Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha

Minolta Company, Ltd.

Minolta Camera Co., Ltd.

Toshiyuki Yamashita

Masazumi Ito

Eiichi Yoshida

Yoichi Kawabuchi

Kazuhiro Araki

Takatsugu Kuno

Hiroharu Tanaka

Sumiko Nishimura

Tomokazu Kato

Kadotaro Nishimori

Hiroyuki Ideyama

Hideo Ito

Toru Okatani

Masaya Hirota

A parts-management system includes a terminal apparatus and a management apparatus for communicating with the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a first memory which stores identification information of each part used in the terminal apparatus and an operation value corresponding to an operation of each part in a mutually related manner, a controller which performs a predetermined operation processing corresponding to an operation of each part and updates the operation value stored in the memory when the part operates, a first transmitter which transmits the identification information of each part and an operation value corresponding to the identification information to the management apparatus, and a second transmitter which transmits a request signal for requesting a transmission of an operation value for at least one part. The management apparatus includes a second memory which stores the identification information of each part and the operation value each sent by the first transmitter in a mutually related manner, and a third transmitter which transmits the identification information and the operation value each stored in the second memory to the terminal apparatus in response to the request signal.

Parts-management system, method of managing parts and parts-management apparatus

An image forming apparatus stores a plurality of jobs. When a process for a job is temporarily stopped due to any trouble of the apparatus or interruption, the job is not automatically resumed if an image reader and a printer operate for the same job. If the image reader and the printer operate for different jobs, only the printing operation is automatically resumed. In this case, the reading operation of the image reader is not automatically resumed.

Image forming apparatus with improved operability

A maximum acceptable number (max.sub.-- req.sub.-- num(i)) is set for each transmission device (source of request) (i) which transmits image data. If it is determined that the maximum acceptable number is set for a source of request of a job, determination is made as to whether or not the number of currently accepted jobs from the source of request (current.sub.-- req.sub.-- num(i)) is less than the maximum acceptable number. If so, determination is made as to whether or not the number of jobs exceeds the maximum acceptable number which is the limit of acceptance of a memory in an image forming apparatus, if a currently requested job is accepted. If not exceeds, 'acceptable' is given to the source of request. If exceeds, or if the number of currently accepted jobs from the source of request reaches the maximum acceptable number, 'not acceptable' is transmitted to the source of request. Accordingly, an image forming apparatus is provided in which image data from a specific transmission device is accepted in preference to data from other transmission device when an image according to image data from a plurality of transmission devices is formed.

Image forming apparatus accepting image data transmitted from a

In an image forming apparatus, first in a printing delay process, it is determined whether or not a specific mode is set. When it is determined that a specific mode is set, printing is inhibited until images to be printed are accumulated in a memory, and whether or not originals are mixed originals (of assorted sizes) is detected. If it is determined that originals are mixed ones, start of printing is inhibited. Since printing cannot be executed when a specific mode in which mixed originals cannot be handled is set, an image forming apparatus capable of automatically handling mixed originals can be provided.

Image forming apparatus capable of handling mixed originals easily

An image forming apparatus capable of making copies under either predetermined standard copy conditions or copy conditions optionally set by an operator. After the final key input, or at the completion of a copying process, a first timer is set to count a predetermined time period. When the first timer finishes counting, the copy conditions are automatically set to the standard conditions. The above apparatus is provided with a guidance mode for the purpose of explaining the method for setting the functions and copy conditions within the apparatus to an inexperienced operator. In the case where the guidance mode is set by the operator, a second timer is set to count a predetermined time period longer than the time period counted by the first timer. When the second timer finishes counting, the copy conditions are automatically set to the standard conditions.

Image forming apparatus with auto-clear function

An image forming apparatus according to the invention includes a document transporting device for transporting a plurality of documents set on a tray one by one to a platen, copying mode selecting keys for selecting a first copying mode for forming images from the plurality of documents under first copying conditions and a second copying mode for forming an image from a particular one of the documents under second copying conditions, and a control device for executing the image forming operation under the copying conditions of the copy mode selected by the copy mode selecting key.

Image forming apparatus that permits the setting of separated copy modes

A copying apparatus copies an image of each original document either in a one-side copy mode or a both-side copy mode during a cover copy mode. The copying apparatus is capable of selectively supplying colored copy sheets for a cover page and ordinary white copy sheets for the other pages. A controller controls the copying apparatus such that the image of one cover page is copied on one side of a colored copy sheet, the image of each table of contents is copied on one side of a white copy sheet, and the image of each of the other content pages is copied on both sides of a white copy sheet.

Copying apparatus having controller for producing book-type copies

An image forming apparatus capable of indicating document orientation for a reference to set an original document on a document platen, the image forming apparatus including a document orientation display member for displaying the document orientation at a normal copy mode in a normal display form in which the document orientation coincides with an orientation of a fed copy sheet, and at a specific copy mode which differs from the normal copy mode in a specific display form which differs from the normal display form at the normal copy mode.

Image forming apparatus capable of indicating orientations for setting

A copying machine having the APS mode for automatically selecting size of copy paper based on the size of the original and the copying magnification includes an APS mode setting switch, copy paper selecting switch for manually selecting the size of the copy paper and a controller for controlling the copying machine such that the operation of the copy paper selecting switch is inhibited when the APS mode is set. When the APS mode is set in the copying machine, the copy paper having the size selected by the copy paper selecting switch is inhibited even if the user operates the copy paper selection switch, due to the operation of the controller.

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Toshiyuki Yamashita