Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp.

Hiroyuki Funo

Masao Watanabe

Kiyoshi Iida

Ryota Mizutani

Yasuaki Konishi

Naoki Hayashi

Minoru Koshimizu

Hiroyuki Hotta

Tsutomu Ishii

Yasunori Saito

Shin Takeuchi

Eigo Nakagawa

Tomohito Takagi

Eisuke Osakabe

Satoru Tsuto

Yoshinori Machida

Kenta Ogata

Takayuki Takeuchi

Seigo Makida

Yoshitsugu Hirose

Nobuyuki Yamazoe

Naoyasu Terao

Koji Morofuji

Shinichi Tai

Shinichiro Taga

An information processing apparatus includes a changing unit. The changing unit changes a setting of wireless communication in a location in accordance with a user who has made a reservation for the location.

System for changing wireless communication settings at reserved locations

A system includes an operation receiving unit and an operation control apparatus. The operation receiving unit is operated by a user. The operation control apparatus controls a first device at a facility to enter into an operating state in response to a user operation being performed at the operation receiving unit during a first time period determined by reservation information. The operation control apparatus also controls a second device at the facility to enter into an operating state at a start time associated with the first time period, regardless of presence of a user operation at the operation receiving unit.

Facility reservation management system that controls facility devices

A data input system including electronic paper and a stylus writing device is disclosed. The electronic paper includes a transparent display substrate on which a number of optically readable code patterns have been formed, the optically readable code patterns representing positional information on a display surface, a rear surface substrate opposing the display substrate, and coloring particles that are enclosed between the display substrate and the rear surface substrate and that are movable by applying an electric or a magnetic field. The electronic paper displays an image due to motion of the particle. The stylus writing device includes a writing head provided at the end of the stylus for writing the image by applying an electric or a magnetic field to the electronic paper by contact and includes an optical reading device for optically reading the code patterns formed on the display surface where the end of the stylus contacts.

Data input system

The electronic writing instrument is provided with: a writing unit that writes down on a medium where a code indicating identity information and location information of the medium is formed; an emitting unit that emits light to the medium; a photoelectric conversion unit that includes photoelectric conversion element receiving a reflected light from the medium by the light emitted by the emitting unit and outputting an electronic signal after converting the reflected light by photoelectric conversion; a receiving unit that receives a user operation; and a condition changing unit that changes at least any one of an emitting condition of the emitting unit to the medium and an output condition of the photoelectric conversion unit when the receiving unit receives an operation.

Electronic writing instrument, computer system, electronic writing method and computer readable medium

A document processing operation system includes: a rewrite unit; and an image display medium for holding display of a document image rewritably and in a substantially no-power supply state, which is attached to the rewrite unit, wherein the rewrite unit performs display image rewrite processing for the image display medium, wherein the image display medium comprises: an operation device that accepts operation input from a user; and an information providing section that transmits operation information entered on the operation device in a wirelessly readable manner, and wherein the rewrite unit comprises: a read section that wirelessly reads the operation information transmitted by the information providing section; a processing section that performs processing relating to document data preset in response to the read operation information; and a write section that writes a document image to the image display medium with the read operation information under a control of the processing section.

Document reservation processing operation system

A responder authenticity determination system, comprising: a responder that sends a response signal in response to a received signal; an interrogation signal generator that generates an interrogation signal having a random waveform; a transceiver that sends the generated interrogation signal to the responder, and receives a response signal from the responder; and an authenticity determination unit that determines authenticity of the responder based on the received response signal and the random waveform of the generated interrogation signal.

Authenticity determination system of responder, identification system, and interrogation unit

The present invention provides a sheet with plural wireless measuring units, each of which, when a radio signal is sent, measures physical quantity surrounding itself by using the radio signal as an energy source, and generates and sends a radio signal having an attribute reflecting the measured physical quantity.

Sheet, display medium unit, sheet attaching device, and sheet detaching device

A non-contact signal transmission apparatus transmits electric power and a signal in a non-contact manner via magnetic induction. The apparatus includes: a pair of annular electric power cores provided in opposing relationship to each other; a pair of electric power coils respectively provided in an annular form at one of the pair of electric power cores; and a pair of signal coils respectively provided in an annular form inside one of the pair of electric power cores. Relative permeability inside and around the signal coils is lower than relative permeability of the electric power cores.

Non-contact signal transmission apparatus

A sensor of this comprises a receiving section that receives a signal that is sent from outside, a circuit whose impedance changes irreversibly in accordance with an environmental change, a measurement section that measures the impedance of the circuit in an event that a signal is received by the receiving section, and a sending section that sends data representing a measurement result of the measurement section.

Sensor that can be irreversibly changed

A sensor includes a substrate, a medium on which a surface acoustic wave propagates, a reference electrode, an antenna, a transducer that includes a first electrode connected to the antenna and a second electrode connected to the reference electrode and arranged opposite to the first electrode, and that has a function of converting a signal received by the antenna into a surface acoustic wave propagating on the medium, and a function of converting a surface acoustic wave propagating on the medium and reaching the transducer into a signal and outputting the signal to the antenna, a reflector that throws back a surface acoustic wave generated by the transducer, propagating on the medium, and reaching the reflector, toward the transducer, and an impedance converter connected to the reference electrode, impedance of which changes in response to a change in circumstances surrounding the sensor.

Sensor

A wireless response device comprises an antenna that receives a question signal, an identification signal generating unit that generates a response signal for a question signal received by the antenna, and that operates passively, and an impedance conversion unit provided between the antenna and the identification signal generating unit, whose impedance changes in response to the state of the environment.

Wireless response device, image forming apparatus, and equipment

A wireless terminal holder includes a body that attachably accommodates a wireless terminal that exchanges radio waves via an antenna, an antenna unit attached to the body and that is of sufficient strength to freely support the body, and that functions as the antenna for the wireless terminal when connected to an antenna terminal of the wireless terminal, and a connector attached to the body that connects the antenna unit to the antenna terminal of the wireless terminal, with the wireless terminal being accommodated in the body.

Wireless terminal holder and wireless communication system

The present invention provides a control system including: plural wireless measuring units, each of which, when receiving a radio signal, uses the signal as an energy source to measure a physical quantity, and generates and sends a radio signal having an attribute reflecting the measured physical quantity; a transmitter; a receiver; a storage unit which stores position data of the wireless measuring units in accordance with their identification data; a calculation unit which calculates physical quantities based on the received radio signals; a recognition unit which recognizes a distribution of the calculated physical quantities with reference to position data stored in accordance with identification data specified by the received radio signals; an identifying unit which identifies a state of an object on the surface based on the distribution of the recognized physical quantities; and a control unit which performs a control depending on the state of the identified object.

Control system, surface, and control device

The present invention provides a cooling system including: a cold air generator which supplies cold air into a case of an apparatus; a wireless temperature sensor which is provided near at least one module constituting the apparatus and sends temperature data as a radio signal; a transmitter/receiver which sends a radio signal having a predetermined frequency to the temperature sensor and receives a radio signal from the temperature sensor; and a controller which controls an operation of the cold air generator on the basis of a radio signal received by the transmitter/receiver.

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Ashigarakami-gun, Japan

Hiroyuki Funo