Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

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Kyocera Mita Corporation

Tomohiro Kuwahara

Shaileesha Shrestha

Hidehiro Tabuchi

Hui Wang

Toshihide Higashimori

Kouichi Kimura

Neil-Paul Payoyo Bermundo

Zsolt Hajdu

David Shamtoub

Methods and apparatuses relate generally to printing device recover. In an example thereof, a log associated with a printing device is checked for at least one print job having an incomplete state for a status of the at least one print job. For the at least one print job having the incomplete state, it is determined whether data input for the at least one print job is for a completely received and fully stored version of the at least one print job in storage of the printing device including in a rasterized form. The at least one print job is restarted using the data input recovered from the storage for the data input determined to be complete and fully stored in the storage.

Printing device recovery

Method(s) and apparatus(es) relate to notification to pick-up a printed document ('document'). In a method, stored are: at least one print image of the document; print metadata; and a user identity. A snap-notify function for a photograph of at least one printed page of the document is to store at least one photo image and associated photo metadata. The photo metadata is compared with data entries in a printer log to obtain a match to the print metadata. The at least one photo image stored relating to the photo metadata matching the print metadata is retrieved. The at least one photo image is compared to the at least one print image. Responsive to determining the at least one photo image matches the at least one print image to at least a threshold percentage, sent from the printer is a confidential notification for the user identity to pick up the document.

Printer for snapping an image and notifying a user to pick-up a printed document

Method(s) and apparatus(es) relate to notification to pick-up a printed document ('document'). In a method, stored are: at least one operation image of the document, and operation metadata and a user identity associated with a scanning or printing. A scan of at least one page of the document is received by the printer to generate at least one scanned image and scan metadata. The scan metadata is compared with data entries in a printer log to obtain a match to the operation metadata. The at least one operation image stored in relation to the operation metadata matching the scan metadata is retrieved. The at least one scanned image is compared to the at least one operation image. Responsive to determining the at least one scanned image matches the at least one operation image, sent from the printer is a confidential notification for the user identity to pick up the document.

Searching for and notifying a user to pick-up a printed document

Method(s) and apparatus(es) relate to notification to pick-up a printed document ('document'). In a method, stored in a cloud computing system are: at least one operation image of the document; operation metadata associated with scanning or printing; and a user identity. A snap-notify function readies a camera to store a photo image and associated metadata. The photo image and metadata, uploaded from the mobile device to the cloud computing system, is compared by a backend application. The photo metadata is compared with data entries to obtain a match to the operation metadata. The photo image stored in relation to the photo metadata matching the operation metadata is retrieved. The photo image is compared to the operation image, and, for a match thereof to at least a threshold percentage, the cloud computing system instructs the multifunction printer to send a confidential notification for the user identity to pick up the document.

Snapping an image and notifying a user to pick-up a printed document

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for texture printing. A system comprises a rasterizer configured to convert an input image with texture information to color data and texture attribute plane data, the rasterizer is configured to set the change bit of pixel n to zero when the texture information associated with pixel n is the same as pixel n&#x2212;1. The system further comprises a data compressor, a memory device, a data decompressor, a color converter and a halftoner configured to convert the color data to color halftone data, and a texture data generator configured to combine the texture attribute plane data decompressed by the data decompressor and the color halftone data from the halftoner to generate output ink data for a printer engine to print the input image with texture.

Texture printing system

A print head for an inkjet printer includes a nozzle, a first electrode positioned to receive an ink droplet from the nozzle, a second electrode positioned to receive the ink droplet from the first electrode, and a controller configured to operate the first electrode to ionize the ink droplet and set a flight speed of the ink droplet. The controller is further configured to selectively activate the second electrode to deflect the ink droplet in response to the print head changing from a horizontal printing orientation to a vertical printing orientation.

Inkjet printer with universal print head and print frame for both horizontal and vertical printing on non-flat surfaces

The present disclosure relates to a micro-scanning device that comprises a surface on which specimen to be scanned is positioned, and at least one micro lens configured to enable scanning of the specimen so as to obtain micro-details of the specimen. One or more micro lenses are installed below the flatbed surface in an array of movable configuration or in a stationary configuration. The device further incorporates a front panel to live-view micro-detail image of a specimen placed on the flatbed surface and incorporates means to focus, size, and zoom/scale the micro-detail image of the specimen. The device can be either a portable/handheld device or a stationary device and incorporates scan firmware to save and store or send copy of image incorporating micro-details on an associated/coupled computing device and/or in the internal memory of the scanner for performing any of stitching, printing, saving or sharing.

Scanner for scanning micro-details of specimens

An image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage part which, to save read image data, saves image data not subjected to image processing together with processing data for image processing to be performed by an image processing part at later image formation. Then, the image forming apparatus, at the time of printing out the image data, subjects the image data to image processing only once by using the processing data in accordance with setting.

Image reading, forming and storing apparatus, and a method of using the same

When an original document is placed on the lift tray, a timer is reset and starts counting a predetermined time. Whether an alignment device is moved to adjust the original documents loaded on the lift tray in, for example, the widthwise direction transverse to the transportation direction is then determined. If a change in the detected width of the original documents is detected, the timer is reset and started again. If there is no change in the detected width of the original documents, a control waits for the timer to time out. If the timer reaches the predetermined time, the lift tray is driven up by the lift motor and rises until the top limit sensor turns on.

Original document reading device

When an original document is placed on the lift tray, a timer is reset and starts counting a predetermined time (S). Whether an alignment device is moved to adjust the original documents loaded on the lift tray in, for example, the widthwise direction transverse to the transportation direction is then determined (S). If a change in the detected width of the original documents is detected (Sreturns Yes), control returns to Sand the timer is reset and started again (S). If there is no change in the detected width of the original documents in S, control waits for the timer set in Sto time out (S). If the timer reaches the predetermined time set in S(Sreturns Yes), the lift tray is driven up by the lift motor (S) and rises until the top limit sensor turns on (S).

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Torrance, CA, United States of America

Tomohiro Kuwahara