Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-kaisha

Eiji Arakawa

Hiroshi Suzuki

Kazuhiko Takagi

Hiroshi Watanabe

The printer obtains template data from an application. Further, the printer drive obtains image data of a composition image from a scanner or a folder stored in a data storage area. The printer driver identifies, in a template image indicated by the template data, a composite area in which the composition image is to be composed based on the template data or information stored in the data storage area. Then, the printer driver generates image data of an image in which the composition image is composed in the identified composite area of the template image. With this configuration, the image in which the composition image is composed can be generated without requiring a user to obtain the composition images or without requiring the user to compose the composition image with the template image.

Information processing device, image processing system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions to control the same

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for a mobile terminal is provided. The computer readable instructions may cause the mobile terminal to transmit authentication information, indicating authorization of the mobile terminal to instruct a facsimile machine to execute a facsimile transmitting action with use of first sender information, to a facsimile machine; determine receipt of the first sender information transmitted from the facsimile machine; transmit first facsimile instructing information for instructing the facsimile machine to execute the facsimile transmitting action with use of the received first sender information to the facsimile machine in response to determination of receiving the first sender information; and transmit second facsimile instructing information for instructing the facsimile machine to execute the facsimile transmitting action without using the first sender information to the facsimile machine in response to determination of not receiving the first sender information.

Computer-readable recording medium and facsimile machine

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for an information processing device provided with a user interface and a controller, the recording medium storing instructions which cause, when executed by the controller, the information processing device to obtain spreadsheet data and template data, receive an operation to designate one of a plurality of elements included in the spreadsheet data and an operation of designating one of areas in an image indicated by the templated data, generate arranged image data representing an image in which an object image associated with a designated element is arranged in the designated area. When the designated element includes instruction information instructing an obtaining method of object image data, the controller obtains the object image data in accordance with the instruction information, and generates image data representing an arranged image in which the object image is arranged in the designated area in the templated image.

Image processing device, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing instructions therefor, and information processing system

A client apparatus is configured to communicate with a device and with a server via network. A status-information acquiring portion acquires, from the device, status information indicative of status of the device. A requesting portion makes a predetermined request to the server based on the status information. A request-status-information acquiring portion acquires, from the device, request status information indicative of a request status of the predetermined request. A determining portion determines whether the predetermined request is already made to the server, based on the request status information acquired by the request-status-information acquiring portion. A request controlling portion determines that the predetermined request should be made to the server, if the determining portion determines that the predetermined request is not yet made. An instructing portion instructs the device to set the request status information to a requested state, if the request controlling portion determines that the predetermined request should be made.

Client apparatus configured to communicate with device and server via network

A print control device includes a first data processing unit configured to process first print job data based on a first file format, a second data processing unit configured to process second print job data based on a second file format, the second data processing unit including a data converter configured to convert first print job data into second print job data, a display control unit configured to display an image that may be printed based on the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, an input unit configured to select therethrough one of the first print job data processed by the first data processing unit and the second print job data processed by the second data processing unit, and an output unit configured to output the print job data selected through the input unit so as to be printed.

Image forming device, and method and computer readable medium therefor

A sheet feeder for a printer selectively feeds a continuous sheet and a cut sheet to a printing mechanism including a platen and a print head. The continuous sheet is fed by a pair of pin tractors and the platen while the cut sheet is fed only by the platen. At least one sheet presser roller is provided for guiding the feeding of the cut sheet, which moves toward the platen when the cut sheet is fed so as to hold the latter against the platen, and moves away from the platen when the continuous sheet is fed. A switching lever sets the sheet feed mode, which when moved to a first position causes to feed the cut sheet by rotating the platen and when moved to a second position causes to feed the continuous sheet by rotating both the pin tractors and the platen. In order to prevent the sheet from jamming or tearing off due to erroneous operation of the switching lever, a buzzer alerts the operator of the erroneous operation if the switching lever is eventually moved from the first to the second position or vice versa when a relevant sheet has been loaded in the printing mechanism. A paper bail is provided for retaining the sheet onto the platen, with which the cut sheet is retained with a stronger force so that the bottom portion of the cut sheet may be appropriately printed by the print head.

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Aichi, Japan

Eiji Arakawa