129 patents
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Utility
Three-dimensional Position Detecting Device, Three-dimensional Position Detecting System and Method for Detecting Three-dimensional Positions
3 Jun 20
A three-dimensional position detecting device includes a rotational mechanism configured to rotate about a predetermined rotation axis, and includes a LIDAR unit disposed on the rotation axis to scan in response to each rotation angle at which the rotational mechanism rotate to detect at least one first three-dimensional position of an object.
Hitoshi NAMIKI, Toshishige FUJII, Takeshi UEDA
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Information Processing System, Information Processing Apparatus, and Information Processing Method
3 Jun 20
An information processing apparatus configured to receive message information from a terminal device, and transmit responding message information to the terminal device based on setting information in which query information and answer information are associated with each other, switch a state between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state in which the message information is to be received from the terminal device and a change of the setting information is to be received, the second state being a state in which the message information is not to be received and a change of the setting information is to be received, and when switching from the second state to the first state is performed, transmit the responding message information based on the setting information for which the change has been received in the second state before the switching is performed.
Naoki Takishima
Filed: 28 Nov 19
Utility
Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing System, Electronic Blackboard Apparatus, Control Method, and Program
3 Jun 20
An information processing apparatus utilized by a plurality of users at a predetermined installation location including circuitry that implements to perform login authentication of the plurality of users, register the plurality of users who have been subjected to the login authentication into a participant view, determine whether a predetermined condition has been satisfied by each of the plurality of the users registered in the participant view, and restrict access to a resource owned by any one of the plurality of users registered in the participant view while maintaining the registration of the plurality of users in the participant view if it is determined that the predetermined conditions have been satisfied.
Shigeo ARAKI
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus, Display Control Method, and Recording Medium
3 Jun 20
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device; and circuitry to receive an instruction to print an image based on image data according to print settings, and based on a determination that the print settings indicate to print the image on a recording sheet having a second size larger than a first size of the image, control a display to display a preview image that reflects a printed image of the image data, the preview image including a margin at least at one side of the printed image, the margin having a size determined based on the second size of the recording sheet.
Tomofumi HARADA
Filed: 19 Nov 19
Utility
Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Image Forming System
3 Jun 20
An information processing apparatus includes first processing circuitry; and a first memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the first processing circuitry to: accept, by an application, an instruction to cause an image forming apparatus to execute image processing; give, by a print framework, an instruction to execute the image processing to the image forming apparatus; and cause, by a first function providing application, the print framework to give the instruction to execute the image processing to the image forming apparatus, upon receiving a call from the application.
Hiroki ASAKIMORI
Filed: 24 Nov 19
Utility
Display Device, Imaging Device, Object Moving Method, and Recording Medium
3 Jun 20
A display device displays a display object on a display part, controls a display on the display part, detects an indicator contacts the display part, and determines an input operation to the display part based on a detection result in the detecting.
Teppei OKAMOTO
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus, Image Forming System, Image Forming Method, and Non-transitory Recording Medium
3 Jun 20
An image forming apparatus includes circuitry and print heads each including nozzles arranged along a main scanning direction.
Yoshimichi KANDA, Yosuke FUKUDA, Masashi NAKAMURA
Filed: 31 Oct 19
Utility
Transfer Apparatus, Liquid Ejection Apparatus, Reading Apparatus, Image Forming Apparatus, Control Method of the Transfer Apparatus
3 Jun 20
A transfer apparatus includes a head unit (210C, 210K) to process an object (W) transferred in a transfer direction, a first support member disposed upstream in the transfer direction with respect to a process position to support the object, a second support member disposed downstream in the transfer direction of the process position to support the object, a surface detector between the first and second support members to detect first surface information of the object, an upstream surface detector disposed upstream in the transfer direction with respect to the surface detector to detect second surface information of the object, an edge detector disposed closer to the upstream surface detector than the surface detector in the transfer direction to detect an edge of the object, and a controller to move the head unit based on detection results of the surface detector and the upstream surface detector and a detection result of the edge detector.
Taiichi KATOH, Tomoaki HAYASHI
Filed: 11 Jun 18
Utility
Liquid Discharge Apparatus, Discharge Adjustment Method, and Discharge Adjustment Program
3 Jun 20
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head array including heads each having nozzles to discharge liquid onto a recording medium, arranged as a nozzle line in a sub-scanning direction; a moving part to move the head array alternately in the scanning direction and in the sub-scanning direction perpendicular to each other while discharging or not discharging the liquid; and a controller including a memory and a processor.
Atsushi HADA
Filed: 19 Nov 19
Utility
Liquid Discharge Apparatus and Method for Controlling Liquid Discharge
3 Jun 20
A liquid discharge apparatus that includes a liquid discharge head including a nozzle discharging liquid onto a recording medium and a pressure generating unit generating pressure by a change in a drive waveform of the liquid, a drive waveform generating unit generating the drive waveform applied to the pressure generating unit, and a waveform selection unit selectively masking a part of the drive waveform and selecting a pulse of the drive waveform, wherein the drive waveform includes at least one discharge pulse and a micro-drive pulse for causing a change in meniscus so that the liquid is not discharged at a point where the liquid is not discharged on the recording medium, wherein the micro-drive pulse is disposed at a head of a discharge cycle of the drive waveform, and wherein the micro-drive pulse is disposed at an integer multiple of a natural vibration cycle Tc of the liquid chamber.
