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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8064789 | Apparatus including authentication capability An apparatus including: a processor configured to execute system side software that provides system side services to application software; an authentication module setting unit configured to add an authentication module and set the authentication module to perform u... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7831166 | Image forming apparatus and control method for the same For a network printer function and a network scan function, a trial using mode whose use frequency is limited can be set. When the preset trial using mode is finished, the use of the tried function is permitted according to setting of an exclusive key. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7809297 | Image forming apparatus and authentication method An image forming apparatus including applications and system side software for providing system side services to the applications is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: an authentication module for displaying an authentication screen on an opera... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7706710 | Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus preferably includes a process unit, an acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a selection unit. The process unit executes processes in a plurality of modes corresponding to identification information for identifying a user. The acquisiti... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7664419 | Work flow management apparatus and work flow management method An apparatus manages a usage amount associated with each of a plurality of functions included in a work flow. The work flow is executed after it is determined whether an operation of each step included in the work flow can be executed or not. ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650095 | Tracking usage of a functional unit An image forming system for receiving an identification signal from a first identification tag, identifying a user associated with the first identification signal, and storing information that tracks usage of a functional unit by the user are disclosed. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7609989 | System and control method for generating an image having a latent pattern with or without a background pattern A condition determination unit (102) determines a to-be-used copy-forgery-inhibited-pattern image from a first copy-forgery-inhibited-pattern image generated using a latent pattern designed as a pattern that becomes visible upon copy and a background pattern ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7574156 | Image forming apparatus and authentication method An image forming apparatus including applications and system side software for providing system side services to the applications is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: an authentication module for displaying an authentication screen on an opera... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7546054 | Image forming apparatus having user identification function When a USB memory 10 is attached to the USB port 8a and identification data of a user is inputted on a control panel 3, it is determined whether the identification data inputted coincides with identification data registered in advance. Wh... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7532836 | Document management method, document management system, and computer program product The image of a document is depicted on a sheet of paper together with a background pattern image expressing a password, and the password is notified to a person having authority to duplicate the document. A requestor requesting duplication of the document is caused ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7474862 | Job display control method An image forming apparatus and job display control method for authenticating a job processing requester when a job process is requested. Upon authentication of the job processing requester, attributes of the job processing requester are determined, and based on this... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7460806 | Job execution system and job execution method, and job execution apparatus and image forming apparatus used for this system A job execution system comprises a job execution apparatus, a mode storage portion which stores mode control information that indicates the relationship between a user and a job execution mode of a group to which the user belongs, and a mode identification portion w... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7440708 | Multifunction apparatus A multifunction apparatus according to the present invention transmits an electromagnetic wave signal to a memory card carried by a user who enters a detection area, scans identification information of the user for user authentication, and starts a warm-up operation... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7415217 | Image forming apparatus and control method for the same For a network printer function and a network scan function, a trial using mode whose use frequency is limited can be set. When the preset trial using mode is finished, the use of the tried function is permitted according to setting of an exclusive key. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412183 | Image forming apparatus including a billing unit, a method for controlling the image forming apparatus, a control program, and a computer-readable store medium An image forming apparatus includes an image data input unit; an image forming unit adapted to print an image on a printing sheet in accordance with image data from the image data input unit; a control unit connected to the image forming unit; and a billing setting ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398029 | Adjustment of print job to reduce color toner usage It is determined whether a print job to be output on a color laser-printing device is to have reduced color toner usage. In response to determining that the print job is to have reduced color toner usage, the print job is adjusted so that the print job consumes less... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389063 | Image formation system with authentication function A user name entered on a user authentication screen is searched and if it found to be an unregistered user name a different, registered image formation apparatus is asked to act as a proxy to perform user authentication. If the apparatus returns “OK” a decision ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386246 | Job processing method, image forming system, image forming apparatus and storage medium A convenient environment flexibly coping with an environment in which an image forming apparatus capable of accepting a plurality of jobs is used can be constructed. For this purpose, in a job processing method of an image forming system including the image forming ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382475 | Printer, information processing apparatus, and control method of interface When it is detected that a USB cable has been connected, a status of a function is discriminated. If there is no problem even if a USB enumeration is started, a USB signal is pulled up and the enumeration is started. If it is determined that trouble occurs as a func... