3025 patents
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus and Image Forming Method
18 Jan 24
An image forming apparatus includes: an image former that forms a print image; a first hardware processor that detects a defect of an image formed on a print medium by the image former; a display capable of prompting a user to perform maintenance; a communication I/F part capable of notifying an administrator or a person in charge of maintenance of an instruction of maintenance via a communication line; a second hardware processor capable of giving an instruction to the display and the communication I/F part; and a third hardware processor capable of instructing the second hardware processor on a defect notification destination.
Hiroshi Uga
Filed: 26 Apr 23
Utility
Customer Service Management Apparatus, Customer Service Management System, Customer Service Management Method, and Computer Program
18 Jan 24
A customer service management apparatus that manages a customer service method for a customer staying in a predetermined region, includes: a receiver that receives an image generated by image-capturing with a plurality of customers as subjects; a customer service determiner that determines whether or not customer service is necessary for each of the customers on the basis of the received image; and a hardware processor that determines, when it is determined that customer service is necessary for a plurality of customers, an order of customer service for the plurality of customers for which customer service is necessary.
Yasufumi NAITOU
Filed: 26 May 23
Utility
Method, Recording Medium, and Server for User Authentication by Computer
18 Jan 24
A method executed by a hardware processor of a computer to manage use of a service at a terminal device, includes: receiving, from the terminal device via a communication network, identification information and authentication information that are input by a user to the terminal device to log in to the service; and in a case that a login to the service is not permitted based on the identification information and the authentication information, permitting a temporary login in which a restriction is placed on some functions of the service.
Hikaru Muto
Filed: 13 Jun 23
Utility
Data Processing System, Management Device, Relay Device, Device to Be Managed, Data Processing Method, and Data Processing Program
18 Jan 24
A data processing system includes a device to be managed, a relay device, and a management device that receives data generated by the device to be managed via the relay device, wherein the management device includes a hardware processor that: registers the relay device and the device to be managed; prepares a first port and a second port; controls the relay device to cause the device to be managed to set the second port; and, processes the data, the relay device includes a hardware processor that: transmits the data to the first port; and causes the management device to set the second port, and the device to be managed includes a hardware processor that: registers the relay device as a first destination; registers the second port as a second destination; generates data; transmits the data to the first destination; and transmits the data to the second destination.
Akihiro NAGATA
Filed: 25 May 23
Utility
Image Forming System, Image Forming Apparatus, and Recording Medium
18 Jan 24
An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium; a post-processing device that executes post-processing to the recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming apparatus; a physical property detector that detects physical property information of the recording medium; and a hardware processor that determines a restriction content of the post-processing based on registered post-processing restriction information depending on the physical property information having been detected.
Junichi Doi
Filed: 22 Jun 23
Utility
Post-processing Apparatus, Image Forming Apparatus, and Rotation Paddle
18 Jan 24
A post-processing apparatus that rotates a rotation paddle in which a fin having flexibility is cantilevered by a holder to apply a conveying force along a rotation direction to a sheet to align the sheet, wherein the holder includes a recess in which a peripheral surface part from a support position of the fin to an upstream side in the rotation direction is recessed from a circumscribed circle of the holder, and when the fin elastically turns while being pressed against the sheet with rotation of the rotation paddle, turning of the fin is allowed until the fin comes into contact with a surface of the recess.
Ryuji SATO
Filed: 21 Jun 23
Utility
Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and recording medium
16 Jan 24
An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus that includes a transfer device that transfers a toner image onto a sheet and a fixing device that fixes the toner image; a sheet heating device that heats the sheet on an upstream of the fixing device in a sheet conveyance direction; a first detector that detects a temperature inside the image forming apparatus; a second detector that detects a temperature of the sheet before the sheet heating device heats the sheet; and a controller that causes the sheet heating device to heat the sheet based on a detection result by the second detector and a sheet passing condition of the sheet, and corrects at least one of a transfer current and a transfer voltage in the transfer device based on a detection result by the first detector in a case where the sheet heating device heats the sheet.
Takashi Kawanago
Filed: 6 Jul 22
Utility
Image forming device and fogging margin determination method
16 Jan 24
An image forming device including an image carrier, a charge device, a developer device, power supply circuitry that applies a charge bias and a developer bias to the charge device and the developer device, respectively, a detector, and a hardware processor that operates as: a control unit that changes a fogging margin, which is a difference between charge bias and developer bias, and controls the power supply circuitry to set the charge bias and developer bias accordingly; a calculation unit that calculates amounts of change between detected values; and a determination unit that obtains differences between amounts of change, determines whether each difference is less than a defined value, and determines a position of a boundary between a first range greater than or equal to the defined value and a second range less than the defined value as a fogging margin to be used in forming a print image.
