Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Kyocera Mita Corporation

Norifumi Miyahara

Kunihiko Shimamoto

Kendrick Esperanza Wong

Yoshihiro Osada

Taku Matsuo

Kozo Tao

Keizen Kanazawa

Satoshi Hayama

Toru Nakayama

Naoki Takeuchi

Shinichi Hashimoto

Yoshiteru Nishikawa

Hiromi Yamagami

Takashi Murakami

Masaki Kikuchi

Ryuichi Ishizu

Daiki Sone

Yasuhide Sato

Yuki Shimotsu

Kyoko Masuda

Rommel Custodio

Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of appropriately setting and adjusting the order of printing jobs by considering of filtering. An instruction acquiring unit that performs filtering the plurality of jobs under a specific condition, presents a job list in which presented jobs are selected and arranged in printing order, and it acquires an instruction to change the printing order. An internal priority setting unit sets an internal priority different from the set priority specified for each of the plurality of jobs based on the change instruction. The internal priority setting unit, in a case of moving the job instructed by the change instruction in the job list, when there is an unpresented job by the filtering, presents the existence of the unpresented job, and sets the internal priority according to a move instruction to whether or not to skip and move the unpresented job.

Image forming apparatus and image forming method capable of changing the internal priority of printing order in consideration of filtering

Provided is an information processing apparatus that can appropriately adjust the printing order even if there are unpresented jobs by filtering. An instruction acquiring unit filters the plurality of jobs according to a specific condition, presents a job list in which only filtered job is arranged in printing order, and acquires an instruction to change the printing order for selected job. A list expanding unit expands and presents at least part of unpresented job that is not presented by the filtering by the instruction acquiring unit in the job list when a specific time has elapsed while the selected job exists. A list adjusting unit adjusts the printing order in the job list according to the instruction having the unpresented job expanded by the list expanding unit. An image forming unit respectively outputs the plurality of jobs in the printing order.

Information processing apparatus, image forming system, and image forming method for expanding unpresented jobs and adjusting printing order

Provided is an image processing apparatus that improves the performance when performing image processing accompanying an analysis. An image acquisition unit acquires processing image data for performing processing. A normal image processing unit performs normal image processing for normal output on the processing image data acquired by the image acquisition unit and outputs the normal image data. An analysis image processing unit performs analysis image processing accompanied by analysis in parallel with the normal image processing by the normal image processing unit and outputs the analysis image data. A merge processing unit merges the normal image data output by the normal image processing unit and the analysis image data output by the analysis image processing unit and outputs print data for printing.

Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image processing method that performs analysis image processing during normal image processing

Provided is an image processing apparatus that enhances the distinctiveness of document having a color portion and outputs in monochrome. A monochrome visual determination unit determines whether or not the distinctiveness of the color portion is low when the document data having the color portion is output in monochrome. This color portion includes characters, electronic marks, and graphs, and they are after a specific keyword. A monochrome presentation unit presents to a user a warning or a result of modification when there is the color portion that the distinctiveness is determined to be low by the monochrome visual determination unit. The monochrome presentation unit presents a state in which the document data is output in monochrome by displaying a preview.

Image processing capable of monochrome output by enhancing the distinctiveness of color document

Provided is an image forming apparatus that reduces discomfort when returning from the energy saving mode. The image forming apparatus can switch between an energy saving mode and a normal mode that consumes more power than the energy saving mode as the operation mode. A human sensor can detect a person and calculate the distance to the person. An operation mode control unit raises the temperature of the fixing unit of the image forming unit when a person detected by the human sensor approaches within the first specific distance, and it start transport unit to be driven when the person approaches within a second specific distance, which is closer than the first specific distance.

Image forming apparatus and operation mode control method that reduce discomfort when returning from energy saving mode

Provided is an image forming apparatus that determines the usage status of a function by a user and improves power consumption efficiency. The image forming apparatus is capable of switching between an energy saving mode and a normal mode in which power consumption is larger than that of the energy saving mode. The power supply control unit determines whether or not power is supplied depending on the usage status of the function by the user. The power supply control unit controls the power supply of the operation panel unit, the document reading unit, and the image forming unit to be turned on or off, respectively, when returning from the energy saving mode to the normal mode according to the determination.

Image forming apparatus and return control method for returning each part from energy saving state by determining usage status of function by user

Provided is an image forming apparatus that speeds up the auto color mode. The image forming apparatus includes a document reading unit that reads a document including a plurality of pages and outputs image data and can determine whether the document is a color document or a monochrome document. In the document read by the document reading unit, when monochrome pages of the first specific number of pages or more continues in the same job, a document determining unit predicts that the subsequent page is also determined to be a monochrome document. When the document is predicted by the document determination unit to be a monochrome document, an image processing unit performs monochrome image processing for the monochrome document on the image data immediately after reading.

