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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096713 | Managing project information with a hand-propelled device A hand-propelled printer/scanner is disclosed for use in updating a project document, such as any diagram, schematic, floor plan, or other document. The project document is updated with revision drawings and/or notes printed by the hand-propelled printer/scanner dir... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083422 | Handheld tattoo printer A mobile, handheld and hand-propelled tattoo printer is disclosed for use in printing a tattoo design on a body part. The tattoo design may be any image, graphic, word, phrase, or other tattoo design. The tattoo printer receives or generates image data of the tattoo... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079765 | Hand-propelled labeling printer A mobile, handheld and hand-propelled labeling printer is disclosed for use in printing label data on a storage object. The label data may include a description of the preservation item, the data and time that the preservation item was collected, the location from w... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7771133 | Print control apparatus connectable to a printing apparatus and information processing apparatus, and control method thereof, and computer program An apparatus being connectable to a printing apparatus and an information processing apparatus, comprising, a reception unit adapted to receive identification information used to identify the printing apparatus and used to specify a printer driver in the information... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7731435 | Techniques for printing with integrated paper sheet identification A printing method and apparatus includes fingerprinting a sheet of printable media such as paper to obtain a fingerprint. The fingerprint is encrypted using an encryption key known only to the user wanting to print the document. The encrypted fingerprint is then enc... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712983 | Printing device and movie data generating method using printing device When a printing device inputs image data from a memory card, the printing device prints an order sheet whereon are arranged a chart of the image data and setting entry fields for filling in a variety of settings for generating a movie based on these image data. The ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7677821 | Image processing apparatus The present invention provides an image processing apparatus which can perform image processing suitable for each image in a job as well as provides an image processing program storage medium. The image processing apparatus has an information storage section which s... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677820 | Printing supporting apparatus, printing apparatus selecting apparatus, printing supporting program, printing apparatus selecting program, storage medium, method of selecting printing apparatus, method of supporting printing, and method of creating printing apparatus determining tree A print support apparatus includes: a unit acquiring printing specification information; a unit acquiring printing apparatus information indicating capabilities of printing apparatuses; a unit selecting a printing apparatus as a printing destination based on the pri... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7651286 | Method arrangement and computer software for the printing of a separator sheet by means of an electrophotographic printer or copier In a method or system for printing a separator sheet with a printer or copier, with aid of a first program module, at least first data are generated that contain at least information for formatting of elements of at least one separator sheet, the elements to be prin... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7628555 | Method of image forming and image forming apparatus A method of image forming comprises the steps of: converting image data into coded data with a code string using a coding key; forming a small pattern string on a sheet of printing paper by printing small patterns, each small pattern corresponding to a code construc... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7581894 | Method and system for controlling print operations in a mailpiece creation system A system and method for processing mailpiece content material in a mailpiece inserter including a printer integrated with the mailpiece creation system. The integrated printer receives print stream data from a software application and prints the mailpiece content ma... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7553095 | Print data transmitting apparatus, image forming system, printing condition setting method and printer driver program A print data transmitting apparatus for transmitting print data to an image forming apparatus having a function of creating a printed material including a plurality of pages by inserting a plurality of sheets of special paper constituting one set into a predetermine... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7517162 | Printer configured to calculate power consumption data for printers on a network A printer includes an identification unit that calculates the amount of power that will be consumed by each of a plurality of printers on a network. The printer stores power consumption calculating data for each of the printers on the network, and will identify the ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7470073 | Print control apparatus and print control program A computer-readable storage medium is provided to have a print control program embedded thereon. The program is executable by a print control apparatus that includes an information memory that memorizes an outer diameter for each of a plural different cylindrical me... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7436302 | Low cost RFID labeling device A system for dispensing, reading and verifying RFID tags. The system includes a label dispenser that dispenses labels that contain RFID tags from a bulk label storage device, an RFID Reader/Writer device that is operatively connected to the label dispenser. The RFID... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7367264 | Method and apparatus for treating sheets including a vacuum roller for retaining sheets in curved configuration An apparatus and method for retaining individual sheets of substrate in a curved configuration during coating or printing is disclosed. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366468 | Wireless communication apparatus capable of wireless communication with public wireless network and wireless communication apparatus, and image communication apparatus capable of wireless communication with wireless communication apparatus The invention provides an image communication apparatus in which an image input unit for entering image and a portable communication unit capable of wireless connection with a public wireless network are constructed in separate manner and are rendered capable of mut... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355749 | Compressed image processing method and image compressed image processing apparatus The present invention provides an image processing method and an image processing apparatus for properly enabling a compressed image included in a page layout to be drawn in colors. A print server detects a compressed image in an EPS (JPEG) format or the like, sets ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352491 | System and method for selecting the best set of devices for rendering color documents The system for selecting a best device for rendering a color document involves first determining the types of color data included in the color document to be printed. Once the type of color data has been determined, the color characteristics are matched against the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347418 | Method and apparatus for overlapping sheets in a sheet feeder and providing the overlapped sheets to a printing press The present invention is directed to a sheet feeding apparatus and method. In particular this invention comprises a sheet feeding apparatus having a first conveyance member, a second conveyance member, and a sheet bending member. The first conveyance member conveys ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327482 | Integrated printer monitoring Systems and methods for monitoring the despooling of a print job. