公开(公告)号：US20200304672A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-24

申请号：US16813972

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Hisashi UCHIDA

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/387

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes circuitry that binarizes image data, a memory, and a print engine unit that forms an image of the binarized image data. When the image data is low in resolution, the circuitry has the image data stored in the memory and thereafter performs on the image data, detection processing for detecting whether or not the image data includes a predetermined pattern before binarization processing. When the image data is high in resolution, the circuitry binarizes the image data, thereafter has the image data stored in the memory, thereafter further performs multivalue converting processing on the image data, and thereafter performs detection processing.

公开(公告)号：US20150172493A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14567811

申请日：2014-12-11

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Masami YAMADA ,  Shuji YONEDA ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Akihiro Torigoshi ,  Yasutaka ITO

IPC: H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00891 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  H04L12/2858 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04N1/00095 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N2201/0015 ,  H04N2201/0039 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A communication system includes a plurality of devices, a plurality of communication relay apparatuses, and a management server. If the management server that has received from a cloud server a request to access a specific device has no communication session with a specific communication relay apparatus that has control over the specific device, the management server transmits a tunnel connection request to a substitute apparatus (another communication relay apparatus different from the specific communication relay apparatus) via a communication session between the substitute apparatus and the management server. The substitute apparatus transfers the tunnel connection request to the specific communication relay apparatus and causes the specific communication relay apparatus to return from a power saving mode. The specific communication relay apparatus then establishes tunnel communication with the cloud server on the basis of the tunnel connection request to relay communication between the cloud server and the specific device.

Abstract translation: 通信系统包括多个设备，多个通信中继设备和管理服务器。 如果从云服务器接收到访问特定设备的请求的管理服务器与具有对特定设备的控制的特定通信中继设备没有通信会话，则管理服务器向替代设备（另一个）发送隧道连接请求 与特定通信中继装置不同的通信中继装置）经由替代装置与管理服务器之间的通信会话。 替代装置将隧道连接请求传送到特定通信中继装置，并使特定通信中继装置从省电模式返回。 特定通信中继装置随后根据隧道连接请求与云服务器建立隧道通信，以中继云服务器与特定设备之间的通信。

公开(公告)号：US20150261273A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：US14633212

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Masami YAMADA ,  Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Akihiro TORIGOSHI ,  Yasutaka ITO

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/32

CPC classification number: G06F3/12 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/30 ,  G06F1/3293 ,  G06F3/121 ,  G06F3/1234 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  Y02D10/122

Abstract: A gateway apparatus connected to an image processing apparatus in a communicable manner and connected to an external apparatus via a network, and performing communication control between the image processing apparatus and the external apparatus, includes: a main CPU; a sub CPU; a first detecting unit configured to detect a state of a primary power supply; a second detecting unit configured to detect a state of a secondary power supply; a generating unit configured to generate a transfer instruction message; an acquiring unit configured to acquire information about a change in a state of the gateway apparatus or an apparatus located in the vicinity of the gateway apparatus; an updating unit configured to repeatedly perform updating of the transfer instruction message; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the last-generated or last-updated transfer instruction message to an external alternate apparatus.

Abstract translation: 一种以可通信的方式连接到图像处理装置并且经由网络连接到外部装置并且在图像处理装置和外部装置之间执行通信控制的网关装置包括：主CPU; 一个子CPU; 第一检测单元，被配置为检测主电源的状态; 第二检测单元，被配置为检测二次电源的状态; 生成单元，被配置为生成传送指示消息; 获取单元，被配置为获取关于所述网关装置或位于所述网关装置附近的装置的状态的变化的信息; 更新单元，被配置为重复执行所述传送指令消息的更新; 以及发送单元，被配置为将最后生成的或最后更新的转移指令消息发送到外部替代装置。

公开(公告)号：US20150244674A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-27

申请号：US14614921

申请日：2015-02-05

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Noriaki ASAMOTO ,  Masami YAMADA ,  Shuji YONEDA ,  Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Akihiro TORIGOSHI ,  Yasutaka ITO

IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract: A management server disposed outside a firewall and supporting connection of communications between a control target device disposed inside the firewall and a cloud server disposed outside the firewall, includes a server-side session establishing portion to, based on a request from a relay device disposed inside the firewall, establish a session with the relay device, a device information acquiring portion to acquire device information about the control target device from the relay device via the established session, and an update determining portion to, in response to reception of a request of connecting to the control target device from the cloud server, determine whether to update the device information. The device information acquiring portion includes an upon-session-establishment acquiring portion to acquire the device information when a session with the relay device is established, and an upon-session-request acquiring portion to acquire the device information after updating the device information is determined.

