Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080218798 | Image Processing Apparatus, Data Processing Method and Data Processing Program - An image processing apparatus comprises a first storage area that stores in itself original data to be copied; a copier that copies the original data to a second storage area that is shared and allowed to be accessed by a plurality of users belonging to one same group, by storing reference information pointing to the original data stored in the first storage area, in the second storage area; a judger that judges whether or not all of access judgment target users who are the group users sharing the second storage area or preliminarily specified users, make access to the reference information stored by the copier in the second storage area; and a controller that suspends execution of an instruction given to change the original data for the access judgment target users so that the original data could be provided to all of them, if the judger judges that only some of the access judgment target users has made access to the reference information when the instruction to change the original data is given, and then, cancels the suspension after the original data is provided to all of the access judgment target users. | 09-11-2008 |
20080222169 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA DELIVERY METHOD AND DATA DELIVERY PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus comprises: a personal storage area provided for a user; a group storage area shared with a plurality of users who are members of a group; an identifier that identifies from one consolidated data that is made from user's data created for one or more than one user of the group and inputted in the group storage area, a personal storage area(s) to which the user's data are to be delivered; and a transmitter that transmits the user's data to the personal storage area(s) identified by the identifier. | 09-11-2008 |
20080239395 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA TRANSFER CONTROL METHOD AND IMAGE DATA TRANSFER CONTROL PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus comprises: a volatile recording medium that stores image data in itself; a nonvolatile recording medium that stores image data in itself; a transfer portion that transfers image data page by page between the volatile recording medium and the nonvolatile recording medium; a controller that suspends transfer of one page of first image data, lets transfer of one page of second image data interrupt, and executes transfer of that page of the second image data on a priority basis, if a request to transfer that page of the second image data is issued with a higher priority level than that page of the first image data while that page of the first image data is being transferred by the transfer portion, and then, resumes transfer of the untransferred portion of that page of the first image data after that page of the second image data is completely transferred. | 10-02-2008 |
20080309984 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD CARRIED OUT BY THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - In order to maintain consistency between stored data and an image formed on a recording medium, an MFP includes an HDD to store data, a data designation portion to designate target data to be an output target from the data stored in the HDD, a prohibition portion to prohibit modification or deletion of the target data, and an image forming portion to generate a composite image by combining the target data with positional information indicating a position in the HDD where the target data is stored and to form the composite image on a sheet of paper. | 12-18-2008 |
20090009794 | Image processing apparatus capable of tracing printed image, image processing method executed in the image processing apparatus, and image processing program embodied on computer readable medium - In order to store a detailed history of outputting an image, MFP includes an image obtaining portion to obtain an image, an additional information obtaining portion to obtain additional information related to the obtained image, an embedding portion to generate an output image formed by adding the additional information to the obtained image, an output portion to output the obtained image, if additional information is not obtained, and to output the generated output image, if additional information is obtained, and a transmission portion to transmit a history of the obtained image being output to a server. The transmission portion transmits the additional information as a history together with the obtained image, if additional information is obtained, and transmits the obtained image as a history, if additional information is not obtained. | 01-08-2009 |
20090174890 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - The image forming device includes an image data input unit that receives image data of a document; a set password acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a password from the image data received by the image data input unit; an input password receiving unit that starts reception of input of the password before the reception of the image data of all pages of the document is completed by the image data input unit; a password verification unit that performs verification between an input password and a set password; and a job execution unit that cancels execution limit of a job based on a verification result and executes the job, wherein, when the password is set in arbitrary one page of the document, the image data input unit sequentially completes the reception of the image data of the next page of the arbitrary one page of the document, before the input of the password corresponding to the password set in the arbitrary one page is completed by the input password receiving unit. | 07-09-2009 |
20090174900 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - The image forming device includes: an image data input unit that receives image data of a document; a set password acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a password from the image data received by an image data input unit; an image data input completion determination unit that determines whether or not all image data of the document is received by the image data input unit; an input password receiving unit that starts reception of input of the password, when the image data input completion determination unit determines that the image data input unit receives all image data of the document; a password verification unit that performs verification between an input password and a set password; and a job execution unit that cancels execution limit of a job based on a verification result to execute the job. | 07-09-2009 |
