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20140146101 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes a recording-head carrier including a recording head for ejecting a liquid droplet onto a recording medium, a relative moving unit configured to relatively move the recording-head carrier and the recording medium; an image recording unit configured to drive the recording head by a driving signal having a driving waveform to eject liquid droplets toward the recording medium while relatively moving the recording-head carrier and the recording medium; a driving-waveform determining unit configured to determine the driving waveform of the driving signal based on a detected temperature near the recording head; a drive-timing determining unit configured to determine drive timing at which the recording head is driven by the driving signal, based on the detected temperature; and a drive control unit configured to set the driving waveform and the drive timing to the image recording unit to drive the recording head. | 05-29-2014 |
20140152735 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus which reads a test pattern formed by ejecting liquid droplets onto a recording medium to adjust an ejection timing of the liquid droplets is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a reading unit including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit; a sensitivity adjusting unit; a relative movement unit; a first correction unit which detects a position of the test pattern; a second correction unit which detects the position of the test pattern; and a correction method selecting unit which selects the first correction unit or the second correction unit based on adjusting results of sensitivity adjusted by the sensitivity adjusting unit. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152737 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR FORMING TEST PATTERN, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head in which a plurality of nozzles for discharging liquid droplets; and a pattern forming unit configured to form a test pattern used for positional deviation adjustment including a first pattern serving as a reference pattern and a second pattern serving as an adjustment pattern. The first pattern and the second pattern each are a linear pattern that is parallel to a nozzle arrangement direction and has a disconnected portion. The disconnected portion of the first pattern and the disconnected portion of the second pattern are shifted from each other in the nozzle arrangement direction. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153006 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ADJUSTING IMAGE POSITIONAL DEVIATION, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image forming apparatus forms adjustment patterns having a predetermined edge interval on a recording medium, while moving a carriage mounted with recording heads that eject a liquid droplet on the recording medium and formed of a sub-scanning motor and the like in a main-scanning direction by a main-scanning motor. The image forming apparatus performs a positional deviation correction process in which the adjustment pattern formed on the recording medium is read by a reading sensor mounted on the recording heads, while moving the carriage in the main-scanning direction, to correct a positional deviation of a landing position of the liquid droplet ejected from the recording heads based on an ideal interval between the adjustment patterns and a read result of the reading sensor repeatedly at least twice. | 06-05-2014 |
20150158309 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND DRYING DETERMINATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a printing unit that prints at least one object image using a color material; a color information acquiring unit that acquires color information of the object image; and a control unit that starts one of colorimetry of the object image using the color information acquired by the color information acquiring unit and color adjustment of the printing unit after a variation amount of color information of the object image measured at different points of time is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold. | 06-11-2015 |
20150162372 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, MEDIUM TYPE DETERMINING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes: a light source; a two-dimensional image sensor that receives reflected light from a subject including specular light of the source and outputs an image of the subject; and an optical member arranged in an optical path of light emitted from the source to the subject. When a specular position of the source in the subject arranged apart from the two-dimensional image sensor by a certain distance is defined as a first specular position, whereas a specular position of the source in the optical member is defined as a second specular position, a relative positional relation of the optical member and the source with respect to the two-dimensional image sensor is determined so that a difference between an incident angle from the source toward the first specular position and an incident angle from the source toward the second specular position is a reference value or more. | 06-11-2015 |
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20080198394 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A print-information acquiring unit acquires print object information as an image and predetermined information to be encoded. A code-image creating unit encodes the predetermined information according to a predetermined encode rule to create a plurality of types of code images. A layer-image creating unit creates a plurality of types of layer images including the code images for each of the types. A combined-image creating unit superimposes the types of layer images according to a predetermined superimposition rule to create a combined image. A printing unit prints the combined image created by the combined-image creating unit on a recording medium. | 08-21-2008 |
