Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Nissan Motor Company Limited

Fujitsu Corporation

Masayuki Honma

Toshiaki Kobayashi

Naoki Abe

Hisatsugu Tahara

Yoshikazu Ishikawa

Yasuki Nakajima

Osamu Takahashi

Michiharu Masuda

Hitoshi Hayashi

Akira Orita

Yasunori Ikeno

Senji Kuroki

Akihiko Masatate

Katsuhisa Satoh

In an image-forming apparatus such as a digital copying apparatus, even when a digital copying apparatus having print data desired by a user is used by someone else or is in trouble, the apparatus outputs the print data desired by the user without any delay at any time convenient to the user and in an output form the user desires, and thus increases availability thereof. The digital copying apparatus includes an network interface communicating with an external host apparatus, and a memory for storing image data and operation mode data received through the network interface, and prints out the image data on a printer section. The digital copying apparatus receives image data and operation mode data from the other digital copying apparatus and prints out the image data on the printer section thereof.

Image-forming system, control method therefor, image-forming apparatus, data processing method, and storage medium

In order to effectively use personal boxes provided to a photocopier apparatus, the control unit of the photocopier stores image data output from a host computer in personal boxes, and the image quality of the image data stored in the personal boxes is converted according to attributes information of the image data.

Image storing apparatus with image quality conversion feature

A switch includes a repetitive call detection unit which detects a repetitive call which occupies channels in an identical channel group. A release unit releases the channels occupied by the repetitive call when the repetitive call is detected. A restriction unit stores information concerning the repetitive call and imposes a restriction on a connection of a call having information identical to the information concerning the repetitive call. A test unit determines whether a cause of the repetitive call has been removed. A restriction release unit releases the above restriction in accordance with a result of determination by the test unit.

Repetitive call control method, switch using the method, and recording medium storing repetitive call control program

Disclosed are an exchange which performs call connection control for subscribers in a plurality of areas having different toll numbers, and a method of controlling connection of calls in this exchange. A telephone number translation table is created in accordance with a telephone number structure comprising an internal toll number and internal local office numbers, wherein the internal toll number is a string of numerals shared by toll numbers in the plurality of areas, and the internal local office numbers are numbers obtained by adding a number, which is not shared by the toll numbers in the plurality of areas, onto the beginning of local office numbers that follow the unshared number. The exchange performs switching service control using the telephone number translation table.

Call connection control method in exchange

An image forming apparatus has a reversing unit for reversing a sheet with an image formed and discharging the reversed sheet, a determining unit for determining whether the sheet with an image formed is reversed or not reversed with the reversing unit before the sheet is discharged and a page order control unit including a first mode of forming images of a plurality of pages in a first page mode and a second page mode of forming images of a plurality of pages in a second page mode different from the first page mode, wherein in accordance with whether the apparatus operates in the first mode or in the second mode, the determining unit determines whether the sheet with an image formed is reversed or not reversed with the reversing unit before the sheet is discharged.

Image forming apparatus and method and information processing system and

Image information of a plurality of pages input from a personal computer is stored in a hard disk. In an operation mode which can be executed only after all pages of one group are stored in the hard disk, if the hard disk becomes full before all the pages are stored, reduced images from the start to fourth pages are printed out on a single recording sheet to notify a user of a memory-full state. On this sheet, a message representative of that the hard disk is in a memory-full state is also printed out.

Image processing apparatus with means for storing image information of a

An administrating apparatus for administrating an image forming apparatus comprises a first receiving unit for receiving the status information of the image forming apparatus in the serial communication, a second receiving unit for receiving a pulse signal in accordance with the operation of the image forming apparatus, and a count unit for counting for each status indicated by the status information received in accordance with the pulse signal received. The administrating apparatus for administrating the image forming apparatus for each status can be provided with a simple construction.

Administrating apparatus and method for administrating a status of an

Administrating apparatus for administrating a status of an image forming

An apparatus for verifying service user's information consists of a switch system for setting a call between one terminal and the other terminal and a data memory connected to this switch system. This data memory stores information indicating the number of a service user on which a charge previously applied by a subscriber is imposed and information on a validity of this service user's information. The switch system includes a checking section. The checking section checks at first effects, when the subscriber requests setting of a call to be charged for a talk on the basis of the above-mentioned information from one terminal, a formal check of the service user's information sent with the request by the subscriber. If this formal check is passed, the checking section requests the data memory for a collation as to whether or not the service user's information is valid. Then, only when receiving a reply saying that the service user's information is valid, the switch system sets the call between one terminal and the other terminal.

Apparatus for and method of verifying service user's information

An intake system for a V-type multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes an elongated collector housing disposed between two rows of cylinders in such a way as to longitudinally extend across the rows of cylinders at substantially the center thereof and at right angles. The collector housing have at the opposite ends spaced along the rows of the cylinders a plurality of openings in two rows. Two groups of intake pipes for the above described two rows of the cylinders are respectively connected to the opposite lateral ends of the collector housing in such a way as to communicate the openings. The intake pipes extend curvedly toward the rows of the cylinders and away from the collector housing and further extend curvedly toward the intake ports and in such a way as to have adjacent the intake ports, circumferential walls which extend across the axes of the intake ports and thereafter extend nearly coaxially with the intake ports.

Intake system for V-type multi-cylinder internal combustion engine

Camshafts are arranged so close as to lap in part over head bolts and formed with cuts at portions where they lap over the head bolts.

Overhead camshaft engine

A belt tensioner comprises a shaft which is eccentrically mounted on a stud bolt so as to be rotatable thereon when a lock nut is loosened. A pulley is concentrically mounted on the shaft by means of a bearing and rotatable thereon. The shaft is urged by a spring in the direction to cause the pulley to move toward a drive belt. The shaft is fixed to a stationary member when the lock nut is tightened.

Belt tensioner

A plate spring is formed to have a 'spider-like' configuration with pairs of bent 'spider leg-like' flexible fingers. The spring is fixed to the top of a rocker arm shaft mounting bracket so that each pair of fingers straddles the rocker arm shaft and biasingly contacts a lateral surface of a rocker arm pivotally mounted on said shaft. The fingers have a length adequate to allow for mass production tolerances while simultaneously biasing the rocker arm uniformly along the rocker arm shaft preventing any unwanted uneven wearing of the shaft or rocker arm. The spring may be replaced simply by removing a single bolt.

Internal combustion engine rocker arm arrangement having a readily

An internal combustion engine equipped with a blowby gas recirculation system is provided with a jackshaft which is driven by a crankshaft and rotatably supported in a crankcase to operate engine accessories. A rotational part of a centrifugal oil separator is securely connected to an end of the jackshaft to be rotatable with the jackshaft, thereby effectively separating engine oil mist from blowby gas which is sucked through the oil separator to an intake manifold.

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Masayuki Honma