20090174901 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM - There is provided an image forming device that executes a job, being prescribed processing regarding image data, with execution of the job of this image data restricted by a password set in the image data. The image forming device includes: a password input unit that inputs the password necessary for releasing a restriction of executing the job; a password receiving unit that receives input password information, being information regarding the inputted password; a job execution instruction receiving unit that receives a job execution instruction after the password receiving unit receives the input password information; and a password verification unit that receives the job execution instruction and verifies the inputted password with a password set in the image data, wherein the job is executed by using the job image data based on a verification result of the password verification unit. | 07-09-2009 |
20090204411 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, VOICE ASSISTANCE METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises: a voice input portion; a memory that stores in itself as voice data, voice of a plurality of users for voice assistance, which is inputted by the voice input portion; a selection portion that selects voice data applied for a login user among the voice data stored in the memory, if information should be given by voice; and a voice output portion that outputs voice corresponding to the selected voice data. | 08-13-2009 |
20090310173 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, VOICE GUIDE METHOD THEREOF AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a data memory that stores in itself voice guide data pieces; a voice output portion that outputs the voice guide data pieces stored in the data memory; and a controller. The controller prohibits a first voice guide data piece from being outputted according to a job by the voice output portion, while a second voice guide data piece is being outputted according to another job thereby. | 12-17-2009 |
20090310174 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A selector selects one or more than one document files among those recorded in a memory, according to an instruction issued by a user, and a judgment portion judges whether by the simplified mode or the detailed mode the selected document file data should be outputted, according to an output condition that is determined in advance. And then, according to the judgment result, an output portion is controlled so that the selected document file could be outputted by the simplified mode or the detailed mode. | 12-17-2009 |
20100067064 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing system includes a client apparatus and a server apparatus. The server apparatus includes an item extraction unit, an item classification unit, and an image selection processing unit. The item extraction unit extracts a prescribed item from a document. The item classification unit classifies the extracted item into any of a plurality of groups. The image selection processing unit generates a display screen displaying each item included in read data in a manner different for each group. A display of the client apparatus displays the generated display screen. | 03-18-2010 |
20100149206 | DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DATA DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM, IMPROVING USER CONVENIENCE - A CPU determines whether there is handwriting. If handwriting is determined to be done, the handwritten image data is obtained. Thereafter, CPU determines, based on the obtained handwritten image data, whether the handwritten image is a handwritten data for area designation. If it is determined, based on the obtained handwritten image data, that the handwritten image data is a handwritten image for area designation, next, a designated write area display process is executed. | 06-17-2010 |
20100149575 | IMAGE DISPLAYING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, JOB EXECUTION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image displaying system has a projector, an MFP and a client terminal device that are connected to one another via a LAN. In a setting screen of a printer driver installed in the client terminal device, a print job or a projection job is selected, and an image file for execution of the selected job is specified, and job data having header information and image data of the specified image file is generated and transmitted to the MFP. When the received job is an image displaying job, the MFP transmits image data pertaining to the image displaying job to the projector for displaying an image. Accordingly, convenience of the MFP having the projector connected thereto is enhanced. | 06-17-2010 |
20100154052 | DATA DELIVERY SYSTEM, DATA DELIVERY DEVICE, DATA DELIVERY METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM ALLOWING DATA DELIVERY CONVENIENT FOR USERS - A CPU obtains a leading page of data stored in an HDD and executes delivery. Then, the CPU determines whether a single-delivery stop command is received or not. When the CPU determines that the single-delivery stop command is received, it executes the single-delivery stop processing. The CPU determines whether an all-delivery stop command is received or not. When the all-delivery stop command is received, the CPU executes all-delivery stop/resume processing. When the all-delivery stop processing command is not received, CPU determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed or not. When the predetermined period has elapsed, the CPU obtains a next page and executes next data delivery. | 06-17-2010 |