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for providing an integrated printer capabilities/status monitor having a front end and a back end of the printing process for identi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322758 | Printing system, print request terminal, compression algorithm selecting program and printing method A printing system is provided suitable for reducing a printing time. A client apparatus acquires document data being edited during an editing operation by an application, creates print data for evaluation based on the acquired document data, selects a compression al... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322757 | Inkjet printer having associated printhead, control and memory modules An inkjet printer is provided comprising printhead modules, physically and logically distinct control modules, and logically distinct memory modules. Each printhead module prints a different section of a printing zone. Each control module controls at least one assoc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322666 | Inkjet printhead having controlled vertically offset printhead modules An inkjet printhead is provided having elongate printhead modules arranged to successively abut one another at respective longitudinal ends with a vertical offset and controllers for controlling the printhead modules. Each module has a plurality of ink ejection nozz... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318679 | Data process apparatus for controlling communication by communication unit in accordance with generated error type, and method of controlling the same To flexibly control a communication status between devices, in accordance with an error type generated in a data process device such as a printing device. Also, to improve a communication efficiency or attain a low power consumption. A type of an error generated in ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314321 | Tape printing apparatus, label producing method, data processing method for tape printing apparatus, printing system, label producing method for printing system, program, and storage medium In case where any one of longitudinal direction printing in which an arranging direction of character strings coincides with a longitudinal direction of a tape, and width direction printing in which the arranging direction coincides with a width direction, is select... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310625 | Knowledge network generation A knowledge-based system has one or more repositories with information and knowledge for topics, problems, and solutions to problems. One method to find a solution for a problem by generating a knowledge network in a master knowledge repository includes identifying ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303245 | Printing apparatus, printing system and control method for printing apparatus A printing apparatus for performing printing by scanning a carriage capable of mounting an inkjet printhead discharging ink where correction of printing timing is performed for adjusting printing positions in the printing, and information on the correction, which ca... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303342 | Print control apparatus and print control program A cable label having a desired configuration is provided without forcing a user to do any troublesome work. A character string to be printed on a cable label is memorized in a character string memory section. A print image generating section generates a character st... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300218 | System and method for improving print quality on mail pieces having low reflectivity A printing system is provided that dynamically adjusts the method of printing an image based on the lightness or darkness of the medium upon which the image will be printed. The reflectivity of the medium upon which an image is to be printed is determined, and the w... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299984 | Postage indicia including encoded ink characteristic data The present invention includes apparatus and methods for printing and verifying postage indicia. The indicia includes data that indicates characteristics of ink used to print the indicia. To verify the indicia, the data is read and compared with data provided by det... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299990 | RFID tag, printing paper, printer, and RFID system A radio frequency identification tag to be attached to printing paper includes an upper face that is opposite to a face to be attached to the printing paper, the upper face being made of a paper material substantially equal to the printing paper. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290950 | Epson scrapbook central™ reproduction system A full-size scrapbook page is scanned by n image scanner. A computer device receives an image of the scanned full-size scrapbook page. The full-size scanned scrapbook page is displayed on a display screen coupled to the display device. The full-size scanned scrapboo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290075 | Performing arbitration in a data processing apparatus An apparatus for arbitration within a data processing apparatus between a plurality of transfers to be routed over a corresponding plurality of paths provided by an interconnect circuit. The plurality of paths include a shared connection, the data processing apparat... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284920 | Printing device A printing device for printing labels includes: a read-only memory in which are stored a plurality of label data entries, the label data entries having been preset according to an intended use and are unalterable by a user; a user input having character selection ke... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283650 | Method and system for printing of automatically captured facial images augmented with promotional content The present invention is a system and method for printing facial images of people, captured automatically from a sequence of images, onto coupons or any promotional printed material, such as postcards, stamps, promotional brochures, or tickets for movies or shows. T... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273322 | Continuous sheet-printing device, system, method and storage medium storing program A continuous sheet-printing device including: an input buffer for printing data; a generation section that generates image data from the printing data that is supplied from the input buffer; an output buffer for the generated image data; a printing section that impl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272711 | Recording/reproducing apparatus and method for updating firmware of the apparatus In a recording/reproducing apparatus capable of communicating with a data transmission site and the other apparatus through a network, a control unit controls the recording and reproducing of the information based on firmware. A receiving unit receives first informa... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272455 | Remote controlling device, program and system with control command changing function A control device for controlling a control target device includes a control content acquisition unit, a recognition unit, a device control unit, and a communication unit. The control content acquisition unit acquires control information containing operation instruct... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267498 | Six-sided printing method An improved sheet printer is provided capable of simultaneously printing both on a “main” surface of a sheet of print media and along edges of that same sheet of print media, such that when the sheets are stacked after being printed, a predetermined image will a... | 09/11/2007 |
