Konica Minolta, Inc.

Sysmex Corporation

Daisuke Nakano

Junichi Hase

Nobuhiro Mishima

Tomoaki Nakajima

Yuji Okamoto

Takeshi Morikawa

Takeshi Minami

Katsuhiko Akita

Kazusei Takahashi

Hidetaka Iwai

Akihiro Torigoshi

Hirokazu Kubota

Hideaki Soejima

Yuji Tanaka

Kenichi Takahashi

Kaitaku Ozawa

Nobuhiro Kitagawa

Masao Hosono

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Takashi Yamato

Hiroki Koike

Masanori Imazu

Hironori Katsumi

Kazuya Fukuda

Tsuyoshi Fukuzaki

Masayuki Ikeda

Hisashi Uchida

Toshihiko Otake

Takehisa Yamaguchi

Atsushi Ohshima

Ayumi Itoh

Yasutaka Ito

An image forming apparatus including a communication circuit configured to establish proximity communication with a biometric authentication apparatus, a display, and a processor configured to perform authentication processing with biological information detected by the biometric authentication apparatus is provided. The processor is configured to carry out control for reducing a quantity of light output from the display and incident on the biometric authentication apparatus during detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus when the processor receives information representing optical detection of the biological information by the biometric authentication apparatus from the biometric authentication apparatus through the communication circuit.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes a communication interface capable of communication over a plurality of frequency bands and a controller configured to determine whether the content of communication of the communication interface satisfies a predetermined condition. The controller is configured to execute control for switching the frequency band of communication via the communication interface to another frequency band over the frequency bands when the content of communication of the communication interface satisfies a predetermined condition.

Image forming apparatus, recording medium, and image forming system

An image processing system includes a first image processing device including a first processor. The first processor executes a process including: detecting a change in a load status at the first image processing device; sending a request for information relating to a load status at the second image processing device to the second image processing device when the change in the load status at the first image processing device is detected; analyzing the information relating to the load status at the second image processing device, and determining whether or not the first image processing device establishes wireless communication with a portable terminal; and adjusting to relatively lower a radio field strength from the first image processing device below the radio field strength from the second image processing device when the first image processing device determines not to establish wireless communication with the portable terminal.

Image processing system, image processing device, non-transitory computer readable recording medium, and processing device for wireless communication with a portable terminal

An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of memories and a hardware processor which controls an execution operation of a first function including an image processing function and an execution operation of a second function including a server function, by using the plurality of memories. The hardware processor estimates a required bandwidth which is a memory bandwidth required for the execution operation of the first function on the basis of a current operation mode of the image processing apparatus among a plurality of operation modes of the image processing apparatus, and determines a bandwidth securing channel for first function which is a channel capable of being used for the execution operation of the first function and incapable of being used for the execution operation of the second function, out of a plurality of channels used to access the plurality of memories, on the basis of the required bandwidth.

Image processing apparatus, method of controlling image processing apparatus, and recording medium

An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a determination result of a state of a user, who has given a transmission job execution instruction, determined based on biological information of the user; and a job control unit configured to control an execution of the transmission job according to the user state determination result, wherein when it is determined that the user is in an off-normal state, the job control unit executes a confirmation request process to request the user to make a confirmation related to the transmission job.

Information processing device, information processing system and program

A cooperative image processing system including an image processing apparatus and a portable terminal apparatus capable of connecting to each other. The image processing apparatus includes a first processor to execute instructions to control the functions of a first screen data obtaining portion that obtains screen data for reproducing a first operation screen that allows operating the portable terminal apparatus, from the portable terminal apparatus. The image processing apparatus further includes a memory that stores a cooperation table that contains a list of operations that can be performed on the first operation screen and a plurality of next second operations to be displayed in a next second operation screen that allows operating the image processing apparatus, each of the next second operations corresponding to a respective one of the operations on the list of operations that can be performed on the first operation screen.

