公开(公告)号：US07446816B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-04

申请号：US10762537

申请日：2004-01-23

申请人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae ,  Yuji Kawamura

发明人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae ,  Yuji Kawamura

IPC分类号： H04N7/00 ,  H04N11/00 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： H04H60/13 ,  G06F3/1211 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1286 ,  Y02D10/1592 ,  Y02D70/168

摘要： A data broadcasting receiving terminal receives a data broadcasting signal from a broadcasting station to detect print-out data and a control signal associated with print-out from the data broadcasting signal. The data broadcasting receiving terminal, at a time point of the start of broadcasting, notifies an image forming apparatus of the detected print-out data and printing prohibition data included in the control signal associated with print-out. The data broadcasting receiving terminal acquires a preparation time required for print-out from the image forming apparatus and a time of restoration from a power saving mode and issues a command of printing start, in consideration of the time requirements, to the image forming apparatus so that print-out data is printed out at predetermined timing.

摘要翻译： 数据广播接收终端从广播站接收数据广播信号，以从数据广播信号检测打印输出数据和与打印输出相关联的控制信号。 数据广播接收终端在广播开始的时间点向图像形成装置通知检测到的打印数据以及与打印输出相关联的控制信号中包括的打印禁止数据。 数据广播接收终端从图像形成装置获取打印输出所需的准备时间和从省电模式恢复的时间，并且考虑到时间要求将打印开始的命令发布到图像形成装置，从而 在预定的定时打印输出数据。

公开(公告)号：US07145672B2

公开(公告)日：2006-12-05

申请号：US10216429

申请日：2002-08-12

申请人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

发明人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00212 ,  H04N1/00204 ,  H04N1/00962 ,  H04N1/00973 ,  H04N2201/0039

摘要： An image processing apparatus that is connected to a network generates information about a processing time expected to be required for rewriting firmware in the image processing apparatus to new firmware, and transmits the information via the network to an external apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US07312882B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-25

申请号：US10202169

申请日：2002-07-25

申请人： Hideki Hino ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideo Mae

发明人： Hideki Hino ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideo Mae

IPC分类号： B41B1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00915 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/00973

摘要： An image processing apparatus includes a memory storing firmware, a reception unit for receiving an image processing job, an image processing job execution controller for executing the image processing job using the firmware, a firmware reception unit for receiving firmware for rewrite purpose distributed from an external device, a firmware rewrite controller for executing a firmware rewrite job of rewriting the firmware stored in the memory to the received firmware, a judgment unit for judging a type of the received firmware, and a job management controller for adjusting an execution order of the image processing job and the firmware rewrite job according to the type of the received firmware, and instructing to execute the image processing job and the firmware rewrite job in the adjusted execution order when the image processing job and the firmware rewrite job are both placed in a wait state for execution.

摘要翻译： 一种图像处理装置，包括存储固件的存储器，用于接收图像处理作业的接收单元，用于使用固件执行图像处理作业的图像处理作业执行控制器，用于从外部分发的用于接收用于重写目的的固件的固件接收单元 设备，用于执行将存储在存储器中的固件重写为固件的固件重写作业的固件重写控制器，用于判断所接收的固件的类型的判断单元和用于调整图像的执行顺序的作业管理控制器 根据接收到的固件的类型进行处理作业和固件重写作业，并且当图像处理作业和固件重写作业都处于等待状态时，指示以调整后的执行顺序执行图像处理作业和固件重写作业 状态执行。

公开(公告)号：US07213052B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-01

申请号：US10106099

申请日：2002-03-27

申请人： Hideo Mae ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino

发明人： Hideo Mae ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/65

摘要： When electronic mail with firmware attached is received at a data communication apparatus, determination is made whether it corresponds to firmware data of a write process allowable state. In the case of write process allowable data, the message is downloaded from a mail server to a printer controller. Then, derived firmware is transmitted to an image formation apparatus. A firmware rewrite permission is obtained. When the firmware attached to the message does not attain a write process allowable state, waiting is conducted for reception of write process allowable firmware with the data left in the mail server. As a result, a data communication apparatus is provided that can rewrite firmware appropriately independent of a transmitted and received order of divided firmware.

摘要翻译： 当在数据通信装置处接收到附有固件的电子邮件时，确定它是否对应于写入处理允许状态的固件数据。 在写入过程允许的数据的情况下，消息从邮件服务器下载到打印机控制器。 然后，派生固件被发送到图像形成装置。 获得固件重写权限。 当附加到消息的固件没有达到写入处理允许状态时，等待接收具有留在邮件服务器中的数据的写入处理允许的固件。 结果，提供了一种数据通信装置，其可以适当地独立于发送和接收的分割固件的顺序来重写固件。

公开(公告)号：US07142321B2

公开(公告)日：2006-11-28

申请号：US10218589

申请日：2002-08-15

申请人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

发明人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06K1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00915 ,  H04N1/00204 ,  H04N1/00973 ,  H04N2201/0039

摘要： A printer controller receives firmware attached to e-mail from a mail server, downloads the firmware to an internal hard disk drive, and registers the job at the bottom of a job registration table. On subsequently receiving a print job or a scan job, the printer controller registers the job in the job management table, judges whether a firmware rewriting job is registered in the job management table, and if so, moves the print job or the scan job to be before the firmware rewriting job in the job management table. In this way, firmware rewriting jobs are always executed after print jobs, meaning that processing of print jobs is not delayed.