Abstract translation: 配置在防火墙外部并且配置在防火墙内部的控制对象装置和设置在防火墙外部的云服务器之间的通信连接的管理服务器包括：服务器侧会话建立部，根据设置在防火墙内的中继装置的请求， 所述防火墙与所述中继设备建立会话，设备信息获取部分，经由所建立的会话从所述中继设备获取关于所述控制对象设备的设备信息，以及更新确定部分，响应于接收到连接请求 从云服务器到控制目标设备，确定是否更新设备信息。 设备信息获取部分包括会话建立获取部分，用于在建立与中继设备的会话时获取设备信息，并且确定在更新设备信息之后获取设备信息的会话请求获取部分 。

公开(公告)号：US20170249114A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-31

申请号：US15433118

申请日：2017-02-15

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Toshihiko OTAKE ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Hidetaka IWAI ,  Yosuke TANIGUCHI ,  Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI ,  Hideaki SOEJIMA

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/1236 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1268 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: An information terminal includes: a communication unit; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit, wherein the control unit is configured to establish a communication channel with another terminal by using the communication unit, and the communication unit is configured to receive device information containing an address of an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal, and transmit the device information of the image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal to an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the information terminal.

公开(公告)号：US20170230541A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15399345

申请日：2017-01-05

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Toshikazu KAWAGUCHI ,  Hidetaka IWAI ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Toshihiko OTAKE ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Yosuke TANIGUCHI ,  Hideaki SOEJIMA

IPC: H04N1/44 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/444 ,  G06F3/1222 ,  G06F3/1238 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  H04N1/00251 ,  H04N1/4413 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation accepter that accepts an operation of a user, and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor includes a user authenticator configured to authenticate the user who operates the operation accepter, a job executor configured to execute a job having an activation condition in response to satisfaction of the activation condition, a job receiver configured to receive a job, a state detector configured to, in the case where the job receiver receives the job having the activation condition from an information processing apparatus, detect a state of the authenticated user, and an activation condition changer configured to, in response to detection of a predetermined state by the state detector, change the activation condition.

公开(公告)号：US20160219175A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-28

申请号：US15004590

申请日：2016-01-22

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Toshimichi IWAI ,  Tomoaki NAKAJIMA ,  Atsushi TAMURA ,  Yuji TANAKA

IPC: H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00896 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  H04N1/00204 ,  H04N1/00246 ,  H04N1/00251 ,  H04N1/00891 ,  H04N13/332 ,  H04N13/344 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a communication circuit capable of, in the case where an operation mode is any of a driving mode and a power saving mode, communicating with a remote operation device, a sleep transition portion to switch the operation mode to the power saving mode, a setting portion to set setting information in accordance with a remote operation command received from the remote operation device, a process execution portion to, in the case where the remote operation command received corresponds to an execution instruction operation, execute a process in accordance with the set setting information, and a recovery portion to maintain the operation mode in the power saving mode, and to, only in the case where the communication circuit receives the remote operation command corresponding to the execution instruction operation, switch the operation mode to the driving mode.

Abstract translation: 图像形成装置包括通信电路，其能够在操作模式为驱动模式和省电模式中的任何一种的情况下与远程操作装置通信，休眠转换部分将操作模式切换到省电 模式，根据从远程操作装置接收到的远程操作命令来设置设置信息的设置部分，在接收的远程操作命令对应于执行指令操作的情况下，处理执行部分执行相应的处理 以及恢复部分，以将操作模式保持在省电模式，并且仅在通信电路接收到与执行指令操作相对应的远程操作命令的情况下，将操作模式切换到 驾驶模式。

公开(公告)号：US20190098168A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16133910

申请日：2018-09-18

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Hirokazu KUBOTA ,  Toshimichi IWAI ,  Yuji TANAKA ,  Hiroaki KUBO ,  Hironori HARADA