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369785 | Image forming apparatus capable of forming at least one input image on at least one sheet surface and also of forming a selected prestored image on an otherwise blank surface of the sheet At forming an image only on one side of a sheet, an image forming unit is controlled by a control unit to form a back-side pattern image on the back side of the sheet. At forming images on both sides of sheets, when a blank side where no image is formed exists, simi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369279 | System and method to restrict copying, scanning and transmittal of documents or parts of documents A document-security system, methodology, resulting secured documents, and related matters, regarding establishing flexible and versatile control over the acts of scanning, copying, faxing, e-mailing, or otherwise reproducing or converting into another data format, s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362983 | Image forming apparatus and authentication method An image forming apparatus including applications and system side software for providing system side services to the applications is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: an authentication module for displaying an authentication screen on an opera... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352980 | Image forming apparatus and method including power state shift control An image forming apparatus which is capable of achieving both enhanced userfriendliness and improved energy saving efficiency without being released from a reduced power consumption state by a user who has no will to use the same passing thereby. When a copying mach... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343114 | Image forming apparatus and verification control method thereof An image forming apparatus including a communication interface configured to couple to a network, and a printing unit configured to process print data received via the communication interface. Also provided is a registration unit configured to register a plurality o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339708 | Image forming apparatus in which at least one application function can be added to copying function An image forming apparatus for performing at least a copying function includes an engine board, an image reading unit, an image forming unit, a controller board detachably connected to the engine board to add at least one application function to the copying function... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327478 | Image processing device, information processing method and computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for performing an operation based on whether a function is being set or requested to be set For example, an image processing device which can be operated from both remote user interface such as a Web browser and local interface by an operation panel or a card reader, and a computer system communicating with the device are embodied. A system of integrating ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7301659 | Systems and methods for use of profiles in multifunction devices A system and method for the selection and execution of a profile. The system and method comprise a data store capable of storing profiles, a user console allowing interaction between a user and a multifunction device, a communication interface adapted to allow commu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295790 | Image forming apparatus and control method The image forming apparatus detects a predetermined image data included in image data and transmits an electromagnetic signal to a memory card within a predetermined vicinity of the image forming apparatus. The memory card is configured to carried by a user of the i... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276670 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, a sheet output part that outputs the sheet having the image formed thereon by the image forming unit, and an operation panel for controlling the image forming unit disposed in ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269370 | Image forming device and its control method with adjustment mode An image forming device having an adjusting mode for making settings related to image formation, using a setting unit that sets whether change to the adjusting mode is inhibited, as well as a change unit that inhibits the change to the adjusting mode when it is set ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263724 | Unauthorized usage monitoring system for image forming apparatus When a digital copier is used, for monochrome images, image data is stored into a storage in association with user ID codes at a 5% possibility while for color images, image data is stored in association with user ID codes at possibilities ranging from 0 to 50% depe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254354 | Image forming apparatus and control method for the same For a network printer function and a network scan function, a trial using mode whose use frequency is limited can be set. When the preset trial using mode is finished, the use of the tried function is permitted according to setting of an exclusive key. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248379 | Image processing apparatus, program product for setting image processing operation, and image processing system Image processing operations, such as settings of copying conditions of a copier, are facilitated, with the setting being made on a terminal such as a personal computer or other copier. Data of the image processing operation settings to be executed by an image... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7221885 | Image forming device, system, control method, program and memory medium utilizing operation history Drawbacks in the prior technology, such as operation histories of other persons having a low possibility of re-use are also displayed and the operation history of the operator himself becomes difficult to find and an older operation history is deleted by an operatio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221884 | Image forming apparatus and method of controlling apparatus having control sections for permitting use of different functions If a code input by an operation of a user is a permission code, use of a scanner function is permitted. When the enable key is set, an enable code stored in an enable key is read. In a case where the read enable code coincides with a preregistered enable code, use o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212306 | System and method for allocating random access memory in a multifunction peripheral device A system and method are provided for adaptively allocating random access memory (RAM) in an multifunctional peripheral (MFP) device with a plurality of components. The method comprises: supplying an interface; and, in response to interface prompts, selecting the all... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205958 | Image display apparatus and camera and image communication system The camera reads identification information of the user, which is contained in an identification card, through a card reading part. The camera connects automatically to a server designated in accordance with the read identification information through a communicatio... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199889 | Printer capable of invalidating a document A printer capable of invalidating a document of value is described. The printer includes a printing mechanism, a cutter, a sensor suitable for sensing authentication characteristics of a document and outputting a sensor signal corresponding to the sensed characteris... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196808 | Printing in a secure environment A system and method for printing in a secure environment is disclosed. The method on a computer system includes receiving print stream data by a first module, wherein the first module includes a first set of permissions that are not compatible with permissions of an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7197257 | Multifunction apparatus A destination for a job completion notification that is preset by a user is stored. When the user enters a detection area, an electromagnetic wave signal is transmitted to a memory card that is carried by the user so that the user identification information is scann... | 03/27/2007 |
