Konica Minolta, Inc.

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Minolta Company, Ltd.

Tomoko Maruyama

Kazuhiro Tomiyasu

Kentaro Nagatani

Jun Shiraishi

Masahiro Imamura

Takeshi Hibino

Ryosuke Nishimura

Koichi Amiya

Kenichi Sawada

Hiroshi Sugiura

Toshiya Shozaki

Shoko Haba

Atsushi Tomita

Toshimi Shinchi

Eiichi Yoshida

Hideyuki Matsuda

Mie Kawabata

Kenichi Komaba

Hiroaki Sugimoto

Taketoshi Yamahata

Kaoru Fukuoka

Kazuaki Kanai

Yusuke Shinosaki

Hiroyuki Ohno

Taisuke Akahori

Yasuhiro Yamauchi

Akio Nakajima

Takuya Okada

Hiroshi Iwamoto

Kana Yamauchi

Eisaku Owada

Koichi Nagata

An image processing device capable of executing a plurality of jobs that differ in kind, the image processing device includes: a controller that controls execution of an input job; and a detection part that, on the basis of a voice detected by a voice detector, detects that any of a plurality of predetermined target voices has been emitted, wherein in a case where it is detected that the target voice has been emitted during a target setting period corresponding to a job that is being executed, among setting periods that are defined beforehand according to kinds of jobs respectively, the controller stops the execution of the job.

Image processing device, and operation control method thereof

An image processing device that provides an operation terminal device with an operation screen and receives input information from the operation terminal device, comprising a hardware processor that: communicates with the operation terminal device in either a first communication mode or a second communication mode, which is different from the first communication mode; determines whether the communication with the operation terminal device is in the first communication mode or the second communication mode; and creates a first screen, which is the operation screen imposed with no limit, and provides the operation terminal device with the created first screen when the communication is determined to be made in the first communication mode, and creates a second screen, which is the operation screen imposed with a limit, and provides the operation terminal device with the created second screen when the communication is determined to be made in the second communication mode.

Image processing device, image processing system and non-transitory recording medium with communication-based access control

When an image forming apparatus such as an MFP runs out of supplies, such as paper or toner, the user will need to load paper in the paper tray or replace the toner cartridge. However, the user occasionally has difficulty in opening the paper tray or the front cover because his/her hands are carrying the additional supplies. For example, the user may have to put the belonging down to open up the paper tray or the front cover. The image forming apparatus reacts to the user's desire in a mechanical manner by opening the paper tray or the front cover.

Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and recording medium configured to image belongings of a user and assist the user

An image forming apparatus having a function to communicate with a terminal is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive, from the terminal, a print command to print a rasterized image having been stored; a user interface configured to receive, from a user, an execution command to print the rasterized image after the receiver receives the print command; and a printer configured to print the rasterized image after the user interface receives the execution command.

Image forming apparatus, printing method, and non-transitory recording medium for storing computer readable program

A security information update system includes a service providing server and information processing devices, the service providing server including: an authentication information memory that stores a pair of security information and identification information; and a service providing unit that provides a service to the information processing device, and the information processing devices including: a policy acquisition unit that acquires a security policy; a security information memory that stores security information; a process executing unit that transmits a pair of the same identification information and security information to the service providing server and receives a service; an authentication information acquisition unit that acquires security information after update; an update unit that updates security information with the acquired security information after the update date and time; and a prohibition unit that prohibits execution of a process of receiving a service after the update date and time until update with the security information.

Security information update system, information processing device, security information update method, and security information update program

A device for determining a gesture includes a display portion for selectively displaying one of screens; a storage portion for storing, for each of the screens, a rule used for distinguishing between gestures; a detection portion for detecting a motion made by a user; and a determination portion for identifying, from among the gestures, a gesture represented by the motion detected by the detection portion based on the rule for a current screen, the current screen being one of the screens and being displayed at a time when the motion has been detected.

Device and method for determining gesture, and computer-readable storage medium for computer program

Each of the plurality of information processing apparatus includes an operation panel, a storage that stores security information, and a hardware processor. The hardware processor registers an administrator, when a user is registered as the administrator, authenticates the user, and when the user is authenticated, executes a first process of updating any of the stored security information, and a second process of setting the information processing apparatus in accordance with an operation by the authenticated user, and when the user is not registered as the administrator and is authenticated as an administrator in communicable another information processing apparatus, executes the first process but not the second process.

