Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Takeshi Toyama

Yasuhide Ueno

Shigeo Miura

Motoaki Yoshino

Tsunehiro Watanabe

Masatomo Takahashi

Hiroyasu Ito

Takashi Imai

Noriyuki Suzuki

Naoya Watanabe

Hiroshi Nobuta

Tomoyuki Takada

Naoki Sugawara

Muneki Nakao

Susumu Matsuzaki

Kyohei Inukai

Makoto Kobayashi

Tadashi Takayama

Toshiyuki Watanabe

Hisao Terajima

Nobuyuki Hirai

Yuji Ishikawa

Masao Kiguchi

Atsushi Ohtani

Taketo Takahashi

An information processing apparatus capable of communicating with an image display apparatus includes an acquiring unit and a transmitting unit. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire a first image. The transmitting unit is configured to transmit the first image, first additional information that indicates a process by which a second image is to be displayed simultaneously while the first image is displayed, and second additional information that indicates a frame at which displaying of the second image by the process is to be started, to the image display apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

A first playback apparatus instructs a server apparatus to suspend playback of content, and the first playback apparatus stores identification information of the content for which suspension of playback was instructed and suspension information indicating the location at which playback of content was suspended. In response to a request from a second playback apparatus, the first playback apparatus presents the second playback apparatus with the stored suspension information, and the second playback apparatus selects the content, which is to be played back, in accordance with the suspension information presented.

Content suspension and resumption method and apparatus

A video receiving apparatus includes a receiving unit, a detecting unit, a determining unit, and a control unit. The receiving unit receives a video stream transmitted from a video distribution apparatus and to be reproduced by a video reproducing unit. The detecting unit detects an error occurrence position on the video stream in response to an error occurring during receiving of the video stream. The determining unit determines a reproduction start time based on the error occurrence position detected by the detecting unit and a position of a predetermined synchronization code in the video stream so that reproduction of the video stream is started before the error occurrence position. The control unit transmits a reproduction request including the determined reproduction start time to the video distribution apparatus.

Video receiving apparatus and video receiving method to address error in received video

Content managed as a content directory is allowed to be selected from a playback apparatus on a network and the playback apparatus is allowed to play back the content. If playback of the content is suspended, the position at which playback was suspended is stored. This content is set in the content directory as virtual content. If this virtual content is selected, playback of the virtual content is resumed from the position at which suspension occurred.

Information processing apparatus and method of reproducing content provided by said apparatus

In an information processing apparatus which is equipped with plural storage devices, there are provided a security information comparison unit for, in a case where data is moved from a movement source storage device to a movement destination storage device, comparing security information of the movement source storage device with security information of the movement destination storage device, and a data movement control unit for controlling the movement of the data based on a comparison result by the security information comparison unit. Thus, it is possible to strongly secure safety with respect to the movement and/or copy of the data among the storage devices by a user.

Information processing apparatus, control method thereof, control program, and storage medium

A removable hard disk drive is detachable from a computer apparatus, and includes a storage medium for storing data from the computer apparatus and a communication interface with the computer apparatus. Upon reception of eject instruction issued by the computer apparatus, the removable hard disk drive writes contents cashed in a cache memory into a disk, and shifts to an ejectable state. Upon the completion of the shift to the ejectable state, the removable hard disk drive externally outputs an eject signal. A microprocessor which controls an eject mechanism executes removable hard disk cartridge eject operation in response to the eject signal.

Storage unit, information processing apparatus, and eject control method for storage unit

An information processing system which is capable of promptly authenticating a combination of a disk array device accommodating a plurality of disk devices, and an information processing apparatus in which the disk array device is mounted. A first control section of a cartridge device as a disk array device stores ID information for use in authentication by an information processing apparatus, and a second control section of the information processing apparatus acquires the ID information from the first control section. The second control section authenticates the cartridge device by using the acquired ID information. A third control section of the information processing apparatus reads out information from hard disk devices contained in the cartridge device when the authentication by the second control section is successful.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, method of controlling the information processing apparatus, disk array device, method of controlling the disk array device, method of controlling display of the disk array device, and control programs for implementing the methods

