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| 20090019191 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING ACCESS TO IMPROPER USB MEMORY, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - Determination is made whether acceptance of a job on a USB memory is permitted or not. When in a USB memory job acceptance permitted state, a USB memory job selection display process is executed. When in a USB memory job acceptance prohibited state, a USB memory plural load prohibition display process is executed. When in a USB memory job acceptance prohibited state, the relevant display screen is continuously provided. Therefore, the user is provided with the relevant display screen to be prompted confirmation of the loading of a USB memory | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090316176 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Attachment of a USB memory is sensed and whether the USB memory can be recognized or not is determined based on data information output from the USB memory. When the USB memory cannot be recognized, an emulation transition screen is displayed. Thereafter, when an instruction to start transition to an emulation mode is given, an emulation mode transition instruction signal and an IP address of an MFP on a network are output. Receiving the input of the emulation mode transition instruction signal, an emulation mode start-up/end unit starts up the emulation mode. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090316177 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Attachment of a USB memory is sensed and whether the USB memory can be recognized or not is determined based on data information output from the USB memory. When the USB memory cannot be recognized, an emulation transition screen is displayed. Thereafter, when an instruction to start transition to an emulation mode is given, an emulation mode transition instruction signal and an IP address of an MFP on a network are output. Receiving the input of the emulation mode transition instruction signal, an emulation mode start-up/end unit starts up the emulation mode. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100067046 | CHARGING SYSTEM, CHARGING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CHARGING PROCESS WITH IMPROVED USER CONVENIENCE - A charging management server is informed of an ED number stored in an IC card, and a user charging table of the charging management server is read. A new user charging list is transmitted to an MFP. In the case where the MFP receives a cooperative job to be executed by a cooperative server, a sub charging list is generated. The generated new sub charging list is transmitted together with image data to the cooperative server. The cooperative server executes the job on the basis of charging a fee for the job. As the job is executed on the basis of charging, the sub charging list is updated. In parallel with the execution of the cooperative job by the cooperative server, the WP can perform a normal job according to the charging list. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070976 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH WHICH JOB EXECUTION HISTORY IS READILY CHECKED, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Whether a job execution instruction has been issued or not is determined. When it is determined that the job execution instruction has been issued, a job ID is issued. Contents of the job in accordance with the job execution instruction are checked. Then, whether the job is a Scan to USB memory job in an emulation mode or not is determined. When it is determined that the job is the Scan to USB memory job in the emulation mode, a sub job ID brought in correspondence with the issued job ID is issued. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100241541 | BILLING DEVICE FOR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE WHICH ALLOCATES CHARGE AMONG A PLURALITY OF AUTHENTICATION MEDIA - An authentication printing function is performed in a multi function peripheral (MFP). A user transmits a job from a PC to the MFP, and then performs card authentication by bringing cards close to an authentication device. Authenticated-user information is transmitted to the MFP, where the authenticated users are registered. A print job is generated, and a billing scenario is generated in which a charge is allocated among the plurality of authenticated users on the basis of a billing pattern. When the billing scenario is approved by the user, the job is executed, and the authenticated users are each billed for the charge allocated thereto on a per-page or per-set basis, in accordance with the billing scenario. Accordingly, a billing device for an image processing device which can allocate a charge among a plurality of users without the need of complicated operations is provided. | 09-23-2010 |