Security information update system, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with security information update program

An image forming apparatus capable of exchanging various types of information with at least one image forming apparatus includes a nonvolatile storage unit capable of higher-speed access processing than a hard disk drive of the image forming apparatus and capable of storing amount-of-use information regarding an amount of use of the image forming apparatus by each user, and a management unit configured to manage usage of the image forming apparatus by a user, by using the amount-of-use information stored in the storage unit. On a predetermined condition, the management unit shifts specific amount-of-use information to a shift destination device that is another image forming apparatus different from the image forming apparatus, the specific amount-of-use information being amount-of-use information about a specific user out of a plurality of pieces of amount-of-use information about each of a plurality of users stored in the storage unit.

Utilizing different speed memories for managing a plurality of user usage data

An image processing system includes: an image processing apparatus; an instruction server configured to transmit instruction information to the image processing apparatus via a router having a firewall function; and a session server configured to set up a session between the image processing apparatus and the instruction server. The image processing apparatus is configured to switch, in a case where the state of the image processing apparatus is a power saving state when a time specified by a transmission interval elapses from transmission of a connection confirmation packet for the session with the instruction server, to a state in which at least the connection confirmation packet can be transmitted.

Image processing system, image processing apparatus, instruction server, and storage medium

An image processing apparatus includes: an authentication information requesting portion that transmits one or more requests for authentication information to a portable terminal apparatus upon receipt of a connection request therefrom, the connection request not requiring user identification; a first authentication portion that performs first authentication not requiring user identification by comparing authentication information to first reference data, the authentication information being received in return for the request; a second authentication portion that performs second authentication by comparing the authentication information to second reference data for user identification; and a processor that takes one piece of authentication information or any one of multiple pieces of authentication information received in return for the one or more requests, according to a predetermined rule, and that makes the second authentication portion perform the second authentication using the one piece of authentication information or the any one of the multiple pieces of authentication information.

Image processing apparatus, authentication method, and recording medium

An image forming apparatus, comprises: a receiving part for receiving an email at a predetermined time; a print outputting part for producing a printed output of data contained in the received email; a stop controlling part for temporarily suspending the receiving process by the receiving part or the process to produce the printed output by the print outputting part; a determining part for receiving an input of instruction information specifying a processing to process the received email and determining the processing to process the received email in accordance with the input instruction information while the stop controlling part is temporarily suspending the process; and an email processing part for performing the processing determined by the determining part to process the received email while the process is being temporarily suspended by the stop controlling part or after the temporary suspension by the stop controlling part is cancelled.

Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable recording medium for improved email printing

An image transmission apparatus which transmits image data comprises an operation part displaying an operation screen and receiving a user operation on the operation screen and a processor for controlling a display content in the operation screen. The operation screen has a destination specifying area used for displaying a plurality of options which are candidates of destinations of the image data and receiving a specifying operation for specifying the destinations by using the plurality of options and a number display area used for displaying the number of the destinations specified by the specifying operation. The processor displays a destination list area used for listing the destinations specified by the specifying operation, together with the destination specifying area and the number display area, in the operation screen under the condition that a specific operation which is an operation on the number display area is received.

Image transmission apparatus and recording medium

An image formation apparatus is configured to display a category object indicating each of a plurality of categories in a selectable manner, accept selection of a first category among the plurality of categories, display a function object indicating each of functions corresponding to the selected first category among the plurality of functions in a selectable manner, accepting a setting related to a first function among functions corresponding to the first category, determining whether the setting of a second function corresponding to a second category other than the first category has changed or not in response to a setting entered related to the first function, and when a setting of the second function corresponding to the second category has changed, displaying information indicating that the setting of the second function has changed.

Image formation apparatus, display method, and computer readable recording medium storing display program

An image processing apparatus is provided that includes a display, a memory storing a plurality of functions in such a manner that associates the functions each with one of a plurality of categories, and a controller for causing the display to array and display objects representing respective functions that are a part of a plurality of functions. In response to a command to change the displayed objects, the controller changes the displayed objects on category basis.

Image processing apparatus, display method, and computer-readable storage medium storing display program

Each of a plurality of image processing devices (MFPs) included in an image processing system which includes a storage as well. (1) When the user requests processing a job, (2) the job data is stored in the storage. (3) Each MFP confirms that there is an unprocessed job to be executed, and (4) judges whether the own device can process the job. (5) MFPs that have judged that the own device can process the job stores information of the own device into the storage, and (6) check information stored by other MFPs. (7) One of the MFPs judges that the own device is the most suitable MFP, (11) obtains the job data, and (12) processes the job.

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