Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Hideto Kohtani

Takehito Utsunomiya

Masanori Sakai

Yoshinobu Aiba

Hiroshi Ohmura

Takashi Nonaka

Kunio Yoshihara

Satoru Kutsuwada

Takahiro Ushiro

Ken Kuroda

Yoshihiko Suzuki

Shokyo Koh

Katsunari Suzuki

Masahiro Iwadate

Hirohiko Itoh

Tadashi Suzuki

Hiroyuki Yaguchi

Ryosuke Miyamoto

Daisuke Ishizuka

Koji Arai

Naoyuki Ohki

Akihito Mori

Hirohiko Ito

Masao Watanabe

Taisei Fukada

Isamu Sato

Makoto Kikugawa

Hideyuki Makitani

Satoshi Kaneko

Tadashi Takahashi

Yoshiyuki Suzuki

Tsuyoshi Moriyama

Hiroyoshi Yoshida

Keizo Isemura

Kenichi Takahashi

Masahiro Tomosada

Hirohiko Tashiro

Toshiyuki Kitamura

Hideaki Shimizu

Tsuyoshi Muto

Hiroaki Takeda

Hiroshi Sumio

Kouichi Unno

Yasuhiro Takiyama

Masafumi Kamei

Eiji Sakaguchi

The image formation by the plural-image formation mode is manually inhibited by the user in case the image formation is interrupted or the formed image is distorted by defective original feeding in the image formation by such plural-image formation mode. As a result, image formation of high quality can be achieved without trouble. The configuration for this purpose is featured by manually inhibiting the plural-image formation mode by depression of a touch key on an operation unit.

Image forming apparatus with manual inhibiting of plural image retention forming mode and control method therefor

An image processing apparatus includes an engine controller for controlling an image forming mechanism for forming an image on a sheet based on image data, a printer controller for forming image data from printing data transferred from an external apparatus, for transmitting the image data to the engine controller, and for transmitting a command for setting an operation of the engine controller to the engine controller, and a reader controller for controlling an original-reading device for outputting image data by reading an image of an original, and for transmitting the image data output from the original-reading device to the engine controller. The reader controller is provided between the printer controller and the engine controller so as to be communicatable with each of the printer controller and the engine controller, and controls the acquisition of a right to use the engine controller with the printer controller.

Image processing apparatus, a reader controller, and a method for controlling the reader controller

A counting apparatus comprising an execution detection circuit for detecting the execution of a predetermined operation; plural memory circuits for commonly storing the information on the number of execution at each detection of the execution; a destruction detection circuit for detecting, at the storage of the information, whether the information stored in each memory circuit is destructed; and a correction circuit adapted, upon detection that the information of a memory circuit is destructed, to correct the destructed information with the information of another memory circuit.

Counting apparatus, counting method, and computer readable storage medium

An image processing apparatus and method which has a function of adjusting an image processing condition, in accordance with a condition change caused by some reasons, such as time elapsing or circumstance change. According to one aspect, the image processing apparatus reads an original and generates first image data, receives second image data from an external apparatus, processes the first or the second image data for forming an image, judges the necessity of adjusting an image process condition of process means, and adjusts the image processing condition based on the judgement result. However, so as to avoid image differences caused if the adjustment process occurs during interruption of an image process job, in case the necessity of adjusting is judged during an image process job, adjusting means restrains the adjusting operation until the image process job is finished.

Adjusting image processing condition

Job commands including priority conditions of each of a plurality of functions of a multifunctionable image forming processing apparatus are sent from a device connected to a network. A multifunctionable image processing apparatus receives these commands and recognizes the aforementioned priority conditions of these commands, and, based on these priority conditions, determines the image processing execution order to execute the jobs. For example, priority conditions may be in accordance with execution time, execution costs, output quality, output, and command function completion. When priority is in accordance with output, a portion of the jobs are removed during image processing and executed, while when priority is in accordance with execution time, execution cost, or output quality, the processing time is controlled during image processing. When priority is in accordance with command function completion, image processings which do not satisfy the conditions for performing the indicated image forming completely are skipped.

Multi-functional image processing apparatus

An image forming system which freely combines functions of a plurality of devices connected on a network in accordance with necessity, and a control system for the system. Each of the plurality of devices stores information indicating functions which can be provided by the device in advance. A functional unit which serves as a supervisor collects these stored information and analyzes a combination of functions to perform operation designated by a user, based on the collected information. Then the supervisor combines the functions based on the result of analysis and performs the desired processing operation by the combination of functions.

