Image forming apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium

    公开(公告)号:US12128675B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17863117

    申请日:2022-07-12

    发明人: Tetsuya Hamada

    摘要: An image forming apparatus comprises a conveyance unit configured to convey a long-shaped print medium in a longitudinal direction, an image forming unit configured to form an image on the print medium, a drying unit configured to dry the print medium on which an image has been formed in the image forming unit, and a control unit configured to, after interrupting image formation on the print medium by the image forming unit, control the image forming unit and the conveyance unit so as to convey and then stop at an ejection position a portion of the print medium, on which image formation has been performed, from inside of the drying unit.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240357262A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18636050

    申请日:2024-04-15

    发明人: DAISUKE KOBAYASHI

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pixel configured to generate a pixel signal, a gain setting circuit capable of setting gains for the pixel signal, and a comparator configured to compare a signal output from the gain setting circuit and a ramp signal. A method for driving the photoelectric conversion apparatus includes performing a first step and performing a second step. The first step includes setting one of the gains to a first gain or a second gain based on a first result of comparison made between a signal voltage value of a signal processed with the first gain and a first voltage value. The second step includes setting a gradient of the ramp signal based on a second result of comparison made between a signal voltage value of a signal processed with the first or second gain set in the first step and a second voltage value.

    INSPECTION APPARATUS THAT INSPECTS IMAGE PRINTED ON SHEET, AND IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240357044A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18635346

    申请日:2024-04-15

    发明人: ITSUKI AKIZUKI

    IPC分类号: H04N1/00

    摘要: An inspection apparatus displays a first plurality of inspection levels in a case where a first image forming apparatus is connected to the inspection apparatus. The inspection apparatus displays a second plurality of inspection levels in a case where a second image forming apparatus is connected to the inspection apparatus. An upper limit for the second plurality of inspection levels is higher than an upper limit for the first plurality of inspection levels. The inspection apparatus obtains information indicating a selection result of selecting the inspection level. The inspection apparatus determines an inspection standard based on the information. A display displays an inspection level that corresponds to the inspection standard used to determine an inspection result for an inspection item such that the inspection level is selectable from among a plurality of inspection levels.

    INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING IMAGE ON SHEET AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM THAT INSPECTS PRINTED IMAGE ON SHEET

    公开(公告)号:US20240357042A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18637215

    申请日:2024-04-16

    发明人: HIROSHI MATSUMOTO

    IPC分类号: H04N1/00

    摘要: An inspection apparatus includes a tray, a conveyance member configured to convey a sheet from the tray, a reading sensor configured to read an image on the sheet during a passage of the sheet at a reading position, an inspection unit configured to inspect the image read by the reading sensor, and a controller configured to control, in inspection processing, conveyance of the plurality of sheets to cause each of the plurality of sheets to reach the reading position at a predetermined time interval, and set, in a case where the reading sensor reads a reference member during the inspection processing, a time interval from when a first sheet included in the plurality of sheets reaches the reading position to when a second sheet, immediately subsequent to the first sheet, included in the plurality of sheets reaches the reading position to be longer than the predetermined time interval.

    LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240356308A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18631172

    申请日:2024-04-10

    IPC分类号: H01S5/42 H01S5/042 H01S5/183

    摘要: A light emitting apparatus comprises a first light emitting unit and a second light emitting unit; and a first drive wiring configured to drive the first light emitting unit and a second drive wiring configured to drive the second light emitting unit. A plurality of light emitting elements having mesa structure is arranged in the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit. The first drive wiring is in electrical contact with an upper surface of the mesa structure in the first light emitting unit. The first drive wiring extends above the upper surface of the mesa structure in the second light emitting unit. The upper surface of the mesa structure in the second light emitting unit and the first drive wiring are electrically insulated by an insulating film.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND MOVING OBJECT

    公开(公告)号:US20240355857A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18762474

    申请日:2024-07-02

    IPC分类号: H01L27/146 H04N25/705

    摘要: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first substrate having a first semiconductor element layer including a plurality of photoelectric conversion units, and a second substrate having a second semiconductor element layer. The first and second substrates are laminated. The first semiconductor element layer has an effective pixel region, an optical black (OB) pixel region, and an outer periphery region. The effective pixel region includes a photoelectric conversion unit having a larger light-shielded area than other photoelectric conversion units out of the plurality of photoelectric conversion units. The OB pixel region overlaps with a light-shielding region, but the outer periphery region does not overlap with the light-shielding region in a planar view. The outer periphery region is provided with an electric charge discharge region including a semiconductor region of the same conductivity type as signal electric charges. The electric charge discharge region is supplied with a fixed potential.

    IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240354900A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18630036

    申请日:2024-04-09

    发明人: KAZUKI SATO

    IPC分类号: G06T5/50 G06T5/70 G06T5/73

    摘要: An image processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of RAW images obtained by continuously capturing a subject, a combining unit configured to combine the plurality of RAW images to generate a combined RAW image, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire first information regarding a noise signal level in any of the plurality of RAW images not combined by the combining unit, a third acquisition unit configured to acquire second information regarding a noise signal level in the combined RAW image after the combine by the combining unit, and a determination unit configured to determine a development parameter for developing the combined RAW image based on capturing sensitivity of a capturing element when the plurality of RAW images are captured and the first information and the second information.