公开(公告)号：US20240364822A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18770843

申请日：2024-07-12

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： KAZUSHIGE SHIMADA ,  SHINYA SUZUKI ,  KAZUYUKI SAITO ,  AKIHIRO YASUDA

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/32

CPC classification number: H04N1/00427 ,  H04N1/00435 ,  H04N1/00482 ,  H04N1/00503 ,  H04N1/32539

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of preventing lowering of operability when printing is performed. In a client terminal, an OS acquires capability information related to printing capability from a server that provides a cloud print service or a printer, and a controller displays a screen. The capability information has a hierarchical structure including at least one item name and a plurality of attribute values belonging to the item name. The controller can perform first display for collectively displaying the item name and the attribute values and second display for displaying the plurality of attribute values in a state sorted into groups of attribute values relevant to each other.

公开(公告)号：US20240129412A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18487912

申请日：2023-10-16

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： KATSUHIDE KOGA ,  SHINYA SUZUKI ,  MANABU JIMBA

IPC: H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00039 ,  H04N1/00344

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus for communicating with a database storing information on errors which have occurred in an image forming apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire, from the database, information on an error to be analyzed and information on a related error which occurred before an occurrence of the error to be analyzed, and determine a causal part being a cause of the error to be analyzed, based on error timing information related to a timing of occurrence of the error to be analyzed and error timing information related to a timing of occurrence of the related error.

公开(公告)号：US20230333793A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18298708

申请日：2023-04-11

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： KAZUYUKI SAITO ,  SHINYA SUZUKI ,  AKIHIRO YASUDA ,  KAZUSHIGE SHIMADA

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1264 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1287

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that stores a printer driver configured to generate image data to be transmitted according to a predetermined protocol includes a selection unit configured to select printer information regarding a single printer from stored printer information regarding a plurality of printers, a notification unit configured to give a notification to an application corresponding to the printer information selected by the selection unit, an acquisition unit configured to, based on an instruction given by the application having received the notification, acquire first capability information that is defined by a predetermined protocol and second capability information that is not defined by the predetermined protocol from a cloud print service, and a display unit configured to, based on the second capability information acquired by the acquisition unit, display an object that receives a print setting.

公开(公告)号：US20230333786A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18298775

申请日：2023-04-11

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： KAZUYUKI SAITO ,  SHINYA SUZUKI ,  AKIHIRO YASUDA ,  KAZUSHIGE SHIMADA

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1232 ,  G06F3/1287

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to store information about a printer includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first capability information defined by a predetermined protocol and second capability information not defined by the predetermined protocol, a display unit configured to display a first object to set a setting value for a first setting item based on the acquired first capability information, and display a second object to set a setting value for a second setting item based on the acquired second capability information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a first setting value set via the first object and a second setting value set via the second object.

公开(公告)号：US20230314996A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18130738

申请日：2023-04-04

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： SHINYA SUZUKI

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/02 ,  G03G15/043

CPC classification number: G03G15/5041 ,  G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/0266 ,  G03G15/043 ,  G03G2215/00042

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, wherein the image forming unit includes: a photosensitive member; a charger configured to charge the photosensitive member based on a charging potential; an exposure unit configured to expose the photosensitive member charged by the charger to light to form an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive member, an exposure intensity of the exposure unit being controlled based on an exposure condition; a developing sleeve configured to develop the electrostatic latent image; one or more processors configured to perform operations including: controlling the image forming unit to form a line test image and a width test image.

公开(公告)号：US20240286421A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18439907

申请日：2024-02-13

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： YUKI NAKATANI ,  SHINYA SUZUKI

IPC: B41J29/393 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06V10/40

CPC classification number: B41J29/393 ,  G06K15/027 ,  G06T7/0002 ,  G06V10/40 ,  B41J2029/3935 ,  G06T2207/30144

Abstract: An image processing apparatus obtains a scanned image by scanning an image of a chart on which a test image has been printed, detects an image defect included in the scanned image, obtains a feature of the detected image defect, and identifies a cause of occurrence of the image defect based on the feature. The test image includes at least one mixed-color image of multinary colors, which are a secondary or higher-order color.

公开(公告)号：US20240085839A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18464319

申请日：2023-09-11

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： SHINYA SUZUKI

IPC: G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/01 ,  G03G15/32

CPC classification number: G03G15/55 ,  G03G15/0115 ,  G03G15/32 ,  G03G15/5041 ,  G03G15/5062 ,  G03G2215/00569

Abstract: In the image forming method, a halftone image is generated by performing halftone processing for an input image, a scanned image of a printed material on which on which the halftone image is printed is obtained, and a failure component of an image forming apparatus is identified based on a difference between the scanned image and the input image. In the generation, the halftone image is generated by representing a dot pattern of a halftone portion in a case where the input image is a test image for the failure diagnosis by a dot pattern whose frequency is relatively higher than that of a dot pattern that is applied to the halftone portion in a case where the input image is an image other than the test image.

公开(公告)号：US20240077822A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18505181

申请日：2023-11-09

Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： SHINYA SUZUKI

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/553 ,  G03G15/502

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which communicates with an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet, the information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire error information about an error that has occurred in the image forming apparatus, and maintenance information about maintenance work performed on the image forming apparatus; a memory configured to store a plurality of pieces of error information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine, from the plurality of pieces of error information stored in the memory, based on the maintenance information, first error information about an error that has occurred during the maintenance work; and determine an error part of the image forming apparatus based on second error information obtained by excluding the first error information from the plurality of pieces of error information stored in the memory.

公开(公告)号：US20230333792A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18298950

申请日：2023-04-11

Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： KAZUSHIGE SHIMADA ,  KAZUYUKI SAITO ,  SHINYA SUZUKI ,  AKIHIRO YASUDA

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1258 ,  G06F3/1287 ,  G06F3/1264 ,  G06F3/1205

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire capability information about a printer configured to receive print data generated by a predetermined printer driver, and a display unit configured to display an object configured to accept a print setting based on the capability information acquired by the acquisition unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire second capability information based on a predetermined user operation accepted after completion of acquisition of first capability information of the capability information.

公开(公告)号：US20230185226A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18062093

申请日：2022-12-06

Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： SHINYA SUZUKI

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/553 ,  G03G15/502

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which communicates with an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet, the information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire error information about an error that has occurred in the image forming apparatus, and maintenance information about maintenance work performed on the image forming apparatus; a memory configured to store a plurality of pieces of error information acquired by the acquisition unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine, from the plurality of pieces of error information stored in the memory, based on the maintenance information, first error information about an error that has occurred during the maintenance work; and determine an error part of the image forming apparatus based on second error information obtained by excluding the first error information from the plurality of pieces of error information stored in the memory.