Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Corporation

Koji Yokoyama

Junichi Shinohara

Hiroshi Morohoshi

Mayu Takano

An imaging apparatus whose posture is easily adjustable is provided. The imaging apparatus is configured to include an inclination detector detecting a degree of inclination of one of the imaging apparatus and an image captured by the imaging apparatus relative to a horizontal direction orthogonal to a direction of gravity; a display unit; a first inclination indicator unit allowing the display unit to display an indicator to indicate the degree of inclination according to a detection result from the inclination detector; a second inclination indicator unit notifying via sound according to a detection result from the inclination detector that the degree of inclination is over a predetermined value; and a selector unit allowing at least one of the first and second inclination indicator units to operate.

Imaging apparatus

A battery contact mechanism energizing a battery in a direction of one electrode of the battery by making pressure contact between a conductive contact member and the other electrode of the battery, includes a torsion coil spring. A rotational force is given to the contact member by the torsion coil spring. The contact member is provided separately from the torsion coil spring.

Battery contact mechanism, battery receiving structure, electric power unit, electronic equipment, and pressure-contacting mechanism

A terminal, such as a group 4 (G4) facsimile, coupled to an integrated services digital network has a function for setting up a confirmation call for automatically detecting a change of a different terminal, from a group 3 (G3) facsimile to a G4 facsimile. The G4 facsimile has a memory for memorizing information of a different terminal, such as, for example, a calling number, a short formed calling number under an abbreviated dialing mode, and a corresponding identification whether the different terminal conforms to a G3 or G4 facsimile procedure. The G4 facsimile sets up a confirmation call under the G4 facsimile procedure to confirm whether or not the different terminal has been updated to a G4 facsimile, only at a time of when the different terminal is identified as being conformable to the G3 facsimile procedure by the identification, and, optionally, when an arbitrary time period, which is memorized in the calling G4 facsimile, is exceeded. Upon succeeding in connecting to the different terminal by the confirmation call, the G4 facsimile carries on data transmission until completing the call process, and also updates the identification.

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Yokohama, Japan

Koji Yokoyama