20110069346 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING IMAGE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM - A system for outputting an image includes first and second image output apparatuses. The first image output apparatus includes a display processing portion that displays an image to be outputted on electronic paper based on a first condition under which a job to output the image is executed, a conditions storing processing portion that stores, in a conditions storage, the first condition in association with a job identifier for identifying the job, and a job identifier storing processing portion that stores the job identifier in the electronic paper. The second image output apparatus includes a reading portion that reads out the job identifier from the electronic paper, an obtaining portion that obtains, from the conditions storage portion, the first condition corresponding to the job identifier thus read out, and a job execution portion that executes a whole or a part of the job based on the first condition thus obtained. | 03-24-2011 |
20110231906 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH CONTENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: a storage portion having a plurality of storage areas; an authentication portion for authenticating a user; a content setting portion for storing content set public by the authenticated user in a public storage area with no access restriction, of the plurality of storage areas of the storage portion, and for storing content set private into a personal storage area accessible only by the authenticated user, of the plurality of storage areas of the storage portion; and an access permission portion for, when a predetermined process is executed on the content set private stored in the personal storage area, making the content set private accessible by others through the public storage area. | 09-22-2011 |
20110314053 | PRESENTATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A presentation support device, comprises: a storage part for storing the presentation data and search filter information in which a keyword to specify the content of the presentation is registered; a data projection part for reading the presentation data in the storage part and causes the presentation data to be projected; a data distribution part for causing the information processing terminal to display the presentation data; and an answer generation part for obtaining an answer to a request on question toward the presentation and generating answer information in response to the request on question. The answer generation part reads the keyword registered in the search filter information and searches a predetermined database by a combination of the read keyword and a search keyword contained in the request on question, thereby obtaining the answer to the request on question and generating the answer information when the request on question is received. | 12-22-2011 |
20110314102 | CONTENT COLLECTING APPARATUS, CONTENT COLLECTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH CONTENT COLLECTING PROGRAM - A content collecting apparatus, capable of accessing a plurality of electronic communities which each exchange contents among users via a network, includes a content accepting portion to accept a content input by a user as a question content, a selecting portion to select at least one of the electronic communities for posting the question content thereon, a posting portion to post the question content on the selected electronic community, and an evaluating portion to evaluate the electronic community on which the question content was posted, on the basis of an answer content posted in correspondence with the question content on that electronic community. The selecting portion, on the basis of the evaluation result by the evaluating portion, selects a second electronic community from among the plurality of electronic communities that is different from the first electronic community on which the question content was posted. | 12-22-2011 |
20120066743 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SCREEN TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH SCREEN TRANSMITTING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a storing portion, an authentication portion to authenticate a user using one of the one or more user apparatuses on the basis of identification information received from the user apparatus; a selecting portion to select, as main data, a piece of data from among one or more pieces of data stored in a presentation area which is a predetermined one of the plurality of storage areas; a screen generating portion to generate an access screen including an image of the selected main data; an access detecting portion to detect an access to the presentation area; and a screen transmitting portion, when the access detecting portion detects an access to the presentation area by the authenticated user, to transmit the generated access screen to the one of the one or more user apparatuses that is used by the authenticated user. | 03-15-2012 |
20120120259 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH EASE OF OPERATION - When a shot is taken by a portable terminal, the position and orientation at the time of shooting is transmitted to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus, which stores information including the position of equipment, detects the equipment included in the shot image by the portable terminal, based on the position and orientation of the portable terminal and the position of the equipment, and transmits information about the equipment to the portable terminal. The portable terminal obtains an operation history on an image processing apparatus in the equipment based on the received information, and displays an operation screen presenting the operation history in a selectable manner on a display unit. Then, when a selection of operation history is accepted, a control signal for allowing the image processing apparatus to execute image processing indicated by the operation history is transmitted to the image processing apparatus. | 05-17-2012 |
20130019178 | PRESENTATION SYSTEM, PRESENTATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMAANM MORIKAWA; TakeshiAACI Takarazuka-shiAACO JPAAGP MORIKAWA; Takeshi Takarazuka-shi JPAANM OZAWA; KaitakuAACI Itami-shiAACO JPAAGP OZAWA; Kaitaku Itami-shi JPAANM MINAMI; TakeshiAACI Amagasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP MINAMI; Takeshi Amagasaki-shi JPAANM SAKIYAMA; DaisukeAACI Kawanishi-shiAACO JPAAGP SAKIYAMA; Daisuke Kawanishi-shi JPAANM ANEZAKI; KazuyaAACI Amagasaki-shiAACO JPAAGP ANEZAKI; Kazuya Amagasaki-shi JP - A presentation system includes the following: a reception unit that receives a start instruction to start a presentation, a detection unit that starts detecting a gesture of a presenter in response to the start instruction, and a control unit that controls an operation for distributing presentation material, based on a detail of detection of the gesture. | 01-17-2013 |
