Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Kyocera Mita Corporation

Dai Shigenobu

Tetsuya Maeda

Hiromi Sakata

Takanori Miyamoto

Nobuyasu Mori

Miki Teshima

Hiroshi Manabe

Yoshifumi Okabayashi

Chigusa Mochizuki

Mrinalini Chakravarty

Oleg Y Zakharov

Daisaku Nagano

Tatsuya Hiwatari

Michiko Tashiro

Keiko Morita

Naoto Hanada

Takehiko Asano

Aaron Sahagun

Christian Olmstead Holmes

Yoshihiro Shiozawa

Robert M Mokricki

Damion Gordon

Chris Holmes

Methods and apparatus for distributing documents are provided. A source node can determine a map for a document, where the map can include information about a number of portions of the document and a corresponding number of distribution nodes. The source node can, for each portion of the number of portions of the document, send the portion of the document to the corresponding distribution node. The source node can record, at a distributed storage system, a first transaction that records information related to the map for the document using the source node. The source node can determine to distribute the document. After determining to distribute the document, the source node can: record a second transaction related to a distribution identifier associated with the map for the document at the distributed storage system and can send a distribution notification that comprises the map for the document and the distribution identifier.

Decentralized network for secure distribution of digital documents

A storage device stores device configuration definitions including a plurality of device image parts indicating the image forming apparatus and one or more devices physically attachable to the image forming apparatus, respectively, a plurality of device image definitions defining the plurality of device image parts with respect to a plurality of device identifiers identifying the image forming apparatus and the one or more devices, respectively, and a plurality of device offset information definitions defining offset amounts with respect to the plurality of device identifiers, respectively, the offset amounts indicating relative positions of the plurality of device image parts, respectively. A processor operates as a device image processor carried out by a software executing module, the software executing module being configured to execute a software program for driving and/or managing the image forming apparatus on an OS, and a device image module configured to communicate with the device image processor.

Information processing apparatus

Method of providing a user interface in a display device for remote management of grouped plurality of devices. The method includes: receiving a first selection for selecting one group of a plurality of groups of devices; receiving a second selection for selecting one item of a plurality of items related to each of the plurality of groups; displaying a management screen for the selected item related to the selected group in response to a selection of the group while keeping the item selected before the selection of the group, the management screen being used for management of the selected item related to the selected group; and displaying the management screen for the selected item related to the selected group in response to a selection of the item while keeping the group selected before the selection of the item.

Remote-device-management user interface enabling automatic carryover of selected maintenance-process groups in transitioning among hierachized device groups

A display input device is provided that is capable of improving user convenience. A control part of the display input device causes a display input part to display a workflow creation and registration screen, which is prepared for creating and registering a workflow, to receive operations for creating and registering the workflow, the workflow being a combination of basic and combination functions and including data that is indicative of each of a first function that is the basic function selected as a function to be registered, a setting content of the first function, a second function that is the combination function selected as a function to be registered, and a setting content of the second function.

Display input device for creating and registering a workflow and image forming device equipped with the same

Systems and methods for displaying video of an output tray of a printing device are provided. An example method may include a sensor of a printing device detecting motion of a user in an output tray of the printing device. In response to the detected motion, the method may also include activating a video camera of the printing device, wherein the video camera is configured to capture at least an area of the output tray encompassing a reproduced document. Still further, the method may include a display of the printing device displaying live video of the area of the output tray while a user manipulates and retrieves a reproduced document.

Video display of a printing device output tray

Example methods and systems may include displaying a primary screen having a plurality of function menus corresponding to multifunction printer functions, wherein each function menu includes a function icon, one or more major-setting icons, an execution icon, and an expansion icon. The example methods and systems may include, responsive to the selection of a major-setting icon, modifying a corresponding primary setting; responsive to the selection of an execution icon, causing a multifunction printing device to carry out a function; responsive to the selection of an expansion icon, displaying the function menu as a selected menu, wherein the selected menu is larger and includes more major-setting icons; and, responsive to the selection of a function icon, displaying a secondary screen, wherein the secondary screen includes one or more major-setting icons corresponding to one or more primary settings, and one or more minor-setting icons corresponding to one or more secondary settings.

Quick operation user interface for a multifunction printing device

A display control apparatus includes; a display unit; a web display control unit which causes a web page to be displayed; an instruction acceptance image display control unit which causes a download instruction acceptance image to be displayed in a web page; a download instruction acceptance unit which accepts a download instruction in accordance with an operation based on the download instruction acceptance image; a processing acceptance image display control unit which displays a processing acceptance image for accepting an instruction for carrying out printing, saving or transmission in respect of the data to be downloaded, when the download instruction is accepted; and a processing acceptance unit which accepts the selection of any one of the aforementioned processes in accordance with an user's operation based on the processing acceptance image.

