H04N1/00538

Image sensor and module configuration notification method for image sensor
10686978 · 2020-06-16 · ·

An image sensor includes an imaging system configured by combining of modularized components; and a processing part executing a process using an image acquired by the imaging system. Each of the components includes a memory storing information specifying the component. The image sensor further includes: a collection part collecting the information specifying the component from the memory; a storage part storing information representing a combination of the components of the image sensor and data to be used when the image sensor having the components indicated by the combination executes the process; a comparison part comparing a combination of its components with the combination of the components of the image sensor represented by the information stored in the storage part; and a notification part sending a notification based on a result of comparison.

Color table compression

In some examples, a print cartridge includes a memory device comprising quantized coefficients derived from a lossy compression, at a selected step size, of a difference color table including a plurality of difference nodes in which each difference node represents a difference value that is a difference of a value of a node of a color table and a value of a corresponding node of a reference table, the quantized coefficients useable to produce a reconstructed difference color table including a first set of difference nodes each representing a difference value that is within an error threshold at the selected step size, and a second set of difference nodes each representing a difference value that is outside an error threshold at the selected step size. The memory device further comprises corrective information to correct the second set of difference nodes of the reconstructed difference color table.

Modular dashboard of a printing device with cut-outs for user controls

A modular dashboard for a printing device includes: a board; a cut-out in the board to accommodate user controls; a lateral portion of the board that is lateral to the cut-out to cover a pocket in the printing device for containing a device adding functionality to the printing device; and a fastener for removably attaching the board to the printing device.

MEDIA PROCESSING APPARATUS, RECORDING SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS UNIT

A media processing apparatus includes a first unit including a first receiving portion that receives media, a first processing portion that performs first processing on the media received from the first receiving portion, and a sending portion that sends out media received from the first receiving portion without passing through the first processing portion; and a first tray that is provided outside the first unit and that receives media discharged from the first unit after the first processing has been performed thereon, in which the first unit is configured such that the second unit is detachably attached below the first tray, the second unit including a second receiving portion configured to receive the media sent from the sending portion and a second processing portion that performs second processing on the media received from the second receiving portion.

Component comprising a memory device including corrective data

In some examples, a component for a printing device includes a memory device comprising a plurality of corrective data to produce a corresponding plurality of color tables each customized for a respective media type of a plurality of media types, wherein a respective corrective data of the plurality of corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to accept the plurality of media types for printing. The respective corrective data includes a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to a customized color table for use with a selected media type of the plurality of media types.

Color table compression

A memory device includes a compressed color table and corrective information. The compressed color table includes a first set of nodes of the color table compressed with a lossy compression at a selected compression ratio. The first set of nodes include a color difference within an error threshold at the selected compression ratio. Corrective information is included for a second set of nodes of the color table. The second set of nodes have a color difference outside the error threshold.

Operation terminal and image processing device detachably holding the same

An operation terminal is held by and detachable from a holder on an MFP. The operation terminal includes a touch panel with a display region for an operation screen for the MFP. The touch panel senses an external object touching the display region. A vibrator unit applies vibration to the display region. In response to the touch panel sensing the object, a response controller unit instructs the vibrator unit to apply to the display region vibration responsive to the object. The response controller unit checks whether the operation terminal is held by or detached from the holder at the time the touch panel senses the object, and when the operation terminal is held by the holder, sets the responsive vibration to a level lower than when the operation terminal is detached from the holder.

Locking mechanism for movable unit, and sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus provided therewith

A locking mechanism includes a hook, an engaged portion, and a biasing member, and locks a movable unit supported on a unit main body to the unit main body. The hook has a supporting portion pivotably supported on the unit main body and an engaging portion protruding from the supporting portion. The engaged portion is formed on the movable unit and is engageable with the engaging portion. A biasing member biases the hook in such a direction as to let the engaging and engaged portions engage. The hook has a first face facing the engaged portion at the tip end of the engaging portion and a second face extending from the first face toward the supporting portion and inclined relative to the first face in such a direction as to recede from the pivot. With the engaging and engaged portion in engagement, the engaged portion touches only the second face.

Lock lever structure, unit, and image forming apparatus

A lock lever structure includes a shaft; a cam attached to the shaft to fit a different-shaped portion of the shaft to prevent rotation of the cam in a circumferential direction of the shaft, the different-shaped portion having a different shape in cross section from a round portion of the shaft; a lever having an inner hollow cylindrical portion larger than an outline of the shaft and attached to the shaft to be rotatable in the circumferential direction of the shaft; a spring attached to the shaft to press the cam and the lever in an axial direction of the shaft; and a retainer attached to the shaft to retain the spring, the cam, and the lever to the shaft. The cam has at least two valley portions. The lever has a contact portion to contact the cam. The contact portion has a base shape.

Printing device supply component

In some examples, a supply component for a printing device includes a memory device comprising corrective data to produce a customized color table for a first color gamut, wherein the corrective data corresponds to nodes of a reference color table for the printing device that is able to employ a plurality of color gamuts for printing. The corrective data comprises a plurality of residual values to transform the nodes of the reference color table to the customized color table. The corrective data is accessible by the printing device to transform the reference color table to the customized color table used for printing to a media using the first color gamut.