Futoshi Okazaki
Filed: 24 Aug 22
Utility
Image forming apparatus, method, and program
16 Jan 24
An image forming apparatus enables utilizing an output of proof printing as an output of final printing, wherein the image forming apparatus includes an image former forming an image on a sheet, an image reader reading an image formed on the sheet, and a controller, wherein the controller acquires a determination result of whether or not a sheet, on which an image read by the image reader is formed before the final printing by the image former in order to create a reference image to be used for inspecting an output matter of a printing job, can be used for an output matter of the final printing and controls the number of sheets or copies on which the images are to be formed using the image former at the final printing.
Yoko Shiraki
Filed: 3 Mar 23
Utility
Learning Model, Storage Medium Storing Diagnostic Program, Ultrasonic Diagnostic Apparatus, Ultrasonic Diagnostic System, Image Diagnostic Apparatus, Machine Learning
Apparatus, Learning Data Creation Apparatus, Learning Data Creation Method, and Storage Medium Storing Learning Data Creation Program
11 Jan 24
A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer-readable diagnostic program that causes a computer to execute outputting that is outputting a first inference result from third ultrasonic image data before processing including coordinate transformation based on a reception signal for image generation received by an ultrasonic probe by using a learning model.
Shikou Kaneko, Hiroaki Matsumoto, Akihiro Kawabata, Yoshihiro Takeda
Filed: 7 Jul 23
Utility
Spool, Long Member, Conveying Device, and Cleaning Device
11 Jan 24
A spool that is rotatably journaled and has a long member wound around the spool, includes: a marker with which a side face of the spool is provided, the side face being orthogonal to a rotation axis of the spool, wherein the marker includes an information-detection bit marker indicating information regarding the long member.
Ryoichiro KANNO
Filed: 9 Jun 23
Utility
Sheet Cooling Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus
11 Jan 24
A sheet cooling apparatus includes: a fixing device that fixes a toner image on a sheet; an ejection section that ejects the sheet on which the toner image has been fixed; a stacking section that stacks the sheet ejected by the ejection section; an air blowing device that blows air; a first air blowing path that guides the air from the air blowing device so that the air passes through the ejection section; and a second air blowing path that guides the air so as to suppress inflow of the air into the stacking section in a state where the first air blowing path is blocked by the sheet ejected by the ejection section.
Masashi NAKABO
Filed: 22 Jun 23
Utility
Image Inspection Device, Image Forming System, and Storage Medium
11 Jan 24
An image inspection device that inspects a read image of a recording medium on which an image is formed based on a job, the image inspection device includes a hardware processor.
Yasumasa TSUKAMOTO
Filed: 30 Jun 23
Utility
Acoustic Lens, Method for Manufacturing Same, Ultrasound Probe, and Ultrasonographic Device
11 Jan 24
An acoustic lens of an ultrasound probe includes: a concave lens portion and a convex lens portion that are joined to each other.
Hajime MORI, Kiyokazu MORITA
Filed: 1 Oct 21
Utility
Nozzle plate nozzle plate manufacturing method and inkjet head
9 Jan 24
A nozzle plate includes, on a substrate: at least a base layer; an intermediate layer; and a liquid repellent layer.
Akihisa Yamada
Filed: 30 Jul 19
Utility
Image forming apparatus
9 Jan 24
An image forming apparatus includes an image former that forms an image on a sheet of paper, a detector that detects a physical property of a sheet of paper, a receiver that receives paper identification information used in identification of a sheet of paper designated by a user, and a hardware processor.
Atsushi Takahashi, Hitoshi Asano, Yumiko Izumiya, Hirotada Seki, Akimasa Ishikawa
Filed: 18 Nov 21
Utility
Image forming method and image forming system
9 Jan 24
An image forming method for forming an image on a base material by using powder includes: attaching a protective material to a surface of the base material on which the image is to be formed; forming an attachment layer on at least one of the base material and the protective material attached to the base material; attaching the powder to the attachment layer after attaching the protective material; and removing excess powder attached to the protective material from the protective material without attaching to the attachment layer.
Yuya Sato
Filed: 9 Jun 22
Utility
Image forming system and storage medium
9 Jan 24
An image forming system includes the following.
Yuki Yamauchi
Filed: 6 Oct 22
Utility
Information processing apparatus, medical information management system, and information processing method
9 Jan 24
An information processing apparatus that sends and receives data to and from an image storage apparatus that manages a medical file for each examination includes a first hardware processor.
Seiji Nomura
Filed: 6 Aug 20
Utility
Biological Condition Diagnosis System
4 Jan 24
A biological condition diagnosis system includes, at least: an obtainer, a receiver, a preprocessor, a processor, and a diagnoser, for biological data.
Shusaku KON, Ryo KAKABAYASHI, Kosuke ANDO
Filed: 21 Sep 21