Display control apparatus, image forming apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium storing display control program

A multi function peripheral is provided with a display controller for causing a display section to display reception screens for respective settings on functions executable in the electrical apparatus, an instruction receiver for receiving an instruction to designate a content of each setting from the user, a display format receiver for receiving an instruction to select any one of a wizard display format, a list display format and a menu display format from the user, and a storage for storing the display format received by the display format receiver while relating it to the contents of the respective settings received by the instruction receiver.

Operating device and image forming apparatus with display format receiver for receiving instructions from a user for selecting a display format

To display a real image forming apparatus together with job information about printing jobs accumulated in this image forming apparatus. A mobile terminal acquires an identification number of an image-captured image forming apparatus by image recognition processing of image data. Further, mobile terminal generates a screen layout corresponding to a detection location of image forming apparatus obtained from the image data. Further, mobile terminal transmits, to a server, an inquiry request for address information, including the identification number. Server has address information about each image forming apparatus. When server receives the inquiry request for address information, it identifies image forming apparatus corresponding to the identification number, and transmits an IP address of identified image forming apparatus to mobile terminal. Mobile terminal uses the acquired IP address to acquire job information about printing jobs from image forming apparatus, synthesizing the job information with the image data for display.

Image forming system and image forming apparatus to display together with job information about printing jobs

A display input device includes a storage unit which stores a program for controlling to display a screen for setting a set item that is selected and registered in advance by calling, an input unit which accepts a setting input, and a display unit which displays a combination image in which a position display image for indicating a current position of the display in the program when the program is called, and a screen number display image indicating the number of setting screens that are displayed or have been displayed for setting the set item included in the program are combined, for each set item included in the program, arranged in the display order of the set item in the program.

Display input device that displays navigation screens for assisting in user creation of workflows, image forming apparatus incorporating such display input device, and display method of using such display input device

An operation device according to the present disclosure includes a number of hard keys, a function icon display unit, a condition icon display unit, a function item receiving unit, a function item change unit, a condition item receiving unit, and a setting condition receiving unit. The function icon display unit can display a number of function icons indicating the function item respectively assigned to the number of hard keys. The condition icon display unit can display a condition icon indicating a condition item. The function item change unit changes an assignment to the hard keys from the function item to the condition item. The condition item receiving unit displays a condition icon corresponding to the condition item assigned to the hard key. The setting condition receiving unit receives a setting condition indicated by the condition item corresponding to the hard key for which the selection was received.

Method and device for displaying and selecting functions and associated conditions using a set of hard keys

A display device as in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a display panel, a case, a connection receiving portion, a connection determination portion, and a display processing portion. The display panel displays an image. The case supports a display surface of the display panel so as to be viewable from the exterior. The connection receiving portion is provided to a side surface of the case, and electrically connects to an external storage device. The connection determination portion determines whether or not the external storage device has been connected to the connection receiving portion. The display processing portion displays, on the display panel, a connection portion image indicative of a connection portion of the connected external storage device in a case where the external storage device has been determined by the connection determination portion to have been connected.

Display device having connection receiving portion for external storage device and image forming apparatus having display panel

A display input device includes an input unit which receives an operation input, and a display unit which displays a screen for operation input and includes an input result display area for displaying at least a number and a character. When there is an available function for inputting the number and the character, an input button for using the available function is displayed in the input result display area or in an adjacent area of the input result display area, while when there is no available function, the button is not displayed in the input result display area or in the adjacent area of the input result display area.

Display input device, image forming apparatus, displaying method of a display input device

A display input device includes a display unit which displays a plurality of types of functions as set items, a program which is called to control the display unit to display a screen for setting set items selected and registered in advance, a storage unit which stores information about whether or not to display a set item when the program is called as contents of the program, an input unit which accepts an input about whether or not to display the set items when the program is called, and a display control unit which controls the display unit not to display a set item that is determined to be no display.

Display input device, image forming apparatus, and display method of the display input device

To provide enhanced operability to users incapable of setting complicated operations such as handicapped people, children, and old people. An operation panel section displays a plurality of settable functions to receive an input of the plurality of the settable functions. An input controller switches an input mode through an operation panel section between a standard mode in which any function can be set and a universal mode in which limited functions can be set with visibility higher than the standard mode.

Image forming apparatus and input operating device for use in the same having a universal mode in which limited functions can be set with recognition higher than in a standard mode

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Osaka, Japan

Dai Shigenobu