Konica Minolta, Inc.

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Japan Display Inc.

Masayuki Ito

Hiroki Ueda

Kazuhiro Tomiyasu

Kazuaki Kanai

Yuji Kawamura

Yukina Hisada

Shoji Imaizumi

Amane Higashi

Hironao Tanaka

Takuya Okada

Takeshi Hibino

Mie Kawabata

Toshihisa Motosugi

Shin Ohba

Yuzo Kanari

Kana Yamauchi

Jiro Goto

Harumi Okuno

A remote support system includes: an image processing apparatus; an information terminal apparatus; and an information processing apparatus serving for remote support. The image processing apparatus and the information terminal apparatus operate in sync with each other. Either or both of the image processing apparatus and the information terminal apparatus execute the following operations: receiving a synchronous display start command; determining whether or not the image processing apparatus and the information terminal apparatus are operating in sync with each other; obtaining first screen information on the image processing apparatus and second screen information on the information terminal apparatus if the image processing apparatus and the information terminal apparatus are operating in sync with each other; and transmitting the first and second screen information to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus reproduces screens on the basis of the first and second screen information received therefrom.

Remote support system and recording medium

A print instruction device that issues a print instruction with first connection processing or second connection processing to an image forming apparatus including a printer, and a post-processor capable of performing both the first connection processing and the second connection processing, after printing on a plurality of recording media by the printer, the print instruction device includes: a display; and a hardware processor that: determines whether the document to be printed of which the printed matter is to be connected by the post-processor falls under a preset condition to perform the second connection processing; and displays, on the display, display prompting setting the second connection processing as connection processing after or before print setting with the first connection processing is performed, when the document to be printed is determined to fall under the preset condition to perform the second connection processing by the hardware processor.

Device, method, and program for instructing printing based on conditional post-processing

An image forming apparatus includes: a detection unit that detects a pinch operation that is an operation of increasing or decreasing a distance between two touch positions on a touch panel; an adjustment unit that, upon reception of setting of a size of a non-standard size sheet, adjusts the set size in accordance with the pinch operation; an angle specification unit that specifies, as a pinch operation angle resulting from the pinch operation, an angle formed by a straight line connecting the two touch positions and one of two orthogonal coordinate axes of a coordinate system of the touch pad; and an adjustment amount change unit that changes an adjustment amount for the set size per operation in accordance with whether the pinch operation angle falls within a first angular range or a second angular range that does not overlap the first angular range.

Image forming apparatus and storage medium

An information processing apparatus includes an input portion for a user to enter information, the input portion including a first input portion, and a second input portion with which information being entered is hard to be seen by a person around the user as compared with the first input portion. The information processing apparatus also includes a determination portion configured to determine whether or not entry target information to be entered by the user is sensitive. The information processing apparatus further includes a call portion configured to, prior to entry of the entry target information, call the first input portion when the determination portion determines that the entry target information is not sensitive, and call the second input portion when the determination portion determines that the entry target information is sensitive.

Information processing apparatus, method for calling input portion, and computer-readable storage medium for computer program

An image forming system includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses which are each equipped with an image forming section and a control section, and which are connected such that each image forming apparatus can form an image on the same recording sheet. The control section has a function to perform a first activation control to in tandem activate the plurality of image forming apparatuses and a second activation control to independently activate each of the plurality of image forming apparatuses. With this configuration, activation and stopping are managed appropriately with respect to each operating state, and wasteful power consumption is reduced.

Image forming system, image forming system control method, and image forming apparatus having tandem-activation function and independent-activation function

A display device includes a display section, and a light barrier element. The light barrier element includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer that is provided between the pair of substrates and has a plurality of sub-regions that transmit or block light, and a plurality of spacers provided between the pair of substrates. The plurality of spacers are randomly arranged in part or all of a region in surfaces of the substrates.

Display device and light barrier element

A user interface device which displays an operation key in a display unit using a predetermined design. The device includes: a history storing unit that stores a history record in which a content of a setting operation carried out by a user for each of past jobs that have been executed is recorded; a history retrieving unit that retrieves the history record in which the content of the setting that is the same as a current content of the setting is recorded; a calculating unit that calculates a total number of operations for each operation key based on the content of the setting recorded in the history record in which the same content of setting is recorded; and an operation key display type determining unit that estimates relative degrees of likelihood to be used by the user of the operation keys based on the total number of operations for each operation key, and determines, based on the estimation, a design to be used to display the operation key out of a group of designs including at least a first design for normal display and a second design for highlighted display.

User interface device

It is determined whether or not a USB display button is pressed, and if so determined, a USB device status management table in a USB device status management part is referenced. Ranking determination is made based on information on the USB device status management table. After the ranking determination, priority is set based on the ranking determination result. Then, a USB device priority screen is displayed on a manipulation display of a manipulation panel part.

Image forming apparatus capable of efficiently and effectively using USB connector

An image processing apparatus includes a scanner for reading out documents, a first extraction unit for extracting text contained in document images, a second extraction unit for extracting at least one Web address from the text, a fetch unit for obtaining at least one Web page corresponding to the Web address, a first generation unit for generating a concatenated image by concatenating the document images with the Web page, and a second generation unit for generating an index indicating a corresponding relationship between the document images and the Web page in the concatenated image.

Image processing apparatus for concatenating a read document image, method of generating an index of a concatenated image, and computer-readable recording medium having index generation program recorded

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Nagoya, Japan

Masayuki Ito