20080198405 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - In a printing operation, a first MFP prints a code image of a paper ID, and stores paper information including information specifying an electronic document as a print source with the paper ID. In a copying operation in a second MFP, the second MFP acquires the paper ID from the code image and paper information through a network, specifies an electronic document using the paper information, and acquires the specified electronic document through the network. The second MFP prints the code image of the paper ID and the acquired electronic document, and stores paper information including the paper ID of a copy source with the paper ID. | 08-21-2008 |
20080225334 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - In printing an electronic document on a paper, an MFP prints a code image created by encoding a paper ID including a local ID issued to the paper and stores paper information with the paper ID. The MFP determines a type of data format, creates a paper ID in the data format, and prints a code image created by encoding the paper ID. In copying a printed paper, the MFP decodes the code image printed on the paper to acquire the paper ID and retrieves paper information associated with the paper ID according to the data format. The MFP specifies the electronic document as a print source from retrieved paper information and performs printing using the electronic document. | 09-18-2008 |
20080291502 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD - A disclosed document processing device for processing image data includes a medium identification information acquiring unit configured to acquire medium identification information from an image of the medium identification information included in the image data; a process information acquiring unit configured to acquire, based on the medium identification information, process information pertaining to a currently-executing process in a currently-executing workflow associated with the medium identification information; a form definition information acquiring unit configured to acquire, based on the process information pertaining to the currently-executing process, form definition information of a form corresponding to the currently-executing process; and a region image acquiring unit configured to acquire, based on the form definition information, a region image of a predetermined region in the image data, which predetermined region corresponds to an entry region in the form where written-input information is written in at the currently-executing process. | 11-27-2008 |
20090190168 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A document processing system is disclosed that is capable of processing both fixed-format and unfixed-format hand written paper documents. The document processing system includes an encoding unit that encodes a sheet ID for identifying a hand written first document on a sheet to generate a coded sheet ID; a decoding unit that decodes the coded sheet ID; a document-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a document ID assigned to a computerized second document; a printing unit that acquires the sheet ID and prints the coded sheet ID on the first document; a sheet ID management unit that manages the sheet ID; an information acquisition unit that acquires the sheet ID decoded by the decoding unit, and hand-written data from the first document on which the coded sheet ID is printed; and a process-sheet ID association unit that associates the sheet ID with a process ID of a process for processing the hand-written data acquired by the information acquisition unit. | 07-30-2009 |
20100030751 | OPERATIONS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An operations information management system is disclosed that includes an input unit that receives an input from a user; a form in which the user enters operations information; a storage unit that stores first operations information extracted from image data of the form based on a rule determined corresponding to the form; and an operations information storage unit that is included in the storage unit and stores in the storage unit the first operations information and second operations information input by the user through the input unit so that the first operations information and the second operations information are associated with each other. | 02-04-2010 |
20100220343 | DOCUMENT MANAGING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT MANAGING SYSTEM, AND DOCUMENT MANAGING METHOD - A disclosed device includes a document managing apparatus including an image data acquiring unit acquiring original data of original documents in a predetermined layout, a layout information storing unit storing IDs and layout information, an original document determining unit determining the IDs of the original documents, a partial area information storing unit storing partial area information for the original data respectively for the IDs, a partial area extracting unit, an arrangement information storing unit storing arrangement information on paper in association with the IDs respectively for the partial areas, a synthetic image data generating unit forming synthetic image data in conformity with the arrangement information and forming identification information into the synthetic image data, a data accumulating unit causing a data storing unit to store the identification information and the original data, and a printing unit that prints a synthetic document having the synthetic image data. | 09-02-2010 |
20150130946 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging device includes an imaging unit configured take a plurality of images, the imaging unit including a plurality of imaging parts each configured to acquire an imaging data item relevant to one of the plurality of images taken, and a wiring part configured to transmit a plurality of the imaging data items acquired by the plurality of imaging parts. The wiring part includes an external part forming an outline of the wiring part, and a cable part disposed inside the external part. The plurality of imaging parts are disposed along a longitudinal direction of the wiring part, and the imaging unit is configured to acquire the plurality of the imaging data items corresponding to a plurality of imaging positions, and transmit the plurality of the imaging data items by using the cable part. | 05-14-2015 |
