Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-kaisha

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki

Yoshihiro Itogawa

Takashi Suzuki

Noriaki Kishimoto

Tetsuya Okuno

Tadao Kyotani

Hideki Nogawa

Katsunori Enomoto

Fumitake Tajiri

Sho Ogura

Satoshi Esaki

An MFPincludes an image forming unitwhich forms an image on a sheet S, a USB interfacewhich is to be connected to a PCvia a USB and receives a preceding command described in accordance with a control transfer protocol that is a transfer scheme of USB connection, and a CPUwhich executes a preparation operation of the image forming unit, in response to receiving the preceding command by the USB interface. The preceding command is described to instruct the preparation operation of the image forming unit

Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

In a printing device, when: a memory stores a conversion rule for converting a pre-conversion PJL command to a post-conversion PJL command; and a PJL command corresponding to the pre-conversion PJL command is received, a controller performs a PJL command execution process to convert the received PJL command to the post-conversion PJL command according to the conversion rule and execute a process based on the post-conversion PJL command. On a condition that a rule-targeting command to execute a rule-targeting process targeting the conversion rule is received via a LAN interface according to a first protocol not ensuring a prescribed level of security, the controller prohibits execution of the rule-targeting process based on the rule-targeting command. On a condition that the rule-targeting command is received via an interface different from the LAN interface, the controller performs the rule-targeting process based on the rule-targeting command.

Printing device converting received command to post-conversion command according to conversion rule

A computer determines whether PDL data contained in a print job, which is obtained via a communication interface or an external interface, matches pre-conversion PDL data stored in a conversion rule in a non-volatile memory. When a type of converted PDL data associated with the pre-conversion PDL in the conversion rule matches a type of PDL data determined in a PJL converting process, PJL data that conversion is held is converted to the converted PDL data associated with the pre-conversion PJL data that matches the held PDL data in the conversion rule.

Converting PJL print data to PDL print data using a conversion rule

An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to obtain PJL data via a data interface, refer to filter data stored in a non-volatile memory, the filter data associating non-target PJL data with target data, the non-target PJL data being PJL data not intended for causing the image forming apparatus to a particular process, the target PJL data being PJL data intended for causing the image forming apparatus to perform the particular process, and when the obtained PJL data is the non-target PJL data associated with the target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, convert the obtained PJL data into the target PJL data associated with the non-target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory.

Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and computer-readable medium for converting non-target data into target data

A printing device includes a controller configured to receive print setting information, determine whether or not printing is set to accumulation printing, perform the printing, in a case where it is determined that the printing is not set to the accumulation printing, and perform a print preparation processing of performing a predetermined preparation operation before printing, in a case where it is determined that the printing is not set to the accumulation printing. The controller is configured to accumulate print job data without performing the print preparation processing, in a case where it is determined that the printing is set to the accumulation printing.

Printing device with accumulation printing

In an image forming device, a photosensitive drum forms an image on a sheet based on the image formation data. The roller conveys the sheet. A motor provides the roller with driving force to rotate the roller. A controller acquires an advance command which is received from the external terminal prior to reception of the image formation data. The advance command includes option information. The controller determines a rotational speed of the roller based on the option information. The rotational speed is determined to be changeable depending on the optional information. The controller performs a preliminary process before the photosensitive drum forms an image on the sheet based on the image formation data. The preliminary process is to control the motor so that the roller rotates at the rotational speed determined in the determining.

Image forming device performing preliminary process to rotate roller at determined rotational speed

An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to obtain PJL data via a data interface, obtain filter data via the data interface, store the obtained filter data in a non-volatile memory, the filter data associating non-target PJL data with target PJL data, the non-target PJL data being PJL data not intended for causing the image forming apparatus to a particular process, the target PJL data being PJL data intended for causing the image forming apparatus to perform the particular process, and when the obtained PJL data is the non-target PJL data associated with the target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory, convert the obtained PJL data into the target PJL data associated with the non-target PJL data in the filter data stored in the non-volatile memory.

There is provided an image processing apparatus which is provided with a communication interface, and a controller. When multiple print jobs are received via the communication interface, the controller is configured to analyze information included in each of the multiple print jobs, and handle the multiple print jobs as one print job when, as a result of analysis, it is determined that the information satisfies a particular condition.

Image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium therefor

An image forming apparatus includes a controller configured to obtain PJL data via a data interface, and add target PJL data to the obtained PJL data with reference to filter data stored in a non-volatile memory. The target PJL data is PJL data intended for causing the image forming apparatus to perform a particular process. The filter data includes data for adding the target PJL data to the obtained PJL data.

Image forming apparatus, image forming system, and computer-readable medium for adding target data to obtained data

A printing apparatus includes a print engine and a first controller configured to generate a raster data from a print job and cause the print engine to perform a print process based on the raster data. The first controller includes a first core and a second core. The first core is configured perform an analyzing process of analyze a job control command included in the print job and the second core is configured to perform an RIP process of generating the raster data from a PDL command.

Printing apparatus

A printer includes a printing engine, an interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform obtaining a file from an external storage device; determining whether the file has information representing a specific function; in response to determining that the file has the information, sending to a server a data request; receiving data on the updates from the server; outputting the data on the updates received from the server and an image based on the file to cause the printing engine to print the image. In response to not determining that the file has the information, the data request is not sent to the server.

Printer and non-transitory computer readable storage medium with shared review function

An electronic apparatus performs: acquiring an input file name from a removable memory connected to an interface; determining whether the input file name includes a first character string and whether the input file name includes a second character string; when the input file name includes the first character string, changing current setting information into specified setting information, the current setting information being among a plurality of setting information stored in the internal memory and corresponding to a first setting item specified by first input information, the specified setting information being included in the first input information and corresponding to the first setting item; and when the input file name includes the second character string, acquiring current setting information corresponding to a second setting item specified by second input information; and storing, in the removable memory, a file including output information indicating the acquired current setting information, as an output file.

Electronic apparatus, storage medium storing computer program, and method of performing settings of electronic apparatus

A printer includes a print engine, a processor, and a memory. The print engine is configured to print an image on a print medium. The memory stores instructions, the instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the printer to perform: in a case where a plurality of layers is included in a document file that is acquired from one of a storage medium connected to the printer and an apparatus configured to communicate with the printer, determining whether the plurality of layers includes a selection target layer that is a layer corresponding to a same language as a language indicated by language information acquired from an information source; in response to determining that the plurality of layers includes the selection target layer, determining a layer including the selection target layer as a print target layer; and controlling the print engine to print the print target layer.

Printer

An image processing apparatus configured to: receive a target file including m page data relating to m pages and classification data classifying the m page data into n groups, m being an integer of 3 or larger, and n being an integer of 2 or larger and smaller than m; receive information of a designated character string; extract specific page data relating to a page including the designated character string from the m page data by analyzing the target file; determine a specific group of the n groups by using the classification data, the specific group including the extracted specific page data; determine one or more target page data to be output of the page data included in the specific group, the one or more target page data including page data different from the specific page data; and output the one or more target page data.

Image processing apparatus and storage medium

A printer includes a printing engine, an interface, and a controller. The controller is configured to perform obtaining a file from an external storage device; determining whether the file has information representing a specific function; in response to determining that the file has the information, sending to a server a data request; receiving data on the updates from the server; incorporating the data on the updates into the file; and causing the printing engine to print an image based on the file including the data on the updates. In response to not determining that the file has the information, the data request is not sent to the server.

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Yoshihiro Itogawa