Image forming system and control method therefor

An image formation device, such as a printer, forms an image in a transfer format. The image formation device is configured to execute a predetermined down sequence to prepare the device for the next image formation operation after completion of an image formation operation. Alternatively, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the device is configured to execute a blank rotation sequence instead of executing the down sequence after completion of an image formation operation. The device may have the ability to form an image from different image generation sources. A determination of whether an image formation operation switches from one image generation source to using another image generation source may be based on whether the predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition may be that the sizes of the images formed using each image generation source are equal. The down sequence may include a density control for stabilizing a cleaning operation inside the device and an output density of the device. The blank rotation sequence may not include the density control. The device may also be configured to restart an image formation operation after the blank rotation sequence.

Method and apparatus for image formation using switchable image generators and density control

An image storage control apparatus includes an input section for inputting an image, a determining section for determining a processing mode in accordance with a type of the image input by the input section, a processing section for processing the image input by the input section in accordance with the processing mode determined by the determining section, and a storage control section for causing the same storage medium to store the image processed by the processing section and processing mode data representing the processing mode determined by the determining section.

Image storage control apparatus

There is disclosed an image communication apparatus comprising communication means for communicating the image information, recognition means for recognizing a predetermined image within the image information received via the communication means, and recording means for recording received image information on a recording medium with a plurality of colors, wherein the recording means makes the recording with a color in accordance with a recognition result of the recognition means.

Image communication apparatus and method selectively recording a color

A plurality of image processing apparatuses connected to a network share an external storage device such as a CDROM with each other to indicate a guidance when a trouble happens. Each image processing apparatus, when the troubles happens, outputs a request for transferring display data corresponding to a type of the trouble to the external storage device. This facilitates changing the guidance displayed. If the image processing apparatuses are used as peripheral units to a plurality of computers, and when a construction of the peripheral unit is varied, a driver program corresponding thereto is transferred to the plurality of computers.

Display control method

An image processing apparatus includes an engine controller for controlling an image forming mechanism for forming an image on a sheet based on image data, a printer controller for forming image data from printing data transferred from an external apparatus, for transmitting the image data to the engine controller, and for transmitting a command for setting an operation of the engine controller to the engine controller, and a reader controller for controlling an original-reading device for outputting image data by reading an image of an original, and for transmitting the image data output from the original-reading device to the engine controller. The reader controller is provided between the printer controller and the engine controller so as to be in communication with both the printer controller and the engine controller, and so as to control an acquisition right to use the engine controller with the printer controller.

Image processing apparatus, a reader controller, and a method for

A binding apparatus is provided with a tape reel on which a bind tape of a small tape width size is wound, and a tape reel on which a bind tape of a large tape width size is wound. When the tape reels and are set, the width size of each bind tape is read by means for detecting a width size discrimination mark (ring) formed on each tape reel and is memorized by width size memory means. The thickness of a bundle of sheets is measured by the use of a clamp member for clamping the bundle of sheets aligned on an aligning tray, and is memorized by thickness memory means. A bind tape of a tape width size corresponding to the thickness memorized by the thickness memory means is selected from among the sizes memorized by the width size memory means, and a carriage is moved to the tape reel on which a bind tape of the same size is wound.

Bookbinding apparatus

An image retrieving apparatus having a reading unit for reading the image of an original, a comparing unit for comparing the image data of the original outputted from the reading unit with a plurality of image data stored in a storage medium, and a retrieving unit for outputting one of the image data generally coincident with the image data of the original from the storage medium, and the discrimination information for discriminating the image data generally coincident, in accordance with the comparison result by the comparing unit.

Image retrieving apparatus

An image filing apparatus includes a reading unit for reading an image of a mark sheet. The mark sheet has a plurality of index areas on each of which an index image representing index information for retrieving an image stored in a storage medium is to be printed, a plurality of check areas on each of which a check for assigning the corresponding one of the plurality of index areas is to be entered, and a drawing area for drawing an index image to be newly registered, and for outputting an image signal. The apparatus also includes a detector for detecting which check area has been checked based on the image signal from the reading unit, a registration unit for registering, in the index area corresponding to the check area detected by the detector the index image drawn in the drawing area, and a provision unit for providing the index image drawn in the drawing area as index information of an original to be read by the reading unit after the mark sheet.

Optical image indexed document filer

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Yokohama, Japan

Hideto Kohtani