H04N1/0049

Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
11558514 · 2023-01-17 · ·

An information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium and for processing information are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: receive image data; cause a display to display the received image data; and move, in response to a user instruction, a portion of the image data from a first place to a second place on the display. The portion of the image data is a partial region of an entire region of the image data. While the portion of the image data is being moved from the first place to the second place, the portion of the image data is displayed at the first place.

IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REMOTELY OPERATING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
20230028713 · 2023-01-26 ·

An image forming system includes a mobile terminal apparatus and an image forming apparatus. The mobile terminal apparatus displays a captured image of an operation panel of the image forming apparatus and transmits, in response to a user operation on the captured image, captured image data indicating the captured image and operation position data indicating a position of the user operation to the image forming apparatus. Based on the captured image data and the operation position data received from the mobile terminal apparatus, the image forming apparatus identifies an indirectly operated part of the operation panel, and executes an action corresponding to the identified part.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
20230216969 · 2023-07-06 ·

An image forming apparatus reads a document mounted on a document positioning section by using an image reading section, and forms an image of the document on a sheet by using an image forming section. The sheet subjected to the image formation processing is mounted on a discharge tray via a discharge section. The image forming apparatus includes an operation unit that has a touch panel and that protrudes from a front portion of the image reading section, and a power button that is a hardware button provided on a back side of the operation unit and on a front portion of the image reading section.

Voice interaction in an image processing system
11516357 · 2022-11-29 · ·

An image processing system includes an information processing apparatus and an image processing apparatus, and the information processing apparatus includes a first operation input portion that receives a first operation input, a second operation input portion that receives a second operation input, a first notification portion that performs a first notification, and a second notification portion that performs a second notification. The image processing system further includes a notification selection portion that selects at least one of the first notification portion and the second notification portion of the information processing apparatus as a destination to which a notification of a processing result regarding the image processing executed by the image processing apparatus is sent.

System and method for managing computing devices

A system and method for easily managing a data center with multiple computing devices such as cryptocurrency miners from different manufactures is disclosed. A first computer includes a management application to manage the selected computing devices and periodically read and store status information from them into a database. Controls are presented to enable selection of one or more of the devices and to apply an operating mode, including manual, semi-automatic, automatic, and intelligent modes. Machine learning may be used to determine recommended settings for the selected set of computing devices.

Document feeder and image forming apparatus

A document feeder includes a document placing tray on which a document is placed; a document discharging tray on which a document discharged from a document discharging port in a discharging direction is stacked; and a light source that radiates light to the document discharging tray. The document discharging tray is disposed below the document placing tray. The document discharging tray has a protruding portion protruding upward from the surrounding area. The light source is disposed within a region having a width that is the same as a document having a maximum size in the width direction.

Iconographic control panel of an image forming apparatus

An iconographic control panel of an image forming apparatus is provided. The iconographic control panel includes a plurality of physical iconographic control buttons respectively corresponding to a plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus, each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons comprising at least one dedicated light emitting diode, and at least one processor to determine an availability of the plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons, determine a functional state of the plurality of functions of the image forming apparatus determined to be available, and control an illumination of the at least one LED of each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons based on the availability of each function corresponding to each of the plurality of physical iconographic control buttons and the functional state of each function determined to be available.

Apparatus, method for controlling the apparatus, and storage medium for executing trim processing and performing wear leveling on area in use
11483437 · 2022-10-25 · ·

During TRIM processing, an apparatus cannot read/write data from/to a semiconductor storage device, and thus cannot perform processing using the device. If the TRIM processing is executed irrespective of a user's intention, the user is to wait for completion of the TRIM processing before performing a desired function of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a nonvolatile storage unit having semiconductor areas, a control unit configured to count a value of at least one type of data, an execution unit configured to execute TRIM processing that notifies the storage unit of an unused area among the semiconductor areas and performs wear leveling on an area in use among the semiconductor areas, and a notification unit configured to provide a notification prompting the execution of the TRIM processing when the counted value of the data satisfies a condition for a threshold.

LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT GUIDING MEMBER

A light emitting device includes first and second light emitting elements; and a light guiding member including first and second light receiving portion corresponding to the first and second light emitting elements and configured to emit the light received by the first and second light receiving portions from a light emitting portion via a light guiding portion. The light guiding portion includes a reflecting surface forming portion between the first light receiving portion and the second light receiving portion in the first direction. The reflecting surface forming portion includes first and second reflecting surfaces. The first reflecting surface is formed by surfaces having different angles including a surface that reflects the light from the first light receiving portion to a side of the first light receiving portion.

Untaken sheet notification device, document feeder, and image forming apparatus
11601563 · 2023-03-07 · ·

An untaken sheet notification device to notify that the sheet is untaken from an ejection tray if an ejection tray sensor that detects presence or absence of the sheet on the ejection tray detects presence of the sheet, after a sheet is ejected, a document feeder, and an image forming apparatus include a counter that counts the number of the ejected sheets and a notification controller that performs a specific notification control to notify that the sheet is untaken if the number of the sheets counted by the counter is equal to or less than a predetermined reference number.