Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080239396 | Method of creating decompressed data - A method may be provided with a first downloading step of downloading a predetermined size of first compressed data of a first image object which is to be included in both a first band of print data and a second band of the print data, a first decompression step of creating first decompressed data by decompressing the first compressed data having the predetermined size downloaded in the first downloading step, a determination step of determining whether all the first decompressed data corresponding to the first band has been created, a repeating step of repeating the first downloading step, the first decompression step, and the determination step in a case where a negative determination is obtained in the determination step, a second downloading step of downloading second compressed data of a second image object in a case where a positive determination is obtained in the determination step, and a second decompression step of creating second decompressed data by decompressing the second compressed data downloaded in the second downloading step. | 10-02-2008 |
20090034853 | TECHNIQUE FOR CREATING PRINT DATA - A print data creation apparatus for creating print data in band units may comprise an obtaining device, a decompressed data creation device, a band determination device, a deletion device, a data range storage device, a data range specifying device, and a print data creation device. The obtaining device obtains compressed data of one or more image objects. The decompressed data creation device creates decompressed data by decompressing the compressed data of the one or more image objects in partial units. The band determination device determines, for each decompressed data created by the decompressed data creation device, to which band the decompressed data is necessary. The deletion device deletes the decompressed data that the band has been determined by the band determination device. The data range storage device stores, based on information determined by the band determination device, for each band, an association of the band and a data range of the compressed data that is necessary for creating print data corresponding to the band. The data range specifying device specifies, based on information stored in the data range storage device, a data range of compressed data associated with a band of which print data is to be created. The print data creation device creates print data from compressed data within the data range specified by the data range specifying device. | 02-05-2009 |
20110093556 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DEVICE EXECUTING MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS AND COMPUTER PROGAM - A multi-functional device communicatably connected to a plurality of servers, each server corresponding to one of a plurality of functions, is provided. The multi-functional device includes, a function execution unit that executes one of the plurality of functions, a first transmission unit that transmits a first signal including the obtained user identification information based on location information of the server, and a first reception unit that receives a function execution instruction which is transmitted from the server in response to the first signal, wherein the function execution instruction includes limitation information, which corresponds to the user and which limits execution of the desired function, wherein the function execution unit suspends the execution of the desired function when location information of the server is specified, and wherein when the function execution instruction is received, the function execution unit resumes execution of the desired function according to the limitation information. | 04-21-2011 |
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 |
20120092728 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SERVER - An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device. | 04-19-2012 |
20120113463 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS OF RELAY APPARATUS - A relay apparatus to be connected through a network to a server apparatus configured to store image data and a communication apparatus configured to acquire the image data from the server and output an image based on the acquired image data, the relay apparatus includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive a request for acquiring location information from the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire the location information for acquiring the image data from the server apparatus upon receipt of the request; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the acquired location information to the communication apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113471 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RELAY APPARATUS - A communication system includes: a communication apparatus; and a relay apparatus. The communication apparatus includes: a contents-summary-information address request unit; a contents-summary-information display unit; a selection-information transmission unit; a selection-completion notification unit; and a contents get unit. The relay apparatus includes: an order-information addition unit that adds order information of contents to electronic data information; a contents-summary-information address transmission unit that transmits address information of a contents summary information item and the electronic data information, to which the order information is added, in response to a request of transmission of the address information of the contents summary information item; a contents-address get unit that gets the address information of the contents selected based on selection information from the selection-completion notification unit; and a contents-address transmission unit that transmits the address information of the contents got by the contents-address get unit to the communication apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113472 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - A communication apparatus, a control program of the communication apparatus, and a relay apparatus are provided. The communication apparatus is configured to download electronic data from a server storing a first amount or more of electronic data and to output the downloaded electronic data. The communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to output a second amount of electronic data smaller than the first amount at one time, a download information acquiring unit configured to acquire download information necessary for downloading the first amount of electronic data stored in the server, from the server, a download unit configured to download the second amount of electronic data of the first amount of electronic data from the server, using the download information acquired by the download information acquiring unit. The output unit is configured to output the electronic data downloaded by the download unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117199 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RELAY - A communication apparatus system includes a relay apparatus and a communication apparatus which are connected to a network, to which a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service is connected. The communication apparatus includes: an address-get-request transmitting unit that transmits a request for getting an upload destination address to the relay apparatus; a receiving unit that receives the upload destination address and a template for an upload message from the relay apparatus; an upload-message generating unit that generates the upload message including the electronic file and the upload destination address according to the received template; and an upload-message transmitting unit that transmits the generated upload message to the service providing apparatus to upload the electronic file in the electronic-file storing service. The relay apparatus includes: an upload-destination-address-get-program storage unit; an upload-destination-address getting unit; a time-information adding