Unified and decentralized machine interface for control of multi- printer systems

    公开(公告)号:US11675546B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US17506570

    申请日:2021-10-20

    Abstract: A method and apparatus to implement a unified and decentralized machine interface for control of multi-printer systems is disclosed. A master controller device accepts a selection control from a user indicating a plurality of selected printers from printers connected to the master controller device by a network. The master controller device accepts an operation control from the user, indicating at least one printer operation to be performed on the plurality of selected printers. The master controller broadcasts a simultaneous control signal to the plurality of selected printers with data instructing the printers to immediately perform at least one printer operation, triggering, substantially simultaneously with the broadcasting of the simultaneous control signal, performance of the at least one printer operation at the plurality of selected printers, and performing the at least one printer operation substantially simultaneously at the plurality of selected printers immediately upon receiving the simultaneous control signal.

    Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming Method, and Recording Medium

    公开(公告)号:US20220247883A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17165961

    申请日:2021-02-03

    Abstract: An image forming method: imaging an image forming medium in the image forming unit to generate medium image data representing the image forming medium; controlling an image formation in a plurality of modes including a single-side image forming mode and a duplex image forming mode; and detecting an ink stain based on tone differences between first medium image data and second medium image data by comparing the first medium image data as medium image data representing one surface of the image forming medium and the second medium image data as medium image data representing another surface of the image forming medium when the duplex image forming mode is selected. The controlling includes setting the whole image formable region as the target of the ejection restriction process in response to the detection of the ink stain to inhibit an ejection of the ink to the other surface.

    Image forming apparatus that associates a paper feed control time with a file name

    公开(公告)号:US10345752B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15990197

    申请日:2018-05-25

    Abstract: When a file name corresponding to newly received print data is not stored, a control portion calculates a paper feed control time and associates the paper feed control time with the file name corresponding to the newly received print data and stores the paper feed control time and the file name in a storage portion whereas when the file name corresponding to the newly received print data is stored, with timing at which the paper feed control time associated with the file name corresponding to the newly received print data elapses after the start of RIP processing on a first page, the control portion starts the paper feed of a first sheet.

    Image Forming System That Identifies Who Has Performed Printing

    公开(公告)号:US20180176410A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:US15884403

    申请日:2018-01-31

    Abstract: An image forming system includes a portable terminal device, an image forming apparatus, and a marker registration circuit. A display device in the image forming apparatus displays a marker associated with location information of a user who has instructed execution of printing on a recording medium. The portable terminal device includes an information acquisition circuit and a position notification image output circuit. The information acquisition circuit photographs the marker displayed on the display device using an imaging device, so as to acquire the location information registered in the marker registration circuit, and the location information is associated with the marker photographed by the imaging device. The position notification image output circuit outputs a position notification image that notifies an output device of a position corresponding to the location information acquired by the information acquisition circuit.

    Image processing apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Image processing apparatus 有权
    图像处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US09451123B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-20

    申请号:US14605113

    申请日:2015-01-26

    CPC classification number: H04N1/32352 H04N1/32144 H04N2201/3269

    Abstract: A 2D code detecting unit 12 detects 2D codes in a document image. A 2D code decoding unit 14 decodes the detected plural 2D codes, and generates corresponding plural pieces of decoded data. An order identifying unit 13 identifies an order of the plural pieces of decoded data on the basis of an orientation of the detected plural 2D codes.

    Abstract translation: 2D代码检测单元12检测文档图像中的2D代码。 2D码解码单元14对所检测的多个2D码进行解码,并生成相应的多个解码数据。 顺序识别单元13基于检测到的多个2D代码的取向来识别多条解码数据的顺序。

    Image reading apparatus
    8.
    发明授权
    Image reading apparatus 有权
    图像读取装置

    公开(公告)号:US09086951B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-21

    申请号:US13751037

    申请日:2013-01-25

    Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image data compression unit, an attribute data compression unit, and a memory. Of image data and attribute data generated by image reading, the image data compression unit compresses the image data. The attribute data compression unit compresses the attribute data. In the memory, a page memory region for storing the image data compressed by the image data compression unit and the attribute data compressed by the attribute data compression unit is secured. And, one of the compressed image data and the compressed attribute data is successively written from the beginning of the page memory region toward the end thereof, while the other of the compressed image data and the compressed attribute data is successively written from the end of the page memory region toward the beginning thereof.

    Abstract translation: 图像读取装置包括图像数据压缩单元,属性数据压缩单元和存储器。 通过图像读取生成的图像数据和属性数据,图像数据压缩单元压缩图像数据。 属性数据压缩单元压缩属性数据。 在存储器中,确保用于存储由图像数据压缩单元压缩的图像数据的页面存储区域和由属性数据压缩单元压缩的属性数据。 并且,压缩图像数据和压缩属性数据中的一个从页面存储区域的开头朝向其末端连续写入,而另一个压缩图像数据和压缩属性数据从 页面存储区域朝向其开头。

    Unified and Decentralized Machine Interface for Control of Multi-Printer Systems

    公开(公告)号:US20230120813A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17506570

    申请日:2021-10-20

    Abstract: A method and apparatus to implement a unified and decentralized machine interface for control of multi-printer systems is disclosed. A master controller device accepts a selection control from a user indicating a plurality of selected printers from printers connected to the master controller device by a network. The master controller device accepts an operation control from the user, indicating at least one printer operation to be performed on the plurality of selected printers. The master controller broadcasts a simultaneous control signal to the plurality of selected printers with data instructing the printers to immediately perform at least one printer operation, triggering, substantially simultaneously with the broadcasting of the simultaneous control signal, performance of the at least one printer operation at the plurality of selected printers, and performing the at least one printer operation substantially simultaneously at the plurality of selected printers immediately upon receiving the simultaneous control signal.

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