H04N1/00352

PRINTING SYSTEM INCLUDING PRINTING DEVICE GENERATING IMAGE DATA AND DATA PROCESSING SERVER CALCULATING FEE TO BE CHARGED FOR FORMING IMAGE BASED ON THE IMAGE DATA

A printing system includes: a printing device; and a data processing server. A first controller of the printing device is configured to perform: a reading process to read a reading target to generate image data; and a data transmission process to transmit the image data to the data processing server. A second controller of the data processing server is configured to perform: a data receiving process to receive the image data; a fee calculation process to calculate a fee to be charged for forming an image based on the image data; and a payment-related process related to a payment of the fee. The first controller is configured to further perform: an acquisition process to acquire print data corresponding to the image data after the payment of the fee is completed; and a printing process to form the image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium.

Image inspection apparatus and misalignment measurement method
11700341 · 2023-07-11 · ·

An image inspection apparatus includes a first reader and a second reader that acquire read images by respectively reading one side and the other side of a sheet having an image printed thereon, a first background material and a second background material provided at positions as the backgrounds of the sheet in reading by the first reader and the second reader respectively, and a hardware processor that acquires sheet outline information from the read images and measures misalignment of the image with respect to the sheet based on the acquired sheet outline information. The hardware processor acquires read images with the first background material and the second background material having different densities, and acquires sheet outline information of one read image by estimating the sheet outline information of the one read image based on sheet outline information of the other of the read images.

CONTROL DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
20220382421 · 2022-12-01 ·

A control device includes a processor that controls display of a function selection screen comprising a plurality of sections in which images for selection of functions to be executed by an information apparatus are arranged, in which, in a case in which a selection operation of selecting an empty section in which no image is arranged has been performed in a customization mode in which image arrangement is changeable, the processor causes display of a list of images, each of which is arrangeable in the empty section, and, in a case in which a selection operation of selecting an image from the list has been performed, arranges a selected image in the empty section.

Machine-learning command interaction

Examples disclosed herein relate to receiving a query via a chat interaction, translating the received query into one of a set of predefined commands according to a trained machine-learning model, and providing a result of the one of the set of predefined commands to the chat interaction.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
20230057219 · 2023-02-23 · ·

An image forming apparatus includes: an operation unit that is decentered from a center line between a right part and a left part of the image forming apparatus rightwards or leftwards and that is disposed closer to a rear face or a front face of the image forming apparatus; a human sensor that detects a user intending to use the image forming apparatus; and a controller that performs control of operation of the image forming apparatus by using a detection result of the human sensor, the human sensor having a detection range set to detect the user, the user being detectable even when the user is present at least partially outside a width range of the image forming apparatus.

Image forming apparatus
11601556 · 2023-03-07 · ·

An image forming apparatus includes: an operation unit that is decentered from a center line between a right part and a left part of the image forming apparatus rightwards or leftwards and that is disposed closer to a rear face or a front face of the image forming apparatus; a human sensor that detects a user intending to use the image forming apparatus; and a controller that performs control of operation of the image forming apparatus by using a detection result of the human sensor, the human sensor having a detection range set to detect the user, the user being detectable even when the user is present at least partially outside a width range of the image forming apparatus.

DIGITAL CAMERA WITH PRINTER

Provided is a digital camera with a printer having good operability.

A digital camera with a printer includes an imaging unit, a print unit that prints an image on a medium and discharges the printed medium, a display unit, a first operation member that is rotated from a first position in a first direction around a rotation axis against biasing force, and is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction by the biasing force to be returned to the first position in a case in which the first operation member is released, and a processor. The processor performs specific control in accordance with operation of the first operation member.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING VARIOUS FUNCTIONS THROUGH APPLICATION USING A CAMERA AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
20230076093 · 2023-03-09 ·

A portable communication device including a camera; a touchscreen display; a memory storing a camera application; and a processor is provided. The processor is configured to display a user interface of the camera application, wherein the user interface comprises a preview image corresponding to an image being obtained via the camera; while the preview image is displayed in the user interface, determine an area of the preview image in which a text is included; and while the preview image is displayed in the user interface, display a first graphical object corresponding to a function related to the area including the text.

DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, INFORMATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM
20220321715 · 2022-10-06 ·

A display control device includes a processor and a memory coupled to or integrated with the processor and controls display of an operation screen of an information apparatus, in a case in which a selected setting item is arbitrarily selected from plural setting items displayed in a list form in the operation screen, the processor hides a setting item other than the selected setting item, displays the selected setting item on an upper side of a display region in which the plural setting items were displayed in a list form, and additionally displays a relevant setting item related to the selected setting item below the selected setting item.

Image forming apparatus including user interface unit for inputting or outputting information
11650531 · 2023-05-16 · ·

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material, a controller configured to control the image forming unit, a sheet feeding tray configured to store a recording material to be supplied to the image forming unit, and a sheet feeding tray cover configured to cover an access point of the sheet feeding tray. The sheet feeding tray cover includes a user interface for inputting information into a controller unit or outputting information from the controller.