Cooperative image processing system, cooperative image processing method, portable terminal apparatus, image processing apparatus, and recording medium

An image processing system includes a terminal worn by a user for use; and an image output apparatus configured to perform an output process for outputting an image in accordance with a command given by the user. The terminal includes an obtaining portion configured to obtain, from the user, a physical feature of the user. Any one or both of the terminal and the image output apparatus includes an authentication portion configured to perform, prior to the output process, an authentication process for verifying the user based on the physical feature obtained by the obtaining portion. The image output apparatus includes an output process portion configured to perform the output process when the authentication portion verifies the user.

Image processing system, image output apparatus, and a terminal, including an output method, and non-transitory recording medium storing computer readable program for causing the terminal worn by a user to obtain a physical feature of the user

An image processing system where an image processing apparatus that includes an image data transmitting function and a mobile terminal that includes an electronic mail transmitting function operate to link with each other, the image processing apparatus including: a startup instruction transmitting unit; an image data acquiring unit; a transmission destination designation information acquiring unit; and an image data transmitting unit, and the mobile terminal including: an electronic mail function starting unit that starts up the electronic mail transmitting function and causes a predetermined display unit to display address information; a transmission destination designation information transmitting unit that receives an operation of designating a transmission destination address among the address information and transmit the transmission destination designation information to the image processing apparatus; and an attached file output unit that outputs the image data as an attached file of an electronic mail.

Image processing system, image processing apparatus, mobile terminal, and program for transmission of image data

A terminal device performs communication with a MFP (Multifunction Peripheral), and each of cloud servers. Terminal device executes transmitting and receiving process for image data with the MFP and the cloud servers via a cooperation application program. The terminal device switches a working application in the terminal device to another application, during the transmitting and receiving process via the cooperation application program. In this instance, the terminal device suspends the transmitting and receiving process. The terminal device executes transmitting and receiving process via the another application for a part of the image data for which the transmitting and receiving process is not executed.

Terminal device which performs communication with an image processing device after switching a working application in the terminal device

A workflow executing device executes the steps of: specifying a workflow; executing processes defined by the specified workflow; specifying an external process to be processed by a first external device from among the processes; specifying a device that stores account information requested by the first external device as a second external device in order to allow the first external device to execute the external process; generating a sub-workflow that defines a login process of logging into the first external device, a request process of allowing the first external device to execute the external process, and an execution result output process of transmitting the execution result to the workflow executing device; and changing the external process in the workflow to a workflow transmitting process of transmitting the sub-workflow to the second external device and an execution result receiving process of receiving the execution result from the second external device.

Workflow system, workflow executing device, workflow executing method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with workflow executing program

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.

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.

Image processing system, portable information device, remote operation method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with cooperation program

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.

Print system, image forming apparatus, coordination method upon printing, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with coordination program upon printing

A specimen analyzing apparatus comprising: a detector for detecting component information regarding a component in a specimen contained in each of analyzing containers, the analyzing containers comprising first and second analyzing containers; an analyzing part for analyzing the component information detected by the detector; a transporting device for transporting specimen containers each containing a specimen, the specimen containers comprising first and second specimen containers; an operation mode selector for selecting one of a first operation mode and a second operation mode; a first supplying device for supplying the specimen of a first amount; a second supplying device for supplying the specimen of a second amount greater than the first amount; and a supply controller for controlling the first and second supplying devices in accordance with an operation mode selected by the operation mode selector, is disclosed. A specimen analyzing method is also disclosed.

Specimen analyzing apparatus and specimen analyzing method

A document display system is provided which includes a first document display device, and a second document display device. The first document display device includes a display processing portion configured to display an electronic document, a settings update portion configured to update display settings information indicating latest display settings in response to operation for modifying settings by a user during a period in which the electronic document is displayed, and a document transmission portion configured to send out the electronic document and the display settings information. The second document display device includes a document obtaining portion configured to obtain the electronic document and the display settings information sent out from the first document display device, and a display setting portion configured to incorporate settings for display settings indicated in the display settings information into display settings to be applied at a start of display of the electronic document.

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Kobe, Japan

Daisuke Nakano