Norimasa SOHGAWA
Filed: 25 Nov 19
Utility
Liquid Discharge Head and Liquid Discharge Apparatus
3 Jun 20
A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzles from which a liquid is discharged in a discharge direction, a plurality of individual chambers communicating with the plurality of nozzles, respectively, a common chamber communicating with each of the plurality of individual chambers, a drive element configured to change a volume of each of the plurality of individual chambers to discharge the liquid in the plurality of individual chambers from the plurality of nozzles, and a refrigerant channel through which a refrigerant flows, the refrigerant channel facing the common chamber via a partition in the discharge direction.
Ryohta Matsufuji, Kohta Akiyama, Noriyasu Takeuchi
Filed: 6 Nov 19
Utility
Bonding Structure, Head Module, Head Device, and Liquid Discharge Apparatus
3 Jun 20
A bonding structure includes a first part including a first bonding surface and a second part including a second bonding surface to be bonded to the first bonding surface of the first part with a first adhesive and a second adhesive different from the first adhesive.
Takashi KINOKUNI
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Liquid Discharging Apparatus, Method for Discharging Liquid and Recording Medium
3 Jun 20
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a print head unit including a nozzle array with a plurality of nozzles in a sub-scanning direction, each nozzle being configured to discharge liquid onto a print medium.
Yuki TSUCHIYA
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Liquid Discharging Apparatus, Method for Discharging Liquid, and Program for Discharging Liquid
3 Jun 20
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a head unit arranged in a main scanning direction includes head arrays each having nozzles discharging liquid are arranged in a sub scanning direction, a moving unit that alternately performs a main scanning operation while discharging the liquid and a sub scanning operation causing the head unit or the recording medium to move in the sub scanning direction without discharging the liquid, and a gradation setting unit that sets a first pattern setting a gradation to increase a center printing ratio at a center and decrease an end printing ratio at both ends for a whole area of the head array in the sub scanning direction and a second pattern in which a gradation is set so as to increase the printing ratio setting a gradation to increase the center printing ratio and decrease the end printing ratio for an arbitrary number of the heads.
Yuki TSUCHIYA
Filed: 26 Nov 19
Utility
Liquid Ejection Apparatus, Liquid Ejection System, and Liquid Ejection Method
3 Jun 20
A liquid ejection apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of liquid ejection head units that eject liquid onto a conveyed object at different positions along a conveying path for the conveyed object; a first support member and a second support member that are respectively provided at an upstream side and a downstream side of a landing position of liquid ejected by a corresponding liquid ejection head unit; a detection unit that is installed between the first support member and the second support member for the corresponding liquid ejection head unit and is configured to output a detection result indicating a position of the conveyed object with respect to a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of the conveyed object; and a moving unit configured to move each liquid ejection head unit based on the detection result.
Tomoaki HAYASHI, Tsuyoshi NAGASU, Masayuki SUNAOSHI, Koichi KUDO, Masahiro MIZUNO
Filed: 9 Feb 20
Utility
Liquid Ejection Apparatus, Liquid Ejection System, and Liquid Ejection Method
3 Jun 20
A liquid ejection apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of liquid ejection head units that are configured to eject liquid onto a conveyed object that is being conveyed; a detection unit that is provided with respect to each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units and is configured to output a detection result indicating at least one of a position, a moving speed, and an amount of movement of the conveyed object with respect to a conveying direction of the conveyed object; and a control unit configured to control each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units to eject the liquid based on the detection result.
Masayuki SUNAOSHI, Tsuyoshi NAGASU, Tomoaki HAYASHI, Koichi KUDO, Masahiro MIZUNO
Filed: 9 Feb 20
Utility
Image Forming Apparatus
3 Jun 20
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device configured to form an image on a sheet, and a cabinet configured to house the image forming device.
Masahiro ISHIDA, Ryuta Kaneda, Kentaro Uji
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Binding Apparatus, Image Forming Apparatus Incorporating the Same, and Image Forming System
3 Jun 20
A binding apparatus includes a binding tool, a binding tool driver, a shaft, and control circuitry.
Yuji SUSAKI, Natsuki MIO
Filed: 31 Oct 19
Utility
Control Apparatus, Access Control Method, and Nontransitory Recording Medium Storing a Plurality of Instructions
27 May 20
A control apparatus, an access control method, and non-transitory recording medium storing a plurality of instructions.
Shinya IWASHITA
Filed: 20 Oct 19
Utility
Sheet Feeding Device and Image Forming Apparatus Incorporating the Sheet Feeding Device
27 May 20
A sheet feeding device includes a sheet feeder, a sheet separator, a guide portion, and an adjuster.
Hidehiko TOYAMA
Filed: 24 Nov 19