unit; and an upload-destination-address transmitting unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117629 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RELAY METHOD - A relay apparatus connected to a communication apparatus, a service providing apparatus and a browser-equipped apparatus, includes: a registering unit registering provisional registration information, the provisional registration information being used in an authentication procedure performed between the service providing apparatus and the browser-equipped apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring permission information representing that use of the service is permitted, the permission information being issued by the service providing apparatus in the authentication procedure; a communication unit transmitting the provisional registration information to the browser-equipped apparatus; a receiving unit receiving input information transmitted from the communication apparatus, the input information being generated in response to the provisional registration information; and a communication unit transmitting the permission information to the communication apparatus which has transmitted the input information if the receiving unit receives the input information. | 05-10-2012 |
20120254368 | RELAY APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR RELAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A relay apparatus configured to communicate with a server which transmits contents corresponding to identification information received by the server, and a terminal which acquires the contents corresponding to the identification information, the relay apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the server and the terminal; and a processor configured to: receive first identification information from the server through the communication unit; determine whether first contents corresponding to the received first identification information complies with a first format or a second format; transmit the first identification information to the terminal through the communication unit if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the first format; and transmits, to the terminal through the communication unit, second identification information corresponding to second contents which is acquired by converting the first contents if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the second format. | 10-04-2012 |
20130003100 | MULTI-FUNCTION PERIPHERAL, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A multi-function peripheral is connected to an instruction device and performs each operation function of a plurality of operation functions in accordance with an instruction from the instruction device. The multi-function peripheral includes an input unit, a communication unit and a controller. The controller is configured to perform: a function selecting process; an instruction requesting process; an input-information receiving process of receiving input information for performing one operation function of the plurality of operation functions; an operation-setting function process; an input-information transmitting process; and a user-setting function process including setting user-specific information on a basis of the input information. The controller of the multi-function peripheral is configured not to transmit the user-specific information, which is set in the user-setting function process, to the instruction device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130060889 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system includes a communication device and a relay apparatus that are connected to a network, to which an external service is connected. The communication device includes a communication unit and a controller configured to perform a first transmitting process and an outputting process. The relay apparatus includes a communication unit and a controller. The controller of the relay apparatus is configured to perform a first receiving process, a second transmitting process, a first getting process, a first instructing process, a second receiving process, a second getting process, and a second instructing process. | 03-07-2013 |
20130141743 | Multi-Function Device and Screen Providing Server - A multi-function device may acquire specific use information corresponding to a specific user who uses the multi-function device, request a service providing server to provide a specific service in a case where the specific service among plural types of services is selected by the specific user, and acquire screen information from a screen providing server so as to display a screen according to the screen information. The multi-function device may display a first screen for receiving the specific service from the service providing server in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is allowed to use a specific function related to the specific service, and display a second screen indicating that it is not capable of receiving the specific service in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is not allowed to use the specific function. | 06-06-2013 |
20130141744 | Controlling Device for Multi-Function Device - A controlling device for a multi-function device may acquire specific function information for a specific service providing server from a first storage unit, and acquire specific use information for a specific user from a second storage unit. The controlling device may determine, by using the specific function information and the specific use information, whether or not a usable function exists. The controlling device may execute a process for the multi-function device to receive a service related to the usable function from the specific service providing server in a case where it is determined that the usable function exists, and execute a process for prohibiting the multi-function device to receive a service from the specific service providing server m a second case where h is determined that the usable function does not exist. | 06-06-2013 |
20130201509 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device, which is used for a system including a content server configured to store a plurality of contents and a plurality of printers, includes: a determination unit configured to, when a first instruction for printing a specific content of the plurality of contents is input into a specific printer of the plurality of printers, determine specific print setting relation information relating to a specific print setting that is recommendable for the specific printer to print the specific content in accordance with specific type relation information relating to a type of the specific printer and specific content relation information relating to the specific content; and a print control unit configured to control a print execution unit of the specific printer to print the specific content by using the specific print setting in accordance with the determined specific print setting relation information. | 08-08-2013 |
20140115133 | System, Terminal Device, Computer Readable Medium and Method - A service registration system includes a server that provides a service through a network, a peripheral device capable of communicating with the server and using the service, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the server and the peripheral device. When the terminal device receives the registration requesting information representing information related to registration necessary for using the service from a user, the terminal device transmits registration requesting information to the server. When the server receives the registration requesting information from the terminal device, the server transmits service information necessary for using the service. Further, the terminal device can transmit the service information to the peripheral device when it receives the service information from the server. Further, when the peripheral device receives the service information from the terminal device, the peripheral device stores the received service information and operates in a mode where the service is usable. | 04-24-2014 |