peripheral (MFP) comprising: a registration adjuster for making a registration adjustment by adjusting an image forming position of each color; a detector for detecting an intensity of a vibration; a transmitter for transmitting the image data to ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164770 | Image processing apparatus and image processing system with remote login An image processing apparatus is connected via a network to a terminal device having a recording medium loaded therein, receives a remote login from the terminal device, and executes an image processing job. When an operator who has logged in to the image processing... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159694 | Image processor and image processing method processing an image that includes a semi-transparent object or an image with periodically varying density An image processor and an image processing method which can minimize variation of color tone or density in an image after screen processing, even if semi-transparency has been specified. The image processor generates semi-transparent image data by overlaying a semi-... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159695 | Data processing apparatus, system control method and system If a user specifies shutdown of the power supply of an apparatus from a console, another apparatus connected to the same network is notified so as not to issue a request for a new shared job, and it is determined whether a scheduled shared job exists. The display on... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159693 | Printing system, printing apparatus, and job control method A printing system adapted to be able to successively process a plurality of jobs by a printing apparatus has a designation unit adapted to designate, from the plurality of jobs, a job that processing by the printing apparatus is to be suspended; and a controller ada... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8149433 | Image forming apparatus and control method for image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus executes controls relating to image formation in a dispersed manner without centralization. A printer part of the image forming apparatus includes a laser module, an image process module, a paper-feed cassette module, a conveyance module,... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149435 | Information processing apparatus, printing system, and control method therefor The present invention realizes a network printing system capable of accumulating and chasing printed data. Further, by providing a job chasing function on the printer driver side, detailed setting can be done to extract history information of the job chasing functio... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149434 | Image output apparatus, image output method, and computer readable medium An image output apparatus includes: a memory configured to store user identification data; a receiver configured to receive image data and user identification data; an input unit by use of which a user inputs his/her user identification data; a clock; and an image f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144347 | Method of controlling print job schedule and printing system using the method A printing system including a first memory unit storing a printer operating system and at least two interpreters; a second memory unit having an operating area for the printer operating system, an operating area and a heap area for each interpreter of the first memo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139240 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided, in which communication history that may change in a sleep mode is updated and displayed, whereby state of data communication in the sleep mode can be grasped. Even if the image forming apparatus as a whole is stopped, power is... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139239 | Printing system, method for controlling a printing system, image forming apparatus, controller of print system, and storage medium Confidentiality of a job that requires authentication processing prior to printing is maintained as much as possible. A method for controlling a printing system is provided that is capable of receiving a plurality of types of print jobs including a first type print ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139241 | Printing apparatus and its control method, job processing method, and printing system When authentication data input before execution of print processing based on a secure print job is authenticated, a copy is printed based on the secure print job (S1909). When print processing for the designated number of copies is to be executed after the pr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134723 | Information processing apparatus, and method discriminating between sheet feed from cassette and manual port, and image transfer based thereon An information processing apparatus which controls a host-based printer includes a determination portion which determines designation of feed from a feed unit or manual feed port, a display control portion which, when it is determined that feed from the manual feed ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130390 | Image data transmitting apparatus, server apparatus, image data transmitting system, and program The image data transmitting apparatus acquires the address book data corresponding to the user or such data and the transmittal cover letter data from the server apparatus, selects, out of the acquired information on destinations, the destination according to select... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126945 | Data management apparatus for generating one file having combination of plurality of files, data management method, and data management program In order to reduce the volume of data having combination of a plurality of data, MFP includes an element determination portion to determine at least one of a plurality of files stored beforehand as an element, an ordinal rank determination portion to determine an or... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125664 | Pull print supporting image forming system, image forming apparatus and image forming method When a user applies a pull print request by operating an operation panel unit of an image forming apparatus MFP, a server SRV transmits a list of print data stored therein and setting information of each print data to the image forming apparatus MFP. The image formi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125663 | Usage status management device, recording medium storing usage status processing program, usage status management system, and usage status management method A usage status management device, which includes a collection section that collects usage history information of an image forming device, the usage history information including information on a usage of a display operation section of the image forming device, an an... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125665 | Image-processing system, control method, program, and storage medium An image processing system includes a printing unit configured to print an image, a managing unit configured to manage charging information that can be reduced according to print processing performed by the printing unit, and a control unit configured to slow down t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125662 | Department management printing system and method, program product used in department management printing, and authentication method Incapability of printing as a result of prohibition of authentication due to a difference between functions of authentication processing in printing apparatuses is prevented, by acquiring a function of authentication processing of a concerned printing apparatus. It ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120793 | Methods and systems for displaying content on an imaging device Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and devices for sending content to an imaging device display using a browser and an embedded application. Some aspects relate to an interruptive process whereby a browser process is interrupted in order to ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120794 | Data-processing device, data-processing method, and computer program When an error occurs while a job flow including a plurality of steps is executed, an electronic signature is added to image data processed at a step that has already been performed, and the image data to which the electronic signature is added is stored. At that tim... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120795 | Method of document protection This invention relates to a method for preventing a copy of document, belonging to a technical field of entire copy protection of document. In the prior art, for some important documents, specially the secret ones, the reproduction of this kind of document is usuall... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120796 | Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, computer-readable medium and computer data signal An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit, an image receiving unit, a detection unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores number of a plurality of information images included in a reference image. The information images represent data. The image r... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115942 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus detects whether a sub board, which performs image processing, is in a processing-disabled state. If it is detected that the sub board is in the processing-disabled state, the image forming apparatus activates a virtual environment on a mai... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115941 | Image forming apparatus and print controlling method for the same An image forming apparatus includes: a combining unit configured to combine a document image and a coded image; a setting determining unit configured to determine whether a setting for combining a document image including a previously combined coded image and an oth... | 02/14/2012 |
