Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Yoshikazu Kondoh

Yoshinori Nakahira

Kimiko Watanabe

Masakazu Suzuki

Kazuya Masuda

Hirohito Morioka

Sohichi Yoshimura

Kenji Tani

Motohiro Hayashi

Kouichi Eto

Takahiro Kawakami

Mariko Arai

Kazunori Miyamoto

Masaaki Kawakami

Koji Tsukamoto

Toshinori Tsujii

Takashi Ide

Hiroki Eto

Takashi Sugitoh

Takeshi Yamaguchi

Masahiro Inoue

Masanori Matsumoto

Masaru Tsuji

Yoshinobu Tateishi

Toshihide Ohgoshi

Yuhi Akagawa

Mikiya Okada

Kenichi Ueda

Kunihisa Chiba

Hirotaka Kodama

Kenji Ogasawara

Mitsuyoshi Terada

Yoshinori Hayashi

Hiroshige Araki

Sho Kamihisa

Masahiro Sakiyama

Hirotoshi Ohkubo

Harunobu Mori

Naoyuki Yamane

Takashi Sugito

Hideki Gotoh

Atsuyuki Kato

Kouichi Etou

An image formation apparatus to combine a plurality of processes to execute a job related to image formation, the image formation apparatus including: a communicator that sends and receives data to and from an external application via a network, an image data acquirer that acquires image data, an image former that forms an image based on the image data, a storage that stores temporary intermediate data involved in the image formation, a display that displays a message for a user, and a controller that controls the communicator, the image data acquirer, the image former, the storage, and the display; wherein upon performing a process of the plurality of processes, the controller determines whether a next process is present.

Image formation apparatus and image formation method

An image forming apparatus including a storage device storing, from among data to be retained when the power is shut off, either or both of important protection data, being a type determined to be important in advance, and protection data, to be retained when the power is shut off other than the important protection data, at respective predetermined timings. A detection information acquirer receives detection information from a sensor detecting at least one of: a change in either or both of direction and tilt, vibration, a predetermined operation, an approaching person, a person entering a room, and a person entering a predetermined area. A protection processor starts processing for writing either or both of the important protection data and the protection data into the storage device in response to the detection information received by the detection information acquirer, at timings different from the predetermined timings.

Image forming apparatus and data protection method to avoid data corruption or damage to a storage device

An image forming apparatus including: an image processor that executes a job; a setting receiver that receives a setting relating to the job; a job controller that receives an execution request relating to a job predetermined for execution of a job relating to one function and causes the image processor to execute the job relating to the one function; a notifier that notifies a user of an end of each of the plurality of jobs; and a notification controller that determines whether to cause the notifier to notify the end of each of the plurality of jobs on the basis of at least one of a setting relating to each of the plurality of jobs and an attribute of an image to be processed.

Image forming apparatus including job end notification function and control method thereof

The printing apparatus for printing at least an address on an envelope that is set to a paper tray includes an envelope size detection portion for scanning an address print side of an envelope set to the paper tray to detect a size of the envelope based on a read image of the address print side; a print position setting portion for setting a print position of an address corresponding to the read size of the envelope; and a data synthesis processing portion for synthesizing the read image of the address print side and an image of the address at a position set by the print position setting portion and previews the synthesized address print image of the envelope on a display device.

Printing apparatus for printing on envelope

An image forming apparatus is provided with a display control portion for displaying a preview image of image data to be printed, and an original bundle-based processing mode is selectable by an operation portion. The display control portion, in the case of displaying a preview image in the original bundle-based processing mode, generates a thumbnail image, from image data read at each subjob, by reducing image data of a top page, and displays a thumbnail image corresponding to each generated subjob arranged as a preview image on a display portion. In addition, for changing a setting, the display control portion, in the case of displaying a preview image in the original bundle-based processing mode, displays a change key for changing only print conditions of a bundle of originals being displayed as a preview image to be selectable on the display portion by the operation portion.