Demand for an inexpensive color facsimile apparatus is expected not in the business field but in home use, and a product which is easy to operate and use is required in consideration of home use. Such color facsimile apparatus, i.e., an image communication apparatus has a communication means for communicating with a partner terminal via a line, a DRAM ( ) for storing image information received by the communication means, a management means for managing the image information stored in the DRAM ( ), decoding means for decoding the image information stored in the DRAM ( ) into image data to be recorded on a recording paper sheet, and a recording unit ( ) for recording a visible image on a recording paper sheet on the basis of the decoded image data using a selected attached ink cartridge. A CPU ( ) of the image communication apparatus counts C indicating the number of non-recorded color images stored in the DRAM ( ), M indicating the number of non-recorded monochrome images, C indicating the number of recorded color images, and M indicating the number of recorded monochrome images. When a value C &plus;M is not zero, the CPU displays a message indicating that a new image is stored in the DRAM ( ) using a first display unit on a control panel ( ). When the value C is not zero, the CPU displays a message indicating that a new image is stored in the DRAM ( ) using a second display unit independent from the first display unit.

Image communication apparatus and its control method

Whether a call is placed after waiting for confirmation operation or without waiting for confirmation operation upon completion of speech recognition is selected. Data is initialized in the standby state, and upon instruction of speech recognition, speech recognition is done. The speech recognition result is displayed, and when a speech recognition key is operated without any confirmation operation, speech recognition is redone without setting the standby state.

Apparatus for making outgoing call

An image communication apparatus and a communication controlling method thereon, wherein in the case where image data having an attribute not specified by the ITU-T recommendation is transmitted, regardless of an attribute of image data to be transmitted, a reception command including a first image attribute specified by the ITU-T recommendation are sent out, and information including a second image attribute of image data to be transmitted is sent out in a phase transmitting the image data after the reception command is sent out. And when an image is transmitted with the second image attribute, a transmission takes place with a binary file transfer communication procedure following a first communication procedure specified by the ITU-T recommendation so that image data having an image attribute not standardized by the ITU-T recommendation can be transmitted.

Image communication apparatus and communication control method thereof

An apparatus includes a communication unit for receiving image data and an external Centronics connector for inputting character code data from an external device. A facsimile MPU is provided for setting an image recording parameter based on the image data and a character recording parameter based on the character code data. A printing head is provided for recording an image based on the image data in accordance with the image recording parameter and a character based on the character code data in accordance with the character recording parameter.

Image recording apparatus and method therefor

An image recording apparatus comprises a FAX unit and a printer unit. The printer unit has an ink-jet printing head, and records image data received by the FAX unit or image data read by an original sheet reader in a copy mode. A sensor constituted by an actuator and a photointerrupter for detecting whether an original sheet is set is arranged in the original sheet reader. In a stand-up state of the housing of the apparatus, the actuator is removed from the photointerrupter, and this sensor is set in the same state as in the original presence state. Even if a power supply is turned on in this state, a recovery operation which is normally executed is inhibited. With this operation, contamination and occurrence of trouble caused by ink leakage can be prevented.

Image recording apparatus

There is disclosed an image processing apparatus which decodes code data to generate pixel data and prints an image on the basis of the pixel data by using a page printer, such as a laser beam printer, which prints an image on sheets of paper.

Apparatus for decoding code data and printing pixel data in parallel

An image recording apparatus includes a facsimile (FAX) unit and a printer unit. The printer unit has an ink-jet printing head, and records an image in accordance with image data received by the FAX unit. In this apparatus, when the power supply is turned on, the printer unit performs a hard power-ON initialization process to initialize a watchdog timer, registers, the work area of a RAM, and the like, and also initializes the RAM to erase data left in buffers. Thereafter, the printer unit transfers to a standby state. When a print request or a printer setting request is generated in the standby state, a soft power supply initialization process is executed to perform checking of the RAM, initialization of the work area, and initialization of carriage control and paper feed control, and the like. In the standby state, LEDs and the like of the printer unit are kept OFF. An operation error of the printer unit caused by remaining data can be prevented, and reliability of the apparatus can be improved. In addition, unnecessary power consumption can be prevented.

Image recording apparatus with reliable, efficient and power-saving

A communication apparatus capable of designating plural destinations in a simple manner. The communication is automatically initiated after the lapse of a predetermined time from the designation of at least one destination, so that the operator is not required to actuate an end key after the designation of plural destinations.

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Hiratsuka, Japan

Takeshi Toyama