Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080215598 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS, DATA STORAGE METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a data storage apparatus for storing data by making the data to be a file, a file is deleted, in a normal deletion processing, after contents of the file are destructed by overwriting the file to be deleted with data for elimination such as “all-zeros”. On the other hand, with respect to storage processing, when storing new data, files waiting for deletion are investigated whether they are existent or not, excluding files being deleted currently in the normal deletion processing, and when files waiting for deletion are existent, either one of the files waiting for deletion is overwritten with new data to be stored. | 09-04-2008 |
20090019114 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - There is described a management system, which makes it possible to cope with a plurality of communication methods without complicating the system configuration. The system includes a first managed apparatus, a second managed apparatus and a management apparatus. The management apparatus includes: a first data processing section to conduct a conversion processing between management data and common data having such a format that conforms with the first communication method and that is available for the second communication method; and a second data processing section to conduct another conversion processing between the common data and communication data having such a format that conforms with the second communication method. Further, the management apparatus employs the common data to conduct the data communication with the first managed apparatus, while employs the communication data to conduct the data communication with the second managed apparatus. | 01-15-2009 |
20090083347 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DATA DELETION METHOD - A data storage apparatus having a plurality of hard disk drives, having: a deletion control section which executes complete deletion processes of the plurality of hard disk drives simultaneously; and a display control section to form a progress status display information of the complete deletion processes by the deletion control section, which display information represents all the progress statuses of the plurality of the hard disk drives, and to display the display information on a display section. | 03-26-2009 |
20090268333 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A self-diagnosis function is used to acquire information showing the state of deterioration of a hard disk device, and when the hard disk device is deteriorated, a job is executed under the control which is different from that in the case where the hard disk device is not deteriorated. For example, copying job is executed in the HDD use mode in the case of non-deterioration, and copying job is executed in the HDD non-use mode (an image memory is used) in the case of deterioration. Further, the number of retrials by an alternative sector in the case of occurrence of errors of writing in a hard disk device in the course of job execution is changed according to the state of the deterioration. | 10-29-2009 |
20100088409 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGING METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM - Disclosed is a management system, which makes it possible to securely maintain the communication between the managing apparatus (host) and the managed apparatus (device) even when a certain malfunction has occurred in the network or the server. When the device cannot receive the request sent from the host, the device changes the communication mode from the bilateral communication mode to the unilateral communication mode, and then, when it becomes possible to receive the request, the device changes the communication mode from the unilateral communication mode to the bilateral communication mode to transmit the response to the host. Further, when the host cannot transmit the request to the device, or when the host cannot receive the response to the request, the host suspends an operation for transmitting the request, and then, when it becomes possible to receive the response to the request, the host resumes the operation for transmitting the request. | 04-08-2010 |
20110087724 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGED APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANAGEMENT - A management system in which a plurality of managed apparatuses and a managing apparatus managing the plurality of managed apparatuses are connected so that they communicate via an HTTP server, wherein each of the managed apparatus includes: a communication section accessing the HTTP server and writing apparatus information indicating status of apparatus itself; a timing setting section setting a timing of accessing the HTTP server based on a unique value of apparatus itself set in advance; and a communication control section making the communication section operate periodically based on set timing information; wherein the managing apparatus includes; a communication section accessing the HTTP server and reading out the apparatus information of each of the managed apparatuses. | 04-14-2011 |
20110236049 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus including: a memory unit to store various pieces of information; and a control unit to execute backup control to store information stored in the memory unit into an external memory device and to make the image forming apparatus shift from an operating state to a predetermined standby state, wherein with the backup control, the control unit makes the image forming apparatus shift from the operating state to the standby state. | 09-29-2011 |
20120200895 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, which makes it possible to output the image data written in the bitmap format from an HDD without increasing the storage capacity of the DRAM, so as to implement the image forming operation in the high speed operating mode. The apparatus comprises an HDD that is provided with a first storage area and a second storage area; a conversion processing section to convert first data, inputted from an external environment and stored in the first storage area, to second data to be employed for an image forming operation. The first data and the second data are stored into the first storage area and the second storage area, respectively. The controlling operations for reading out the second data from the second storage area and for transmitting the second data to an image forming section are implemented in synchronization with an image forming timing, thereof. | 08-09-2012 |
20140043631 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes: a printer unit that forms an image based on image data and outputs the image on a sheet; and a control unit that controls hardware resources of the image forming apparatus including at least the printer unit by executing a first operating system that is activated on the image forming apparatus and a control program that operates on the first operating system to control the image forming apparatus. The control unit can execute second to N-th (N is an integer of 2 or more) operating systems that activate at least one or more applications and an emulator that is disposed between the first operating system and the second to N-th operating systems to allow the second to N-th operating systems to operate on the first operating system. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043632 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a control unit that controls hardware of at least the image forming apparatus by executing a first operating system and a control program that operates on the first operating system to control the image forming apparatus and that can operate the other operating system that activates at least one application. Management data that correlates information related to data, an application that uses the data and the other operating system that activates the application are stored in a storage unit, wherein the control unit has a function of displaying a list of the data on a screen, and when data is selected from the list of the data and a predetermined operation is performed, the control unit operates the other operating system and the application that are correlated with information on the selected data. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043634 | Image Forming Apparatus and Method of Controllling the Same - An image forming apparatus includes a printer unit to form an image and outputting the image on a sheet, a storage unit, a control unit to control hardware resources of the image forming apparatus including at least the printer unit and the storage unit by executing a first OS that is activated on the image forming apparatus and a control program operating on the first OS and that can execute second to N-th OSs that activate at least one application and an emulator disposed between the first OS and the second to N-th OSs to allow the second to N-th OSs to operate on the first OS, wherein the control unit can cause the first OS to enter into a sleep mode and inhibits the first OS from entering into the sleep mode when at least one of the second to N-th OSs is active. | 02-13-2014 |