Seiko Epson Corporation

Hiroshi Kaiho

Ken Ikuma

Satoru Miura

Koji Akioka

Takashi Teshima

Mikio Nagahara

Ikumi Watanabe

Fuminori Hanaoka

Satoshi Jobetto

Hiroshi Tatebe

Toshiaki Yamagami

Kyoichi Kamijima

Kaoru Takemae

Shuji Kobayashi

A server device includes a data transmission portion that transmits, to a terminal device, data according to a second protocol, the data including a processing request according to a first protocol, and a response notification portion that transmits response data transmitted from the terminal device to a request source of the processing request, the terminal device includes a request notification portion that transmits, to an electronic device, the processing request according to the first protocol based on the data according to the second protocol transmitted from the server device, and a response data transmission portion that transmits, to the server device, response data transmitted from the electronic device, and the electronic device includes a response portion that transmits, to the terminal device, response data according to the first protocol as a response to the processing request according to the first protocol transmitted from the terminal device.

System, server device, and terminal device

An information processing device includes a key generation portion that generates a first key associated with an electronic device when a processing request for the electronic device is received, a key transmission portion that transmits the first key to a request source of the processing request, a connection controller that when a second key is received from the request source, connects to the electronic device associated with the first key corresponding to the received second key, and a response notification portion that notifies the request source of response data from the electronic device when the response data is received from the electronic device, the response data including screen data used for controlling the electronic device.

Information processing device and system

A service printer includes a printer printing unit that executes a print function, a scanning unit that executes a scan function, a printer communication unit that acquires, from a service providing server that provides a delivery service of delivering ink, status information indicating at least one of the status of a contract for use of the delivery service and the status of payment of the usage fee for the delivery service, and a printer controller that enables or disables execution of the print function and execution of the scan function based on at least one of the contract status and the payment status that are indicated by the status information acquired by the printer communication unit.

Printing apparatus, service providing system, and printing apparatus control method

A service providing server providing a delivery service delivering ink includes an obtaining section configured to obtain first use information associated with use of the delivery service by a first user, a determination section configured to determine a corresponding charge plan which is one of charge plans of the delivery service corresponding to the first use information obtained by the obtaining section based on the first use information obtained by the obtaining section, second use information associated with use of the delivery service by a second user, and a selected charge plan which is one of the charge plans of the delivery service selected by the second user, and a display controller configured to display corresponding charge plan information indicating the corresponding charge plan determined by the determination section in a terminal device of the first user.

Information processing apparatus, service providing system, and method for controlling information processing apparatus

Quickly transmitting and acquiring device information is enabled. A data collection server has a receiver that receives device information related to device states; an evaluator configured to determines if the received device information is first device information that is not an object of priority transmission, or second device information that is an object of priority transmission; and a transmitter configured to send the received device information to a management server that manages the device information. The transmitter transmits the second device information to the management server with priority over the first device information.

Data collection server, device, and data collection and transmission system

A liquid developer having superior fixing characteristic of toner particles to a recording medium and which is harmless to the environment, and an image forming apparatus using the liquid developer are provided. The liquid developer is comprised of an insulation liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid, wherein the insulation liquid contains a first vegetable oil and a reaction product produced by an ester exchange reaction of a second vegetable oil and a monovalent alcohol.

Liquid developer and image forming apparatus

An image forming method includes: by using a plurality of liquid developers having different colors, forming a plurality of single color images corresponding to the colors; transferring a non-fixed color image onto a recording medium; and fixing the non-fixed color image onto the recording medium. In the image forming method, each of the liquid developers includes an insulting liquid containing unsaturated fatty acid components and toner particles dispersed in the insulating liquid, and an oxidation polymerization accelerator that accelerates an oxidation polymerization reaction of the unsaturated fatty acid components during fixation is contained in the liquid developer forming the single color image that is positioned closest to the recording medium among the plurality of single color images forming the non-fixed color image.

Image forming method, liquid developing device, and image forming apparatus

A liquid developer includes an insulation liquid, and toner particles that are dispersed in the insulation liquid. Fatty acid monoester is unevenly distributed in the vicinity of surfaces of the toner particles, and the insulation liquid contains unsaturated fatty acid triglyceride.

Liquid developer, method of manufacturing liquid developer, and image forming apparatus

A method of manufacturing a liquid developer includes associating fine particles mainly containing a resin material so as to obtain associated particles, and disintegrating the associated particles in an insulation liquid so as to obtain toner particles.

Method of manufacturing liquid developer, liquid developer, and image forming apparatus

A method for producing a liquid developer comprising an insulation liquid and toner particles dispersed in the insulation liquid is provided. The method comprising the steps of: a wet grinding step for grinding a toner material mainly composed of a resin material in a first liquid which contains as its main component a fatty acid monoester to obtain a ground material dispersed liquid; and a mixing step for mixing the ground material dispersed liquid and a second liquid which contains as its main component a fatty acid triglyceride, wherein the first and second liquids constitute the insulation liquid, and the ground resin material dispersed in the insulation liquid constitutes the toner particles. According to the producing method, it is possible to produce a liquid developer in which toner particles having a sufficiently small size are stably dispersed with high production efficiency. Further, a liquid developer produced by the method and an image forming apparatus are also provided.

Method for producing liquid developer, liquid developer, and image forming apparatus

A method for producing resin particles using a dispersion liquid in which a dispersoid mainly made of a resin material is finely dispersed in a dispersion medium, the method comprising a dispersion liquid ejecting step for ejecting the dispersion liquid in the form of droplets and a dispersion medium removing step for removing the dispersion medium from the dispersion liquid in the form of droplets, wherein a granulation prevention agent for preventing or suppressing fine particles derived from the dispersoid from being agglomerated and then granulated is applied to the dispersion liquid.

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Matsumoto, Japan

Hiroshi Kaiho