Seiko Epson Corporation

Yasutaka Shibagaki

Toshifumi Sakai

Satoshi Noda

Toshihiko Katayama

Tomoyoshi Kakegawa

Mitsuru Annen

Takeshi Minami

A printer device includes an operation panel and a printer device control unit that determines whether or not a flick operation performed on the operation panel includes repeatedly performed operations and disables acceptance of a tap operation from the time the flick operation has ended for a longer period when it is determined that the flick operation performed on the operation panel includes repeatedly performed operations than when it is determined that the flick operation performed on the operation panel does not include repeatedly performed operations.

Electronic device and program

A printing apparatus includes a controller that determines that the button is operated according to the second operation in which the operation tool leaves the button following the first operation in which the operation tool moves to the button being operated, and determines that the button is not operated according to the third operation in which the operation tool leaves the button following the first operation being operated. The controller makes a determination of the second operation and the third operation according to the operation description before the first operation.

Changing sensing areas based on start positions of touch gestures

To provide an image forming apparatus and image forming method that can prevent a decrease in image quality by preventing a step-out of a driving source, which occurs because a load of a feeding device is applied when a medium is transported for image formation. When no roller reset operation, by which a paper feed roller is returned to a reset position, is performed (YES in S), it is judged whether a counted value N of a counter, which indicates a position of a sheet of paper, is below a threshold value Na, which indicates that it is in an A region in which a load of a hopper or paper return levers of an automatic sheet feeder (ASF) is applied to a stepping motor (S). When N&#x3c;Na, driving for high torque is selected (S), and then paper transport in the A region is performed with a high torque (S). On the other hand, when N&#x2267;Na, driving for low torque is selected (S) and then paper transport in a B region after the A region has passed is performed with a low torque (S). When the position of a sheet of paper passes a boundary between the A region and the B region, paper transport is performed with a high torque.

Image forming apparatus and image forming method

An electronic apparatus includes: a timer member that clocks time on the basis of the power supplied from a power source. A power supply member supplies the power to an electric motor of the electronic apparatus and to the timer member from the power source and interrupts the power supply thereto. A heat storage calculating member calculates heat storage of the electric motor and calculates heat storage of the electric motor after stop of the drive on the basis of the time clocked by the timer member. A controller controls the electric motor and controls the power supply member by initiating power-on and power-off operations. This is performed so as to, maintain the power supply to the timer member and the heat storage calculating member during a predetermined time, even after the power-off operation of the operation member.

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Matsumoto, Japan

Yasutaka Shibagaki