Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Shigeyuki Ishii

Takahiro Kamekura

Takashi Enami

Nobuyuki Kobayashi

Takahiro Miyakawa

Jun Kosako

Miyo Taniguchi

Natsuko Kawase

Shinji Aoki

Hiroshi Maeda

Junichi Hara

Hiroki Mori

Rie Nakamura

Hiroki Ozaki

Tatsuya Nagafuchi

Daiki Nakamura

Reiji Yukumoto

Ryo Iwasaki

Tatsuroh Sugioka

Miki Oouchi

A system for displaying an image, includes circuitry that: receives a detection of use of a display device by a user; specifies the display device, based on information related to the display device; and displays, on a display, a display device image representing a specific area in an image captured by an image-capturing device, the specific area including at least a part of the display device that is specified.

System and method for displaying image, image-capturing device, and recording medium

An image output apparatus is disclosed that is capable of switching between a normal status and a low power status in which consumption power is lower than that in the normal status. The image output apparatus includes an interface for acquiring an image signal; a signal detector configured to detect a signal at the interface; and a switching controller configured to switch a status from the low power status to the normal status based on a detection result of the signal in the low power status.

Image output apparatus and computer-readable recording medium

An output system is provided that includes at least one output apparatus configured to output content information. The output system includes a determination part configured to determine, based on the content information, whether to generate first control information for switching the output apparatus to a power-saving mode, the first control information being generated with respect to the output apparatus that does not have to output the content information. The output system further includes a control information generation part configured to generate the first control information when the determination part determines that the first control information has to be generated and a power control part configured to switch the output apparatus to the power-saving mode based on the first control information.

Output system, output apparatus, and power control method

An information processing apparatus stores configuration information including sets of version information of modules of firmware in the apparatus; obtains, based on the configuration information, firmware information including sets of version information of modules of firmware in a latest version; compares the sets of version information in the configuration information with those in the firmware information, and, when the sets of version information in the configuration information are not coincident with those in the firmware information, determines that it is possible to update the firmware in the apparatus; downloads the firmware in the latest version; and compares the sets of version information in the downloaded firmware with those in the configuration information, and updates only the module of the firmware in the apparatus for which the version information in the downloaded firmware is different from that in the configuration information.

Information processing apparatus and network system for updating firmware modules

A content reproducing apparatus includes a reproducing unit configured to reproduce content including audio and video, and a power control unit configured to perform power control of the reproducing unit based on a reproducing position of the content and non-reproduction period information indicating at least one of a period during which reproduction of the audio of the content is unnecessary and a period during which reproduction of the video of the content is unnecessary.

Content reproducing apparatus, content reproducing system, and content reproducing method

An image forming apparatus includes a direct-transfer control unit that causes a direct-transfer medium and a first image forming unit that forms a single-color image to transfer the single-color image onto either the direct-transfer medium or a transfer sheet; an indirect-transfer control unit that causes an intermediate transfer medium and a second image forming unit that forms a multi-color image to transfer the multi-color image onto the intermediate transfer medium; a secondary-transfer control unit that transfers the single-color image onto the intermediate transfer medium; a sensor that detects an image on the intermediate transfer medium; and a positional-alignment control unit that calculates, using the sensor, an amount of misalignment of the image and corrects, using a position of an image formed by the first image forming unit as a reference position, positions of images to be formed by the second image forming unit based on the calculated amount of misalignment.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product including a secondary-transfer control unit that transfers a single-color image onto the intermediate transfer medium

An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit that directly transfers an image onto a transfer sheet; an intermediate transfer member onto which an image is transferred; a secondary image forming unit that transfers an image onto the intermediate transfer member; a secondary transfer unit that transfers the image on the intermediate transfer member onto the transfer sheet; a fixing unit that fixes an image on the transfer sheet at a fixation position; and a guide member that guides the transfer sheet to the fixation position.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method for image forming apparatus, and computer program product