20130111238 | Image Processing System, Image Processing Apparatus, Portable Information Apparatus, Image Processing Apparatus Coordination Method, Portable Information Apparatus Coordination Method, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Encoded with Image Processing Apparatus Coordination Program, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium Encoded with Portable Information Apparatus Coordination Program | 05-02-2013 |
20140029049 | COOPERATIVE IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, COOPERATIVE IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A cooperative system comprises an image processing apparatus and a portable terminal; the image processing apparatus comprises: a display; an obtaining portion obtaining screen data from the portable terminal; a display controller displaying a first and second screen on the display; and a transmitter transmitting screen data and operation information to the portable terminal; the portable terminal comprises: a display; an obtaining portion obtaining screen data from the image processing apparatus; a display controller displaying the first and second screen on the display; a transmitter transmitting screen data and operation information to the image processing apparatus; a memory storing a cooperation table; an identification portion that, when user operates the first screen on the display of the portable terminal or image processor, identifies a potential next operation as corresponding to the user's operation; and a notification transmitter transmitting a notification of the potential next operation to the image processing apparatus. | 01-30-2014 |
20140078317 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE, REMOTE OPERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COOPERATION PROGRAM - An image processing system includes a portable information device and an image processing device. The portable information device includes a shooting portion, a shooting control portion, and a remote operation portion to remotely operate the image processing device. The image processing device includes an image processing portion and a remote control portion to control the image processing portion. The remote operation portion includes a cooperation notice portion to notify the image processing device of a cooperation state. The shooting control portion includes a transmission portion to transmit image data output by the shooting portion shooting an image of a subject to the image processing device while the remote operation portion is remotely controlling the image processing device. The remote control portion includes an input mode switch portion to set the portable information device as an input source of data to be input to the image processing portion after the notification. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078538 | PRINT SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COORDINATION METHOD UPON PRINTING, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COORDINATION PROGRAM UPON PRINTING - An information processing apparatus includes an application execution portion to generate application data, a print command portion to transmit a print command, a related information storage portion to store related information related to the application data, and a distant control portion, and the image forming apparatus includes an image forming control portion to form an image of print data included in the print command, and a remote control operation portion, and the remote control operation portion includes a remote control operation transmission portion to transmit to the information processing apparatus a remote control operation command, and a screen display control portion to display a remote control operation screen received from the information processing apparatus, and the distant control portion includes a screen generating portion to generate a remote control operation screen based on the related information associated with the application identification information included in the remote control operation command. | 03-20-2014 |
20140214957 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ENCODED WITH DATA TRANSMISSION PROGRAM PERFORMED BY COMPUTER - A data processing device is provided with a job accepting portion to accept a job to transmit data to a transmission destination defined in relation to a transmission-destination user, a candidate deciding portion to decide on one or more cloud services in which an operating user who inputted the job has an account to be a candidate service, a service deciding portion to decide on a candidate service which is accessible by the transmission-destination user among one or more candidate services decided, to be an accessible service, and a data transmission portion to store the data in the decided accessible service as well as to transmit access information for accessing the data stored in the accessible service to the transmission destination for the transmission-destination user. | 07-31-2014 |
20140218765 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM PERFORMING COMMUNICATION THROUGH VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATION MODE DIFFERENT FROM VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION - An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus having a light emitter and an information terminal performing visible light communication and normal communication with the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes a visible light output unit outputting information stored in the image forming apparatus through visible light communication using the light emitter, and an output control unit controlling operation of the visible light output unit. The information terminal includes a light receiver, and an information acquisition unit acquiring visible light communication information based on information obtained by receiving visible light with the light receiver. The information acquisition unit gives a light emission communication start request to the output control unit through the normal communication with the image forming apparatus. When the light emission communication start request is received and the visible light output unit is stopping outputting information, the output control unit allows output of information. | 08-07-2014 |