Image forming apparatus, image processing method, and image forming method for speeding up continuous monochrome document in auto color mode

Provided is an image forming apparatus that speeds up the performance in the auto color mode. A document reading unit reads a document and outputs image data. A document determination unit temporarily determines the document as a monochrome document when the ratio of the color components of the document is equal to or less than the monochrome threshold value at a specific timing after the document reading unit starts reading the document. An image processing unit performs monochrome image processing on the image data. A document determination unit determines that the document is a color document when the ratio of the color components of the image data is equal to or more than the color threshold value while the image processing for the monochrome document is being performed.

Image forming apparatus, image processing method, and image forming method for speeding up auto color mode by monochrome threshold value

Provided is an image processing apparatus that utilizes the storage capacity of a ring buffer. A ring buffer is set in the storage unit. A page area setting unit allocates a maximum size page area in page units of the job in the ring buffer set in the storage unit. A band storing unit stores band data while compressing the band data in the page area allocated by the page area setting unit. An image processing unit performs image processing of the band data stored by the band storing unit. Then, the page area setting unit determines whether or not the page has high possibility to be reused, and when the page has high possibility to be reused, the page area setting unit allocates the page area at the head of the ring buffer.

Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image processing method for effectively utilizing storage capacity of ring buffer

Provided is an image processing apparatus that efficiently uses the ring buffer. A ring buffer is set in the storage unit. A page area setting unit allocates a maximum size page area in the page unit of the job in the ring buffer. A band storing unit stores band data while compressing the band data in the page area allocated by the page area setting unit. An image processing unit performs image processing on the band data. A temporary deletion unit sets the page area including the band data into a temporary deletion state in which overwriting is possible at a specific timing. Here, when the band data of the page is needed again and the temporarily deleted page area is not overwritten, the page area setting unit reuses the page area.

Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image processing method for temporarily deleting page area of ring buffer

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a case section, a conveyance section, a controller, an acquiring section, and storage. The controller controls the image forming section and the conveyance section according to mechanical settings information corresponding to a type of the sheet. The acquiring section acquires an identification image for identifying the type of the sheet. The storage stores therein mechanical-settings-information candidates and registered images associated with the mechanical-settings-information candidates. The controller determines whether or not a matching image exists when a sheet is loaded in the case section. Here, the matching image is a registered image matching the identification image of the registered images. The controller adjusts mechanical settings information based on a mechanical-settings-information candidate associated with the matching image of the mechanical-settings-information candidates when determining that the matching image exists.

Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

The occurrence of more and the deterioration of performance are suppressed. A data compression unit stores identification data indicating the presence or absence of periodicity, and printing data correlated with the identification data in a first memory area of a RAM. A color conversion processing unit that performs speculation processing stores printing data that has undergone color conversion processing corresponding to printing by a printer in a second memory area of the RAM. A screen processing unit that performs speculation processing performs AM screen processing on printing data. The screen processing unit confirms the identification data stored in the first memory area of the RAM by the data compression unit, and in a case where the identification data indicates there is periodicity, instructs to perform color conversion processing corresponding to printing by a copier on printing data, and performs FM screen processing on the printing data.

Image forming apparatus and image forming method

An image forming apparatus analyzes an image by artificial intelligence, determines artificial intelligence image processing as image processing corresponding to the analysis result among plural kinds of image processing, executes the determined artificial intelligence image processing on the image, and executes an output based on the image on which the artificial intelligence image processing is executed.

Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing image forming program

Provided is an image forming apparatus that suppresses degradation of performance of processing up to completion of printing while suppressing the occurrence of moire. A data-compression unit stores identification data indicating the presence or absence of periodicity obtained by analyzing printing data, and printing data correlated with the identification data in a first memory area of a RAM. A color-conversion-processing unit that performs a speculative process, causes printing data that has undergone a color conversion process corresponding to printer printing to be stored in a second memory area of a RAM. A screen-processing unit that performs a speculative process, performs an AM screen process on printing data. In addition, a system-control unit causes the image-forming unit to move from a printing pre-start position to a printing start position based on a determination result of a printing color in a color conversion process corresponding to a first printer printing by the color-conversion-processing unit by a speculative process.

Image forming apparatus and recording medium suitable for image forming process

Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of counting a number of prints with high accuracy and a recording medium. An MFP that includes a monochrome counter for monochrome printing and a color counter for color printing sets the monochrome counter as a target counter for reflecting the number of prints in a printing process when only monochrome toner of monochrome toner and color toner is consumed in the printing process. Moreover, the MFP sets the color counter as a target counter when color toner is consumed in a printing process. Then, the MFP reflects the number of prints in a printing process on the set target counter.

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Norifumi Miyahara