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| 20090279118 | PRINTING CONTROL SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - A printing control system comprises a viewing terminal, an authentication apparatus, and a printing apparatus. The viewing terminal includes an user identification information acquisition device that acquires user identification information, a print command device that issues a command to print the content, a print command transmission device that transmits the user identification information and content identification information to the printing apparatus, the printing apparatus includes an approval request transmission device that transmits the user identification information and the content identification information to the authentication apparatus, the authentication apparatus includes an approval information storage device that stores approval information that is associated with approval conditions for approving printing, an approval determination device that determines whether to approve printing of the content for the user who is identified based on the approval information, and a print data transmission device that transmits the print data for the content to the printing apparatus. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20120081743 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - An image processing system includes: an image processing apparatus; a relay apparatus; and a service providing apparatus, which are connected to a network. The image processing apparatus includes: an electronic-file storage unit; an address-get-request transmitting unit; an upload-message generating unit which, upon receiving an upload destination address and a template for an upload message for performing an upload request to the service providing apparatus from the relay apparatus after a request for getting the upload destination address is transmitted to the relay apparatus by the account-information-request transmitting unit, generates the upload message including an electronic file and the upload destination address according to the received template; and an upload-message transmitting unit that transmits the upload message to the service providing apparatus to upload the electronic file to the service providing apparatus. The relay apparatus includes: a program storage unit; an upload-destination-address getting unit; and an upload-destination-address transmitting unit. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084402 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - An image processing system includes: a relay apparatus; a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service; and an image processing apparatus, which are connected to a network. The image processing apparatus includes: a first-address-get-request transmitting unit that transmits a request for getting a first address representing a location of an electronic file to be downloaded from the service providing apparatus to the relay apparatus; a first downloading unit which, upon receiving the first address from the relay apparatus after the request for getting the first address is transmitted, downloads the electronic file stored at the first address; and a storage control unit that controls a storage unit to store the electronic file downloaded by the first downloading unit. The relay apparatus includes: a first-address-get-program storage unit; a first-address getting unit; and a first-address transmitting unit. | 04-05-2012 |
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| 20090220351 | Fan Controller and Image Forming Apparatus - A fan controller and an image forming apparatus are provided. The fan controller includes a rotational frequency instructing unit configured to output driving instructions to a fan driving unit that is configured to control a rotational frequency of a fan, the driving instructions including a target value of the rotational frequency of the fan; a rotational frequency detection unit configured to detect an actual measurement value of the rotational frequency of the fan; a storage unit configured to store consecutively at given time intervals a plurality of parameters indicating a correspondence relationship between the driving instructions output by the rotation frequency instructing unit and the rotational frequency detected by the rotational frequency detection unit; and a notification unit configured to notify a condition of the fan on the basis of the plurality of parameters. The image forming apparatus includes a fan, a fan driver and the fan controller. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090244659 | Image Scanning Apparatus - An image scanning apparatus including an open-close detector configured to detect an open-close state of a document cover, a first document-detector, a scanning unit configured to scan a document placed on a platen or a document fed from a document tray, a control unit, and a commanding unit configured to input a start command to start scanning. When the start command is inputted, when the document placed on the document tray is detected by the first document-detector, the control unit controls the scanning unit to scan the document fed from the document tray, and when the document placed on the document tray is not detected, the control unit determines whether to execute scanning of the document placed on the platen. The determination is performed based on a result of detection performed by the open-close detector. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110243590 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a light source that emits a light beam; a photosensitive member; a brushless motor including a stator and a rotor; a rotary polygon mirror rotated by the brushless motor; an energization switching unit that turns on/off energizations of the coils; a voltage detecting unit that outputs a detection signal based on induced voltages generated in coils of the stator by rotation of the rotor; and a motor controlling unit that controls the turning on/off of the energizations by the energization switching unit based on the detection signal. In a non-image forming period after one image forming operation, the motor controlling unit performs a low-speed process where the motor controlling unit maintains a rotation speed of the brushless motor at a speed, which is lower than a speed in the image forming operation, and at which the induced voltages are detectable by the voltage detecting unit. | 10-06-2011 |
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| 20090259866 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT - An electronic device has: an operation unit; a power supply unit; an input changeover switch; and a controller. The power supply unit is supplied commercial power and supplies the operating power to the operation unit. The input changeover switch switches between supplying or not supplying the commercial power to the power supply unit. The controller controls the input changeover switch. The controller includes: a power input portion; a control signal input portion; and a switching signal output portion. When the device power is being supplied from a master electronic device to the power input portion and the control signal from the master electronic device is received by the control signal input portion, the switching signal output portion outputs to the input changeover switch a signal instructing to switch and supply the commercial power to the power supply unit. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090287851 | CONTROL OF AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF STORAGE UNITS - A control device controls an external storage device with a plurality of storage units which can be driven and stopped independently. The control device comprises: a display control unit; a setting unit; and a control signal output unit. The display control unit displays on a display a selection screen that allows a user to select which storage unit from among the plurality of storage units to operate. The setting unit sets a storage unit selected by the user as an operating storage unit to be operated. The control signal output unit outputs to the external storage device a control signal for having the operating storage unit be operated. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090287897 | CONTROL OF ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE - The control device has a fetching unit, a virtual drive creation unit, and an access control unit. The fetching unit fetches, from the external storage device, attribute information relating to data stored in the external storage device. The virtual drive creation unit creates, in the control device, a virtual drive for storing the fetched attribute information. The access control unit controls access to the virtual drive and the external storage device. When an instruction relating to the attribute information is input, the access control unit accesses the virtual drive to fetch the attribute information. When an instruction to read the data from the external storage device is input, the access control unit accesses the external storage device to reads the data. When an instruction to write new data to the external storage device is input, the access control unit accesses the external storage device to write the new data. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110280542 | SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICE - A secondary storage device | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120042178 | Peripheral Device - Provided is a peripheral device including: a connection portion capable of selectively connecting to multiple types of connectors corresponding to multiple types of interfaces, the connection portion including a power terminal for receiving a supply of power from a host device via a connector; a control section for initiating, upon receiving a supply of power, a connection process to form a logical connection with the host device by using any one of the multiple types interfaces; a power line connecting the control section and the terminal; and a delay process section for delaying supply of power to the control section having started by the connector being connected to the connection portion, for a predetermined time, the delay process section being disposed along the power line. | 02-16-2012 |