An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer-sheet conveying member that rotates to convey a transfer sheet; a first image forming unit that directly transfers a color image onto the transfer sheet; an intermediate transfer member that rotates while an image is transferred thereon; a second image forming unit that transfers images onto the intermediate transfer member; a secondary transfer unit that transfers the images on the intermediate transfer member onto the transfer sheet; a measuring unit that measures a surface velocity of the transfer-sheet conveying member and the intermediate transfer member; and a control unit that performs phase matching control by accelerating or decelerating the transfer-sheet conveying member or the intermediate transfer member so as to match a phase of fluctuation of the measured surface velocity of the transfer-sheet conveying member and a phase of fluctuation of the measured surface velocity of the intermediate transfer member.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer program product

There are provided an image forming apparatus, an image forming method for the image forming apparatus, and a program that can reduce misalignment among images in all colors. Rotation of at least one of a transfer-sheet conveying beltand an intermediate transfer beltis controlled so as to match the phases of fluctuation of the surface speed of the intermediate transfer beltand fluctuation of the surface speed of the transfer-sheet conveying belt, whereby it is possible to keep the periodical speed fluctuations of both the intermediate transfer beltand the transfer-sheet conveying beltto the minimum and reduce misalignment among images in all colors.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method for image forming apparatus, and program

An image forming apparatus includes an encoder that detects a first pulse signal relevant to a conveyance velocity of an intermediate transfer belt, an encoder that detects a second pulse signal relevant to a conveyance velocity of a transfer-paper conveying belt, a print control unit that performs feedback control by using a count value of the first pulse signal per unit time and a target conveyance velocity value common between the conveyance velocity of the intermediate transfer belt and that of the transfer-paper conveying belt so that the conveyance velocity of the intermediate transfer belt attains the target value and also performs feedback-control by using a count value of the second pulse signal per unit time and the target value so that the conveyance velocity of the transfer-paper conveying belt attains the target value.

Image forming apparatus, and method and computer program product for image forming

A first alignment control unit causes a secondary transfer control unit to bring a transfer-sheet conveying belt and an intermediate transfer belt into contact with each other so as to transfer an alignment control pattern formed on the transfer-sheet conveying belt onto the intermediate transfer belt, whereby alignment for colors C and K is performed on the intermediate transfer belt, and furthermore a second alignment control unit causes the secondary transfer control unit to separate the transfer-sheet conveying belt and the intermediate transfer belt from each other so as to perform alignment for colors Y, M, and C, whereby alignment is performed for all the colors.

Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and program

An image forming apparatus includes a direct transfer control unit that controls a direct transfer unit and a first image forming unit so as to directly transfer an image onto a transfer sheet, an indirect transfer control unit that controls an intermediate transfer unit and a second image forming unit so as to transfer images onto the intermediate transfer unit, a secondary transfer control unit that controls contact/separation between the direct transfer unit and the intermediate transfer unit, a first alignment control unit that corrects an amount of misalignment among the images formed on the intermediate transfer unit, thereby performing a first alignment control process, and a second alignment control unit that corrects an amount of misalignment of an image directly transferred onto the transfer sheet with respect to the image on which the first alignment control process has been performed, thereby performing a second alignment control process.

An image forming part performs an image forming operation. A higher-order component sends an image forming request to perform the image forming operation of said image forming part. A control part controls the image forming part based on the image forming request received from the higher-order component. The control part controls the image forming part to perform a deactivation standby operation to stand by for a predetermined time while the image forming part is continuously set in an operating state after the image forming part completes the image forming operation, without querying the higher-order component about an image forming operation to be performed subsequently.

Image forming apparatus having an image forming part that can be set in a standby state in response to image forming operation to be performed subsequently

A print control unit causes a secondary-transfer control unit to move a secondary transfer unit apart from an intermediate transfer member, causes a direct-transfer control unit to cause a black image forming unit to form a black image and transfer the black image onto a transfer sheet being conveyed along a conveying path, and causes a positional-alignment control unit to perform positional alignment.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Shigeyuki Ishii