1645 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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4 Jan 24
An analysis apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: acquires image information items of a plurality of images regarding a target that are captured while the target is irradiated with light, extracts, based on the image information items, an image in which an irradiation region where the target is irradiated with the light and an inspection target region of the target have a predetermined relationship, from among the images, and analyzes a state of the inspection target region based on each of the image information items of the extracted image.
Takehiko Sashida
Filed: 18 Nov 21
Utility
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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
Utility
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4 Jan 24
An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium, including: a detector that detects a physical property of the recording medium and obtains a detection value; and a hardware processor that controls an operation of the image forming apparatus based on: the detection value detected by the detector, and at least one of: first information that relates to the recording medium and does not include the detection value or a physical property value calculated based on the detection value, and second information that does not relate to the recording medium and is acquired from outside of the image forming apparatus.
Takahiro Tsujimoto, Akinori Kimata
Filed: 30 Jun 23
Utility
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4 Jan 24
In a method for cleaning an inkjet head, the inkjet head is cleaned using a first cleaning liquid capable of maintaining a dispersion state of ink and a second cleaning liquid having a solvent different from the ink.
Yohei ITO
Filed: 20 Jun 23
Utility
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4 Jan 24
Provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor capable of reducing the rotational torque of the photoreceptor and also reducing the increase in the rotational torque during long-term use when a cured layer obtained by curing a charge transporting compound having a radically polymerizable group is used as a protective layer.
Toshiyuki FUJITA, Kazukuni Nishimura
Filed: 20 Jun 23
Utility
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4 Jan 24
Provided are an index selection device, an information processing device, an information processing system, an inspection device, an inspection system, an index selection method, and an index selection program with improved accuracy of defect detection.
Koki TACHI
Filed: 4 Nov 21
Utility
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28 Dec 23
At least one image of a print sample captured by a camera configured separately from an image forming device is acquired.
Atulkumar GAUTAM
Filed: 15 Jun 23
Utility
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28 Dec 23
A nozzle plate includes a substrate having thereon at least a base layer and a liquid-repellent layer.
Akihisa YAMADA, Ayako SUZUKI, Hiroaki KOZAI, Masahisa MAEDA, Nobuyuki EGAMI
Filed: 28 Aug 20
Utility
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28 Dec 23
A liquid droplet ejection device including: a liquid droplet ejection head including a nozzle, a supply channel, a discharge channel, a filter, and a communicating channel; and a liquid feeder that performs a liquid feeding operation causing the liquid in the supply channel and the discharge channel to flow in the liquid feeding direction.
Hikaru HAMANO
Filed: 17 Nov 20