Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Shunsuke Yajima

Syoichiro Yoshiura

Tatsuo Nomura

Kouki Fukuda

Yasuhiro Nakai

Yuji Okamoto

Naofumi Ueda

Kenzoh Yoshida

Masakatsu Nakamura

Kimihito Yamasaki

Shinichiro Ohashi

Junichi Shirakawa

Katsutoshi Ishikawa

Shinichiro Ota

Shinichiro Kinoshita

Tetsuji Kimura

Kouichi Murakami

A controlling device includes: controlling sections configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and a master controlling section configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning another one of the plurality of devices.

Controlling device, controlled device, controlling method, controlling system, storage medium, and notification device

In the image data processing apparatus of the present invention, one or more job icons each of which is indicative of the presence of a received job are displayed in a screen of a touch panel, and when any one of the displayed job icons is operated, an information window disclosing detail information concerning the operated job icon is additionally displayed. As a result, a limited display area of the touch panel can be effectively utilized, so that this enables the user to easily find not only a processing status of the received job but also detail information of the job.

Image data processing apparatus and image forming apparatus displaying, controlling job icons indicative of the presence of a received job

When preparing print data by a personal computer, identification data corresponding to the print data is also prepared. The print data is transmitted via a network to a printer, and the identification data is transmitted to a portable phone by wireless, and stored in a memory in the portable phone. When a user approaches the printer carrying the portable phone, the identification data is transmitted to the printer by wireless. The printer carries out image output processing based on the print data corresponding to the received identification data. Thus, in a control system for an electronic device such as an image output device, operation control can be conducted by each print job, and by such operation control, the whole system including an electronic device and data preparation means such as a personal computer can be controlled more efficiently.

Electronic device control system, portable data storage device, data preparation device, electronic device, and operation data management device

Data processing can be performed even if a trouble occurs in a hard disk device. If a trouble occurs in a first hard disk device, it is recognized that a spare hard disk device is on standby, and operation of the spare device is checked. The first hard disk device is switched with the spare hard disk device, the data is processed and output. During this process, the first hard disk device is initialized. When the first hard disk device becomes available, the spare hard disk device is switched with the first hard disk device. If the first hard disk device is unavailable, an error is notified to an administrator to request repair or replacement.

Data processing apparatus

An image transmitting apparatus according to the invention is configured such that destination-identifying information and a data format of the image data are registered, in one set, in a one-touch transmission key so that, by operating the one-touch transmission key, the image data can be transmitted to the intended destination in the predetermined data format. Moreover, in the image transmitting apparatus of the invention, it is possible to perform image transmission via a first transmission route, e.g., for electronic mail which accepts a plurality of file formats, and image transmission via a second transmission route such as an Internet FAX route which accepts a predetermined file format only, and, in registering destination-identifying information together with a corresponding file format in a one-touch transmission key, the predetermined file format is set when the second transmission route is set as a transmission route.

Method and apparatus for transmitting information to different destinations

An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus which increases communication efficiency by classifying destinations into groups. Destinations inputted through an operation panel are classified into groups based on registration data stored in a registration memory of a destination judging section, and stored in a memory. A control section controls transmission of image data by group in the memory.

Facsimile apparatus

An image reading device and an image forming apparatus including the device, include: a multiple number of document trays; a control panel through which each of the multiple document trays can be designated to be used as a dedicated tray for a usage mode and which can provide the condition display corresponding to each of the usage modes; and a controller which, when a document or documents are placed on one of the dedicated trays, automatically presents on the control panel the condition display for the usage mode of the dedicated tray.

Image reading device having inputs respectively associated with different modes of use of read image data and multi-functional image forming apparatus for use therewith

An information transmitting apparatus includes: a job status management unit (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for managing the job statuses of transmitting information of the first and second information transmitting devices (e.g., a facsimile unit and e-mail facsimile unit); a display unit (display portion) for displaying the transmission status of jobs in each information transmitting device managed by the job status management unit; and a display controller (e.g., a controller made up of a micro computer and other components) for determining, based on the destination designated by a destination designating device (operation control portion), which transmission status of jobs of the first or second information transmitting device should be displayed on the display unit.

Information transmitting apparatus

During warming up such as carried out upon power application, a first or second condition managing section monitors the status of an always changing device such as an image station and a fixing device, and based upon the current status of the device and the features of data for print jobs that have been received, a control section determines the order of the jobs to be printed out and carries out the corresponding output. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently output images without delay in handling image data even during warming up upon power application.

Image output processing apparatus

When a user approaches a digital copying machine, an ID card which the user is holding is detected (S1), and an ID number of the same is checked by communication between the ID card and the digital copying machine (S2). Print jobs corresponding to the detected ID number areb listed up (S4), and the print jobs corresponding to the ID number are outputted (S6). An order of output, timings of output, and a current state of output, of the print jobs can be displayed according to the ID number. Thus, an image output processing apparatus which is capable of controlling print jobs according to ID numbers is designed so as to execute various controls such as output processing control according to ID numbers, thereby to be an image output processing apparatus highly convenient for the users.

A digital copying machine including a scanner section for reading an image of a document and a printer section for printing on a sheet copy data obtained by the scanner section. The copying machine is connected via a communication line with a plurality of external terminals, for example, a personal computer or a facsimile apparatus. The digital copying machine is adapted to receive external data transferred from any one of the external terminals during the printing operation in copy mode for recording the image of the document, and to utilize a suspended period of the printer section for effecting the printout of the external data thus received.

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Nara, Japan

Shunsuke Yajima