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20130257890 | COLOR ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, COLOR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, COLOR ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A color adjustment device includes a color-value obtaining unit, a color-property-value deriving unit, a correction-item selection unit, a target-property-value setting unit, a correction-coefficient deriving unit, and a color-adjustment-profile generating unit. The color-value obtaining unit obtains color values when an image is displayed on image display devices. The color-property-value deriving unit derives values of color properties from the color values. The correction-item selection unit selects a color property as a correction item on the basis of the derived values. The target-property-value setting unit sets a target property value for the correction item. The correction-coefficient deriving unit derives a correction coefficient to be used to correct the values of the color property to the target property value. The color-adjustment-profile generating unit generates a color-adjustment profile on the basis of the correction coefficient. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257895 | IMAGE ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE ADJUSTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image adjusting apparatus includes the following elements. A set color temperature obtaining unit obtains a set color temperature which is set when a white image is displayed, in an image display apparatus. A maximum tone value calculator calculates a maximum tone value of a reference color when the displayed white image is changed into a white image corresponding to the set color temperature. A tone characteristic setting unit sets a tone characteristic of the reference color on the basis of the calculated maximum tone value. If the calculated maximum tone value is decreased from a maximum tone value before the set color temperature is set, the tone characteristic setting unit corrects, in a region in which a tone value of an input image signal is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value, the tone characteristic so that a tone value of an output image signal is increased. | 10-03-2013 |
20140210851 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, COLOR ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image information transmission unit, a color information acquisition unit, and a conversion relationship creation unit. The image information transmission unit transmits, to a display device, pieces of color-conversion image information representing images used for performing color conversion for the display device, in ascending order of lightness of the images in a predetermined color space. The color information acquisition unit acquires color information of each image that is displayed on the display device in accordance with a corresponding piece of color-conversion image information among the pieces of color-conversion image information that have been transmitted by the image information transmission unit. The conversion relationship creation unit creates, on the basis of the color information that has been acquired by the color information acquisition unit, a conversion relationship for a color of an image to be displayed on the display device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140362065 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An apparatus for setting a display device includes a target value obtainer, a measured value obtainer, and a determiner. The target value obtainer acquires a target value of a display setting including color temperature and brightness for a display device configured to display an image. The measured value obtainer acquires a measured value of display characteristics including the color temperature and the brightness in each of multiple states specific to the display device, from the display device for which the display setting is sequentially changed to the multiple states. The determiner determines a setting value in the display setting including the color temperature and the brightness from among the multiple states, on the basis of the target value and multiple measured values acquired by the measured value obtainer. | 12-11-2014 |
20150124002 | AUTOMATIC CORRECTION FUNCTION DETERMINING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND AUTOMATIC CORRECTION FUNCTION DETERMINING METHOD - An automatic correction function determining apparatus includes an output unit and a determining unit. The output unit sequentially outputs a first display image and a second display image to a display. The first display image includes a target area being a colorimetric target and formed of a first image and a non-target area not being a colorimetric target and formed of a second image. The second display image includes the target area formed of the first image and the non-target area formed of a third image different in mean gradation value from the second image. The determining unit determines that an automatic correction function is active on the display, if a colorimetric measurement result of the target area in the first display image displayed on the display is different from a colorimetric measurement result of the target area in the second display image displayed on the display. | 05-07-2015 |
