Minolta Company, Ltd.

Konica Minolta, Inc.

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Takenori Idehara

Yasushi Yamade

Masahiro Ozawa

Takeo Katsuda

Masafumi Aikawa

Tsumoru Matsuura

Tadayuki Sugimoto

An image forming apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: generates image data for composition; and divides the image data for composition into bands; an output memory; a storage that determines whether image data of each band coincides with image data of another band, secures a unique region, transfers the image data of the band to the unique region and associates the band with the unique region, secures common regions, transfers the image data of one of the bands to the common region and associates any one of the common regions to each of the bands; a reader that reads the image data from the region associated with each band and outputs the image data for composition; a composer that composes the image data for composition with the image data to be printed; and an image former that forms an image based on the composed image data.

Image forming apparatus determining coinciding image data bands

An image processing device is provided that allows a user to readily know identification information of the image processing device without performing any particular operation on the image processing device. Each of image processing devices includes a motion sensor which detects a person, a display unit, and a control unit which causes the display unit to display identification information for distinguishing the image processing device from other image processing devices in response to detection of the person by the motion sensor.

Image processing device, computer program product for controlling image processing device and image processing system

Disclosed is a print apparatus including: a memory configured to store the print job; a print unit configured to execute a print based on the print job; a first detector configured to detect the print allowed user; a second detector configured to detect a print disallowed user; and a hardware processor configured to: obtain the print job, change a danger distance according to a first distance from the print apparatus to the print allowed user, compare the danger distance with a second distance from the print apparatus to the nearest print disallowed user when the first distance is not more than a predetermined print start distance, and instruct the print unit to start the print based on the print job in accordance with a result of the comparison.

Print apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for printing confidentially

A system including a first device connected to a network, a second device connected to the network, and at least one portable terminal is disclosed. Device information of the first device containing connection information for establishing a connection between the first device and the second device is transmitted from the first device to the portable terminal and later transmitted from the portable terminal to the second device. Therefore, the connection between the first device and the second device is established based on the device information.

Network device connecting system, data transmission device, data receiving device, and portable terminal

The printer successively stores the objects contained in the PDF file as they are transmitted from the PC, and conducts the printing process for said specific page when it judges that all the objects necessary for displaying said page are stored. Also, when a memory overflow occurs, it successively prints out content objects contained in the constituent data of the PDF file stored in the RAM, while assigning identification names, and deletes the data for the content objects already printed out from the RAM so that additional constituent data of the PDF file can be received successively. It finally generates and prints out the table of contents based on the identification names of the content object and the information of the page object and the page list object. Thus, it is possible to form images directly receiving a document file such as a PDF file on a printer with a limited usable memory capacity.

Image forming device, image forming program, computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded, and image forming method

Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: a controller for generating expanded image data; a local bus connected with the controller; a plurality of generic buses which are independent from each other; a plurality of image processing sections, each of which is respectively connected to each of the plurality of generic buses, for executing image processing of the expanded image data to generate processed image data; a plurality of bridges, each of which connects the local bus with each of the plurality of independent generic buses; and a memory section for storing at least one of the expanded image data and the processed image data, wherein the plurality of image processing sections share execution of image processing of the expanded image data generated by the controller, and the memory section memorizes the processed image data.

Image processing apparatus and image forming apparatus

In a network system to which a plurality of computers and a plurality of input-output apparatuses are connected, a layout diagram showing locations of the input-output apparatuses is displayed on a display unit and icons each representing one of the input-output apparatuses are displayed over the layout diagram at locations corresponding to the locations at which the apparatuses are actually installed. The user clicks one of the icons representing a desired one of the input-output apparatuses by using a device such as a mouse in order to specify the desired apparatus. As a result, a desired input-output apparatus can be selected correctly.

Input-output apparatus selecting method for network system

A method of processing image data including the steps of receiving a printer language data, obtaining a bitmap data by developing the printer language data, obtaining a BM compressed data by compressing the bitmap data, comparing volumes of the printer language data and the BM compressed data and storing the image data of the smaller of two volumes while discarding the image data of the larger of two volumes.

Method and device for processing image data

An image processing system comprises a photocopier and an information processor. The photocopier scans and images each page of a document, creates a thumbnail image from each scanned image, and sends the thumbnail images to the information processor. Using the information processor, a user then specifies an image output sequence by rearranging the thumbnail images with a pointing device. The photocopier receives this output sequence information from the information processor, and using the printer section of the photocopier prints the scanned images according to the specified output sequence contained in the received sequence information.

Image processing system for outputting scanned images in the specified sequence

A data communication device includes the first interface for communicating with a portable terminal and the second interface for communicating with another communication device. The data communication device makes a judgment as to whether the first connection format for communication with the portable terminal via the first interface should be allowed when the data communication device receives the first connection request from the portable terminal via the first interface, selects another communication device that is capable of communicating with the portable terminal when the first connection format is not allowed, and transmits to the portable terminal the connection information concerning the second connection format for communication with the portable terminal via the selected another communication device and the second interface.

Data communication system, data communication device, program product for controlling data communication device, and portable terminal

Image processing system for outputting scanned images in the specified sequences

The image forming system includes a digital copying machineand portable terminals. The digital copying machinehas a wireless communication unit, which is wirelessly communication with the portable terminals. The digital copying machineidentifies a portable terminal located closest to the digital copying machineout of multiple portable terminalsthat are in communicable conditions. As the distance between the identified portable terminaland the digital copying machinereduces, the temperature of heating rollersis controlled to rise.

Image forming system and device, and control method and control program for controlling image forming device

Whether it is possible to print each one of a plurality of pages of image data on a paper of a designated size is determined. As to a page which is determined printable on a paper of the designated size as papers of the designated size are available in paper feed parts, the page is printed out on a paper of the designated size. As to a page which is determined unprintable on a paper of the designated size as papers of the designated size are not available in the paper feed parts, data representing the page are saved and the page is printed in a reduced size or otherwise appropriately printed on a paper of a different size. In this manner, all pages of the image data are printed, and at the same time, notification is provided to notify the fact that printing on a paper of the different size was conducted. When papers of the appropriate designated size are supplied, printing as designated is executed. It is also possible to select whether to stop printing in the designated size.

Apparatus for and a method of forming an image

An apparatus including a receiving unit for receiving image data having color pages containing color images and monochromatic pages not containing any color images, a change unit for changing order of printing of the received image data in order to make color page printing to continue, a printing unit for printing on papers in the changed order, and a discharge unit for discharging printed papers into a plurality of bins based on page numbers received.

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Takenori Idehara