Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Mina Tsukahara

Yohsuke Utoh

Takashi Soyama

Hiroshi Katayama

Noboru Uemura

Rina Takahashi

An optical symbol includes a data portion in which a plurality of cells is arranged. Each of the plurality of cells is assigned with a linear gradient according to a value.

Optical symbol, information processing device, and code reading method

An image processing apparatus includes a main device including at least a scanner and an operation device including circuitry configured to operate the main device. The circuitry receives setting information and an instruction of scanning a document using the scanner, which are input to the operation device, stores at least the setting information in a memory of the operation device, in response to receiving the setting information, transmits, to the main device, a request for scanning the document using the scanner, in response to receiving the instruction of scanning the document, acquires an image of the document, which is scanned by the scanner in the main device that receives the request for scanning the document, from the main device as scanned image data, and processes the acquired scanned image data based on the setting information stored in the memory.

Image processing apparatus including a main device and an operation device receiving setting information for scanning

An information processing apparatus which has a first and second mode in which power consumption is lower than that of the first mode is disclosed that includes an accepting unit configured to accept an operation; a display configured to transmit a notification when the apparatus switches from the second mode to the first mode; and a control unit configured to store function data representing function providing units registered; generate, in response to the notification received from the display, a first screen indicating the units and cause the display to display the first screen; store identification data identifying one of the units selected; transmit, in response to the notification received from the display, the notification to the units represented in the function data; and when a response is received from the unit identified in the identification data, cause the display to display a second screen generated by the identified unit.

Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and information processing system

An image forming apparatus configured to execute image forming process by using hardware resources. The image forming apparatus includes a processor that executes application software including an image forming process, the application software causing display of one or more display screens. The image forming apparatus includes a display processing unit configured to display one of the one or more display screens on a display, a memory configured to store in association with each display screen, a power status indicating whether each of the hardware resources should be provided power during display of the display screen, a power status determining unit configured to determine which hardware resource should be provided power among the hardware resources, based on the displayed display screen and the power status stored in the memory, and a power control unit configured to provide power to the determined hardware resources.

Image forming apparatus, power control method, and storage medium

An image forming apparatus includes an engine configured to perform image formation; an engine control unit configured to control the engine; an apparatus control unit configured to control the whole of the apparatus; a storage unit; and a state management unit configured to set the apparatus to a power-saving mode in which the apparatus control unit and the storage unit are supplied with power while the engine, and the engine control unit are not supplied with power when a main power supply is turned on. When the apparatus is set to the power-saving mode, the apparatus control unit reads out second engine information that represents a configuration of the engine from the storage unit and performs a start-up process on the apparatus control unit on the basis of the second engine information.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Mina Tsukahara