20150199938 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND COLOR VALUE DATA STRUCTURE - Provided is a display control device causing a display unit to display plural color charts constituting a color sample used when obtaining color reproduction characteristics of the display unit, which densely include a color in which all values of two color components are set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the values of the respective color components, in colors in which a value of one color component out of plural color components in a color space of the display unit is set to be a minimum value or a maximum value of the value of the color component. | 07-16-2015 |
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20130014268 | STORAGE DEVICE AND STORAGE METHOD - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a connector configured to be connected to an equipment; a wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive data through wireless communication; an identification unit configured to identify the equipment connected to the connector; a storage unit configured to include, for each identified equipment, a restricted area accessible only by the identified equipment; and a controller configured to control the storage unit such that the data, which is received by the wireless communication unit when the equipment is connected to the connector, is written in the restricted area for the connected equipment. | 01-10-2013 |
20130015913 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAANM HORIKAWA; SeiichiroAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP HORIKAWA; Seiichiro Kanagawa JPAANM Akita; KojiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Akita; Koji Kanagawa JPAANM Kasami; HideoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kasami; Hideo Kanagawa JP - In an embodiment, an electronic apparatus is mounted with a card unit including first and second devices driven with different driving voltages. The electronic apparatus includes: first and second voltage generating units, first and second control units. The first voltage generating unit generates a first driving voltage for driving the first device and a second driving voltage for driving the second device using electric power from the battery. The second voltage generating unit generates the first driving voltage and second driving voltage using electric power transmitted from the external device. The first control unit controls the first selection unit such that any one of the first driving voltage generated by the first voltage generating unit and the first driving voltage generated by the second voltage generating unit is selected depending on the electric power supply capability of the battery. | 01-17-2013 |
20130015948 | CARD DEVICEAANM AKITA; KojiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP AKITA; Koji Kanagawa JPAANM HORIKAWA; SeiichiroAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP HORIKAWA; Seiichiro Kanagawa JPAANM KASAMI; HideoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP KASAMI; Hideo Kanagawa JP - According to one embodiment, a card device includes an authentication unit, a wireless communication unit, and a control unit. The authentication unit performs an authentication process with an external device via wired communication. The wireless communication unit performs wireless communication with the external device. The control unit controls the wireless communication unit to reduce radio waves radiated from the wireless communication unit when the control unit detects that the authentication process is being performed. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016017 | CARD DEVICEAANM AKITA; KojiAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP AKITA; Koji Kanagawa JPAANM Horikawa; SeiichiroAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Horikawa; Seiichiro Kanagawa JPAANM Kasami; HideoAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Kasami; Hideo Kanagawa JP - According to an embodiment, a card device connected to a device includes a wireless communication unit configured to make wireless communication. The wireless communication unit includes an antenna configured to be arranged therein as being apart from at least one of side faces of the card device by a distance corresponding to not less than a wavelength of a wireless signal that is emitted from the wireless communication unit. | 01-17-2013 |
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20080237289 | WEB TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND SOLUTION CASTING PROCESS - A pin tentering apparatus as web transport apparatus includes a tentering mechanism for transporting self-supporting cast film by retaining web edge portions of the cast film. A gas flow device blows evaporative gas to the cast film being transported, to float the cast film. A static pressure adjuster lowers static pressure of the evaporative gas to a web middle portion with respect to a web width direction of the cast film, to regularize distribution of the static pressure in the web width direction. In the gas flow device, a blower duct introduces the evaporative gas. A nozzle plate is positioned at a front end of the duct, and has nozzles which blow the evaporative gas. Preferably, the static pressure adjuster includes an exhaust device, disposed to face the web middle portion between the plural nozzles, for exhausting the evaporative gas. | 10-02-2008 |
20090079108 | PIN TENTER AND SOLUTION CASTING METHOD - Each foreign body removing section extends from a position above a pin plate close to a sprocket to a tenter exit, and is located in close proximity to an edge of a wet film, and has a chamber, a brush roller, an air blow suction head, and an adhesive roller section. By contacting the brush roller with a pin plate positioned above the sprocket, fluctuations in disengaging positions of pins are prevented. An impact caused by disengaging the pins from the wet film is reduced. Thus, foreign bodies, namely burrs separated from the wet film, are reduced. The air blow suction head removes foreign bodies by suction. The adhesive roller section removes the residual foreign bodies. Thus, foreign bodies are securely removed. Covering a disengaging area of the pins with the chamber prevents spreading of foreign bodies into a product area and failures caused by foreign bodies. | 03-26-2009 |