IPC: H04N1/32

CPC classification number: H04N1/32673 ,  H04N1/32635 ,  H04N1/32662 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A virtual execution device includes a hardware processor, the hardware processor forming a virtual device by simulating an image forming apparatus in operation, in the case where a predetermined allowing condition is unsatisfied by an operation state of the image forming apparatus, acquiring a plurality of respective jobs that have been externally received by the image forming apparatus before the allowing condition becomes unsatisfied by the operation state of the image forming apparatus as reference jobs, selecting one or more reference jobs as exclusion jobs from among the plurality of acquired reference jobs, causing the virtual device to process process subject jobs that are not the one or more selected exclusion jobs among the plurality of acquired reference jobs, and in the case where the allowing condition is satisfied by an operation state of the virtual device, specifying the exclusion jobs as cause jobs that have caused errors in the image forming apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20160227050A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US15004647

申请日：2016-01-22

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.

Inventor： Tomoaki NAKAJIMA ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Atsushi TAMURA ,  Toshimichi IWAI ,  Yuji TANAKA

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  G06K9/46 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06K9/20

CPC classification number: H04N1/00204 ,  G02B27/017 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B2027/0138 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0178 ,  G02B2027/0187 ,  G06K2209/01 ,  H04N1/00251 ,  H04N1/0032 ,  H04N2201/006 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A data input apparatus can communicate with an imaging unit capturing an image of a subject to output image data, and includes a display unit displaying a screen including data input areas, and a processor. The processor includes: a setting portion setting data input to the data input area; an instruction position acquiring portion acquiring an instruction position based on a relative position between a display surface of the display unit and a recording medium included in image data output by the imaging unit; an information acquiring portion acquiring information stored in the recording medium based on the image data; and an input information acquiring portion acquiring input information available for input to the data input area among the acquired information. If the acquired instruction position is a prescribed position, the setting portion sets the acquired input information as the data input to the data input area.

Abstract translation: 数据输入装置可以与拍摄对象的图像的摄像部进行通信以输出图像数据，并且包括显示包括数据输入区域的画面的显示单元和处理器。 处理器包括：设置部分，设置输入到数据输入区域的数据; 指令位置获取部分，基于显示单元的显示表面和由成像单元输出的图像数据中包括的记录介质之间的相对位置来获取指令位置; 信息获取部分，基于所述图像数据获取存储在所述记录介质中的信息; 以及输入信息获取部分，获取所获取的信息中可输入到数据输入区域的输入信息。 如果所获取的指令位置是规定位置，则设置部分将所获取的输入信息设置为输入到数据输入区域的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20160026413A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-28

申请号：US14807564

申请日：2015-07-23

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Masami YAMADA ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Akihiro TORIGOSHI ,  Yasutaka ITO

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G06K15/00 ,  H04N1/32

CPC classification number: G06F3/1221 ,  G06F3/1229 ,  G06F3/1232 ,  G06F3/1286 ,  H04N1/00896 ,  H04N1/32411 ,  H04N2201/0094 ,  Y02D10/1592

Abstract: A controller of a management device managing a plurality of image processing apparatuses acquires ability information and device identification information from the respective image processing apparatuses; determines, based on the ability information of the respective image processing apparatuses, as an in-charge device any one of the respective image processing apparatuses for each of a plurality of protocols predetermined; for the respective protocols, causes the in-charge device determined for the protocol to respond to a packet by multicast of the protocol on behalf of the respective image processing apparatuses; and causes one or more image processing apparatuses other than the in-charge device determined for the protocol to refrain from responding to a packet by multicast of the protocol. The respective image processing apparatuses respond to a packet by multicast of the protocol if the apparatus itself is determined the in-charge device for the protocol.

Abstract translation: 管理多个图像处理装置的管理装置的控制器从各图像处理装置获取能力信息和装置识别信息; 基于各图像处理装置的能力信息，根据预定的多个协议中的每一个，确定各个图像处理装置中的任一个作为收费装置; 对于各个协议，使代表各个图像处理设备的协议的多点传送使协议确定的收费设备对分组进行响应; 并且使得除了为协议确定的负责费用设备之外的一个或多个图像处理设备通过该协议的多播来避免对分组的响应。 如果设备本身确定了该协议的有效设备，则相应的图像处理设备通过多播协议来响应分组。