公开(公告)号：US07797385B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-14

申请号：US10216909

申请日：2002-08-13

申请人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

发明人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F8/60 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： An image processing apparatus checks a next job to be executed, and if the job is a firmware rewriting job, accesses a mail server, downloads e-mail, and obtains a job type of a job attached to the e-mail. If the job is a print job, the image processing apparatus extracts image information pertaining to the job from the e-mail, stores the image information, registers the job in a job management table, and ends processing. If there are no print jobs, the image processing apparatus executes the firmware rewriting job, deletes the job from the job management table, and ends the processing.

摘要翻译： 图像处理装置检查要执行的下一个作业，并且如果作业是固件重写作业，则访问邮件服务器，下载电子邮件，并获得附加到电子邮件的作业的作业类型。 如果作业是打印作业，则图像处理装置从电子邮件提取与作业有关的图像信息，存储图像信息，将作业登记在作业管理表中，并结束处理。 如果没有打印作业，则图像处理装置执行固件重写作业，从作业管理表中删除作业，并结束处理。

公开(公告)号：US07209259B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-24

申请号：US10216864

申请日：2002-08-13

申请人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

发明人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

IPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/1805

摘要： An image processing apparatus connected to a network transfers an unexecuted image processing job to another image processing apparatus connected to the network, during a rewrite time period from when new firmware for a rewrite purpose is obtained to when rewrite to the obtained new firmware is completed, the unexecuted image processing job being at least one of (a) an image processing job that is in a wait state for execution when the new firmware is obtained, and (b) an image processing job that is received during the rewrite time period.

摘要翻译： 连接到网络的图像处理装置在从重写目的的新固件获得到重新写入所获得的新固件的重写时间段期间将未执行的图像处理作业传送到连接到网络的另一图像处理装置， 未执行的图像处理作业是（a）当获得新固件时处于待执行的等待状态的图像处理作业中的至少一个;以及（b）在重写时间段期间接收到的图像处理作业。

公开(公告)号：US08001191B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-16

申请号：US10715024

申请日：2003-11-18

申请人： Hideo Mae ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino

发明人： Hideo Mae ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F8/65

摘要： When electronic mail with firmware attached is received at a data communication apparatus, determination is made whether it corresponds to firmware data of a write process allowable state. In the case of write process allowable data, the message is downloaded from a mail server to a printer controller. Then, derived firmware is transmitted to an image formation apparatus. A firmware rewrite permission is obtained. When the firmware attached to the message does not attain a write process allowable state, waiting is conducted for reception of write process allowable firmware with the data left in the mail server. As a result, a data communication apparatus is provided that can rewrite firmware appropriately independent of a transmitted and received order of divided firmware.

摘要翻译： 当在数据通信装置处接收到附有固件的电子邮件时，确定它是否对应于写入处理允许状态的固件数据。 在写入过程允许的数据的情况下，消息从邮件服务器下载到打印机控制器。 然后，派生固件被发送到图像形成装置。 获得固件重写权限。 当附加到消息的固件没有达到写入处理允许状态时，等待接收具有留在邮件服务器中的数据的写入处理允许的固件。 结果，提供了一种数据通信装置，其可以适当地独立于发送和接收的分割固件的顺序来重写固件。

公开(公告)号：US07262875B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-28

申请号：US10106031

申请日：2002-03-27

申请人： Hideki Hino ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideo Mae

发明人： Hideki Hino ,  Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideo Mae

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06K1/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/64 ,  G06F8/61

摘要： When electronic mail indicating termination of firmware rewriting has arrived from an image formation apparatus that has received divided firmware, the transmitter side of the firmware determines whether rewriting has ended properly or not from the mail. When rewriting has ended properly, electronic mail with the next divided firmware attached is transmitted based on the division number, divisor value, machine type and module indicated in a Subject field. When rewriting has not ended properly, the same firmware indicated in the Subject field is transmitted again. Accordingly, divided firmware can be transmitted appropriately. Thus, firmware of a large size can be transmitted appropriately even in the case where the size set at the mail server is restricted.

摘要翻译： 当从已经接收到分割固件的图像形成装置到达指示终止固件重写的电子邮件时，固件的发送器侧确定重写是否已经从邮件正确结束。 当重写已经正确结束时，根据主题字段中指示的分割数，除数值，机器类型和模块来传送附加了下一个分割固件的电子邮件。 当重写尚未正确结束时，主题字段中指示的相同固件将再次发送。 因此，能够适当地发送分割固件。 因此，即使在邮件服务器设定的大小被限制的情况下，也能够适当地发送大尺寸的固件。

公开(公告)号：US07058088B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-06

申请号：US10103882

申请日：2002-03-25

申请人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

发明人： Atsushi Tomita ,  Hideki Hino ,  Hideo Mae

IPC分类号： H04J1/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/61 ,  H04L51/00

摘要： New firmware is attached to electronic mail from a computer of the service center to be transmitted towards a monitor device at the user side. The monitor device of the user side reads out the electronic mail from a mail server and downloads the electronic mail into its own apparatus. Then, the firmware is derived from the electronic mail and transmitted to an image formation apparatus that is the subject of transmission. The image formation apparatus receiving the firmware writes the new firmware into the flash ROM that is the subject of rewriting. Accordingly, increase of the communication traffic can be prevented and the load on the mail server can be alleviated in the case where the same firmware for a plurality of devices connected on a network is to be altered using an electronic mail system.