An image output system includes an obtaining unit, a duplication unit, a generation unit, and an execution unit. The obtaining unit obtains image data. The duplication unit stores duplicate data of the image data in a memory. The generation unit generates a log image based on the duplicate data, and generates log data including the log image, the log data indicating a log of an image output process corresponding to the image data. The execution unit executes, in a case where the duplicate data has been stored, an image output process based on the image data before completion of generation of the log data.

An image reading apparatus includes an image reading circuit, an instruction accepting circuit, a timer circuit, a standby time determining circuit, and a reading start timing control circuit. The instruction accepting circuit accepts an image reading instruction. The timer circuit sets a preliminary specified reference event as an origin. The timer circuit measures an elapsed time from the origin until the instruction accepting circuit accepts the image reading instruction. The standby time determining circuit determines a standby time based on the elapsed time measured by the timer circuit. The reading start timing control circuit causes the image reading circuit to start image reading of the document at an elapse of the standby time determined by the standby time determining circuit from the reference event when the reference event occurs after the standby time determining circuit determines the standby time.

An image reading device which reads an image to obtain an image signal includes: a scanning unit; a chassis member; a control unit provided in a position which does not move together with the scanning unit; and a flexible flat cable which connects the scanning unit to the control unit, includes one end attached to a side of the chassis member and a position other than the one end fixed to a position which does not move with the scanning unit, includes a range closer to the one end than the fixed position parallel to a moving direction of the scanning unit, and is arranged to extend from the one end to one side, be bent into a U-shape, enter between the scanning unit and the chassis member, and reach the fixed position, and the flexible flat cable includes a transmitting layer, a shielding layer, and a stress adjusting layer.

A method of using an interface device to interface to a processing unit is disclosed. The interface device and the processing unit are part of a station of a plurality of stations in a sheet processing line. The method involves using the interface device to receive a control signal from an upstream station, and comparing a selection part of the control signal with a reference, the selection part being part of an addressing part of the control signal. If the comparison result is negative, a further control signal is determined from the control signal, which is derived from and differing from the addressing part of the control signal and the interface device outputs the further control signal to a different interface device corresponding to a processing unit of a downstream station. If the comparison result is positive, an instruction signal is sent from the interface device to the processing unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium has instructions to control an information processing device to perform monitoring, the instructions causing the information processing device to perform operations including: performing a notification acquisition processing; performing a switching processing of setting a mode flag with one of a first value indicating the first mode and a second value indicating the second mode; performing, in a case where the first value is set to the mode flag, a first monitor processing including: a first reception processing of receiving first status information; and a first display processing of displaying the status indicated by the first status information; and performing, in a case where the second value is set to the mode flag, a second monitor processing including: a second reception processing of receiving second status information; and a second display processing of displaying the status indicated by the second status information.

A noise suppressing device includes a first circuit board not being grounded; a second circuit board connected to the first circuit board through a transmission line including a signal line that transmits a high-frequency signal and a ground line, the second circuit board including a ground layer being grounded; and a high-frequency reducing element that is arranged between the ground layer of the second circuit board and the ground line of the transmission line and that reduces a high-frequency signal excited at the ground line of the transmission line.

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a controller including a master unit and a slave unit, and a serial communication line connecting the master unit and the slave unit and used in serial communication. The master unit includes an arithmetic module that generates first serial data to be transmitted to the slave unit to monitor serial communication, and monitors whether the first serial data has been successfully received in accordance with second serial data received from the slave unit. The slave unit includes a pulse signal output module that outputs pulse signals for a number of pulses which is set from the first serial data, an analog voltage output module that receives the pulse signals, changes an analog voltage in accordance with the number of pulses, and outputs the analog voltage, and an analog/digital conversion module that converts the analog voltage into the second serial data.

An image forming apparatus includes an electric wire and an electric box. The electric box extends substantially horizontally and includes a wire connector coupled to the electric wire. A body face exposes the wire connector. An outer cover covers the body face. The outer cover includes a slot and a wire accommodator. The slot is disposed opposite the wire connector to expose the wire connector to an outside of the image forming apparatus. The wire accommodator accommodates the electric wire.

A printer includes: an imaging device that has an opening window to which light from a medium is incident; a supply unit, a transport unit, and a carriage moving unit which cause the imaging device and the medium to relatively move. The printer causes the imaging device to image a correcting pattern which is used to correct density irregularity such that imaging data is acquired, and corrects the density irregularity, based on the imaging data.

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to perform image formation on a sheet, a casing configured to house the image forming unit, an operation unit configured to receive an operation performed by a user, an electric wire extending from the casing to be connected to the operation unit and configured to transmit an electrical signal, a reinforcing member provided separate from and independent of the electric wire, the reinforcing member interconnecting the casing and the operation unit, and a covering configured to enclose therein the electric wire and the reinforcing member, wherein the reinforcing member is fixed to the casing and the operation unit in such a manner that a distance between a portion fixed to the casing and a portion fixed to the operation unit in the reinforcing member is shorter than a total length of the electric wire.