Image forming apparatus and method for displaying preview image of top page of multiple sub-jobs of a print job

When image data is obtained through a network from a document reading portion or a PC etc., a main control portion displays, through a display control portion, a document icon in a document icon area on a display portion. A user drags and drops the document icon on an output image operation area with a touch pen or the like, and the main control portion displays the specified document icon on the area. Moreover, when specification of a paper area, a position of a punch hole, a position of stapling, and the like is performed with the touch pen or the like, the main control portion determines whether or not setting is possible and outputs specified data to an image formation control portion and a post-process control portion.

Image forming apparatus having interactive display that receives operation input for process conditions about a finishing process

In an apparatus to be controlledsuch as a USB-compatible peripheral device connected to a controlling apparatus such as a personal computer, when a specification change is detected such as a change in the apparatus to be controlleditself and a change in the connection situation of an attached device(S: YES), identification information corresponding to the changed specification is extracted (S) and the extracted identification information is set as identification information to be transmitted to the controlling apparatus(S). The identification information having been set is transmitted to the controlling apparatus, and the controlling apparatuscontrols the apparatus to be controlledhaving the changed specification, on the basis of the identification information. This controlling apparatus for controlling the apparatus to be controlled on the basis of the identification information for identifying the apparatus to be controlled adjusts easily to the change in the specification of the apparatus to be controlled.

Peripheral accessory specification identification and transmission

Paper () on which a first reference image () is formed in an image forming section (), and a correction instrument () on which a second reference image () is formed, are placed at predetermined positions on an original platen (). Reference images () are read as an image for correction by an image reading section (). An error in the image reading section () is measured based on the second reference image () of the correction image. The first reference image () of the correction image is used to remove the error in the image reading section () from the measured error, resulting in an error in the image forming section ().

Image position correcting method, image position correcting jig, and image formation device

An object of the invention is to provide a display device of an image forming apparatus capable of displaying information that the user wants to obtain in a visually easy-to-recognize manner. In a compound image forming apparatus provided with: one of original reading means for reading image information from an original, image receiving means for receiving image information from a terminal connected to a network and a line image receiving means for receiving image information from a telephone line; image forming means for forming an image based on the image information obtained by the means; and a display portion for displaying the condition of the apparatus, a display condition control portion is provided that changes the display condition of the display portion to a visually easy-to-recognize condition when the condition of the compound image forming apparatus is changed.

Image forming apparatus

A serial recording apparatus in accordance with the present invention appropriately selects ink nozzles of an ink head and prints on a sheet so that the amount of printing is substantially equal to an ordinary amount, when an inadequate amount of sheet feed occurs, and then, selects the ink nozzles of the ink head in accordance with how the inadequate amount of sheet feed is so as to carry out the next printing. This avoids that the inadequate sheet feedings are accumulated in the succeeding printings. Accordingly, even when a plurality of inadequate sheet feedings occur during the printings with respect to a single sheet, the inadequate sheet feedings are not accumulated, thereby avoiding that the quality of the printing deteriorates. Thus, it is possible to provide a serial recording apparatus which can resolve the inadequate printing by detecting the amount of sheet feed for each feeding, determining the print area in accordance with each amount of sheet feed, and carrying out the printing.

Serial recording apparatus

An object of the invention is to provide a display device of an image forming apparatus capable of displaying information that the user wants to obtain in a visually easy-to-recognize manner. In a complex image forming apparatus provided with: one of original reading means for reading image information from an original, image receiving means for receiving image information from a terminal connected to a network and a line image receiving means for receiving image information from a telephone line; image forming means for forming an image based on the image information obtained by the means; and a display portion for displaying the condition of the apparatus, a display condition control portion is provided that changes the display condition of the display portion to a visually easy-to-recognize condition when the condition of the complex image forming apparatus is changed.

A toner image fixing device comprises a heat roller and a lamp heater. The lamp heater is formed from a nicrome wire stretched between clamp terminals, a silica tube and ceramic holders closely fitted to respective ends of the silica tube and which have an external diameter which is substantially the same as the diameter of the heating roller. The lamp heater is secured by a lamp holder and frame to the shaft of the heat roller. The heat roller is rotatably supported by a bearing and is driven by a driving gear.

Toner image fixing device having improved lamp heater

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Izumiotsu, Japan

Yoshikazu Kondoh