Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Tetsuo Fukumoto

Takeshi Tani

Kenji Tanaka

Takateru Yamamoto

Nobuya Kishi

Masako Shinozuka

Keisuke Tateishi

Shoko Uchisako

Hiroki Watanabe

Naohiro Ando

Yasuhiro Nakai

Masao Saeda

An information processing device includes a near field communication unit and a display. The near field communication unit repeatedly transmits a read command by sequentially switching system codes corresponding to all respective types of electronic money which are usable in the information processing device at predetermined time interval, and detects electronic money corresponding to an electronic money medium which is held over the near field communication unit. A brand of the detected electronic money and a balance of the electronic money are displayed on the display.

Information processing device, information processing system, computer readable medium, and control method

An image forming apparatus includes a document reader, a storage for storing image data, an image output unit and a control unit. The control unit includes: a function setup controller for setting up the image output conditions of output images; and a control-unit side controller having a function of displaying a function setup screen corresponding to the function setup controller, on a display panel. The function setup controller has an additional input mode having a function of reading documents a multiple number of times to form multiple sheaves of documents. The additional input mode includes: an individual setup function of setting up individual image output conditions for each sheaf of documents and an all-in setup function of setting up identical image output conditions for all sheaves of documents. When the additional input mode is set up, the control unit-side controller offers a display of a setup change suggestion of the image output conditions for the next input on the display screen at the stage where the first image data input has been completed.

Image display operation device and image forming apparatus including the image display operation device

In order to enable appropriate selection of one operational mode from a plurality of operational modes by the user, on a home screen image allowing selection of an operational mode of an image forming apparatus, displayed are: an icon for selecting a copy mode related to image formation at the center; an icon for selecting a FAX mode with priority as a frequently selected mode related to image transmission; and icons allowing direct selection of other operational modes related to image transmission. On a condition setting screen image of a mode related to image transmission, a software button or buttons allowing transition to another mode related to image transmission are displayed.

Operation console enabling appropriate selection of operational mode by the user, electronic device and image processing apparatus provided with the operation console, and method of displaying information on the operation console

Image forming appartus

A display operation device includes: a display-integrated operation panel; a first UI component display device displaying a read start key; a read activating device responsive to a user operation of the read start key, for starting a document reading process; a second UI component display device, responsive to activation of the document reading process, for displaying a read stop key in place of the read start key; and a reading process stopping device, responsive to a user operation of the read stop key, for stopping execution of the reading process. When reading ends, an additional read key is displayed in place of the read stop key. The background color of read stop key is selected to be much different from the background color of read start key, and the background color of additional read key is selected to be analogous to the background color of read start key.

Display operation device having functions distinguished by colors of operation buttons, and image processing apparatus adopting the display operation device

There is provided an image data management system that restricts a user's exit depending on the use of image data containing confidential information. An image data management system includes a management server, printers, gatesand, and an IC card. The printersgenerate processing information when the user processes the image data, and store the processing information in the IC card. When the user is going to exit a managed area A or B, the gatereads user information and the processing information from the IC card. The management serverdetermines whether feature information is present in the processing information. If feature information is present, the user's exit is prohibited. A manager's PCis informed of the prohibition.

Image data management system

To provide an output system and an output device capable of easily unifying a documentary form relating to an event without increasing the number of work processes, in a system wherein output data is transmitted to an output device such as a printer, via a communication network from a requesting device such as a personal computer, and printing based on the output data is performed at the output device. An output devicerecords in a format information databaseformat information showing an output format including the documentary form of printing, correspondingly to index information showing an event. A user using a requesting devicemakes the requesting devicesend the output data to the output deviceand designate the index information. The output deviceperforms output based on the output data, in the output format shown by designated index information.

Output system for unifying a documentary form relating to an event

Print is made on a recording paper by running an ink carriage along the supporting axis in a reciprocating motion. The ink carriage includes ink heads respectively provided with a front ink nozzle and a back ink nozzle facing their respective directions, so that print is made simultaneously at two portions on the recording paper along the transportation direction in which the recording paper is transported through a single transportation path one by one. Consequently, there can be provided an ink jet printer which can improve printing efficiency by increasing a printing rate and printing resolution, and realizing printing of an overstrike character, simultaneous printing of mixed information, double-side printing, etc.

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Tetsuo Fukumoto